| State | Phase I (91) | Phase II (97) | Phase III (115) | phaseIV (71) | Phase V (51) | phase VI (59) | Phase VII(59) |
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Delhi is the National Capital Territory of India. It is the largest Indian city and the second most populous city in the world. It is also the most densely populated region in the country. Delhi and its adjoining urban areas have been given the status of the National Capital Region (NCR).
Delhi became the capital of British India in 1911, when the British shifted its capital from Calcutta. After India's independence, it was officially declared the capital of India in 1947. At present, Delhi enjoys the status of a Union Territory (UT) and has its own state legislature and is the only Union Territory with a High Court of its own.
Representation at the Centre
The NCT of Delhi has seven Lok Sabha constituencies which is the highest among other UTs. These are Chandni Chowk, North East Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi and North West Delhi. The North West Delhi constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC). There is no reservation for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.
Delhi sends three members to the Rajya Sabha. The state legislature is unicameral and has 70 members.
Political Parties
The main political parties in Delhi are:
According to the latest election update on Delhi, the INC has been the most dominant party in the political history of Delhi. In 1956, the Delhi legislative assembly was abolished and Delhi was directly brought under central rule. In 1993, the state was re-established. Congress had a stronghold over the state till the 1993 elections brought the BJP to power. In its tenure till 1998, BJP gave Delhi three Chief Ministers, Madan Lal Khurana, Sahib Singh Verma and Sushma Swaraj. In 1998, again INC led by Sheila Dixit formed the government. In the 2015 assembly elections, however, anti-incumbency and pro-Kejriwal wave swept across Delhi and INC was reduced to just eight seats. The Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal came to power with external support from the INC.
In the elections to the Lok Sabha, INC won most seats in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd elections. In the fourth Lok Sabha elections held in 1967, the Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS) was the leading party. INC won all the constituencies in the 1971 and 1984 elections, but in the 1977 elections the Bharatiya Lok Dal (BLD) emerged as the largest party in Delhi. In the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi, BJP has seen huge success. It became the leading party for the first time in the 1989 elections and retained that position in the 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999 elections. But its performance plummeted in the 2004 and 2009 elections, while INC became the leading party. In 2014, BJP won with big margin.
Prominent Political Personalities
Prominent Political Personalities:
Famous Politicians
Representation at the Centre
The NCT of Delhi has seven Lok Sabha constituencies which is the highest among other UTs. These are Chandni Chowk, North East Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi and North West Delhi. The North West Delhi constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC). There is no reservation for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.
Delhi sends three members to the Rajya Sabha. The state legislature is unicameral and has 70 members.
Political Parties
The main political parties in Delhi are:
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
- Communist Party of India (CPI)
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
In the elections to the Lok Sabha, INC won most seats in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd elections. In the fourth Lok Sabha elections held in 1967, the Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS) was the leading party. INC won all the constituencies in the 1971 and 1984 elections, but in the 1977 elections the Bharatiya Lok Dal (BLD) emerged as the largest party in Delhi. In the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi, BJP has seen huge success. It became the leading party for the first time in the 1989 elections and retained that position in the 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999 elections. But its performance plummeted in the 2004 and 2009 elections, while INC became the leading party. In 2014, BJP won with big margin.
Prominent Political Personalities
- Ashish Khetan : He is a noted investigative journalist, and was an AAP candidate from New Delhi. This was his foray into electoral politics.
- Ashutosh : He is a veteran TV journalist and will contest on a AAP ticket from the Chandni Chowk constituency. He is also the spokesperson of the party.
- Raj Mohan Gandhi : He is an eminent scholar and is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. He contested on a AAP ticket from the East Delhi constituency.
- Kapil Sibal : He was an INC MP from Chandni Chowk. He is currently the Union Minister of Law and Justice and Communications and Information Technology. He was first appointed as a Rajya Sabha member in 1998 in Bihar. He has held positions in the Ministry of Science & Technology and the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
- Ajay Maken : He is a member of the INC and represented the New Delhi constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha. He is a former Union Minister and at present is the General Secretary of the INC.
- Krishna Tirath : She was an MP from the North West Delhi constituency. She started her political career as an MLA and was the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women and Child Development.
- Chaudhury Brahm Prakash : He was a freedom fighter and played a significant role in the Individual Satyagraha movement and Quit India Movement. He was the first Chief Minister of Delhi and was also a former Union Minster for Food, Agriculture, Irrigation and Cooperatives.
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| Election Highlights |
| 2019 Quick Facts |
No. of PCs: 7 No. of Polling Days: 1 Polling Dates: 12 May (Phase 6) Poll Expenditure Limit per Candidate : Rs. 70 lakhs |
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Delhi Parliamentary Constituency Winners 2009
| PC No. | PC Name | Category | Winning Candidate | Gender | Party | Total Votes |
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| 1 | Chandni Chowk | GEN | Kapil Sibal | M | INC | 465713 |
| 2 | North East Delhi | GEN | Jai Prakash Agarwal | M | INC | 518191 |
| 3 | East Delhi | GEN | Sandeep Dikshit | M | INC | 518001 |
| 4 | New Delhi | GEN | Ajay Makan | M | INC | 455867 |
| 5 | North West Delhi | (SC) | Krishna Tirath | F | INC | 487404 |
| 6 | West Delhi | GEN | Mahabal Mishra | M | INC | 479899 |
| 7 | South Delhi | GEN | Ramesh Kumar | M | INC | 360278 |
| Parliamentary Constituencies in Delhi |
| PC No. | PC Name | PC No. | PC Name |
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| 1 | Chandni Chowk | 5 | North West Delhi |
| 2 | North East Delhi | 6 | West Delhi |
| 3 | East Delhi | 7 | South Delhi |
| 4 | New Delhi |
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