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    East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency

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    East Delhi
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    Lok Sabha constituency
    Map
    Interactive Map Outlining East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency
    Constituency details
    CountryIndia
    RegionNorth India
    Union TerritoryDelhi
    Assembly constituenciesJangpura
    Okhla
    Trilokpuri
    Kondli
    Patparganj
    Laxmi Nagar
    Vishwas Nagar
    Krishna Nagar
    Gandhi Nagar
    Shahdara
    Established1967
    ReservationNone
    Member of Parliament
    18th Lok Sabha
    Incumbent
    Harsh Malhotra
    PartyBharatiya Janata Party
    Elected year2024
    Political map of Delhi showing parliamentary constituencies as of 2024 elections.

    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 Harsh Malhotra

    Assembly segments

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    Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[2]

    # Name District Member Party Leading

    (in 2024)

    41 Jangpura South East Delhi Praveen Kumar AAP AAP
    54 Okhla Amanatullah Khan AAP AAP
    55 Trilokpuri (SC) East Delhi Rohit Kumar Mehraulia AAP BJP
    56 Kondli (SC) Kuldeep Kumar AAP BJP
    57 Patparganj Manish Sisodia AAP BJP
    58 Laxmi Nagar Abhay Verma BJP BJP
    59 Vishwas Nagar Shahdara Om Prakash Sharma BJP BJP
    60 Krishna Nagar East Delhi S.K. Bagga AAP BJP
    61 Gandhi Nagar Anil Kumar Bajpai BJP BJP
    62 Shahdara Shahdara Ram Niwas Goel AAP BJP

    From 1993 to 2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[3] 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) and Model Town (Polling stations 103-113)

    From 1966 to 1993, the constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments: Wazirabad, Narela, Gita Colony, Gandhi Nagar, Krishan Nagar, Shahdara, Rohtas Nagar and Ghonda

    Members of Parliament

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    The East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1967. The list of Member of Parliament (MP) is as follows:

    Year Member Party
    1967 Hardayal Devgun Bharatiya Jana Sangh
    1971 H. K. L. Bhagat Indian National Congress
    1977 Kishore Lal Janata Party
    1980 H. K. L. Bhagat Indian National Congress (I)
    1984 Indian National Congress
    1989
    1991 Baikunth Lal Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
    1996
    1997^ Lal Bihari Tiwari
    1998
    1999
    2004 Sandeep Dikshit Indian National Congress
    2009
    2014 Maheish Girri Bharatiya Janata Party
    2019 Gautam Gambhir
    2024 Harsh Malhotra

    ^By-Poll

    Election results

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    2024

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    2024 Indian general elections: East Delhi
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP Harsh Malhotra 664,819 52.59 Decrease 2.76
    AAP Kuldeep Kumar 5,71,156 45.18 Increase27.74
    NOTA None of the Above 5,394 0.43 Increase0.04
    Majority 93,663 7.41 Decrease 23.7
    Turnout 12,64,049
    BJP hold Swing Decrease 2.76

    2019

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    2019 Indian general elections: East Delhi
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP Gautam Gambhir 696,158 55.35 +7.52
    INC Arvinder Singh Lovely 3,04,934 24.24 +7.25
    AAP Atishi Marlena 2,19,328 17.44 −14.47
    NOTA None of the Above 4,920 0.39 −0.03
    Majority 3,91,222 31.11 +15.19
    Turnout 12,58,195 61.70 −3.69
    BJP hold Swing +7.52

    16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections

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    2014 Indian general elections: East Delhi[4]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP Dr. Maheish Girri 572,202 47.83 +15.53
    AAP Rajmohan Gandhi 3,81,739 31.91 New
    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 65.39 +11.96
    BJP gain from INC Swing +15.53

    15th Lok Sabha: 2009 General Elections

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    2009 Indian general election: 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
    IND. Vikram Seth 3,556 0.41
    LKD Abdul Gaffar 3,157 0.37
    Majority 2,41,053 28.11 +8.81
    Turnout 8,57,406 53.43
    INC hold Swing +1.88

    14th Lok Sabha: 2004 General Elections

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    2004 Indian general election: 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

    13th Lok Sabha: 1999 General Elections

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    1999 Indian general election: East Delhi[7]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP Lal Bihari Tiwari 5,21,434 50.22 +1.39
    INC AVM H L Kapur 4,38,674 42.25 −2.64
    BSP Javed Ansari 37,444 3.61 +0.56
    Majority 82,760 7.93 +3.99
    Turnout 10,38,275 43.37 −8.07
    BJP hold Swing +0.07

