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Delhi Vidhan Sabha 1998

Results board · 70 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateDelhi
Seats
70
Constituencies
Majority
36
Seats needed of 70
Electors
84.20L
On the roll
Votes polled
41.25L
49.0% of electors
Median turnout
50.0%
Median of 70 seats
INC lead
+16
Above majority · 52 − 36

[01]Seat matrix

70 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 70 seats: INC 52, BJP 15, IND 2, JD 1. Majority line at 36 seats. Hemicycle of 70 seats: INC 52, BJP 15, IND 2, JD 1. Majority line at 36 seats.
Majority · 36 of 70INC 52 · +16 above majority
INC 5274.3% Indian National Congress
BJP 1521.4% Bharatiya Janata Party
IND 22.9% Independents
JD 11.4% Janata Dal

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 47.8%52 seats · 74.3%
BJP 34.0%15 seats · 21.4%
BSP 3.1%0 seats
JD 1.8%1 seat · 1.4%
INLD 1.0%0 seats
Others 12.3%2 seats · 2.9%

Vote share not published

  • IND2 seats

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

UPA 47.8%52 seats
NDA 35.0%15 seats
OTHERS 17.2%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 47.8% of votes into 74.3% of seats, a seat premium of 26.5 pp.

    52 ÷ 70 = 74.3% · 74.3 − 47.8 = +26.5

  2. BJP polled 34.0% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 15 seats (21.4%).

    15 ÷ 70 = 21.4% · 21.4 − 34.0 = −12.6

  3. Rohtas Nagar was decided by 167 votes, the closest of 70 seats; Bawana had the widest margin, 25,698.

    min / max of margin over 70 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 2 seats were won by a margin under 1%; INC won 2 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 2 of 70 · INC 2

  5. In SC-reserved seats INC won 13 of 13 (100.0%), against 74.3% of all seats.

    13 ÷ 13 = 100.0% · 52 ÷ 70 = 74.3%

  6. Turnout ran from 36.0% in R.K.Puram to 61.5% in Najafgarh; the median seat polled 50.0%.

    min / median / max over 70 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

70 of 70 seats carry a turnout
025507510050.0%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 3550.0% of seats
50–60 3448.6% of seats
60–70 11.4% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestR.K.Puram36.0%
  • HighestNajafgarh61.5%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

