New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)
New Delhi | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency | |
Incumbent | Meenakshi Lekhi |
Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected Year | 2019 |
Constituency Details | |
Established | 1951 |
Reservation | None |
Union Territory | Delhi |
Assembly Constituencies | Karol Bagh Patel Nagar Moti Nagar Delhi Cantt Rajinder Nagar New Delhi Kasturba Nagar Malviya Nagar R K Puram Greater Kailash |
New 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 1951. It is the oldest constituency of Delhi that currently exists.
Assembly segments[]
Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[1]
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
---|---|---|---|
23 | Karol Bagh | SC | Central Delhi |
24 | Patel Nagar | SC | New Delhi |
25 | Moti Nagar | None | West Delhi |
38 | Delhi Cantt | None | New Delhi |
39 | Rajinder Nagar | None | New Delhi |
40 | New Delhi | None | New Delhi |
42 | Kasturba Nagar | None | South East Delhi |
43 | Malviya Nagar | None | South Delhi |
44 | R K Puram | None | New Delhi |
50 | Greater Kailash | None | New Delhi |
From 1993–2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[2]
- Sarojini Nagar (Polling stations 1-93)
- Gole Market (Polling stations 1-100)
- Minto Road (Polling stations 1-135)
- Kasturba Nagar (Polling stations 1-21 and 23-114)
- Jangpura
- Matia Mahal (Polling stations 84-108)
From 1966–93, New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments:
- Sarojini Nagar
- Laxmibai Nagar
- Gole Market
- Bara Khamba
- Minto Road
- Jangpura
- Kasturba Nagar
- Lajpat Nagar
Members of Lok Sabha[]
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1951 | Sucheta Kripalani | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
1957 | Indian National Congress | ||
1961 (By Poll) | Balraj Madhok | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
1962 | Mehr Chand Khanna | Indian National Congress | |
Major boundary changes | |||
1967 | Manohar Lal Sondhi | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
1971 | Mukul Banerji | Indian National Congress | |
1977 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Janata Party | |
1980 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
1984 | Krishan Chandra Pant | Indian National Congress | |
1989 | Lal Krishna Advani | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1991 | |||
1992 (Bypoll) | Rajesh Khanna | Indian National Congress | |
Major boundary changes | |||
1996 | Jagmohan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1998 | |||
1999 | |||
2004 | Ajay Maken | Indian National Congress | |
Major boundary changes | |||
2009 | Ajay Maken | Indian National Congress | |
2014 | Meenakashi Lekhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2019 |
Election results[]
17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Meenakshi Lekhi | 5,04,206 | 54.77 | +8.02 | |
INC | Ajay Maken | 2,47,702 | 26.91 | +8.04 | |
AAP | Brijesh Goyal | 1,50,342 | 16.33 | -13.64 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 6,601 | 0.72 | +0.14 | |
Majority | 2,56,504 | 27.86 | +11.08 | ||
Turnout | 9,20,567 | 56.91 | -8.17 | ||
BJP hold | Swing | +8.02 |
16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Meenakshi Lekhi | 4,53,350 | 46.75 | +11.71 | |
AAP | Ashish Khetan | 2,90,642 | 29.97 | N/A | |
INC | Ajay Maken | 1,82,893 | 18.87 | -40.72 | |
IND. | Ravi Kumar Gupta | 20,028 | 2.07 | N/A | |
BSP | Solomon George | 6,088 | 0.63 | -2.29 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 5,589 | 0.58 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,62,708 | 16.78 | -7.77 | ||