    12th Lok Sabha: 1998 General Elections

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    1998 Indian general election: East Delhi[8]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP Lal Bihari Tiwari 5,63,083 48.83 +0.13
    INC Sheila Dikshit 5,17,721 44.89 +18.74
    BSP Zahid Khan 35,126 3.05
    Majority 45,362 3.94 −18.61
    Turnout 11,53,220 51.44 +27.09
    BJP hold Swing +0.13

    11th Lok Sabha: 1997 By-Election

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    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

    11th Lok Sabha: 1996 General Elections

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    1996 Indian general election: East Delhi[10]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP Baikunth Lal Sharma 5,38,655 48.73 +8.46
    INC Deep Chand Bandhu 3,86,156 34.93 +2.88
    JD Chaudhari Kesari Singh 48,455 4.38 −16.70
    AIIC(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


    10th Lok Sabha: 1991 General Elections

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    1991 Indian general election: East Delhi[11]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP B. L. Sharma (Prem) 303,141 40.27
    INC H. K. L. Bhagat 241,316 32.05 −17.74
    JD Ram Bir Singh Bidhuri 158,712 21.08 +15.83
    Majority 61,825 8.22 −16.15
    Turnout 752,846 48.23 −1.40
    BJP gain from INC Swing

    9th Lok Sabha: 1989 General Elections

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    1989 Indian general election: East Delhi[12]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC H K L Bhagat 359,602 49.79 −27.16
    Independent Chand Ram 183,603 25.42
    BSP Kanshi Ram 81,095 11.23
    JD Kishor Lal 37,925 5.25
    Majority 175,999 24.37 −37.84
    Turnout 722,183 49.63 −11.72
    INC hold Swing -27.16

    8th Lok Sabha: 1984 General Elections

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    1984 Indian general election: East Delhi[13]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC H K L Bhagat 386,150 76.95 +21.95
    JP Kishore Lal 73,970 14.74 −19.17
    Majority 312,180 62.21 +41.12
    Turnout 501,822 61.35 −1.01
    INC hold Swing +21.95

    7th Lok Sabha: 1980 General Elections

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    1980 Indian general election: East Delhi[14]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC(I) H K L Bhagat 228,727 55.00 +24.64
    JP Kishore Lal 141,019 33.91 −34.04
    JP(S) Mir Singh 25,539 6.14
    Majority 87,708 21.09 −16.50
    Turnout 415,881 62.36 −7.77
    INC(I) gain from BLD Swing +24.64

    6th Lok Sabha: 1977 General Elections

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    1977 Indian general election: East Delhi[15]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    JP Kishore Lal 240,594 67.95
    INC H K L Bhagat 107,487 30.36 −33.76
    RPI Radhey Shyam 3,748 1.06
    Majority 133,107 37.59 +5.12
    Turnout 354,078 70.13 +5.31
    JP gain from INC Swing

    5th Lok Sabha: 1971 General Elections

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    1971 Indian general election: East Delhi[16]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC H K L Bhagat 146,632 64.12 +18.65
    ABJS Hardayal Devgun 72,382 31.65 −17.11
    INC(O) Fateh Singh 5,717 2.50
    Majority 74,250 32.47 +29.18
    Turnout 228,685 64.82 −2.47
    INC gain from ABJS Swing +18.65

    4th Lok Sabha: 1967 General Elections

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    1967 Indian general election: East Delhi[17]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    ABJS Hardayal Devgun 83,261 48.76
    INC B Mohan 77,645 45.47
    RPI V N Kaushik 9,855 5.77
    Majority 5,616 3.29
    Turnout 170,761 67.29

    See also

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    • List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
    • Outer Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)

    References

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    1. ^ "Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals". The Hindu. 3 December 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
    2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 556.
    3. ^ "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.
    4. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
    5. ^ 2009 Lok Sabha results by constituency Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
    6. ^ 2004 Lok Sabha results by constituency
    7. ^ 1999 Lok Sabha results by constituency Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
    8. ^ 1998 Lok Sabha results by constituency Archived 20 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
    9. ^ 1997 Lok Sabha Bye election
    10. ^ 1996 Lok Sabha results by constituency
    11. ^ 1991 Lok Sabha results by constituency
    12. ^ 1989 Lok Sabha results by constituency
    13. ^ 1984 Lok Sabha results by constituency
    14. ^ 1980 Lok Sabha results by constituency
    15. ^ 1977 Lok Sabha results by constituency
    16. ^ 1971 Lok Sabha results by constituency
    17. ^ 1967 Lok Sabha results by constituency

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