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{{Short description|Constituency of the Delhi legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Matia Mahal
| mla = [[Aaley Mohammad Iqbal]]
| party = [[All India Forward Bloc]]
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
| state = [[Delhi]]
| district = [[Chandni Chowk]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandni Chowk]]
| electors = 1,25,845
| type = SLA
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Aaley Mohammad Iqbal.jpg
| constituency_no = 21
}}

'''Matia Mahal Assembly constituency''' is one of the seventy [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Delhi assembly]] constituencies of [[Delhi]] in northern India.
Matia Mahal assembly constituency is a part of [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

==Electoral history==
The constituency was created in 1993 after abolition of Metropolitan Council. Since then, it has been represented by [[Shoaib Iqbal]] who contested the seats 7 times from different parties.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Delhi polls: Not all 'party hoppers' turned out lucky |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-polls-not-all-party-hoppers-turned-out-lucky/articleshow/46190931.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-08-05}}</ref> However, during [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]], he contested from [[Indian National Congress]] and lost to [[Asim Ahmed Khan]] by a huge margin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asim Ahmed Khan |url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/VIthAssembly/WhosWho/AsimAhmedKhan.htm |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=delhiassembly.nic.in}}</ref>

After the reunification of three municipal corporations into Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Constituency was divided into 3 wards - '''Chandni Mahal, Sita Ram Bazaar and Delhi Gate'''.The constituency has 3 wards under it each represented by a [[Councillor]].

# Chandni Mahal - Imran Chaudhary (AIFB)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baranwal |first=Rishika |date=2025-12-03 |title=Delhi MCD By-Election 2025: Shoaib Iqbal’s hold on Chandni Mahal unshaken as AAP’s big names fall flat News24 - |url=https://news24online.com/india/delhi-mcd-by-election-2025-shoaib-iqbals-hold-on-chandni-mahal-unshaken-as-aaps-big-names-fall-flat/679706/ |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=News24 |language=en}}</ref>
# Delhi Gate - Kiran Rakesh Kumar (AAP)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Delhi Gate Ward LIVE results: AAP Candidate Kiran Bala Wins Ward No.77 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/delhi-gate-ward-live-results-leading-trailing-won-lost-in-ward-no-77-6545401.html |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
# Bazar Sita Ram - Rafia Mahir (AAP)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Bazar Sita Ram Ward LIVE results: AAP Candidate Rafia Mahir Wins Ward No.78 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/bazar-sita-ram-ward-live-results-leading-trailing-won-lost-in-ward-no-78-6545455.html |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Member<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delhi Assembly Election 2020 - State Wise and Party Wise Results |url=https://www.elections.in/delhi/assembly-constituencies/matia-mahal.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref>
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| [[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1993]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Shoaib Iqbal]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Janata Dal}}
|-
| [[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1998]]
|-
| [[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2003]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)|dab=yes}}
|-
| [[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
| {{Full party name with color|Lok Janshakti Party}}
|-
| [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=yes}}
|-
| [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
| [[Asim Ahmed Khan]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|-
| [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
| [[Shoaib Iqbal]]
|-
| [[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
| [[Aaley Mohammad Iqbal]]
|-
|}

== Election results ==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin|
title=[[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2025]]: Matia Mahal<ref name="Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Matia Mahal">{{cite news |title=Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Matia Mahal |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0521.htm |access-date=11 March 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311090819/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0521.htm |archive-date=11 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="Matia Mahal Constituency Election Results 2025">{{cite news |title=Matia Mahal Constituency Election Results 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/matia-mahal |access-date=11 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311090920/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/matia-mahal |archive-date=11 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = [[Aaley Mohammad Iqbal]]
| votes = 58,120
| percentage = 68.80
| change = {{decrease}}7.16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Deepti Indora
| votes = 15,396
| percentage = 18.23
| change = {{decrease}}1.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = [[Asim Ahmed Khan]]
| votes = 10,295
| percentage = 12.19
| change = {{increase}}8.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = NOTA
| candidate = None of the above
| votes = 217
| percentage = 0.26
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 42,724
| percentage = 50.39
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 84,475
| percentage =
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 ===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 2020"/>
{{Election box begin|
title=[[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2020]]: Matia Mahal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = [[Shoaib Iqbal]]
| votes = 67,282
| percentage = 75.96
| change = +16.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Ravinder Gupta
| votes = 17,041
| percentage = 19.24
| change = +7.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Mirza Javed Ali
| votes = 3,409
| percentage = 3.85
| change = -22.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Tej Ram|votes=223|percentage=0.25|change=-0.24}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = None of the above
| candidate = None of the above
| votes = 216
| percentage = 0.24
| change = -0.01
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 50,241
| percentage = 56.72
| change = +24.24
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 88,590
| percentage = 70.43
| change = +1.12
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party
| swing = +16.73
}}
{{Election box end}}
<section end="Assembly Election 2020"/>

