East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha Constituency in Delhi

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Lok Sabha constituency

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Constituency details
Country| India
Region| North India
Union Territory| Delhi
Assembly constituencies| Jangpura
Okhla
Trilokpuri
Kondli
Patparganj
Laxmi Nagar
Vishwas Nagar
Krishna Nagar
Gandhi Nagar
Shahdara
Established| 1967
Reservation| None
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Gautam Gambhir

Party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year| 2019
Political map of Delhi showing parliamentary constituencies as of 2019 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 Gautam Gambhir.

## Assembly segments[edit]

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

#  | Name  | District  | Member  | Party

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

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[edit]

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

Year | Member  | Party

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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 |  |  |

^By-Poll

## Election results[edit]

### General Election 2024[edit]

2024 Indian general election: East Delhi  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AAP | Kuldeep Kumar |  |  |
| BJP | Harsh Malhotra  |  |  |
| NOTA | None of the above |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout | 12,61,988[a] | 59.51  | 2.19
Registered electors | 21,20,584  |  |
|  | Swing |  |

1. ^ does not include postal ballots

### 2019[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: East Delhi Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: East Delhi[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Dr. Maheish Girri | 5,72,202  | 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[edit]

2009 Indian general election: East Delhi[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

2004 Indian general election: East Delhi[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1999 Indian general election: East Delhi[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1998 Indian general election: East Delhi[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

Lok Sabha By-election, 1997: East Delhi[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1996 Indian general election: East Delhi[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Baikunth Lal Sharma "Prem"  | 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[edit]

1991 Indian general election: East Delhi[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1989 Indian general election: East Delhi[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1984 Indian general election: East Delhi[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1980 Indian general election: East Delhi[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1977 Indian general election: East Delhi[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1971 Indian general election: East Delhi[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1967 Indian general election: East Delhi[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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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