Turnout | 9,69,812 | 65.08 | +9.40 | ||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | -12.84 |
15th Lok Sabha: 2009 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Ajay Maken | 4,55,867 | 59.59 | +7.55 | |
BJP | Vijay Goel | 2,68,058 | 35.04 | -10.69 | |
BSP | Trilok Chand Sharma | 22,364 | 2.92 | +1.93 | |
YFE | Major Sangeeta Tomar | 2,099 | 0.27 | N/A | |
SP | Aamer Ahmed Madni | 1,732 | 0.23 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,87,809 | 24.55 | +18.24 | ||
Turnout | 7,65,018 | 55.83 | |||
INC hold | Swing |
14th Lok Sabha: 2004 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Ajay Maken | 1,05,415 | 52.04 | ||
BJP | Jagmohan | 92,631 | 45.73 | ||
BSP | Vikram | 1,983 | 0.93 | ||
Independent | Sanjay Kumar Yadav | 680 | 0.34 | ||
Independent | Javed Abidi | 397 | 0.20 | ||
Majority | 12,784 | 6.31 | |||
Turnout | 2,02,557 | 44.59 | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing |
13th Lok Sabha: 1999 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Jag Mohan | 1,24,626 | 54.95 | ||
INC | R. K. Dhawan | 96,733 | 42.65 | ||
Independent | Ram Kumar Azad | 1,579 | 0.69 | ||
NCP | J.L. Jahrat | 1,161 | 0.51 | ||
Independent | Rajendra Singhal | 781 | 0.34 | ||
Majority | 27,893 | 12.30 | |||
Turnout | 2,26,758 | 41.78 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
12th Lok Sabha: 1998 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Jagmohan | 1,39,905 | 54.36 | ||
INC | R. K. Dhawan | 1,07,258 | 41.67 | ||
JD | Hukum Singh | 4,060 | 1.57 | ||
BSP | Khem Chand Jatav | 2,582 | 1.00 | ||
RJD | Swaraj Bala | 1,081 | 0.42 | ||
Majority | 32,647 | 12.69 | |||
Turnout | 2,57,355 | 50.21 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
11th Lok Sabha: 1996 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Jagmohan | 1,39,945 | 54.34 | ||
INC | Rajesh Khanna | 81,630 | 31.70 | ||
JD | Shoaib Iqbal | 17,905 | 6.95 | ||
AIIC(T) | Madan Singh Bisht | 5,027 | 1.95 | ||
Independent | Dharam Dutt | 1,933 | 0.75 | ||
Majority | 58,315 | 22.64 | |||
Turnout | 2,57,513 | 50.95 | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing |
10th Lok Sabha: 1991 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Lal Krishna Advani | 93,662 | 43.40 | ||
INC | Rajesh Khanna | 92,073 | 42.66 | ||
JD | Manju Mohan | 20,439 | 9.47 | ||
JP | Himanshu Pandey | 2,834 | 1.31 | ||
BSP | Om Parkash | 641 | 0.30 | ||
Majority | 1,589 | 0.74 | |||
Turnout | 2,15,834 | 47.32 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
10th Lok Sabha: 1992 By Election[]
- The bye-poll was held because Advani retained Gandhinagar seat which he had won in 1991, and vacated New Delhi seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Rajesh Khanna | 1,01,625 | 52.48 | ||
BJP | Shatrughan Sinha | 73,369 | 37.89 | ||
JD | J. B. Jatav | 10,638 | 5.49 | ||
Independent | S. Kumar | 1,135 | 0.58 | ||
Independent | P. Devi | 753 | 0.38 | ||
Majority | 28,256 | 14.59 | |||
Turnout | 1,93,612 | 42.45 | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing |
9th Lok Sabha: 1989 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Lal Krishna Advani | 1,29,256 | 55.54 | ||
INC | V. Mohini Giri | 97,415 | 41.85 | ||
Independent | Maharaj Kumar | 848 | 0.36 | ||
Independent | Harkesh Singh Ujjainwal | 728 | 0.31 | ||
Independent | Rattan | 531 | 0.23 | ||
Majority | 31,841 | 13.69 | |||
Turnout | 2,32,744 | 54.19 | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing |
8th Lok Sabha: 1984 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Krishna Chandra Pant | 1,31,932 | 67.86 | ||
BJP | Kanwar Lal Gupta | 59,046 | 30.37 | ||
Independent | Karuna Lal | 514 | 0.26 | ||
Independent | Harish Dhingra | 442 | 0.23 | ||
Independent | Rup Lal Mehta | 393 | 0.20 | ||