=== 2015 ===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 2015"/>
{{Election box begin|
title=[[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2015]]: Matia Mahal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = [[Asim Ahmed Khan]]
| votes = 47,584
| percentage = 59.23
| change = +33.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = [[Shoaib Iqbal]]
| votes = 21,488
| percentage = 26.74
| change = -0.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Shakeel Anjum Dehalvi
| votes = 9,105
| percentage = 11.33
| change = +2.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = None of the above
| candidate = None of the above
| votes = 203
| percentage = 0.25
| change = -0.16
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 26,096
| percentage = 32.49
| change = +28.46
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 80,348
| percentage =69.30
| change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party
| loser = Janata Dal (United)
| swing = +33.18
}}
{{Election box end}}
<section end="Assembly Election 2015"/>

=== 2013 ===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 2013"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2013]]: Matia Mahal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal (United)
| candidate = Shoaib Iqbal
| votes = 22,732
| percentage = 31.72
| change = +31.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Mirza Javed Ali
| votes = 19,841
| percentage = 27.68
| change = -0.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = Shakeel Anjum
| votes = 18,668
| percentage = 26.05
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Nizamuddin
| votes = 6,061
| percentage = 8.46
| change = -0.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = None of the above
| candidate = None
| votes = 296
| percentage = 0.41
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 2,891
| percentage = 4.03
| change = -7.78
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 71,780
| percentage = 65.77
| change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Janata Dal (United)
| loser = Lok Janshakti Party
| swing = +11.56
}}
{{Election box end}}
<section end="Assembly Election 2013"/>

=== 2008 ===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 2008"/> <section end="Assembly Election 2008"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2008]]: Matia Mahal<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2008/stats_DL_2008.pdf 2008 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Lok Janshakti Party
| candidate = Shoaib Iqbal
| votes = 25,474
| percentage = 39.56
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Mehmood Zia
| votes = 17,870
| percentage = 27.75
| change = -8.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Abhey Singh Yadav
| votes = 11,714
| percentage = 18.19
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Talat Sultana
| votes = 6,015
| percentage = 9.34
| change = +2.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Mohd Shafiq
| votes = 814
| percentage = 1.26
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Nationalist Congress Party
| candidate = Puran Chand
| votes = 436
| percentage = 0.68
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party of India (Athvale)
| candidate = Nasiruddin
| votes = 334
| percentage = 0.52
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = All India Minorities Front
| candidate = Rukhsana
| votes = 322
| percentage = 0.50
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal (United)
| candidate = Ikramuddin
| votes = 273
| percentage = 0.42
| change = +0.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Smt Chander Kanta Bharti
| votes = 267
| percentage = 0.41
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Satish Kumar Dhawan
| votes = 137
| percentage = 0.21
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Jaini Prasad
| votes = 132
| percentage = 0.21
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Hafizul Haque
| votes = 121
| percentage = 0.19
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Sibghat Ullah
| votes = 117
| percentage = 0.18
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
| candidate = Tariq Mirza
| votes = 88
| percentage = 0.14
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian Justice Party
| candidate = Ganga Ram
| votes = 76
| percentage = 0.12
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Rashtriya Hith Congress
| candidate = Mahendra
| votes = 73
| percentage = 0.11
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Samajwadi Party
| candidate = Gurdeep Singh Chawla
| votes = 69
| percentage = 0.11
| change = +0.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Vikram Singh
| votes = 57
| percentage = 0.09
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 7,607
| percentage = 11.81
| change = -4.12
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 64,389
| percentage = 56.3
| change = +0.84
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Lok Janshakti Party
| loser = Janata Dal (Secular)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2003===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 2003"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2003]]: Matia Mahal<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_NOV_2003/StatisticalReports_DEL_Nov2003.pdf 2003 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal (Secular)
| candidate = Shoaib Iqbal
| votes = 25,222
| percentage = 52.21
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Azhar Shagufa
| votes = 17,524
| percentage = 36.28
| change = +16.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Qasim Malik
| votes = 3,114
| percentage = 6.45
| change = -5.36
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
| candidate = Abdul Jabbar
| votes = 1,185
| percentage = 2.45
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
| candidate = Nazar Mohd
| votes = 362
| percentage = 0.75
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Satish Kumar
| votes = 345
| percentage = 0.71
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Alimuddin Kurashi
| votes = 211
| percentage = 0.44
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal (United)
| candidate = Abdul Mueen
| votes = 149
| percentage = 0.31
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Faiz Mohd Khan
| votes = 107
| percentage = 0.22
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Samajwadi Party
| candidate = Gulfam
| votes = 45
| percentage = 0.09
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = United Citizen Party
| candidate = Alim
| votes = 44
| percentage = 0.09
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 7,698
| percentage = 15.93
| change = -29.03
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 48,308
| percentage = 55.46
| change = -1.08
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Janata Dal (Secular)
| loser = Janata Dal
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2003"/>

