Delhi state assembly elections, 2008

The Delhi state assembly elections 2008, which were held in November 2008 for Legislative Assembly of Delhi

Legislative Assembly of Delhi

The Legislative Assembly of Delhi, also known as Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, one of the 7 union territories in India...

, led to the formation of Sheila Dixit's government of Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

November '2008

Assembly No.	Assembly Name	Winning Candidate	Party	No. of votes
1	Narela Narela Narela sub-city is a tehsil, located in the North West Delhi district of NCT of Delhi, and forms the border of the Delhi state with Haryana. Situated just off the Grand Trunk Road, its location made it an important market town for the surrounding areas, during 19th century, which it still retains...	Jaswant Singh	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	34662
2	Burari Burari Burari is a census town in North Delhi District in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India.-Demographics: India census, Burari is a village and a constitutional assembly of Delhi.It had a population of 360,182. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%...	Shri Krishan	Bharatiya Janta Party	32006
3	Timarpur Timarpur Timarpur is a big and one of the seven electoral constituencies situated in North Delhi, India. Timarpur is located near University of Delhi and is spread under the area of 2 square kilometers. Rough estimates shows that the population of Timarpur is about 10,000...	Surendar Pal Singh	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	39997
4	Adarsh Nagar	Mangat Ram	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	36445
5	Badli Badli Badli is one of the oldest and biggest village in Delhi. History says that whenever Delhi was attacked Badli used to face the attack and used to be the camp of the invaders.-Overview:...	Devendar Yadav	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	39215
6	Rithala	Kulwant Rana	Bharatiya Janta Party	64474
7	Bawana Bawana Bawana is a census town in North West district in the state of Delhi, India.-Overview:Originally a Jat village in North West of Delhi, India.It's a constituency in Delhi vidhan sabha.Since 1993 when Delhi vidhan sabha was re-constituted Bawana constituency has been reserved for SC and since then...	Surendar Kumar	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	60544
8	Mundka Mundka Mundka is a census town in North West district in the Indian state of Delhi.-Demographics: India census, Mundka had a population of 43,898. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Mundka has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is...	Manoj Kumar	Bharatiya Janta Party	47355
9	Kirari Kirari For the Japanese satellite, see OICETS is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Kirari wrote "Last Piece" for the end theme for the anime series Great Teacher Onizuka. Her cover of Martika's Toy Soldiers reached number 18 on the Oricon charts in May 2000....	Anil Jha	Bharatiya Janta Party	30005
10	Sultanpur Sultanpur Sultanpur is a city and a municipal board in Sultanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in the geographic center of and is the administrative headquarters of Sultanpur District. It is an ancient town situated on the right bank of Gomati River, to the south east of...	Jai Kishan	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	39542
11	Nangloi	Bijender Singh	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	48009
12	Mangolpuri	Raj Kumar Chauhan	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	50448
13	Rohini Rohini Sub City Rohini रोहिणी is a 30-year-old residential sub city in North West Delhi in India. Rohini is second largest sub city in Asia after Dwarka Sub City in South West Delhi. It was the first mega sub-city project of Delhi Development Authority in the urban extension of Delhi, started in 1980s to provide...	Jai Bhagwan Aggarwal	Bharatiya Janta Party	55793
14	Shalimar Bagh	Ravinder Nath Bansal	Bharatiya Janta Party	49976
15	Shakur Basti	Shyam Lal Garg	Bharatiya Janta Party	40444
16	Tri Nagar	Anil Bhardwaj	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	41891
17	Wazirpur	Hari Shankar Gupta	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	39977
18	Model Town Model Town (Delhi) Model Town is a neighbourhood situated at Alipur Road near Delhi University in North West Delhi, India. Model Town is a large area and divided in blocks and sub colonies...	Kanwar Karan Singh	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	39935
19	Sadar Bazar	Rajesh Jain	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	47508
