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{{short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Delhi}}
#REDIRECT [[South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency]]
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
|Name= South Delhi
|Existence = 1966
|Reservation = None
|CurrentMP =[[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
|CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]
|State =
|AssemblyConstituencies =[[Bijwasan (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Bijwasan]]<br/>
[[Palam (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Palam]]<br/> [[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli]]<br/> [[Chhatarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Chhatarpur]]<br/> [[Deoli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Deoli]]<br/> [[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]]<br/> [[Sangam Vihar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Sangam Vihar]]<br/> [[Kalkaji (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kalkaji]]<br/> [[Tughlakabad (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tughlakabad]]<br/> [[Badarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Badarpur]]
|UnionTerritory=[[Delhi]]|SuccessfulParty=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (8 times)}}
[[File:Delhi Lok Sabha election result 2019.png|alt=|thumb|Political Map of Delhi showing Parliamentary constituencies as of 2019 elections.]]


'''South Delhi''' Lok Sabha constituency is one of the seven [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in the [[India]]n National Capital Territory of [[Delhi]]. This constituency came into existence in 1966.
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{{R from move}}
The seat was a stronghold of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] for many years but in 2009, after delimitation, [[Indian National Congress|INC]] won this seat.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090519181157/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/30/30/southdelhi.html South Delhi Constituency Result 2009 Lok sabha][[CNN IBN]].</ref> [[Ramesh Bidhuri]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] is the MP representing the constituency since 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/Ramesh Bidhuri-wins-margin-107-lakh-votes/article6018553.ece|title=Ramesh Bidhuri wins: margin 1.07 lakh votes|work=The Hindu|date=17 May 2014|access-date=23 May 2014}}</ref>
 
==Assembly segments==
Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:<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|pages=556}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="500px"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
|-
|36
|[[Bijwasan (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Bijwasan]]
|None
|[[South West Delhi district|South West Delhi]]
|-
|37
|[[Palam (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Palam]]
|None
|[[South West Delhi district|South West Delhi]]
|-
|45
|[[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli]]
|None
|[[South Delhi]]
|-
|46
|[[Chhatarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Chhatarpur]]
|None
|[[South Delhi]]
|-
|47
|[[Deoli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Deoli]]
|SC
|[[South Delhi]]
|-
|48
|[[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]]
|SC
|[[South Delhi]]
|-
|49
|[[Sangam Vihar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Sangam Vihar]]
|None
|[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|-
|51
|[[Kalkaji (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kalkaji]]
|None
|[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|-
|52
|[[Tughlakabad (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tughlakabad]]
|None
|[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|-
|53
|[[Badarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Badarpur]]
|None
|[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|-
|}
From 1993 to 2008, it comprised the following [[Delhi Vidhan Sabha]] segments:<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies, General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2004|url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/DoIT/DoIT_CEO/parliamentary.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006180007/http://www.delhi.gov.in/DoIT/DoIT_CEO/parliamentary.pdf|archive-date=2011-10-06|publisher=Government of Delhi website}}</ref>
# [[Okhla (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Okhla]]
# [[Kalkaji (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kalkaji]]
# [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar]] (Polling stations 1–60 and 71–128)
# Hauz Khas
# [[R K Puram (Delhi Assembly constituency)|R K Puram]]
# [[Delhi Cantt (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Delhi Cantt]]
# [[Janakpuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Janakpuri]] (Polling stations 1–91)
# [[Hari Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Hari Nagar]]
# [[Tilak Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tilak Nagar]]
# [[Rajouri Garden (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajouri Garden]]
# Sarojini Nagar (Polling stations 94–107)
# [[Gole Market]] (Polling stations 101–109)
# [[Kasturba Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kasturba Nagar]] (Polling stations 22 and 115–119)
 
From 1966 to 1993, South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments:
# [[Delhi Cantt (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Delhi Cantt]]
# [[Okhla (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Okhla]]
# [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar]]
# [[R K Puram (Delhi Assembly constituency)|R K Puram]]
# Hauz Khas
# Ashok Nagar
# [[Tilak Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tilak Nagar]]
# [[Rajouri Garden (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajouri Garden]]
 
==Members of Lok Sabha==
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Election!!Member
!colspan="2" |Party
|-
| 1952-57-62
| colspan="3" align="center" |<small>''Does not exist''</small>
|-
| [[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
| [[Balraj Madhok]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|-
| [[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|[[Shashi Bhushan]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
| [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |
| [[Janata Party]]
|-
| [[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
| [[Charanjit Singh]]
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="3" | [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
| [[Lalit Maken]] (Died in 1985)
|-
| 1985 By-election
| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]] (bye-poll)
|-
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
| rowspan="9" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="9" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|-
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sushma Swaraj]]
|-
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|-
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
|-
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[Ramesh Kumar (politician)|Ramesh Kumar]]
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
|-
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|}
 
==Election results==
===2019 general election===
 
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
|votes      = 6,87,014
|percentage = 56.58
|change    = +11.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate  = [[Raghav Chadha]]
|votes      = 3,19,971
|percentage = 26.35
|change    = -9.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Indian National Congress
|candidate  = [[Vijender Singh]]
|votes      = 1,64,613
|percentage = 13.56
|change    = +2.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = None of the above
|candidate  = [[None of the Above]]
|votes      = 5,264
|percentage = 0.43
|change    = +0.07
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 3,67,043
  |percentage = 30.23
  |change    = +20.53
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 12,14,545
  |percentage = 58.75
  |change    = -4.22
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner  = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing    = +11.41
}}
{{Election box end}}
 