===1998===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 1998"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 1998]]: Matia Mahal<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-DEL98.pdf 1998 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal
| candidate = Shoaib Iqbal
| votes = 28,872
| percentage = 65.18
| change = +2.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Aziz Ahmad Siddiqui
| votes = 8,956
| percentage = 20.22
| change = +10.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Aslam Sadar
| votes = 5,230
| percentage = 11.81
| change = -5.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
| candidate = Mohd Asif
| votes = 406
| percentage = 0.92
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Awami Party
| candidate = Mohd Irfan Qureshi
| votes = 335
| percentage = 0.76
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Bhagat Singh
| votes = 169
| percentage = 0.38
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Lok Shakti
| candidate = Zahida Khatun
| votes = 142
| percentage = 0.32
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Riazuddin
| votes = 79
| percentage = 0.18
| change = -0.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Satish Kumar Dhawan
| votes = 43
| percentage = 0.10
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Devraj
| votes = 41
| percentage = 0.09
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Lok Dal
| candidate = Man Mohan Lal
| votes = 22
| percentage = 0.05
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 19,916
| percentage = 44.96
| change = -0.37
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 44,295
| percentage = 56.54
| change = -13.10
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Janata Dal
| swing = +2.41
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 1998"/>

===1993===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 1993"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 1993]]: Matia Mahal<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/StatRep_DL_93.pdf 1993 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal
| candidate = [[Shoaib Iqbal]]
| votes = 27,617
| percentage = 62.77
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Begum Khurshid
| votes = 17,672
| percentage = 17.44
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Memood Pracha
| votes = 16,221
| percentage = 16.59
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Samajwadi Party
| candidate = Saeed Khan
| votes = 2,068
| percentage = 4.70
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Khalil
| votes = 677
| percentage = 1.54
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian Union Muslim League
| candidate = Syed Hamid Hussin Khizer
| votes = 539
| percentage = 1.23
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Madan Lal Bhalla
| votes = 338
| percentage = 0.77
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Shijauddin
| votes = 189
| percentage = 0.43
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Party
| candidate = C B Lall Saxena
| votes = 184
| percentage = 0.42
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party of India
| candidate = Javed Malik
| votes = 99
| percentage = 0.23
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Om Prakash
| votes = 86
| percentage = 0.20
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = National Democratic Peoples Front
| candidate = Shakil Ahmed
| votes = 52
| percentage = 0.12
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Mohd Aziz
| votes = 46
| percentage = 0.10
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Zamil Hussain
| votes = 34
| percentage = 0.08
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Har Bhajan Singh
| votes = 31
| percentage = 0.07
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Irfan
| votes = 24
| percentage = 0.05
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Doordarshi Party
| candidate = Vijay Singh
| votes = 23
| percentage = 0.05
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Man Mohan Lal
| votes = 19
| percentage = 0.04
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Mohd Furkan
| votes = 19
| percentage = 0.04
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Satish Verma
| votes = 19
| percentage = 0.04
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Sagir Ahmed
| votes = 15
| percentage = 0.03
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Manzoor Hasan
| votes = 14
| percentage = 0.03
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Javed Iqbal
| votes = 12
| percentage = 0.03
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 19,945
| percentage = 45.33
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 43,998
| percentage = 69.64
| change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
| winner = Janata Dal
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 1993"/>

==References==
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{{Assembly constituencies of New Delhi}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Delhi]]
[[Category:Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Politics of Delhi]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1993]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Delhi]]

Matia Mahal Assembly constituency - Revision history

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