East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)
Political Map of Delhi (National Capital Territory of Delhi) showing Parliamentary constituencies as of 2009 elections.
East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: पूर्व दिल्ली लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) 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 Maheish Girri.
Assembly segments
From 1966-93, East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments:
- Wazirabad
- Narela
- Gita Colony
- Gandhi Nagar
- Krishan Nagar
- Shahdara
- Rohtas Nagar
- Ghonda
From 1993-2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[2]
- Trilokpuri
- Patparganj
- Mandawali
- Geeta Colony
- Gandhi Nagar
- Krishna Nagar
- Vishwas Nagar
- Shahdara
- Seemapuri
- Nand Nagari
- Rohtas Nagar
- Babarpur
- Seelampur
- Ghonda
- Yamuna Vihar
- Qarawal Nagar
- Wazirpur
- Nerela (Polling stations 1-64 and 70-97)
- Bhalswa Jahangirpur (Polling stations 3-163)
- Adarsh Nagar
- Timarpur (Polling stations 46, 97-101)
- Model Town (Polling stations 103-113)
Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[3]
- Jangpura
- Okhla
- Trilokpuri
- Kondli
- Patparganj
- Laxmi Nagar
- Vishwas Nagar
- Krishna Nagar
- Gandhi Nagar
- Shahdara
Members of Parliament
Election results
2014 general election
Indian general elections, 2014: East Delhi [4]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
BJP |
Maheish Girri |
5,72,202 |
47.83 |
+15.53 |
|
AAP |
Rajmohan Gandhi |
3,81,739 |
31.91 |
N/A |
|
INC |
Sandeep Dikshit |
2,03,240 |
16.99 |
-43.42 |
|
NOTA |
None of the above |
4,975 |
0.42 |
N/A |
Majority |
1,90,463 |
15.92 |
-12.19 |
Turnout |
11,96,336 |
65.35 |
+11.91 |
|
BJP gain from INC |
Swing |
+15.53 |
|
2009 general election
Indian general election, 2009: East Delhi[5]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
INC |
Sandeep Dikshit |
5,18,001 |
60.41 |
+4.19 |
|
BJP |
Chetan Chauhan |
2,76,948 |
32.30 |
-4.63 |
|
BSP |
Mohammad Yunus |
45,447 |
5.30 |
+1.02 |
Majority |
2,41,053 |
28.11 |
+8.81 |
Turnout |
8,57,406 |
53.43 |
|
|
INC hold |
Swing |
+1.88 |
|
2004 general election
Indian general election, 2004: East Delhi[6]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
INC |
Sandeep Dikshit |
6,69,527 |
56.22 |
+13.97 |
|
BJP |
Lal Bihari Tiwari |
4,39,748 |
36.93 |
-13.29 |
|
BSP |
Bal Raj SIngh |
50,985 |
4.28 |
+0.67 |
Majority |
2,29,779 |
19.30 |
+11.37 |
Turnout |
11,90,814 |
|
|
|
INC gain from BJP |
Swing |
+7.33 |
|
1999 general election
1998 general election
1997 By-election
Lok Sabha By-election, 1997: East Delhi[9]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
BJP |
Lal Bihari Tiwari |
2,64,550 |
48.24 |
-0.49 |
|
INC |
Ashok Kumar Walia |
1,42,027 |
25.89 |
-9.04 |
|
Independent |
H. K. L. Bhagat |
1,21,364 |
22.34 |
+22.25 |
Majority |
1,22,523 |
22.55 |
+8.75 |
Turnout |
5,43,383 |
24.58 |
-26.19 |
|
BJP hold |
Swing |
-0.03 |
|
1996 general election
Indian general election, 1996: East Delhi[10]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
BJP |
Baikunth Lal Sharma "Prem" |
5,38,655 |
48.73 |
+8.46 |
|
INC |
Deep Chand Bandhu |
3,86,156 |
34.93 |
+2.88 |
|
Janata Dal |
Chaudhari Kesari Singh |
48,455 |
4.38 |
-16.70 |
|
IC(T) |
Jitender Kumar |
38,401 |
3.47 |
|
Majority |
1,52,499 |
13.80 |
+5.58 |
Turnout |
11,05,410 |
50.54 |
+2.31 |
|
BJP hold |
Swing |
+8.46 |
|
1991 general election
1989 general election
1984 general election
1980 general election
1977 general election
1971 general election
1967 general election
See also
References
- ↑ "Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals". The Hindu. Dec 3, 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies, General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2004" (PDF). Government of Delhi website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-06.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 556.
- ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ 2009 Lok Sabha results by constituency Archived August 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 2004 Lok Sabha results by constituency
- ↑ 1999 Lok Sabha results by constituency Archived July 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 1998 Lok Sabha results by constituency Archived July 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 1997 Lok Sabha Bye election
- ↑ 1996 Lok Sabha results by constituency
- ↑ 1991 Lok Sabha results by constituency
- ↑ 1989 Lok Sabha results by constituency
- ↑ 1984 Lok Sabha results by constituency
- ↑ 1980 Lok Sabha results by constituency
- ↑ 1977 Lok Sabha results by constituency
- ↑ 1971 Lok Sabha results by constituency
- ↑ 1967 Lok Sabha results by constituency
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