EveryElectionResult.com

Election results, country by country.

Karol Bagh, Nct of Delhi — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Karol Bagh (Nct of Delhi) was won by Krishna Tirath (Indian National Congress) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 37,629 votes over Anita Arya. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Karol Bagh, Nct of Delhi, from 1962 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1962–2004

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1962 Nawal Prabhakar Indian National Congress 115,813 54.4% Shiv Narain (Jharkhand Party) 55,528 (26.1 pts)
1967 R. S. Vidhyarthi Bharatiya Jana Sangh 62,292 40.2% N. Prabhakar (Indian National Congress) 4,494 (2.9 pts)
1971 Sohan Lal Indian National Congress 109,531 67.9% Ram Sarup Vidyarthi (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 61,180 (37.9 pts)
1977 Shiv Narain Sarsonia Bharatiya Lok Dal 138,691 64.3% T. Sohan Lal (Indian National Congress) 65,068 (30.2 pts)
1980 Dharam Dass Shastri Congress (I) 123,960 55.3% Shiv Narain Sarsonia (Janata Party) 34,998 (15.6 pts)
1984 Sunderwati Nawal Prabhakar Indian National Congress 151,416 68.8% Surender Pal Rathwal (Bharatiya Janata Party) 86,572 (39.3 pts)
1989 Kalka Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 141,859 49.7% Dharam Dass Shastri (Indian National Congress) 6,969 (2.4 pts)
1991 Kalka Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 101,897 40.2% Krishna Tirath (W) (Indian National Congress) 2,500 (1.0 pts)
1996 Meira Kumar Indian National Congress 151,336 52.5% Kalka Das (Bharatiya Janata Party) 41,890 (14.5 pts)
1998 Meira Kumar Indian National Congress 145,887 48.8% Surender Pal Ratawal (Bharatiya Janata Party) 4,826 (1.6 pts)
1999 Anita Arya Bharatiya Janata Party 128,956 49.9% Meira Kumar (Indian National Congress) 12,454 (4.8 pts)
2004 Krishna Tirath Indian National Congress 138,596 55.6% Anita Arya (Bharatiya Janata Party) 37,629 (15.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nawal Prabhakar Indian National Congress 115,813 54.4%
Shiv Narain Jharkhand Party 60,285 28.3%
Ganga Ram REP 28,072 13.2%
Dori Lal Independent 8,658 4.1%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
R. S. Vidhyarthi Bharatiya Jana Sangh 62,292 40.2%
N. Prabhakar Indian National Congress 57,798 37.3%
G. R. Nirwan RPI 18,902 12.2%
K. R. Jajoria Independent 14,972 9.7%
D. Ram Independent 1,031 0.7%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sohan Lal Indian National Congress 109,531 67.9%
Ram Sarup Vidyarthi Bharatiya Jana Sangh 48,351 30.0%
Dhani Ram Congress (O) 1,425 0.9%
Gurdit Singh Tung Independent 540 0.3%
Ganga Ram Nirwan Independent 513 0.3%
Panna Lal RPK 388 0.2%
Ganpat Lal Independent 342 0.2%
Gur Prasad Independent 268 0.2%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shiv Narain Sarsonia Bharatiya Lok Dal 138,691 64.3%
T. Sohan Lal Indian National Congress 73,623 34.2%
Surinder Kaur Independent 1,635 0.8%
Harish Chand Independent 1,584 0.7%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dharam Dass Shastri Congress (I) 123,960 55.3%
Shiv Narain Sarsonia Janata Party 88,962 39.7%
Prithvi Raj Jatav Janata Party (Secular) 6,565 2.9%
Raj Kumar Independent 1,240 0.6%
Mam Chand Ravaria Independent 587 0.3%
Ch. Babu Lal Independent 552 0.2%
Babu Lal Tori Independent 548 0.2%
Om Prakash Mundra Independent 508 0.2%
Gurdit Singh Independent 432 0.2%
Kalu Ram Independent 264 0.1%
Harish Chandra Choudhry Independent 207 0.1%
Prem Kumar Solanki Independent 139 0.1%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sunderwati Nawal Prabhakar Indian National Congress 151,416 68.8%
Surender Pal Rathwal Bharatiya Janata Party 64,844 29.5%