20	Chandni Chowk Chandni Chowk Chandni Chowk , originally meaning moonlit square or market, is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, now in central north Delhi, India...	Parlad Singh Sawhney	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	28208
21	Matia Mahal	Shoaib Iqbal	Lok Jan Shakti Party	25474
22	Ballimaran	Haroon Yusuf	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	34660
23	Karol Bagh Karol Bagh Karol Bagh, also spelled as Qarol Bagh , is a mixed residential-cum-commercial neighbourhood in Delhi, India, known for its shopping streets, like the Ghaffar Market and Ajmal Khan Road...	Surendar Pal Ratawal	Bharatiya Janta Party	38746
24	Patel Nagar Patel Nagar Patel Nagar is a place in West Delhi and it is the subdivision of West Delhi District as like other subdivisions Rajouri Garden and Punjabi Bagh.-Area:Patel Nagar is a large area and divided in some colonies like:*West Patel Nagar...	Rajesh Lilothiya	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	44022
25	Moti Nagar Moti Nagar Moti Nagar or Motinagar is a neighbourhood in the city of New Delhi, India. It contains families which are a blend of different religions. It also possesses good hospitals, general stores and shopping complexes...	Subash Sachdeva	Bharatiya Janta Party	46616
26	Madipur	Mala Ram Gangwal	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	40698
27	Rajouri Garden	Daya Nand Chandela	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	31130
28	Hari Nagar	Har Sharan Singh Balli	Bharatiya Janta Party	51364
29	Tilak Nagar	O P Babbar	Bharatiya Janta Party	38320
30	Janakpuri	Prof. Jagdish Mukhi	Bharatiya Janta Party	50655
31	Vikaspuri	Nand Kishore	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	47819
32	Uttam Nagar	Mukesh Sharma	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	46765
33	Dwarka Dwarka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Dwarka Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 70 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the National Capital Territory in northern India.-Overview:Dwarka constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in...	Mahabal Mishra	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	43608
34	Matiala	Sumesh	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	52411
35	Najafgarh	Pehelwan Bharat Singh	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	34028
36	Bijwasan	Sat Prakash Rana	Bharatiya Janta Party	27427
37	Palam	Dharam Dev Solanki	Bharatiya Janta Party	40712
38	Delhi Cantt.	Karan Singh Tanwar	Bharatiya Janta Party	23696
39	Rajendra Nagar	Ramakant Goswami Ramakant Goswami Ramakant Goswami born on January 29, 1944 is the member of Legislative Assembly of Delhi from Rajendra Nagar constituency and the vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board since february 2009...	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	29394
40	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...	Shelia Dixit	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	39778
41	Jungpura
42	Kasturba Nagar Kasturba Nagar Kasturba Nagar is a Chennai suburban station on the MRTS system.Kasturba Nagar station is opposite the Madhya Kailash temple in the locality of Adyar. Institutions like IIT Madras and CLRI are within walking distance of Kasturba Nagar station....	Neeraj Basoya	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	33807
43	Malviya Nagar Malviya Nagar (Delhi) Malviya Nagar is an affluent region of South Delhi, and is close to Saket and Hauz Khas very close to IIT Delhi.It is named after the noted freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya....	bharan Kiran Walia	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	31283
44	R.K.Puram	Barkha Singh	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	35878
45	Mehrauli Mehrauli Mehrauli is a neighbourhood in the South West district of Delhi in India. It represents a constituency in the legislative assembly of Delhi. The area is located close to Gurgaon.-History:...	Dr.Yoganand Shastri	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	21740
46	Chhatarpur Chhatarpur Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhatarpur District.- History :...	Balram Tanwar	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	32406
47	Deoli Deoli Deoli is a city and a municipal council in Wardha district in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Geography:Deoli is located at . It has an average elevation of 262 metres .-Demographics:...	Arvinder Singh	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	41497
48	Ambedkar Nagar	Ch.Prem Singh	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	30467
49	Sangam Vihar	Dr.S C L Gupta	Bharatiya Janta Party	20332
50	Greater Kailash Greater Kailash Greater Kailash is a residential area in South Delhi, consisting of several residential colonies and multiple markets. The real estate prices are comparatively high.-Geography:...	Vijay Kumar Malhotra	Bharatiya Janta Party	42206
