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{{Short description|Legislative assembly seat in Delhi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Palam
| mla = [[Kuldeep Solanki]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
| established = 1993
| state = [[Delhi]]
| district = [[South Delhi]]
| type = SLA
| reservation = None
| constituency_no = 37
}}
'''Palam Assembly constituency''' is one of the 70 [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of the [[National Capital Territory]] in northern India.

==Overview==
The 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.<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>
Palam is part of [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency]] (Earlier it was under the erstwhile [[Outer Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Outer Delhi parliamentary constituency]]) along with nine other Assembly 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]].

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| [[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1993]]
| [[Dharam Dev Solanki]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| [[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1998]]
| [[Mahendra Yadav (Indian politician)|Mahender Yadav]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2003]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Dharam Dev Solanki]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| [[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|-
| [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|-
| [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Bhavna Gaur]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|-
| [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|-
|[[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|[[Kuldeep Solanki]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=1|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2025]]: Palam<ref name="Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Palam">{{cite news |title=Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Palam |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0537.htm |access-date=18 March 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318072109/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0537.htm |archive-date=18 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Palam Constituency Election Results 2025">{{cite news |title=Palam Constituency Election Results 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/palam |access-date=18 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318072221/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/palam |archive-date=18 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Kuldeep Solanki]]|votes=82,046|percentage=50.45|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Joginder Solanki|votes=73,094|percentage=44.95|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Mange Ram Solanki|votes=4,697|percentage=2.89|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent |candidate=Prashant Chauhan |votes=302|percentage=0.19|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=NOTA|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,119|percentage=0.69|change=|}}
{{Election box majority|votes=8,952|percentage=5.50|change=|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,62,615|percentage=|change=|}}
{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Bharatiya Janata Party|loser=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]]: [[Palam]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = [[Bhavna Gaur]]
| votes = 92,722
| percentage = 59.15
| change = +3.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Vijay Pandit
| votes = 60,010
| percentage = 38.26
| change = +3.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Geeta
| votes = 786
| percentage = 0.50
| change = -0.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
| candidate = Nirmal Kumar Singh
| votes = 552
| percentage = 0.35
| change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = None of the above
| candidate = None of the above
| votes = 848
| percentage = 0.54
| change = +0.22
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 32,765
| percentage = 20.89
| change = -0.01
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 1,56,982
| percentage =63.37
| change = -1.64
}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = {{formatnum: }} |ref= }}
{{Election box hold with party link|
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party
| swing = +3.19
}}
{{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]]: [[Palam]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = [[Bhavna Gaur]]
| votes = 82,637
| percentage = 55.96
| change = +29.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Dharam Dev Solanki
| votes = 51,788
| percentage = 35.06
| change = +1.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Madan Mohan
| votes = 10,529
| percentage = 7.13
| change = -8.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Ranbir Singh Solanki
| votes = 900
| percentage = 0.60
| change = -18.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Communist Party of India
| candidate = Dalip Kumar
| votes = 488
| percentage = 0.33
| change = -0.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = None of the above
| candidate = None of the above
| votes = 475
| percentage = 0.32
| change = -0.38
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 30,849
| percentage = 20.90
| change = +14.39
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 1,47,708
| percentage =65.01
| change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = {{formatnum: }} |ref= }}
{{Election box gain with party link|
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party
| loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = +29.17
}}
{{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]]: [[Palam]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Dharm Dev Solanki
| votes = 42,833
| percentage = 33.30
| change = -10.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = [[Bhavna Gaur]]
| votes = 34,661
| percentage = 26.79
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Madan Mohan
| votes = 24,862
| percentage = 19.33
| change = -3.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Vinay Mishra
| votes = 19,531
| percentage = 15.18
| change = -15.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = National Youth Party
| candidate = Neeraj Kr Sharma
| votes = 3,631
| percentage = 2.82
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = None of the above
| candidate = None
| votes = 903
| percentage = 0.70
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 8,372
| percentage = 6.51
| change = -7.14
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 1,28,822
| percentage = 63.14
| change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = {{formatnum: }} |ref= }}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = -10.82
