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 Mahesh Giri
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
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Coordinates: 28°38′31″N 77°17′53″E / 28.6420°N 77.2980°E / 28.6420; 77.2980