Rajouri Garden (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Rajouri Garden Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 70 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the National Capital Territory in India.

Rajouri Garden
Constituency
DistrictNew Delhi
StateDelhi
Current constituency
Created1993
PartyAAP
MLADhanwati Chandela

Overview

The current Rajouri Garden constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.[1]

Rajouri Garden is part of West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency along with nine other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Madipur, Tilak Nagar, Hari Nagar, Najafgarh, Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, Dwarka, Matiala and Uttam Nagar.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Key

  INC     SAD      AAP  

ElectionMemberParty
1993 Ajay Maken Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2004 (By Poll) [2] Ramesh Lamba
2008 Dyanand Chandila
2013 Manjinder Singh Sirsa Shiromani Akali Dal
2015 Jarnail Singh Aam Aadmi Party
2017 (By Poll) Manjinder Singh Sirsa Bharatiya Janata Party
2020 Dhanwati Chandela Aam Aadmi Party

Election results

2020 Results
2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election: Rajouri Garden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Dhanwati Chandela 62,212 55.70 +42.58
BJP Ramesh Khanna 39,240 35.13 -16.86
Independent Sukhpal Singh 5,218 4.67 New
INC Amandeep Singh Sudan 3,398 3.04 -30.19
NOTA None of the Above 694 0.62 -0.20
Majority 22,972 20.57 +1.81
Turnout 1,11,688 +43.02
AAP gain from BJP Swing +42.58

Elections in the 2010s
Bye-election, 2017: Rajouri Garden[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Manjinder Singh Sirsa 40,602 51.99 +13.95
INC Meenakshi Chandela 25,950 33.23 +21.23
AAP Harjeet Singh 10,243 13.12 -33.43
Independent Hardeep Singh 225 0.29 N/A
Independent Davinder Singh Negi 219 0.28 N/A
AIFB Lalit Taak 211 0.27 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 641 0.82 +0.27
Majority 14,652 18.76 +10.25
Turnout 78,091 47.32 -25.04
Registered electors 1,68,026
BJP gain from AAP Swing +23.69
2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election: Rajouri Garden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Jarnail Singh (born 1973) 54,916 46.55 +29.85
SAD Manjinder Singh Sirsa 44,880 38.04 -2.89
INC Meenakshi Chandela 14,167 12.01 -18.12
SHS Gurbaksh Singh 1,706 1.45 +0.09
BSP Moin Khan 384 0.33 -0.22
Independent Jarnail Singh 382 0.32
Independent Jarnail Singh 280 0.24
Independent Sumit 240 0.20
Independent Suman Chandila 101 0.09
Independent Lokesh 88 0.07
Independent Livis Chandela 74 0.06
Independent Praveen Kumar 39 0.03
Independent Jasvindra Singh 36 0.03
Independent Bhagat Singh 29 0.02
NOTA None of the Above 649 0.55 -0.62
Majority 10,036 8.51 -2.29
Turnout 1,17,977 72.36 +3.44
Registered electors 1,63,042
AAP gain from SAD Swing +28.71
2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election: Rajouri Garden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Manjinder Singh Sirsa 41,721 40.93
INC Dhanwanti Chandela 30,713 30.13 -7.45
AAP Prit Pal Singh 17,022 16.70
NCP Jai Prakash Lohia 5,752 5.64 -12.99
Independent Rajender 2,468 2.42
SHS Jasvinder Singh 1,389 1.36
BSP Anil Kumar Khanna 565 0.55 -1.34
JD(U) Moin Khan 311 0.31
DJP Gurcharan Singh 308 0.30
Independent Gian Singh Godpal 188 0.18
Independent Harun Khan 172 0.17
Independent Manish Chandila 122 0.12
NOTA None of the Above 1,194 1.17
Majority 11,008 10.80 +10.75
Turnout 1,01,947 68.93
SAD gain from INC Swing

