Elections in Delhi explained

Elections in Delhi, the National Capital Territory of India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Delhi creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections needs to be approved by the Parliament of India.In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

Main political parties

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Indian National Congress (INC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the major political parties in Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) currently rules as the majority elected party in Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. In the past, various parties such as Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), Janata Party (JP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were also influential in the territory.

Lok Sabha elections

Keys:

Election YearWinners
TotalDelhi CityNew DelhiOuter DelhiChandni ChowkDelhi SadarKarol BaghEast DelhiSouth DelhiWest DelhiNorth East Delhi
1952INC

3 and KMPP: 1

KMPPINCINC
INC
1957INC

5

INCINCINCINC
INC
1962INC

5

INCINCINCINCINC
1967BJS

6 and INC: 1

BJSINCBJSBJSBJSBJSBJS
1971INC

7

INCINCINCINCINCINCINC
1977JP

6 & BLD: 1

BLDJPJPJPJPJPJP
1980INC

7

INCINCINCINCINCINCINC
1984INC

7

INCINCINCINCINCINCINC
1989BJP

4, INC: 2 & JD: 1

BJPJDINCBJPBJPINCBJP
1991BJP

5 & INC: 2

BJPINCBJPINCBJPINCBJP
1996BJP

5 & INC: 2

BJPBJPINCBJPINCBJPBJP
1998BJP

6 & INC: 1

BJPBJPBJPBJPINCBJPBJP
1999BJP

7

BJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJP
2004INC

6 & BJP: 1

INCINCINCINCINCINCBJP
2009INC

7

INCINCINCINCINCINCINC
2014BJP

7

BJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJP
2019BJP

7

BJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJP

Vidhan Sabha elections

YearVidhan Sabha ElectionParty-wise DetailsChief MinisterParty
1952First AssemblyTotal: 48. INC: 39, Bharatiya Jana Sangh: 5Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
Gurmukh Nihal Singh
Vidhan Sabha abolished, 1956–93
1993Second AssemblyTotal: 70. BJP: 49, INC: 14Madan Lal Khurana
Sahib Singh Verma
Sushma Swaraj
1998Third AssemblyTotal: 70. INC: 52, BJP: 15Sheila Dikshit
2003Fourth AssemblyTotal: 70. INC: 47, BJP: 20
2008Fifth AssemblyTotal: 70. INC: 43, BJP: 23
2013Sixth AssemblyTotal: 70. BJP: 32, AAP: 28, INC: 8Arvind Kejriwal
2015Seventh AssemblyTotal: 70. AAP: 67, BJP: 3
2020Eighth AssemblyTotal: 70. AAP: 62, BJP: 8

Metropolitan Council elections

Election Year CHAIRMAN Party-wise break-up
  • L. K. Advani (BJS)
  • Shyam Charan Gupta (BJS)
BJS: 33/56, INC: 19/56
Mir Mushtaq Ahmed (INC)INC: 44/56, BJS : 5/56
Kalka Dass (JP) JP: 46/56, INC: 10/56
Purushottam Goyel (INC)INC: 34/56, BJP: 19/56

Municipal Corporation elections

See also: Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

Election Year Mayor Party-wise break-up
Total: 272. BJP: 164, INC: 67
Total: 272. BJP: 142, INC: 77
Total: 270. BJP: 181, AAP: 48, INC: 30
Total: 250. AAP: 134, BJP: 104 INC: 9

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