}}
{{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]]: Palam<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2008/stats_DL_2008.pdf 2008 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Dharam Dev Solanki
| votes = 40,712
| percentage = 44.12
| change = -3.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Mahender Yadav
| votes = 28,119
| percentage = 30.47
| change = -14.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Madan Mohan
| votes = 21,014
| percentage = 22.77
| change = +18.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Communist Party of India
| candidate = Bhairav Dutt Dhyani
| votes = 659
| percentage = 0.71
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Mahesh Kumar
| votes = 600
| percentage = 0.65
| change = -0.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Samata Party
| candidate = Chanchal Sharma
| votes = 349
| percentage = 0.38
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Lok Jan Shakti Party
| candidate = Mohan Pal Sankhla
| votes = 307
| percentage = 0.33
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Pawan Kumar
| votes = 259
| percentage = 0.28
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Rashtriya Janadhikar Suraksha Party
| candidate = Deepak Kumar
| votes = 258
| percentage = 0.28
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 12,593
| percentage = 13.65
| change = +11.10
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 92,277
| percentage = 58.8
| change = +10.03
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = -3.83
}}
{{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]]: Palam<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_NOV_2003/StatisticalReports_DEL_Nov2003.pdf 2003 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Dharam Dev Solanki
| votes = 43,521
| percentage = 47.95
| change = +7.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Sumesh
| votes = 41,204
| percentage = 45.40
| change = -3.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = L C Sharma
| votes = 3,496
| percentage = 3.85
| change = +1.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Harish Chander Jha
| votes = 488
| percentage = 0.54
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Rashtriya Samajwadi Party (United)
| candidate = Anil Kumar Chand
| votes = 463
| percentage = 0.51
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal (United)
| candidate = Govind Singh Negi
| votes = 361
| percentage = 0.40
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Virendar
| votes = 263
| percentage = 0.29
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (Secular)
| candidate = Kirpa Shankar Verma
| votes = 244
| percentage = 0.27
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Mam Chand Singh
| votes = 170
| percentage = 0.19
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Rajpal Singh Khokhar
| votes = 166
| percentage = 0.18
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)
| candidate = Kiran Brahmi
| votes = 151
| percentage = 0.17
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian Justice Party
| candidate = Stephen Verghese
| votes = 82
| percentage = 0.09
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Mahesh Kumar
| votes = 73
| percentage = 0.08
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Krishan Lal
| votes = 72
| percentage = 0.08
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 2,317
| percentage = 2.55
| change = -5.70
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 90,754
| percentage = 48.77
| change = +2.46
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = +7.58
}}
{{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]]: Palam<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-DEL98.pdf 1998 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Mahender Yadav
| votes = 32,699
| percentage = 48.62
| change = +15.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Dharam Dev Solanki
| votes = 27,152
| percentage = 40.37
| change = -0.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Jasbir Singh Solanki
| votes = 2,196
| percentage = 3.27
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Sarnam Singh Pal
| votes = 1,889
| percentage = 2.81
| change = +0.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
| candidate = Mahender Yadav
| votes = 1,869
| percentage = 2.78
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Avdesh Tiwari
| votes = 829
| percentage = 1.23
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal
| candidate = Shivan Bansal
| votes = 473
| percentage = 0.70
| change = +20.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Ram Swaroop
| votes = 126
| percentage = 0.19
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Parveen Kumar
| votes = 25
| percentage = 0.04
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 5,547
| percentage = 8.25
| change = +0.15
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 67,258
| percentage = 46.31
| change = -12.20
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Indian National Congress
| swing = +15.49
}}
{{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]]: Palam<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/StatRep_DL_93.pdf 1993 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Dharam Dev Solanki

| votes = 20,671
| percentage = 41.23
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Mukhtyar Singh
| votes = 16,613
| percentage = 33.13
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal
| candidate = Sukhbir Singh Solanki
| votes = 10,655
| percentage = 21.25
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Tikam Singh
| votes = 1,233
| percentage = 2.46
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Ram Rattan Doohan
| votes = 336
| percentage = 0.67
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Party
| candidate = Raj Kumar
| votes = 204
| percentage = 0.41
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Delhi Poorvanchal Party
| candidate = Madhav Pathak
| votes = 162
| percentage = 0.32
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Mukt Bharat
| candidate = Randhir Singh
| votes = 82
| percentage = 0.16
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Rama Shankar Singh
| votes = 73
| percentage = 0.15
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Sukhbir Singh
| votes = 60
| percentage = 0.12
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Doordarshi Party
| candidate = Shyam Sunder
| votes = 49
| percentage = 0.10
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 4,058
| percentage = 8.10
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 50,138
| percentage = 58.51
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 1993"/>

==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:South Delhi district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1993]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Delhi]]

Palam Assembly constituency - Revision history

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