70 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Delhi Vidhan Sabha 1998, all 70 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Sarojini Nagar Sh. Ram Bhaj Bharatiya Janata Party 42,808 1,528 3.6 43.9
02 Gole Market Sheila Dikshit Indian National Congress 46,121 5,667 12.3 41.5
03 Minto Road Tajdar Babar Indian National Congress 53,632 14,765 27.5 43.5
04 Kasturba Nagar Sushil Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 47,923 899 1.9 48.9
05 Jangpura Tarvinder Singh Marwah Indian National Congress 55,144 11,919 21.6 49.8
06 Okhla Parvez Hashmi Indian National Congress 57,128 18,161 31.8 37.0
07 Kalkaji Subhash Chopra Indian National Congress 56,255 5,244 9.3 44.9
08 Malviya Nagar Dr. Yoganand Shastri Indian National Congress 56,525 7,964 14.1 44.6
09 Hauz Khas Sushma Swaraj Bharatiya Janata Party 51,625 2,615 5.1 45.6
10 R.K.Puram Ashok Singh Indian National Congress 45,042 3,357 7.5 36.0
11 Delhi Cantonment Kiran Choudhary Indian National Congress 45,137 2,626 5.8 44.4
12 Janak Puri Prof. Jagdish Mukhi Bharatiya Janata Party 56,076 7,700 13.7 53.0
13 Hari Nagar Harsharan Singh Balli Bharatiya Janata Party 59,048 617 1.0 51.6
14 Tilak Nagar Jaspal Singh Indian National Congress 55,888 1,516 2.7 51.0
15 Rajouri Garden Ajay Makan Indian National Congress 55,297 19,297 34.9 50.6
16 MadipurSC Mala Ram Gangwal Indian National Congress 61,133 8,096 13.2 51.9
17 Tri Nagar Nand Kishore Garg Bharatiya Janata Party 50,803 2,283 4.5 53.3
18 Shakurbasti Dr. S.C. Vats Indian National Congress 64,648 8,639 13.4 54.5
19 Shalimar Bagh Ravinder Nath Bharatiya Janata Party 57,214 10,005 17.5 52.5
20 Badli Jai Bhagwan Aggarwal Bharatiya Janata Party 88,940 4,437 5.0 45.9
21 Sahibabad Daulatpur Ramesh Kumar Indian National Congress 80,051 9,799 12.2 49.0
22 BawanaSCWIDEST Surender Kumar Indian National Congress 68,527 25,698 37.5 43.8
23 Sultanpur MajraSC Sushila Devi Indian National Congress 60,730 16,933 27.9 55.5
24 MangolpuriSC Raj Kumar Chauhan Indian National Congress 53,653 21,014 39.2 56.3
25 Nangloi Jat Prem Chand Indian National Congress 62,315 2,827 4.5 43.4
26 Vishnu Garden Mahinder Singh Saathi Indian National Congress 54,011 4,237 7.8 46.8
27 Hastsal Mukesh Sharma Indian National Congress 92,210 23,288 25.3 49.5
28 Najafgarh Kanwal Singh Indian National Congress 76,112 1,827 2.4 61.5
29 Nasirpur Mahabal Mishra Indian National Congress 79,058 1,430 1.8 43.4
30 Palam Mahender Yadav Indian National Congress 67,948 5,547 8.2 46.3
31 Mahipalpur Mahender Singh Indian National Congress 62,041 16,834 27.1 44.7
32 Mehrauli Bhram Singh Tanwar Bharatiya Janata Party 67,809 2,607 3.8 51.9
33 Saket Tek Chand Sharma Indian National Congress 62,095 7,174 11.6 44.3
34 Dr. Ambedkar NagarSC Ch. Prem Singh Indian National Congress 52,665 18,008 34.2 52.5
35 Tuglakabad Shish Pal Singh Indian National Congress 80,938 8,879 11.0 49.6
36 Badarpur Ram Singh Netaji Independent 90,354 14,289 15.8 44.6
37 TrilokpuriSC Brahm Pal Indian National Congress 52,791 4,771 9.0 48.6
38 Patpar GanjSC Amrish Singh Gautam Indian National Congress 58,121 16,321 28.1 45.0
39 Mandawali Meera Bhardwaj Indian National Congress 56,000 1,843 3.3 45.6
40 Geeta Colony Ashok Kumar Walia Indian National Congress 60,192 22,970 38.2 48.4
41 Gandhi Nagar Arvinder Singh (LOVELY) Indian National Congress 53,019 6,762 12.8 57.6
42 Krishna Nagar Harsh Vardhan Bharatiya Janata Party 55,878 6,610 11.8 52.2
43 Vishwash Nagar Naseeb Singh Indian National Congress 63,604 456 0.7 45.4
44 Shahdara Narender Nath Indian National Congress 53,947 9,240 17.1 49.9
45 SeemapuriSC Veer Singh Indian National Congress 48,431 16,683 34.4 51.7
46 Nand NagariSC Roop Chand Indian National Congress 55,700 10,736 19.3 47.6
47 Rohtas NagarCLOSEST Radhey Shyam Khanna Indian National Congress 53,215 167 0.3 47.3
48 Babarpur Naresh Gaur Bharatiya Janata Party 53,235 963 1.8 50.4
49 Seelampur Ch. Mateen Ahmad Independent 55,731 16,375 29.4 54.9
50 Ghonda Bheeshm Sharma Indian National Congress 49,877 10,420 20.9 47.5
51 Yamuna Vihar Sahab Singh Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party 54,922 1,284 2.3 44.8
52 Qarawal Nagar Mohan Singh Bisht Bharatiya Janata Party 80,789 3,058 3.8 56.1
53 Wazirpur Bandhu Deep Chand Indian National Congress 61,124 14,878 24.3 55.2
54 NarelaSC Charan Singh Kandera Indian National Congress 51,520 2,594 5.0 55.5
55 Bhalswa Jahangirpur J.S.Chauhan Indian National Congress 77,759 15,242 19.6 55.0
56 Adarsh Nagar Mangat Ram Indian National Congress 61,858 19,518 31.6 50.1
57 Pahar Ganj Anjali Rai Indian National Congress 48,964 16,848 34.4 53.5
58 Matia Mahal Shoaib Iqbal Janata Dal 44,645 19,916 44.6 56.5
59 Balli Maran Haroon Yusuf Indian National Congress 54,884 23,843 43.4 57.1
60 Chandni Chowk Prahlad Singh Sawhney Indian National Congress 51,378 8,162 15.9 52.4
61 Timarpur Jagdish Anand Indian National Congress 52,814 7,852 14.9 50.0
62 Model Town Kanwar Karan Singh Indian National Congress 58,429 11,039 18.9 52.3
63 Kamla Nagar Shadi Ram Indian National Congress 53,612 6,386 11.9 50.9
64 Sadar Bazar Rajesh Jain Indian National Congress 52,203 16,368 31.4 53.2
65 Moti Nagar Avinash Sahni Bharatiya Janata Party 60,154 3,309 5.5 53.4
66 Patel Nagar Rama Kant Goswami Indian National Congress 55,664 5,594 10.0 50.3
67 Rajinder Nagar Puran Chand Yogi Bharatiya Janata Party 56,692 1,383 2.4 45.0
68 Karol BaghSC Moti Lal Bokolia Indian National Congress 52,411 2,312 4.4 52.4
69 Ram NagarSC Darshna Indian National Congress 56,428 11,983 21.2 54.4
70 Baljit NagarSC Krishna Indian National Congress 52,091 11,785 22.6 43.3
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 25,698 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1998 · Delhi · 70 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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