South Delhi
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
All Candidates
71 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSHMA SWARAJ | BJP | 2,94,570 | 55.6% |
| 2 | KAPIL SIBAL | INC | 1,80,564 | 34.1% |
| 3 | MANOJ PRABHAKAR | AIIC(T) | 17,690 | 3.3% |
| 4 | RAJ SINGH MAAN | United Front | 12,018 | 2.3% |
| 5 | DINES JAIN | JP | 1,955 | 0.4% |
| 6 | SANJEEV ARORA | ICS | 1,747 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JYOTI RINDRA CHAKRAVARTI | IND | 966 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MITTAR SEN | 898 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | LADHA RAM KAPOOR | IND | 792 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MAHENDER SINGH BAWA | JSTP | 767 | 0.1% |
| 11 | GOPAL CHATURVEDI | IND | 764 | 0.1% |
| 12 | CH. RAMESH BASOYA | IND | 738 | 0.1% |
| 13 | HAZI M. FAROOQ | SABJAN | 736 | 0.1% |
| 14 | A.K MAHAJAN | SMP | 705 | 0.1% |
| 15 | BHUDEV SINGH | IND | 645 | 0.1% |
| 16 | LALIT KUMAR TANWAR | IND | 640 | 0.1% |
| 17 | CHANDER PARKASH SACHDEVA | IND | 622 | 0.1% |
| 18 | BRIJ RAJ CHUG | IND | 613 | 0.1% |
| 19 | MUSHIR AHMED | IND | 602 | 0.1% |
| 20 | NARENDER DEV | IND | 600 | 0.1% |
| 21 | JEEWAN SINGH | IND | 584 | 0.1% |
| 22 | ASHOK GAUTAM | IND | 570 | 0.1% |
| 23 | J.N CHAUDHARY | IND | 519 | 0.1% |
| 24 | BAL CHAND | ABDD | 517 | 0.1% |
| 25 | SUDARSHAN KUMAR CHAWLA | IND | 466 | 0.1% |
| 26 | ONKAR NATH CHOPRA | IND | 441 | 0.1% |
| 27 | ASHOK KUMAR SINDHI | IND | 341 | 0.1% |
| 28 | D.D BHARAL | ABMSKP | 334 | 0.1% |
| 29 | SITA RAM BHARDWAJ | IND | 328 | 0.1% |
| 30 | MAHESH GUPTA (ADVOCATE) | 324 | 0.1% | |
| 31 | SIS RAM | IND | 324 | 0.1% |
| 32 | JEEWAT PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 257 | 0.1% |
| 33 | ARCHANA DAS | IND | 252 | 0.1% |
| 34 | SANJAY BHASIN | RAM | 247 | 0.1% |
| 35 | RAVI KUMAR | ABSR | 238 | 0.0% |
| 36 | HARBHAJAN SINGH | IND | 232 | 0.0% |
| 37 | DALJIT SINGH BAWA | 231 | 0.0% | |
| 38 | PARAMAHANSA | IND | 226 | 0.0% |
| 39 | OM PARKASH JULLIE | IND | 219 | 0.0% |
| 40 | T. VARADARAJAN | IND | 217 | 0.0% |
| 41 | SHAM SINGH BABA VIDYARTHI | HNP | 212 | 0.0% |
| 42 | B. SINGH GEHLOT | BKD(J) | 203 | 0.0% |
| 43 | ASHA RANI BHARTI | IND | 199 | 0.0% |
| 44 | NARENDER KAUR | IND | 191 | 0.0% |
| 45 | KULDEEP SINGH | IND | 188 | 0.0% |
| 46 | AGGARWAL MALA RANI | IND | 178 | 0.0% |
| 47 | RAJ KUMAR | RSDP | 177 | 0.0% |
| 48 | TARA CHAND | IND | 176 | 0.0% |
| 49 | AVTAR SINGH | IND | 172 | 0.0% |
| 50 | ASRAR JAMIYAI | IND | 160 | 0.0% |
| 51 | RAJ KUMAR | IND | 156 | 0.0% |
| 52 | KAKA JOGINDER SINGH ALIAS DHARTI PAKAD | IND | 153 | 0.0% |
| 53 | PANKAJ MALHOTRA | IND | 152 | 0.0% |
| 54 | J.R. BUDHIRAJA (NETAJI) | IND | 132 | 0.0% |
| 55 | BALBIR SINGH BIR | IND | 131 | 0.0% |
| 56 | B. KANTA RAO | ISC | 129 | 0.0% |
| 57 | GIRDHARI KAPOOR | IND | 129 | 0.0% |
| 58 | AWRAM SINGH ALIAS AHIVARAN SINGH | IND | 123 | 0.0% |
| 59 | RAJAN DHINGRA | IND | 122 | 0.0% |
| 60 | HARISH | IND | 122 | 0.0% |
| 61 | MANJEET SINGH PANJA | IND | 114 | 0.0% |
| 62 | HARI DUTT SHARMA | IND | 100 | 0.0% |
| 63 | VIJAY SHARMA | IND | 97 | 0.0% |
| 64 | BHARAT BHUSHAN | IND | 96 | 0.0% |
| 65 | BANSI LAL THAREJA | IND | 89 | 0.0% |
| 66 | VEDPAL SHASTRI | IND | 83 | 0.0% |
| 67 | D.N MANCHANDA | PPNMS | 54 | 0.0% |
| 68 | RAKESH KUMAR | IND | 53 | 0.0% |
| 69 | AMIR SINGH BHATIA | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 70 | SHIRINIWAS | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 71 | YOGESHWAR DAVAR | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
How safe is this seat?
How contested is turnout?
How crowded is the field?
How much NOTA?
How often does it back the winner?
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
Who ran, on record?
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
What faith is practised here?
How developed is it?
How healthy is it?
What's nearby?
12 locationsAshokan Pillar South of Hindu Rao Hospital
Ashokan Pillar South of Hindu Rao Hospital
Chauburji, situated between mosque, the Flag Staff and Hindu Rao’s House on Ridge, Delhi
Chauburji, situated between mosque, the Flag Staff and Hindu Rao’s House on Ridge, Delhi
Enclosure containing the grave of Lt. Edwards and others, murdered in 1857.
Enclosure containing the grave of Lt. Edwards and others, murdered in 1857.


Old Baoli immediately to the west of Hindu Rao's House.
Old Baoli immediately to the west of Hindu Rao's House.
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