4th Delhi Assembly explained

Legislative Assembly of Delhi
(Vidhan Sabha of Delhi)
Coa Pic:Emblem of India.svg
House Type:Unicameral
Term Limits:5 year
Foundation:October 2008
Disbanded:November 2013
Preceded By:3rd Delhi Assembly
Leader1 Type:Chief Minister
Leader1:Sheila Dikshit
Party1:INC
Leader2 Type:Speaker of the Assembly
Leader3 Type:Leader of the House
Leader4 Type:Leader of the Opposition
Leader5 Type:Secretary
Members:70
Last Election1:October 2008
Political Groups1:INC (43)
BJP (23)
BSP (02)
LJP (01)
IND (01)
Voting System1:FPTP
Meeting Place:Old Secretariat, Delhi, India
Session Res:200px

The Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted in October 2008 after the 2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections.[1]

Election and government formation

In all, 7 national parties, 8 state parties, 53 registered (unrecognised) parties and other independent candidates contested for the 70 assembly seats of the Assembly.

With 43 seats, INC emerged as the single largest party, much ahead of the required half way mark to form the government. Congress was followed by BJP with 23 seats. Being the single largest party, INC approached the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Tejendra Khanna and made claim to form a government. INC hence formed the government with Sheila Dikshit as the Chief Minister.[1] [2]

Electors

Male Female Others Total
Electors 5,966,895 4,759,678 - 10,726,573
Electors who voted 3,481,118 2,694,957 - 6,176,075
Polling percentage 58.34% 56.62% - 57.58%
[1]

Candidates

Male Female Others Total
Candidates 794 81 - 875
Elected 67 3 - 70
Forfeited deposits 641 70 - 711

[1]

Important members

From To Position Name Party
01 2008 2013 Chief Minister (Leader of the House) INC
02 2008 2013 Speaker - -
03 2008 2013 Deputy Speaker Indian National Congress
04 2008 2013 Leader of the Opposition
[3]

List of members

Default sort, in ascending order of constituency.[4]

Assembly constituency Name Party Comment
01 Mangat Ram SinghalINC
02 INC
03 BJP
04 BSP
05 INC
06 INC
07
08
09 Krishan Tyagi
10
11
12
13 Arvinder Singh Lovely
14
15
16
17 Surendra Kumar
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26 Anil Jha Vats
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34 INC
35 INC
36 INC
37 BJP
38 Manoj Kumar ShokeenBJP
39 INC
40 Bharat Singh
41
42 Jaswant Singh
43
44
45
46
47
48 Barkha Singh INC
49 INC
50 INC
51 BJP
52 BJP
53 INC
54 INC
55 BJP
56 INC
57 INC
58 Narender NathINC
59 BJP
60 BJP
61 INC
62 BJP
63 Surinder Pal Singh INC
64 Anil Bhardwaj INC
65 Sunil Kumar BJP
66 BJP
67 INC
68 Nand Kishore INC
69 INC
70 INC

Notes and References

  1. News: Election Results. Election Commission of India official website. 9 January 2017.
  2. News: Sheila Dixit Delhi CM for 3rd term. Rediff.com. 9 January 2017.
  3. News: Deputy Speaker & LOP. The Hindu. 9 January 2017.
  4. News: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 . Election Commission of India official website. 9 January 2017.