MapsofIndia Constituency Analysis | Top Candidates of Rajouri Garden for Delhi Elections 2020

Delhi Map Highlighting Location of Rajouri Garden Assembly Constituency
Map of Delhi depicting location of Rajouri Garden Assembly Constituency
Delhi Map Highlighting Location of Rajouri Garden Assembly Constituency
Map of Delhi depicting location of Rajouri Garden Assembly Constituency

Post Results: In the state Assembly elections 2020, A Dhanwati Chandela A of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won from Rajouri Garden with a vote margin of over 62,212 votes. He was contesting election against Ramesh Khanna of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).

Key Facts of Rajouri Garden Assembly Constituency and its Top Candidates for Delhi Assembly Election:

Delhi’s Rajouri Garden assembly constituency is a crucial seat for all the 3 major political parties (AAP, BJP, and INC) in Delhi. It is an upscale area whose sitting MLA is from Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) Manjinder Singh Sirsa. This time SAD didn’t file a candidate from the constituency by saying that they are not contesting the Delhi Assembly election. However, later they announced support for the BJP candidates.

The major candidates of the Rajouri Garden assembly constituency in the 2020 Vidhan Sabha Election are Dhanwati Chandela of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Ramesh Khanna of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Amandeep Singh Sudan of Indian National Congress (INC).

Rajouri Garden was a Congress stronghold from 1993 to 2008 assembly elections. Former Union minister Ajay Maken was the MLA from this constituency during 1993, 1998, and 2003 Assembly elections. While INC’s Ramesh Lamba won the 2004 bypoll election, Dayanand Chandila of Congress won the seat in the 2008 election. However, Shiromani Akali Dal’s Manjinder Singh Sirsa won the seat in 2013 and 2017 bypoll. In 2015, Rajouri Garden assembly seat was won by AAP’s Jarnail Singh. It needs to be seen whether AAP can win the constituency in 2020.

The 2020 Rajouri Garden Assembly Constituency election details:

Date of Election

February 8

Date of Result Announcement

February 11

Rajouri Garden Assembly Constituency: Snapshot

  • Delhi’s Rajouri Garden Assembly Constituency was created in 2008 after the implementation of the reorganization recommendations done by the Delimitation Commission.

  • It is part of the West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency and West Delhi district.

  • Rajouri Garden Assembly seat consists mainly of residential and commercial areas.

  • The major localities in Rajouri Garden Vidhan Sabha constituency are Rajouri Garden, Shyam Nagar, Sham Nagar Extension, Shyam Nagar Vishnu Garden, Vishnu Garden, Khyala Village, Narsing Garden, Chand Nagar, Ravi Nagar, J J Colony Khyala, HMP Raghubir Nagar, RGB, RGA Raghubir Nagar, Tagore Garden, Titar Pur, Tagore Garden Extension, Raghubir Nagar, Guru Govind Singh Raghubir Nagar, TC Camp Raghubir Nagar, Mukharji Park, Tilak Nagar, Sant Nagar, Sant Nagar Extension, Mukh Ram Garden, Mukhra Park Extension, Mukh Ram Garden Extension, J J Colony Chaukhandi, And Ganga Ram Vatika.

  • Rajouri Garden Vidhan Sabha constituency is the liveliest part of West Delhi, thanks to the presence of a long line of plush malls as well as eateries.

  • It has a fair mix of people from different communities. However, the Sikhs who had migrated from Pakistan dominate the assembly constituency. A significant size of people from the Gurjar community also lives here. The most influential communities in the Rajouri Garden assembly segment are Punjabi Hindu and Sikhs.

  • The sex ratio in this assembly seat is 898 females per 1000 males, which is much higher than the Delhi average of 824 females per 1000 males.

Name of Assembly Constituency

Rajouri Garden

Constituency Type

General (No Reservation)

District Name

North West Delhi

Lok Sabha Constituency

North West Delhi

Total Registered Voters

1,63,042 total voters (2015 estimates)

Total Registered Male Voters

77,127 male voters

Total Registered Female Voters

85,909 female voters

Total Registered Third Gender Voters

6 transgender voters

Main Rivals of Rajouri Garden Constituency in 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election

In the 2020 assembly election, it will be a triangular fight among the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Indian National Congress (INC) candidates in this constituency.

