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{{Short description|Legislative assembly seat in Delhi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Najafgarh
| mla = [[Neelam Pahalwan]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|latest_election_year = [[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
| established = 1993
| state = [[Delhi]]
| district = [[West Delhi]]
| type = SLA
| reservation = None
| constituency_no = 35
}}
'''Najafgarh Assembly constituency''' is one of the 70 [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of the [[National Capital Territory]] in northern [[India]].

==Overview==
Present geographical structure of Najafgarh constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.<ref name="eci1">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=549}}</ref>
Najafgarh is part of [[West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency]] along with nine other Assembly segments, namely, [[Madipur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Madipur]], [[Rajouri Garden (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajouri Garden]], [[Hari Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Hari Nagar]], [[Tilak Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tilak Nagar]], [[Janakpuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Janakpuri]], [[Vikaspuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Vikaspuri]], [[Dwarka (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Dwarka]], [[Matiala (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Matiala]] and [[Uttam Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Uttam Nagar]].

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| [[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1993]]
| Suraj Parshad Paliwal
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| [[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1998]]
| Kanwal Yadav
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2003]]
| Ranbir Singh Kharb
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| [[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
| Bharat Singh Shokeen
|-
| [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
| Ajeet Singh Kharkhari
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Kailash Gahlot]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|-
| [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|-
| [[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
| [[Neelam Pahalwan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

== Election results ==
=== 2025 ===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 2025"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2025]]: [[Najafgarh]]<ref name="Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Najafgarh">{{cite news |title=Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Najafgarh |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0535.htm |accessdate=16 March 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=8 February 2025 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316170359/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0535.htm |archivedate=16 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="Najafgarh Constituency Election Results 2025">{{cite news |title=Najafgarh Constituency Election Results 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/najafgarh |accessdate=16 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=8 February 2025 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316170405/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/najafgarh |archivedate=16 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[Neelam Pahalwan]]
| votes = 1,01,708
| percentage = 56.40
| change = {{Increase}}10.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Tarun Yadav|votes=72,699|percentage=40.31|change={{decrease}}9.55}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sushma Yadav|votes=2,902|percentage=1.61|change={{Increase}}0.15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=NOTA|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,346|percentage=0.75|change={{increase}}0.30}}
{{Election box majority|votes=29,009|percentage=16.09|change={{up}}12.28}} 178,655
{{Election box turnout|votes= 1,78,655 |percentage=64.13|change={{down}}0.80}} +70.90
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = BJP
| loser = Aam Aadmi Party
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2025"/>

=== 2020 ===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 2020"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2020]]: [[Najafgarh]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = [[Kailash Gahlot]]
| votes = 81,507
| percentage = 49.86
| change = {{Increase}}15.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Ajeet Singh Kharkhari
| votes = 75,276
| percentage = 46.05
| change = {{Increase}}21.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Sahab Singh
| votes = 2,379
| percentage = 1.46
| change = {{decrease}}3.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = None of the above
| candidate = None of the above
| votes = 736
| percentage = 0.45
| change = {{Increase}}0.12
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 6,231
| percentage = 3.81
| change = {{Increase}}2.84
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 1,63,517
| percentage = 64.93
| change = -4.09
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party
| swing = +15.24
}}
{{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]]: Najafgarh<ref name=election2015>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3878-delhi-2015/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |website=eci.gov.in |accessdate=28 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = [[Kailash Gahlot]]
| votes = 55,598
| percentage = 34.62
| change = +18.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Lok Dal
| candidate = Bharat Singh
| votes = 54,043
| percentage = 33.65
| change = +2.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Ajeet Singh Kharkhari
| votes = 39,462
| percentage = 24.57
| change = -8.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Jai Kishan Sharma
| votes = 8,180
| percentage = 5.09
| change = -2.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Ram Singh
| votes = 1,108
| percentage = 4.60
| change = -2.75
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = None of the above
| candidate = None
| votes = 535
| percentage = 0.33
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 1,555
| percentage = 0.97
| change = -5.82
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 1,60,765
| percentage = 69.02
| change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party
| loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = +18.77
}}
{{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]]: [[Najafgarh]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Ajeet Singh Kharkhari
| votes = 54,358
| percentage = 33.27
| change = +24.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Lok Dal
| candidate = Bharat Singh
| votes = 44,590
| percentage = 31.00
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = Mukesh Kumar Dagar
| votes = 22,798
| percentage = 15.85
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Bijander Dutt
| votes = 10,633
| percentage = 7.39
| change = -14.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Ajit Singh
| votes = 6,618
| percentage = 4.60
| change = -13.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Neelam
| votes = 2,660
| percentage = 1.85
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = None of the above
| candidate = None
| votes = 733
| percentage = 0.51
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 9,768
| percentage = 6.79
| change = -4.40
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 1,44,153
| percentage = 67.96
| change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
| loser = Independent (politician)
| swing = +24.53
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2013"/>

