East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
East Delhi
Established:1967
Reservation:None
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Mp:Harsh Malhotra
Latest Election Year:2024
Assembly Cons:Jangpura
Okhla
Trilokpuri
Kondli
Patparganj
Laxmi Nagar
Vishwas Nagar
Krishna Nagar
Gandhi Nagar
Shahdara
Union Territory:Delhi

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

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

NameDistrictMemberPartyLeading
41JangpuraSouth East DelhiPraveen Kumar
54OkhlaAmanatullah Khan
55Trilokpuri (SC)East DelhiRohit Kumar Mehraulia
56Kondli (SC)Kuldeep Kumar
57PatparganjManish Sisodia
58Laxmi NagarAbhay Verma
59Vishwas NagarShahdaraOm Prakash Sharma
60Krishna NagarEast DelhiS.K. Bagga
61Gandhi NagarAnil Kumar Bajpai
62ShahdaraShahdaraRam Niwas Goel
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

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

YearMemberParty
1967Hardayal Devgun
1971H. K. L. Bhagat
1977Kishore Lal
1980H. K. L. BhagatIndian National Congress (I)
1984
1989
1991Baikunth Lal Sharma
1996
1997^Lal Bihari Tiwari
1998
1999
2004Sandeep Dikshit
2009
2014Maheish Girri
2019Gautam Gambhir
Harsh Malhotra

^By-Poll

Election results

11th Lok Sabha: 1996 General Elections

4th Lok Sabha: 1967 General Elections

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106011832/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120311470400.htm. dead. 6 November 2012. 3 December 2005. The Hindu. 1 April 2010.
  2. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. The Election Commission of India. 556.
  3. Web site: List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies, General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2004. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111006180007/http://www.delhi.gov.in/DoIT/DoIT_CEO/parliamentary.pdf. 2011-10-06. Government of Delhi website.