Political Party Name

Name of Candidate

Political History

AAP

Dhanwati Chandela

 – She was elected thrice to the Nagar Nigam from Rajouri Garden. She was earlier with Indian National Congress and has now joined Aam Aadmi Party in mid-2019.

 – She is also the wife of twice elected ex-MLA from Rajouri Garden, Dayanand Chandela.

BJP

Ramesh Khanna

INC

Amandeep Singh Sudan

BSP

Harchint Singh Arora

Rashtravadi Janata Party

Devender Singh

Swabhiman Party

Nand Kishore Goel

Aapki Apni Party (Peoples)

Ram Bharosa Gautam

Independent

Iqbal Singh

Independent

Manish Chandila

Independent

Sukhpal Singh

Main Issues/Factors in 2020 Delhi Assembly Election’s Rajouri Garden Constituency

Rajouri Garden assembly constituency’s main issues/factors in 2020 Vidhan Sabha election are:

  • Initially, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had announced pulling out of the BJP-alliance. This gave the AAP candidate a better chance of winning. However, after the BJP-SAD alliance has been restored recently, the poll dynamics change drastically as SAD has significant influence over the Sikh community. This may lead to BJP candidate’s win in the 2020 Delhi assembly election.

  • The local business community (mainly made up of marble and mechanical related small scale industries as well as commercial centers) is worried about the sealing drive, creeping among them. This fear has been creeping among them since 2018 when the Supreme Court had set up a monitoring panel to clear up the ‘mess’. The SC had also asked the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to issue a notice to the local industries and business establishments regarding this. Sealing is going to be an important issue during this assembly election.

  • As Rajouri Garden assembly seat consists of a large number of Sikh migrants (who came from Pakistan during partition) the Narendra Modi government’s move towards implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has been praised by the Sikh community. Though it is a poll issue in this region, it is still not sure how much will it affect the psyche of the voters in this assembly vote.

  • The main issues in Rajouri Garden still hover around the day-to-day issues including better roads, electricity, and power.

Winners of Rajouri Garden Constituency in Previous Delhi Assembly Elections

  • Winners and Losers of Rajouri Garden Constituency in 2017 (Bypoll) Delhi Assembly Election

During the 2017 (Bypoll) assembly election, BJP’s Manjinder Singh Sirsa defeated INC’s Meenakshi Chandela by 14,652 votes. The bypoll was necessitated after sitting MLA Jarnail Singh (from AAP) resigned to contest the 2017 Punjab polls.

Candidates

Political Party

Votes Received (Vote Percentage)

Turnout

Manjinder Singh Sirsa

BJP

40,602 votes (51.99%)

78,091 votes (47.32 %)

Meenakshi Chandela

INC

25,950 votes (33.23%)

Harjeet Singh

AAP

10,243 votes (13.12%)

Hardeep Singh

Independent

225 votes (0.29%)

Davinder Singh Negi

Independent

219 votes (0.28%)

Lalit Taak

Forward Bloc

211 votes (0.27%)

  • Winners and Losers of Rajouri Garden Constituency in 2015 Delhi Assembly Election

During the 2015 assembly election, AAP’s Jarnail Singh defeated SAD’s Manjinder Singh Sirsa by 10,036 votes.

Candidates

Political Party

Votes Received (Vote Percentage)

Turnout

Jarnail Singh

AAP

54,916 votes (46.55 %)

1,17,971 votes (72.36%

Manjinder Singh Sirsa

SAD

44,880 votes (38.04%)

Meenakshi Chandela

INC

14,167 votes (12.01%)

Gurbaksh Singh

Shiv Sena

1,706 votes (1.45%)

Moin Khan

BSP

384 votes (0.33%)

Jarnail Singh

Independent

382 votes (0.32%)

  • In 2020, it is won by AAP’s Dhanwati Chandela
  • In 2013, it was won by SAD’s Manjinder Singh Sirsa

  • In 2008, it was won by INC’s Dyanand Chandila

  • In 2004 (Bypoll), it was won by INC’s Ramesh Lamba

  • In 2003, it was won by INC’s Ajay Maken

  • In 1998, it was won by INC’s Ajay Maken

  • In 1993, it was won by INC’s Ajay Maken