https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Palam_%28Delhi_Assembly_constituency%29 Palam (Delhi Assembly constituency) - Revision history 2026-08-21T04:08:09Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palam_(Delhi_Assembly_constituency)&diff=462721&oldid=prev Bharatprspecialist: brief added page per sources additionally and added references 2022-05-12T12:23:54Z <p>brief added page per sources additionally and added references</p> <a href="//en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palam_(Delhi_Assembly_constituency)&amp;diff=462721&amp;oldid=244694">Show changes</a> Bharatprspecialist https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palam_(Delhi_Assembly_constituency)&diff=244694&oldid=prev ->Graham87: /* External links */ rm blogspam by 103.94 ... 2021-11-08T17:45:41Z <p><span class="autocomment">External links: </span> rm blogspam by 103.94 ...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Legislative assembly seat in Delhi}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox Vidhan Sabha constituency<br /> | name = Palam<br /> | map = <br /> | state = [[Delhi]]<br /> | union_territory = <br /> | district_label = [[List of districts of Delhi|District]]<br /> | district = [[South Delhi]]<br /> | population = <br /> | electorate = <br /> | year = 1993<br /> | reserved = <br /> | members_label1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br /> | mla = [[Bhavna Gaur]]<br /> | party = [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]] <br /> | blank1_name = [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha]] Constituency<br /> | blank1_info = [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi]]<br /> | parl_name=the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]<br /> }} <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Palam Vidhan Sabha constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 70 [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies of the [[National Capital Territory]] in northern India.<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> Present geographical structure of Palam constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.&lt;ref name=&quot;eci1&quot;&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Palam is part of [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency]] (Earlier it was under erstwhile [[Outer Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Outer Delhi parliamentary constituency]]) along with nine other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, [[Bijwasan (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Bijwasan]], [[Sangam Vihar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Sangam Vihar]], [[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]], [[Chhatarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Chhatarpur]], [[Deoli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Deoli]], [[Kalkaji (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kalkaji]], [[Tughlakabad (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tughlakabad]], [[Badarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Badarpur]] and [[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli]].<br /> <br /> ==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Key&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}} {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} {{Party index link|Aam Aadmi Party}}<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Election!!Member!!Party<br /> |-<br /> |style=&quot;background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&quot; |<br /> | [[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1993]]<br /> | [[Dharam Dev Solanki]]<br /> | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /> |-<br /> |style=&quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&quot; |<br /> | [[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1998]]<br /> | Mahender Yadav<br /> | [[Indian National Congress]]<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&quot; |<br /> | [[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2003]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot; | [[Dharam Dev Solanki]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot; | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: {{Aam Aadmi Party/meta/color}}&quot; |<br /> | [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2015]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | [[Bhavna Gaur]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | [[Aam Aadmi Party]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2020]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> <br /> ===2020 results===<br /> {{Election box begin|<br /> title=[[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Palam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> | party = Aam Aadmi Party<br /> | candidate = [[Bhavna Gaur]]<br /> | votes = 92,775<br /> | percentage = 59.15<br /> | change = +3.19<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> | party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | candidate = Vijay Pandit<br /> | votes = 60,010 <br /> | percentage = 38.26<br /> | change = +3.20<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> | party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> | candidate = Geeta<br /> | votes = 786 <br /> | percentage = 0.50<br /> | change = -0.10<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> | party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br /> | candidate = Nirmal Kumar Singh<br /> | votes = 552<br /> | percentage = 0.35<br /> | change = New<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> | party = None of the above<br /> | candidate = None of the above<br /> | votes = 848<br /> | percentage = 0.54<br /> | change = +0.22<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> | votes = 32,765 <br /> | percentage = 20.89 <br /> | change = -0.01<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> | votes = 1,56,982 <br /> | percentage =63.37<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> | winner = Aam Aadmi Party<br /> | loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | swing = +3.19<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2015 results===<br /> {{Election box begin|<br /> title=[[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Palam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> | party = Aam Aadmi Party<br /> | candidate = [[Bhavna Gaur]]<br /> | votes = 82,637<br /> | percentage = 55.96<br /> | change = +29.17<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> | party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | candidate = Dharam Dev Solanki<br /> | votes = 51,788<br /> | percentage = 35.06<br /> | change = +1.76<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> | party = Indian National Congress<br /> | candidate = Madan Mohan<br /> | votes = 10,529<br /> | percentage = 7.13<br /> | change = -8.05<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> | party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> | candidate = Ranbir Singh Solanki<br /> | votes = 900<br /> | percentage = 0.60<br /> | change = -18.73<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> | party = Communist Party of India<br /> | candidate = Dalip Kumar<br /> | votes = 488<br /> | percentage = 0.33<br /> | change = -0.06<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> | party = None of the above<br /> | candidate = None of the above<br /> | votes = 475<br /> | percentage = 0.32<br /> | change = -0.38<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> | votes = 30,849<br /> | percentage = 20.90<br /> | change = +14.39<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> | votes = 1,47,708<br /> | percentage =65.01<br /> | change =<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> | winner = Aam Aadmi Party<br /> | loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | swing = +29.17<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2013 results===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Palam]]}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | candidate = Dharm Dev Solanki<br /> | votes = 42,833<br /> | percentage = 33.30<br /> | change = -10.82<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Aam Aadmi Party<br /> | candidate = Bhavna Gaur<br /> | votes = 34,661<br /> | percentage = 26.79<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> | candidate = Madan Mohan<br /> | votes = 24,862<br /> | percentage = 19.33<br /> | change = -3.44<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Indian National Congress<br /> | candidate = Vinay Mishra<br /> | votes = 19,531<br /> | percentage = 15.18<br /> | change = -15.29<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = National Youth Party<br /> | candidate = Neeraj Kr Sharma<br /> | votes = 3,631<br /> | percentage = 2.82<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Janata Dal (United)<br /> | candidate = Sunil Pokhriyal<br /> | votes = 1,063<br /> | percentage = 0.83<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Communist Party of India<br /> | candidate = Saroj Bala<br /> | votes = 498<br /> | percentage = 0.39<br /> | change = -0.32<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Rajendra Prasad Singh<br /> | votes = 273<br /> | percentage = 0.21<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam<br /> | candidate = P Rathinam<br /> | votes = 230<br /> | percentage = 0.15<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Dalip<br /> | votes = 176<br /> | percentage = 0.14<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Rashtriya Lok Dal<br /> | candidate = Prahlad Rana<br /> | votes = 165<br /> | percentage = 0.13<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = None of the above<br /> | candidate = None<br /> | votes = 903<br /> | percentage = 0.70<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> | votes = 8,372<br /> | percentage = 6.51<br /> | change = -7.14<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> | votes = 1,28,822<br /> | percentage = 63.14<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> | winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | swing = -10.82<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2008 results===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]: Palam&lt;ref&gt;[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2008/stats_DL_2008.pdf 2008 Election Commission of India]&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | candidate = Dharam Dev Solanki<br /> | votes = 40,712<br /> | percentage = 44.12<br /> | change = -3.83<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Indian National Congress<br /> | candidate = Mahender Yadav<br /> | votes = 28,119<br /> | percentage = 30.47<br /> | change = -14.93<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> | candidate = Madan Mohan<br /> | votes = 21,014<br /> | percentage = 22.77<br /> | change = +18.92<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Communist Party of India<br /> | candidate = Bhairav Dutt Dhyani<br /> | votes = 659<br /> | percentage = 0.71<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Mahesh Kumar<br /> | votes = 600<br /> | percentage = 0.65<br /> | change = -0.57<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Samata Party<br /> | candidate = Chanchal Sharma<br /> | votes = 349<br /> | percentage = 0.38<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Lok Jan Shakti Party<br /> | candidate = Mohan Pal Sankhla<br /> | votes = 307<br /> | percentage = 0.33<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Pawan Kumar<br /> | votes = 259<br /> | percentage = 0.28<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Rashtriya Janadhikar Suraksha Party<br /> | candidate = Deepak Kumar<br /> | votes = 258<br /> | percentage = 0.28<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> | votes = 12,593<br /> | percentage = 13.65<br /> | change = +11.10<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> | votes = 92,277<br /> | percentage = 58.8<br /> | change = +10.03<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> | winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | swing = -3.83<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2003 results===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2003: Palam&lt;ref&gt;[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_NOV_2003/StatisticalReports_DEL_Nov2003.pdf 2003 Election Commission of India]&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | candidate = Dharam Dev Solanki<br /> | votes = 43,521<br /> | percentage = 47.95<br /> | change = +7.58<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Indian National Congress<br /> | candidate = Sumesh<br /> | votes = 41,204<br /> | percentage = 45.40<br /> | change = -3.22<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> | candidate = L C Sharma<br /> | votes = 3,496<br /> | percentage = 3.85<br /> | change = +1.04<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Harish Chander Jha<br /> | votes = 488<br /> | percentage = 0.54<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Rashtriya Samajwadi Party (United)<br /> | candidate = Anil Kumar Chand<br /> | votes = 463<br /> | percentage = 0.51<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Janata Dal (United)<br /> | candidate = Govind Singh Negi<br /> | votes = 361<br /> | percentage = 0.40<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Virendar<br /> | votes = 263<br /> | percentage = 0.29<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Labour Party (Secular)<br /> | candidate = Kirpa Shankar Verma<br /> | votes = 244<br /> | percentage = 0.27<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Mam Chand Singh<br /> | votes = 170<br /> | percentage = 0.19<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Rajpal Singh Khokhar<br /> | votes = 166<br /> | percentage = 0.18<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Apna Dal<br /> | candidate = Kiran Brahmi<br /> | votes = 151<br /> | percentage = 0.17<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Indian Justice Party<br /> | candidate = Stephen Verghese<br /> | votes = 82<br /> | percentage = 0.09<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Mahesh Kumar<br /> | votes = 73<br /> | percentage = 0.08<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Krishan Lal<br /> | votes = 72<br /> | percentage = 0.08<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> | votes = 2,317<br /> | percentage = 2.55<br /> | change = -5.70<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> | votes = 90,754<br /> | percentage = 48.77<br /> | change = +2.46<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> | winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | swing = +7.58<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1998 results===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 1998: Palam&lt;ref&gt;[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-DEL98.pdf 1998 Election Commission of India]&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Indian National Congress<br /> | candidate = Mahender Yadav<br /> | votes = 32,699<br /> | percentage = 48.62<br /> | change = +15.49<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | candidate = Dharam Dev Solanki<br /> | votes = 27,152<br /> | percentage = 40.37<br /> | change = -0.86<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Jasbir Singh Solanki<br /> | votes = 2,196<br /> | percentage = 3.27<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> | candidate = Sarnam Singh Pal<br /> | votes = 1,889<br /> | percentage = 2.81<br /> | change = +0.35<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br /> | candidate = Mahender Yadav<br /> | votes = 1,869<br /> | percentage = 2.78<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Avdesh Tiwari<br /> | votes = 829<br /> | percentage = 1.23<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Janata Dal<br /> | candidate = Shivan Bansal<br /> | votes = 473<br /> | percentage = 0.70<br /> | change = +20.55<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Ram Swaroop<br /> | votes = 126<br /> | percentage = 0.19<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Parveen Kumar<br /> | votes = 25<br /> | percentage = 0.04<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> | votes = 5,547<br /> | percentage = 8.25<br /> | change = +0.15<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> | votes = 67,258<br /> | percentage = 46.31<br /> | change = -12.20<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> | winner = Indian National Congress<br /> | swing = +15.49<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1993 results===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 1993: Palam&lt;ref&gt;[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/StatRep_DL_93.pdf 1993 Election Commission of India]&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | candidate = Dharam Dev Solanki<br /> | votes = 20,671<br /> | percentage = 41.23<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Indian National Congress<br /> | candidate = Mukhtyar Singh<br /> | votes = 16,613<br /> | percentage = 33.13<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Janata Dal<br /> | candidate = Sukhbir Singh Solanki<br /> | votes = 10,655<br /> | percentage = 21.25<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> | candidate = Tikam Singh<br /> | votes = 1,233<br /> | percentage = 2.46<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Ram Rattan Doohan<br /> | votes = 336<br /> | percentage = 0.67<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Janata Party<br /> | candidate = Raj Kumar<br /> | votes = 204<br /> | percentage = 0.41<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Delhi Poorvanchal Party<br /> | candidate = Madhav Pathak<br /> | votes = 162<br /> | percentage = 0.32<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Mukt Bharat<br /> | candidate = Randhir Singh<br /> | votes = 82<br /> | percentage = 0.16<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Rama Shankar Singh<br /> | votes = 73<br /> | percentage = 0.15<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Independent (politician)<br /> | candidate = Sukhbir Singh<br /> | votes = 60<br /> | percentage = 0.12<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Doordarshi Party<br /> | candidate = Shyam Sunder<br /> | votes = 49<br /> | percentage = 0.10<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> | votes = 4,058<br /> | percentage = 8.10<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> | votes = 50,138<br /> | percentage = 58.51<br /> | change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> | winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of New Delhi}}<br /> <br /> 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