Garib Das Independent 573 0.3%
B.L.Jagrat Independent 482 0.2%
Thamai Prasad Independent 464 0.2%
Ujagar Singh Independent 321 0.1%
Kalu Ram Independent 295 0.1%
Harish Chander Independent 259 0.1%
Surindra Singh Independent 240 0.1%
Babu Lal Tori Independent 208 0.1%
Om Parkash Dhanak Independent 186 0.1%
Raj Kumar Independent 172 0.1%
Suraj Bhan Balmiki Independent 167 0.1%
Dalip Singh Ridla Independent 142 0.1%
Hari Lal Independent 134 0.1%
Bishan Lal Independent 104 0.0%
Bhagirath Independent 57 0.0%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kalka Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 141,859 49.7%
Dharam Dass Shastri Indian National Congress 134,890 47.3%
Ganga Ram Nirwan (Pahadia) Bahujan Samaj Party 3,200 1.1%
Sat Pal Independent 1,856 0.7%
K.R.Sunda SHP 1,009 0.4%
Tamai Prasad DDP 777 0.3%
Harish Prakash Seth Independent 332 0.1%
Karan Singh Dewan RPI 256 0.1%
Sunder Lal Independent 248 0.1%
Rai Sahab Soni Independent 235 0.1%
Babu Lal Tori Independent 156 0.1%
Hem Raj LMS 128 0.0%
Lekh Ram Sarsonia Independent 121 0.0%
Ashok Kumar Bachawandia Independent 76 0.0%
Raghubir Singh Azad Independent 59 0.0%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kalka Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 101,897 40.2%
Krishna Tirath (W) Indian National Congress 99,397 39.2%
Gopal Pacherwal Janata Dal 32,825 13.0%
Dharam Dass Shastri Independent 7,880 3.1%
Ranbir Singh Siwan (Dhanak) Janata Party 3,190 1.3%
Indu Atoliya (W) Bahujan Samaj Party 2,360 0.9%
Rattan Kumar DND 1,155 0.5%
Bihari Lal Azad Independent 490 0.2%
Tara Chand Independent 430 0.2%
Babwari Lal Independent 293 0.1%
Jugal Kishore Jatav Independent 267 0.1%
Hem Raj Independent 254 0.1%
Aheria Yashpal Verma Independent 228 0.1%
Babu Lal Tori Independent 228 0.1%
Surendra Kumar Independent 223 0.1%
Hem Raj Tungriya BLMD 222 0.1%
Om Prakash Independent 208 0.1%
Shiv Prasad DDP 182 0.1%
Durga Prasad Mandotia Independent 172 0.1%
Banwari Lal Chauhan Independent 163 0.1%
Uttam Chand Independent 146 0.1%
Subash Chand Independent 130 0.1%
Mukesh Ratawal Independent 100 0.0%
Hari Ram Majhi Independent 81 0.0%
Phool Singh Independent 81 0.0%
Bihari Lal Jagrat Independent 80 0.0%
Brij Mohan Khangawal Independent 78 0.0%
Rohtash Kumar Independent 77 0.0%
Sunder Lal Independent 71 0.0%
Kaka Joginder Singh Dharti Pakad Independent 68 0.0%
Ravinder Kumar Independent 52 0.0%
Laxmi Saran Premi Independent 48 0.0%
Chander Chawaria Independent 47 0.0%
Ram Avtar Jatav Independent 45 0.0%
Fakir Chand Independent 35 0.0%
Samay Singh Rathi PRC 35 0.0%
Lalit Kumar Independent 32 0.0%
Ghisa Ram Independent 32 0.0%
Ram Prasad Independent 15 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Meira Kumar Indian National Congress 151,336 52.5%
Kalka Das Bharatiya Janata Party 109,446 38.0%
Nathu Prasad CPI (Marxist) 10,983 3.8%
B.R. Tamta AIIC(T) 5,211 1.8%
Om Prakash Shiv Sena 1,577 0.5%
Partap Singh Janata Party 1,500 0.5%
Sopat Rai Bodh Independent 888 0.3%
Kamal Kishore Independent 505 0.2%
Shiv Prasad Marmat BSP(R) 421 0.1%
Ishwar Dass Independent 415 0.1%
Dori Lal Shankar Independent 413 0.1%
Brij Lal Independent 324 0.1%
Hem Raj (Doll) Independent 319 0.1%
Bhal Singh Independent 297 0.1%
Ram Bahadur RMEP 294 0.1%
Rajender Prasad Rao Independent 274 0.1%
Keshar Devi Morya Independent 273 0.1%
Daulat Ram RPI 253 0.1%
Ram Chander Sain BPM 231 0.1%
Gian Saroop Independent 222 0.1%
Parinita Azad Independent 211 0.1%
Kaka Joginder Singh @ Dharti Pakad Independent 206 0.1%
Sanjay Kumar Independent 204 0.1%
Hem Raj (Cart) Independent 191 0.1%
Chander Sain Independent 189 0.1%
Bhagwan Dass (Drum) Independent 165 0.1%