51	Kalkaji	Subash Chopra	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	38360
52	Tughlaqabad Tughlaqabad Tughlaqabad Fort is a ruined fort in Delhi, stretching across 6.5 km, built by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, the founder of Tughlaq dynasty, of the Delhi Sultanate of India in 1321, as he established the fifth historic city of Delhi, which was later abandoned in 1327...	Ramesh Bidhuri	Bharatiya Janta Party	32633
53	Badarpur Badarpur, Delhi Badarpur is a historic town in South Delhi district in Delhi, at a distance of 17 km in south east. Situated close to its edge with Haryana state, Faridabad district, the area is commonly known as "Badarpur Border"...	Ram Singh Netaji	Bahujan Samaj Party Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...	53416
54	Okhla Okhla Okhla, is a neighbourhood around the old village in South Delhi district, though it is most known as the Okhla Industrial Area or Okhla Industrial Estate, an industrial suburb of New Delhi in South Delhi and mainly divided in three phases...	Parvez Hashmi	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	29303
55	Trilok Puri	Sunil Kumar	Bharatiya Janta Party	30781
56	Kondli Kondli Kondli is a census town in East Delhi District of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India.-Demographics: India census, Kondli had a population of 27,983. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Kondli has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of...	Amrish Singh Gautam	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	36580
57	Patpargunj	Anil Kumar	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	36999
58	Laxmi Nagar Laxmi Nagar (Delhi) Laxmi Nagar is a widespread residential in East Delhi, India. It is situated on Vikas Marg. It also has a well known commercial complex near the Metro station on Vikas Marg. Laxmi Nagar is in the north-east of Delhi, the capital city of India. It is on the blue line to Anand Vihar ISBT of the Delhi...	Dr. Ashok Kumar Walia	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	54252
59	Vishwas Nagar	Naseeb Singh	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	48805
60	Krishna Nagar	Dr. Harsh Vardhan	Bharatiya Janta Party	47852
61	Gandhi Nagar Gandhi Nagar, Delhi Gandhi Nagar is a middle-income commercial-cum-residential area in the East Delhi district of Delhi in the Trans-Yamuna area. It is most known for Gandhi Nagar Market, which is Asia’s biggest readymade garments/textile market....	Arvinder Singh Lovely Arvinder Singh Lovely Arvinder Singh Lovely is the Minister for Education, Tourism, Languages, Gurudwara election & Gurudwara Administration in the current cabinet of the elected Indian National Congress Government being headed by Mrs...	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	59795
62	Shahdra	Dr. Narendra Nath	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	39194
63	Seemapuri	Ver Singh Dhinga	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	43864
64	Rohtas Nagar	Ram Babu Sharma	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	45802
65	Seelampur	Chaudhary Mateen Ahmed	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	47820
66	Ghonda Ghonda Ghonda is a Legislative Assembly district of Delhi, India. It is an affluent residential area of North East Delhi district. Sahab Singh Chauhan is the Member of Legislative Assembly of this area...	Shahb Singh Chauhan	Bharatiya Janta Party	35226
67	Babarpur Babarpur Babar pur is the area surrounded by yamuna Vihar in east, Rohtas nagar in west, seelampur in north and chajjupur in south. It is situated in the region of South Shahdara of Delhi. It is connected to Main 100 feet road to Ashok Nagar. Prominent schools of the area are Little Flower Public School,...	Naresh Gaur	Bharatiya Janta Party	31954
68	Gokulpur	Surendra Kumar	Bahujan Samaj Party Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...	27499
69	Mustafabad Mustafabad Mustafabad is a census town in Yamuna Nagar District in the Indian state of Haryana.-Geography:Mustafabad is 18 km from Jagadhri and 23 km from Yamunanagar. It also carries the name Saraswati Nagar, though the name is not very popular and so is not used often. This name arises from the presence of...	Hasan Ahmed	Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	39838
70	Karawal Nagar Karawal Nagar Karawal Nagar is a village in North East district in the Indian state of Delhi. Karawal Nagar is the most developing part of the capital of India. It is the living example of growth and development. Wazirabad Bridge is just a few kilometers from here. This region is covered by "Pusta", which is ...	Mohan Singh Bisth	Bharatiya Janta Party	43980

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