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GEN · Delhi

South Delhi

Sushma Swaraj (BJP) won by 1,16,713 votes (20.7%).

Electors
11,56,075
Votes polled
5,69,597
Valid votes
Turnout
49.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 20.7% (median 7.6%). Back to Delhi · 1998 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
9.6%(-20.7%)
Turnout
56.6%(-12.7%)
NOTA
0.5%
Top-2 squeeze
97.8%

Winning margin over time · South Delhi

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Candidates

Candidates · South Delhi 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sushma SwarajWinnerBJP3,31,75658.8%
2Ajay MakanINC2,15,04338.1%
3Nisha GotamBSP10,2601.8%
4Jagjit SinghIND1,1850.2%
5Kundan Lal GuptaIND1,0070.2%
6Dinesh JainIND8370.1%
7Mohammad YunusAIIC(S)6540.1%
8Gopi Chand TyagiRAM5500.1%
9Mahender KumarIND5000.1%
10Pratak KumarIND4470.1%
11Shailender ChoudharyABSR3910.1%
12Kuldeep SinghIND3710.1%
13Virender SharmaAJBP3500.1%
14Wing Commander Dharam Dev Bharal (saini) CommanderIND3190.1%
15Meeta Prasad (advocate)BJJP2120.0%
16Avtar Singh NagiIND1970.0%
17Pradeep SrivastavIND1680.0%
18Amarjeet Singh "bir"IND1630.0%
19Dr.h.p. SinhaIND1510.0%

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