Ved Parkash Independent 160 0.1%
Ashok Kumar(Gotewala) BKD(J) 151 0.1%
R.S.Rawat Independent 141 0.0%
Babu Lal Tory Independent 135 0.0%
Chetender Independent 132 0.0%
Rai Sahib Soni Independent 125 0.0%
Ch. Kalu Ram Independent 125 0.0%
Ashok Kumar Independent 124 0.0%
Puran Chand ABSR 122 0.0%
Sukhi Ram Independent 118 0.0%
Roshan Lal Independent 103 0.0%
Ganesh Dutt ABMSKP 96 0.0%
Bhagwan Dass (Boat) Independent 81 0.0%
Gokal Chand Independent 62 0.0%
Anil Kumar Independent 52 0.0%
Lokender Kumar Mohan Puria Independent 25 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Meira Kumar Indian National Congress 145,887 48.8%
Surender Pal Ratawal Bharatiya Janata Party 141,061 47.2%
Sahtam Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 5,821 1.9%
Hemraj Arya Janata Dal 1,796 0.6%
Desh Raj Samajwadi Party 731 0.2%
Lala Ram Independent 721 0.2%
Kamla Devi BPM 592 0.2%
Bimla Devi Independent 578 0.2%
Harish Chander RAM 434 0.1%
Gopal Chauhan RRCD 343 0.1%
Bhal Singh Independent 272 0.1%
K.R. Sunda SHSP 235 0.1%
Ram Singh Bhati Independent 232 0.1%
Mohan Lal Independent 153 0.1%
Durga Prashad Independent 88 0.0%
B.R. Sagar Independent 86 0.0%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anita Arya Bharatiya Janata Party 128,956 49.9%
Meira Kumar Indian National Congress 116,502 45.1%
Ram Swaroop Bahujan Samaj Party 5,662 2.2%
Vinod Kumar Independent 2,005 0.8%
Lala Ram Independent 1,496 0.6%
Ganga Sahay Bhirava Nationalist Congress Party 1,398 0.5%
Kalawati BPM 508 0.2%
Mohinder Singh Independent 479 0.2%
Lalit Kumar Sakkarwal Independent 444 0.2%
Shailendra ABMAD 368 0.1%
Kusum Lata Independent 289 0.1%
Babu Lal Tory Independent 186 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Krishna Tirath Indian National Congress 138,596 55.6%
Anita Arya Bharatiya Janata Party 100,967 40.5%
Satya Pal Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 6,634 2.7%
Saroj Independent 987 0.4%
Yudhveer Singh SJP(R) 386 0.2%
Satish Kumar Independent 349 0.1%
Lajpat Rai Independent 299 0.1%
Ghan Shyam Morwal DBP 260 0.1%
Kishan Pyari Independent 171 0.1%
Dr. P.L. Premi Independent 137 0.1%
Babu Lal Independent 122 0.0%
Ram Bahau Rawat RSBP 122 0.0%
Prashottam Dass Gugrodiya Independent 81 0.0%
Paluskar Krhishanarao Independent 74 0.0%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1962: Indian National Congress margin 26.1 pts 1967: Bharatiya Jana Sangh margin 2.9 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 37.9 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 30.2 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 15.6 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 39.3 pts 1989: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 2.4 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 1.0 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 14.5 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 1.6 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.8 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 15.1 pts 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004

Trend

Karol Bagh has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Karol Bagh in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

Krishna Tirath (Indian National Congress) won Karol Bagh, Nct of Delhi, in 2004 with 138,596 votes (55.6%), a margin of 37,629 votes over Anita Arya.

Which parties have won Karol Bagh since 1962?

Since 1962, Karol Bagh has been won by: Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Karol Bagh?

The closest result on record for Karol Bagh was 1991, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 2,500 votes (1.0 percentage points).

Related Pages