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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1996 Indian general election in Delhi
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1991 Indian general election in Delhi
| previous_year = 1991
| next_election = Indian general election in National Capital Territory of Delhi, 1998
| next_year = 1998
| election_date = {{Start date|1996|4|27}}
| seats_for_election = 7 seats
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=06|oTop=0}}
| leader1 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leaders_seat1 =
| seats1 = 5
| seat_change1 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote1 = 1,992,947
| percentage1 = 49.58%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 9.31 [[percentage point|pp]]
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=06|oTop=0}}
| leader2 = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| leaders_seat2 =
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| seats2 = 2
| seat_change2 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote2 = 1,500,731
| percentage2 = 37.33%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 2.24 [[percentage point|pp]]
| map_image = File:1996delhi.png
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption =
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao|Narasimha Rao]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[A. B. Vajpayee]]
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| turnout = 50.6%<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Delhi [1977 Onwards] 1996 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha/1996/delhi-[1977%20onwards]/11/57 |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
}}

The [[1996 Indian general election]] in [[Delhi]] was held to elect representatives of the 7 seats of the [[NCT of Delhi]] in the Lok Sabha.

The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] won 5 of the 7 seats in Delhi, with its opposition, the [[Indian National Congress]] winning 2 seats.

== Parties and alliances==

=== {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]}} ===

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Party
! Flag
! Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center|[[A. B. Vajpayee]]
| style="text-align:center| 7
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]}} ===

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Party
! '''Flag'''
! Symbol
!''Leader''
!Seats contested
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| style="text-align:center| [[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:INC Logo.png|50px]]
| style="text-align:center| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| style="text-align:center| 7
|}

== Results ==
=== Results by Party/Alliance ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" rowspan="2" | Party Name
! colspan="3" | Popular vote
! colspan="3" | Seats
|-
! Votes
! %
! ±[[Percentage point|pp]]
! Contested
! Won
! '''+/−'''
|-
| {{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| colspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 19,94,550
| 49.62
| {{increase}} 9.41
| 7
| 5
| {{Steady}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|colspan="3"|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 14,99,128
| 37.29
| {{decrease}} 2.28
| 7
| 2
| {{Steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Janata Dal}}
| colspan="3"|[[Janata Dal|JD]]
| 1,70,609
| 4.24
| {{decrease}} 9.97
| 5
| 0
| {{Steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)}}
| colspan="3"|[[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)|AIIC(T)]]
| 90,250
| 2.25
| {{Steady}}
| 7
| 0
| {{Steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Other}}
| colspan="3" | Others
| 1,10,072
| 2.75
| {{steady}}
| 119
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
| colspan="3" | [[Independent (politician)|IND]]
| 1,55,215
| 3.86
| {{increase}} 1.29
| 378
| 0
| {{steady}}
|-
! colspan="4" | Total
! 40,19,824
! 100%
! -
! 523
! 7
! -
|}

== List of Elected MPs ==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Constituency<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 August 2018 |title=General Election, 1996 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4123-general-election-1996-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=12 November 2023 |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref>
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner-up
! colspan="2" |Margin
|-
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
! data-sort-type=number | %
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!data-sort-type=number | Votes
!data-sort-type=number | %
!data-sort-type=number | Votes
!data-sort-type=number | %
|-
!1
|[[New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|New Delhi]]
|Jagmohan
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|139,945
|54.34
|Rajesh Khanna
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|81,630
|31.70
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|58,315
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|22.64
|-

!2
|[[South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|South Delhi]]
|Sushma Swaraj
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|294,570
|55.63
|Kapil Sibal
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|180,564
|34.10
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|114,006
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|21.53
|-

!3
|[[Outer Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|Outer Delhi]]
|Krishan Lal Sharma
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|701,262
|52.50
|Sajjan Kumar
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|468,129
|35.05
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|233,133
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|17.45
|-

!4
|[[East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|East Delhi]]
|B. L. Sharma "Prem"
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|538,655
|48.73
|Deep Chand Bandhu
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|386,156
|34.93
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|152,499
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|13.80
|-

!5
|[[Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency|Chandni Chowk]]
|Jai Parkash Agarwal
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|92,634
|44.92
|J. K. Jain
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|70,390
|34.13
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|22,244
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|10.79
|-

!6
|[[Delhi Sadar Lok Sabha constituency|Delhi Sadar]]
|Vijay Kumar Goel
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|140,282
|47.17
|Jagdish Tytler
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|138,679
|46.63
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|1,603
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|0.54
|-

!7
|[[Karol Bagh Lok Sabha constituency|Karol Bagh]] (SC)
|Meira Kumar
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| scope="row" style="text-align: centre;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|151,336
|52.53
|Kalka Das
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|109,446
|37.99
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|41,890
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|14.54
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}{{Delhi elections}}

[[Category:1996 Indian general election by state or union territory|D]]
[[Category:Indian general elections in Delhi]]
[[Category:1990s in Delhi]]

{{India-election-stub}}

1996 Indian general election in Delhi - Revision history

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