Elections in the 2000s
2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election: Rajouri Garden[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dyanand Chandila 31,130 37.58 -12.37
SAD (M) Avtar Singh Hit 31,084 37.53
NCP Duli Chand 15,434 18.63
BSP Shamsher Singh Mehendi 1,563 1.89 -5.34
Independent Vinod Sharma 1,469 1.77
Independent Balbir Singh Bir 240 0.29
Independent Nawab Singh 227 0.27
RAM Bahar Miya 220 0.27 +0.10
Independent Rajindar Kumar 205 0.25
Independent Sarabjeet Singh 203 0.25
BPC Amarjeet Kaur 169 0.20
Independent Amit Chandela 124 0.15
Independent Daljeet Singh 115 0.14
Independent Kuldeep Singh Anand 107 0.13
HRS Bhagwan Dass 98 0.12
Independent Avtar Singh Diwan 86 0.10
Independent Jai Prakash Dhiman 80 0.10
Independent Jai Prakash Lohia 69 0.08
Independent Gajendra Yadav 61 0.07
Independent Om Prakash 54 0.07
Independent Vijender 50 0.06
Independent Rasid Khan 45 0.05
Majority 54 0.05 -9.44
Turnout 82,833 62.0 +24.05
INC hold Swing -12.37
Delhi Legislative Assembly By-election, 2004: Rajouri Garden[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ramesh Lamba 19,193 49.95 -19.08
BJP Ramesh Khanna 15,544 40.46 +14.21
BSP Virender Kumar 2,776 7.23
IJP Jatinder Singh 320 0.83 +0.53
Independent Sandeep 141 0.37
INLP Chandra Singh Mehrat 130 0.34 -0.06
Independent Lalit Babu 99 0.26
RAM Gopi Chand 66 0.17
Independent Gurunam Singh 66 0.17
Independent Ravi Kumar 66 0.17
Independent Ashwani Kumar Khanna 21 0.05
Majority 3,649 9.49 -33.29
Turnout 38,422 37.95 -19.96
INC hold Swing -19.08
Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2003: Rajouri Garden[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajay Maken 39,515 69.03 +3.30
BJP Sarabjit Singh 15,028 26.25 -4.30
RSP(U) Sarup Singh Tur 656 1.15
Independent Moti Lal Bairwa 605 1.06
SHS Subhash Chander 428 0.75
INLP Chandra Singh Mehrat 231 0.40
Independent Ved Prakash 224 0.39
AB Dr Rajesh Kumar Bhatia 182 0.32
IJP Kamal Kumar Khanna 171 0.30
Independent Teck Chand Malhotra Alias Titoo 153 0.27
Independent Arun Vij 49 0.09
Majority 24,487 42.78 +17.60
Turnout 57,242 57.91 +7.29
INC hold Swing +3.30

Elections in the 1990s
Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 1998: Rajouri Garden[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajay Maken 36,060 65.73 +14.78
BJP Shashi Prabha Arya 16,763 30.55 -13.96
BSP Shakuntla 1,094 1.99
Independent Subhash Bairwa 367 0.67
Independent Jagdish Prasad Nainawat 233 0.42
Independent Sahib Singh 187 0.34
RAM Gopi Chand Tyagi 70 0.13
Independent Neeraj Malik 56 0.10
Independent Tara Chand 32 0.06 +0.03
Majority 19,297 25.18 +18.74
Turnout 54,862 50.62 -15.63
INC hold Swing +14.78
Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 1993: Rajouri Garden[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajay Maken 28,075 50.95
BJP Manohar Lal Kumar 24,524 44.51
JD Jai Prakash Tyagi 1,454 2.64
Independent Gurcharan Singh 203 0.37
Independent Narinder 144 0.26
Independent Brij Lal 117 0.21
Independent Satender 99 0.18
Independent Manmohan 96 0.17
Independent Kanihiya Lal 74 0.13
Independent Anokha Singh 73 0.13
Independent Kherati Lal 58 0.11
Independent Shankar Lal Maurya 39 0.07
Independent Rattan Singh Virk 34 0.06
Independent S N Gupta 34 0.06
Independent Hari Parshad 24 0.04
Independent Darshan Singh 19 0.03
Independent Sham Sunder 19 0.03
Independent Tara Chand 14 0.03
Majority 3,551 6.44
Turnout 55,100 66.25
INC win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 549.
  2. By-election held due to election of Ajay Maken as MP for New Delhi
  3. 2017 Rajouri Garden By-election - Election Commission of India
  4. 2008 Election Commission of India
  5. 2004 Assembly Bye Election results, Election Commission of India
  6. 2003 Election Commission of India
  7. 1998 Election Commission of India
  8. 1993 Election Commission of India
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