East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)

East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 7 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1966. It presently comprises 40 municipal wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi with approximately 16 lakh voters and a population of approx 25 lakhs.[1]

East Delhi is one of the larger and highly populated Lok Sabha constituencies not only in Delhi but all over India. The constituency covers areas east of the Yamuna and has a large population, including Seelampur, Shahdara, Gandhi Nagar and Preet Vihar. The current MP from here is Sandeep Dixit, the son of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit.

Contents

Assembly segments

From 1966-93, East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments:

  1. Wazirabad
  2. Narela
  3. Gita Colony,
  4. Gandhi Nagar
  5. Krishan Nagar
  6. Shahdara
  7. Rohtas Nagar
  8. Ghonda

From 1993-2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[2]

  1. Trilok Puri
  2. Patpar Ganj
  3. Mandawali
  4. Geeta Colony
  5. Gandhi Nagar
  6. Krishna Nagar
  7. Vishwash Nagar
  8. Shahdara
  9. Seemapuri
  10. Nand Nagari
  11. Rohtas Nagar
  12. Babarpur
  13. Seelampur
  14. Ghonda
  15. Yamuna Vihar
  16. Qarawal Nagar
  17. Wazirpur
  18. Narela (Polling stations 1-64 and 70-97)
  19. Bhalswa Jahangirpur (Polling stations 3-163)
  20. Adarsh Nagar
  21. Timarpur (Polling stations 46, 97-101)
  22. Model Town (Polling stations 103-113)

Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[3]

  1. Jangpura
  2. Okhla
  3. Trilokpuri
  4. Kondli
  5. Patparganj
  6. Laxmi Nagar
  7. Vishwas Nagar
  8. Krishna Nagar
  9. Gandhi Nagar
  10. Shahdara

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha Duration Name of the Member Party Affiliation
Fourth 1967-71 Hardayal Devgun Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Fifth 1971-77 H. K. L. Bhagat Indian National Congress
Sixth 1977-80 Kishore Lal Janata Party
Seventh 1980-84 H. K. L. Bhagat Indian National Congress (I)
Eighth 1984-89 H. K. L. Bhagat Indian National Congress
Ninth 1989-91 H. K. L. Bhagat Indian National Congress
Tenth 1991-96 Baikunth Lal Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
Eleventh 1996-98 Baikunth Lal Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
Twelfth 1998-99 Lal Bihari Tiwari Bharatiya Janata Party
Thirteenth 1999–2004 Lal Bihari Tiwari Bharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth 2004-09 Sandeep Dikshit Indian National Congress
Fifteenth 2009-Incumbent Sandeep Dikshit Indian National Congress

See also

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals". The Hindu. Dec 03, 2005. http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120311470400.htm. Retrieved 1 April 2010. 
  2. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies, General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2004". Government of Delhi website. http://www.delhi.gov.in/DoIT/DoIT_CEO/parliamentary.pdf. 
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India. p. 556. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. 
Lok Sabha constituencies in the NCT of Delhi
1951-1956
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