===2014 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[South Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU057.htm?ac=7|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|publisher=ECI|access-date=23 May 2014}}</ref> }}
 
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
|votes      = 4,97,980
|percentage = 45.17
|change    = +8.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate  = [[Devinder Kumar Sehrawat|Col. Devinder Sehrawat]]
|votes      = 3,90,980
|percentage = 35.47
|change    = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Indian National Congress
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Kumar (politician)|Ramesh Kumar]]
|votes      = 1,25,213
|percentage = 11.36
|change    = -37.91
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party      = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|candidate  = Ruby Yadav
|votes      = 56,749
|percentage = 5.15
|change    = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |candidate  = Sanjay Kumar Rai
  |votes      = 10,873
  |percentage = 0.99
  |change    = -11.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = None of the above
|candidate  = [[None of the Above]]
|votes      = 4,010
|percentage = 0.36
|change    = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 1,07,000
  |percentage = 9.70
  |change    = -3.05
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 11,02,410
  |percentage = 62.90
  |change    = +15.49
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |loser  = Indian National Congress
  |swing  = -4.10
}}
{{Election box end}}
 
===2009 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Indian National Congress
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Kumar (politician)|Ramesh Kumar]]
|votes      = 3,60,278
|percentage = 49.27
|change    = +2.36
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
|votes      = 2,67,059
|percentage = 36.52
|change    = −13.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate  = [[Kanwar Singh Tanwar]]
|votes      = 88,120
|percentage = 12.05
|change    = +11.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Communist Party of India
|candidate  = Shrichand Tanwar
|votes      = 5,244
|percentage = 0.72
|change    = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes      = 93,219
|percentage = 12.75
|change    = +9.41
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes      = 7,31,294
|percentage = 47.41
|change    = +7.54
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner    = Indian National Congress
|loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing      = +2.36
}}
{{Election box end}}
 
===2004 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra|Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
  |votes      = 2,40,654
  |percentage = 50.25
  |change    = −2.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[RK Anand|R. K. Anand]]
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 2,24,649
  |percentage = 46.91
  |change    = +0.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Shiv Khera]]
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 4,832
  |percentage = 1.01
  |change    = +1.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Surjeet Singh Assie
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |votes      = 4,100
  |percentage = 0.86
  |change    = +0.66
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 16,005
  |percentage = 3.34
  |change    = −2.66
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 4,78,876
  |percentage = 39.87
  |change    = −2.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing      = −2.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
 
===1999 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra|Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
  |votes      = 2,61,230
  |percentage = 52.25
  |change    = −5.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Dr. Manmohan Singh]]
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 2,31,231
  |percentage = 46.25
  |change    = +8.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Mohammad Sarif
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 2,846
  |percentage = 0.57
  |change    = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Narender Nath Shukla
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |votes      = 1,021
  |percentage = 0.20
  |change    = −1.60
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 29,999
  |percentage = 6.00
  |change    = −14.49
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 4,99,937
  |percentage = 41.87
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing      = −5.99
}}
{{Election box end}}
 
===1998 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
  |votes      = 3,31,756
  |percentage = 58.24
  |change    = +3.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Ajay Maken]]
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 2,15,043
  |percentage = 37.75
  |change    = +4.23
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Nisha Gotam
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |votes      = 10,260
  |percentage = 1.80
  |change    = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Jagjit Singh
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,185
  |percentage = 0.21
  |change    = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 1,16,713
  |percentage = 20.49
  |change    = −0.68
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 5,69,597
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing      = +3.55
}}
{{Election box end}}
===1996 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
  |votes      = 2,94,570
  |percentage = 54.69
  |change    = +15.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Kapil Sibal]]
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 1,80,564
  |percentage = 33.52
  |change    = +3.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Manoj Prabhakar]]
  |party      = All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
  |votes      = 17,690
  |percentage = 3.28
  |change    = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 1,14,006
  |percentage = 21.17
  |change    = +11.96
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 5,38,551
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing      = +15.20
}}
{{Election box end}}
===1991 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
  |votes      = 2,08,728
  |percentage = 39.49
  |change    = −21.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Romesh Bhandari]]
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 1,58,005
  |percentage = 29.89
  |change    = −8.25
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 48,723
  |percentage = 9.21
  |change    = −13.30
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 5,28,550
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing      = −21.17
}}
{{Election box end}}
===1989 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
  |votes      = 3,82,904
  |percentage = 60.66
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Subhash Chopra]]
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 77,910
  |percentage = 22.14
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 2,04,994
  |percentage = 38.51
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 4,66,370
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |loser      = Indian National Congress
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===1984 general election===
* Lalit Maken (Cong) : 215,898 votes  <ref>https://resultuniversity.com/election/south-delhi-lok-sabha</ref>
* Vijay Kumar Malhotra (BJP) : 130,847
====1985 bye-poll====
* Arjun Singh (Cong) : 161,744 votes  <ref>https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1984-election-results.html</ref>
* V.K. Malhotra (BJP) : 121,830
===1980 general election===
* Charanjit Singh (Cong - I) :  150,513 votes 
* Vijay Kumar Malhotra (Janata Party) : 146,413
* Shashi Bhushan (Cong - Urs) : 6339
* Balraj Madhok (Ind) : 2196 votes
===1967 general election===
* Balraj Madhok (BJS) : 105,611 votes  <ref>https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1967-election-results.html</ref>
* R. Singh (INC) : 69290
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==See also==
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
* [[Outer Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of National Capital Territory}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:South Delhi (Lok Sabha Constituency)}}
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi]]
[[Category:1966 establishments in Delhi]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1966]]

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