=== 2008 ===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 2008"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2008]]: Najafgarh<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 = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Bharat Singh
| votes = 34,028
| percentage = 33.25
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Kanwal Singh Yadav
| votes = 22,575
| percentage = 22.06
| change = -6.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Bijander Dutt
| votes = 18,164
| percentage = 17.75
| change = +11.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Rajesh Sharma
| votes = 13,576
| percentage = 13.27
| change = +4.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Ranbir Singh Kharb
| votes = 11,620
| percentage = 11.36
| change = -35.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Shyam Kumar
| votes = 585
| percentage = 0.57
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Ramphal Shaokin
| votes = 541
| percentage = 0.53
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Dinesh Kumar
| votes = 255
| percentage = 0.25
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Raghunandan Sharma
| votes = 252
| percentage = 0.25
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Samajwadi Party
| candidate = Om Prakash Singh
| votes = 215
| percentage = 0.21
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Vedpal Singh
| votes = 210
| percentage = 0.21
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Raj Kumar
| votes = 137
| percentage = 0.13
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Akhand Bharat Samaj Party
| candidate = Krishan Kumar
| votes = 105
| percentage = 0.10
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Jitender Kumar
| votes = 65
| percentage =0.06
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 11,453
| percentage = 11.19
| change = -7.30
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 102,328
| percentage = 59.1
| change = +0.47
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Independent (politician)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2008"/>

===2003===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 2003"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2003]]: Najafgarh<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 = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Ranbir Singh
| votes = 43,342
| percentage = 46.90
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Kanwal Singh
| votes = 26,252
| percentage = 28.41
| change = +0.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Jai Om Dagar
| votes = 7,970
| percentage = 8.62
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Lok Dal
| candidate = Bharat Singh
| votes = 7,460
| percentage = 8.07
| change = -12.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Subhash
| votes = 5,638
| percentage = 6.10
| change = +3.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Har Prasad Prajapati
| votes = 451
| percentage = 0.49
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Sheela Devi
| votes = 338
| percentage = 0.37
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Bhram Sharma
| votes = 230
| percentage = 0.25
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Bal Raj Singh
| votes = 152
| percentage = 0.16
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Ram Avtar
| votes = 143
| percentage = 0.15
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Suresh Kumar Chauhan
| votes = 131
| percentage = 0.14
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Shoshit Samaj Party
| candidate = S S Goswami
| votes = 120
| percentage = 0.13
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Anirudh Kumar
| votes = 96
| percentage = 0.10
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Devender Singh
| votes = 83
| percentage = 0.09
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 17,090
| percentage = 18.49
| change = +16.07
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 92,406
| percentage = 58.63
| change = +2.85
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Independent (politician)
| loser = Indian National Congress
| 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]]: Najafgarh<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 = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Kanwal Singh
| votes = 21,111
| percentage = 28.02
| change = +12.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Jai Kishan Sharma
| votes = 19,284
| percentage = 25.60
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Lok Dal
| candidate = Pritam Singh
| votes = 15,382
| percentage = 20.42
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
| candidate = Jagbir
| votes = 6,244
| percentage = 8.29
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Jai Om Dagar
| votes = 5,980
| percentage = 7.94
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Rajesh Sharma
| votes = 3,170
| percentage = 4.21
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Rameshwar Singh
| votes = 2,142
| percentage = 2.84
| change = -1.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal
| candidate = Vijay Pal
| votes = 875
| percentage = 1.16
| change = -14.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Dinesh Kumar Bharadwaj
| votes = 465
| percentage = 0.62
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Mahavir Singh
| votes = 292
| percentage = 0.39
| change = +0.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Samajwadi Party
| candidate = Sameer Singh
| votes = 165
| percentage = 0.22
| change = -0.75
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Satvir Singh Goswamy
| votes = 110
| percentage = 0.15
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Rajesh Kumar
| votes = 83
| percentage = 0.11
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Krishna Choudhary
| votes = 36
| percentage = 0.05
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 1,827
| percentage = 2.42
| change = -7.26
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 75,339
| percentage = 61.48
| change = -4.94
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Indian National Congress
| loser = Independent (politician)
| swing = +12.49
}}
{{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]]: Najafgarh<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 = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Suraj Prasad Paliwal
| votes = 19,582
| percentage = 35.23
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Ran Singh Dagar
| votes = 14,203
| percentage = 25.55
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal
| candidate = Jai Om Dagar
| votes = 8,785
| percentage = 15.81
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Ram Kala Dabas
| votes = 8,629
| percentage = 15.53
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Rameshwar
| votes = 2,487
| percentage = 4.47
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Sat Pal Malik
| votes = 733
| percentage = 1.32
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Samajwadi Party
| candidate = Chand Singh Dagar
| votes = 539
| percentage = 0.97
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Suraj Bhan
| votes = 211
| percentage = 0.38
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Party
| candidate = Dev Raj Singh Raghav
| votes = 143
| percentage = 0.26
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Ved Varat Dagar
| votes = 112
| percentage = 0.20
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Mahavir Singh
| votes = 86
| percentage = 0.15
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Shiv Singh Bhandari
| votes = 42
| percentage = 0.08
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Doordarshi Party
| candidate = Ram Bilas
| votes = 28
| percentage = 0.05
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 5,379
| percentage = 9.68
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 55,580
| percentage = 66.42
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Independent (politician)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 1993"/>

==See also==
* [[Najafgarh]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{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:West Delhi district]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Delhi]]

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