Majority | 72,886 | 37.49 | |||
Turnout | 1,94,413 | 63.93 | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing |
7th Lok Sabha: 1980 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 94,098 | 48.52 | ||
INC(I) | C. M. Stephen | 89,053 | 45.92 | ||
JP(S) | Rajinder Puri | 4,682 | 2.41 | ||
INC(U) | Mukul Banerjee | 762 | 0.39 | ||
Independent | Yogeshwar Bhagwan | 664 | 0.34 | ||
Majority | 5,045 | 2.60 | |||
Turnout | 1,93,933 | 64.41 | |||
BJP gain from JP | Swing |
6th Lok Sabha: 1977 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JP | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 1,25,936 | 71.26 | ||
INC | Shashi Bhushan | 48,750 | 27.58 | ||
Independent | Urmila | 628 | 0.36 | ||
Independent | Maharaj Kumar | 580 | 0.33 | ||
Independent | Laxmi Kant Jha | 529 | 0.30 | ||
Independent | Virendra Kumar | 321 | 0.18 | ||
Majority | 77,186 | 43.68 | |||
Turnout | 1,76,744 | 65.29 | |||
JP gain from INC | Swing |
5th Lok Sabha: 1971 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Mukul Banerji | 81,867 | 64.38 | ||
BJS | M. L. Sondhi | 37,334 | 29.36 | ||
Independent | S. Madhusudan | 5,108 | 4.02 | ||
Independent | Parkash Chand | 460 | 0.36 | ||
Independent | Brij Mohan Toofan | 422 | 0.33 | ||
Majority | 44,533 | 35.02 | |||
Turnout | 1,27,165 | 58.52 | |||
INC gain from BJS | Swing |
4th Lok Sabha: 1967 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJS | Manohar Lal Sondhi | 82,173 | 55.39 | ||
INC | Mehr Chand Khanna | 57,313 | 38.63 | ||
Independent | D. Singh | 2,668 | 1.80 | ||
Independent | Shital A. K. Dar | 2,439 | 1.64 | ||
Independent | R. Dass | 2,074 | 1.40 | ||
Majority | 24,860 | 16.76 | |||
Turnout | 1,48,359 | 71.07 | |||
BJS gain from INC | Swing |
3rd Lok Sabha: 1962 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Mehr Chand Khanna | 96,264 | 56.66 | ||
BJS | Balraj Madhok | 64,669 | 38.06 | ||
Independent | Lanka Sundaram | 3,786 | 2.23 | ||
Independent | Parkash Baghi | 2,197 | 1.29 | ||
PSP | Tirath Dass | 1,048 | 0.62 | ||
Majority | 31,595 | 18.60 | |||
Turnout | 1,73,042 | 64.41 | |||
INC gain from BJS | Swing |
2nd Lok Sabha: 1957 General Elections[]
- Sucheta Kripalani (Congress)
- Sucheta Kripalani resigned her Lok Sabha seat in 1960 and became a minister in Uttar Pradesh.
2nd Lok Sabha: 1961 By Election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJS | Balraj Madhok | 47,184 | 46.04 | ||
INC | J. B. Singh | 37,603 | 36.69 | ||
Independent | Om Prakash | 10,479 | 10.22 | ||
Independent | Manmohani Sahgal | 5,722 | 5.58 | ||
Independent | Parkash Baghi | 955 | 0.93 | ||
ABHM | H. L. Saxena | 536 | 0.52 | ||
Majority | 9,581 | 9.35 | |||
Turnout | 1,02,479 | 39.32 | |||
BJS gain from INC | Swing |
1st Lok Sabha: 1952 Election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
KMPP | Sucheta Kripalani | 47,735 | 46.72 | ||
INC | Man Mohani Sehgal | 40,064 | 39.21 | ||
Independent | Durga Dass | 6,749 | 6.61 | ||
Independent | Om Prakash Gupta | 3,945 | 3.86 | ||
Independent | Mahant Raghubir Dass | 2,025 | 1.98 | ||
Independent | Ganesh Datt Bhavdu Joshi | 1,657 | 1.62 | ||
Majority | 7,671 | 7.51 | |||
Turnout | 1,02,175 | 56.05 | |||
KMPP win (new seat) |
See also[]
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References[]
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 556.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies, General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2004" (PDF). Government of Delhi website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011.
- ^ Election Commission of India "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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