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{{short description|Overview of the procedure of elections in the National Capital Territory of Delhi}}
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In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament  
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according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
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==Main political parties==
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|1952
|1952
|[[1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|First Assembly]]
|[[1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|First Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| Total: 48. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 39, [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]: 5
| Total: 48. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 39, [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]: 5
|[[Chaudhary Brahm Prakash]]  <br /> [[Gurmukh Nihal Singh]]
|[[Chaudhary Brahm Prakash]]  <br /> [[Gurmukh Nihal Singh]]
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|1993
|1993
|[[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Second Assembly]]
|[[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Second Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 49, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 14
| Total: 70. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 49, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 14
|[[Madan Lal Khurana]] <br /> [[Sahib Singh Verma]] <br /> [[Sushma Swaraj]]
|[[Madan Lal Khurana]] <br /> [[Sahib Singh Verma]] <br /> [[Sushma Swaraj]]
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|1998
|1998
|[[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Third Assembly]]
|[[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Third Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 52, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 15
| Total: 70. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 52, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 15
|[[Sheila Dikshit]]
|[[Sheila Dikshit]]
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|2003
|2003
|[[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Fourth Assembly]]
|[[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Fourth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 47, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 20
| Total: 70. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 47, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 20
|[[Sheila Dikshit]]
|[[Sheila Dikshit]]
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|2008
|2008
|[[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Fifth Assembly]]
|[[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Fifth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 43, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 23
| Total: 70. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 43, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 23
|[[Sheila Dikshit]]
|[[Sheila Dikshit]]
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|2013
|2013
|[[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Assembly]]
|[[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{Aam Aadmi Party/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 32, [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]: 28, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 8
| Total: 70. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 32, [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]: 28, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 8
|[[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|[[Arvind Kejriwal]]
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|2015
|2015
|[[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Assembly]]
|[[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{Aam Aadmi Party/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]: 67, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 3
| Total: 70. [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]: 67, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 3
|[[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|[[Arvind Kejriwal]]
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|2020
|2020
|[[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Assembly]]
|[[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{Aam Aadmi Party/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]: 62, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 8
| Total: 70. [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]: 62, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 8
|[[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|[[Arvind Kejriwal]]
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{| class="wikitable"
! Election Year !! Council Minister !! Party-wise break-up
! Election Year !! Council Minister !! Party-wise break-up
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| [[1967 Delhi Metropolitan Council election|1967]] ||  ||
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| [[1972 Delhi Metropolitan Council election|1972]] ||  || Indian National Congress: 44/56, Jana Sangh: 5
| [[1972 Delhi Metropolitan Council election|1972]] ||  || Indian National Congress: 44/56, Jana Sangh: 5

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Elections in Delhi, the National Capital Territory of India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Delhi creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections needs to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed. IN-DL.svg

Main political parties[edit]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are the major political parties in Delhi. In the past, various parties such as Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), Janata Party (JP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were also influential in the territory.

Lok Sabha elections[edit]

Keys:   INC (53)   BJP (43)   BJS (6)   JP (6)   BLD (1)   KMPP (1)   JD (1)

Election Year Winners
Total Delhi City New Delhi Outer Delhi Chandni Chowk Delhi Sadar Karol Bagh East Delhi South Delhi West Delhi North East Delhi
1952 INC: 3 and KMPP: 1 KMPP INC INC Not Exist Not Exist Not Exist Not Exist Not Exist Not Exist Not Exist
INC
1957 INC: 5 Not Exist INC INC INC INC
INC
1962 INC: 5 INC INC INC INC INC
1967 BJS: 6 and INC: 1 BJS INC BJS BJS BJS BJS BJS
1971 INC: 7 INC INC INC INC INC INC INC
1977 JP: 6 & BLD: 1 BLD JP JP JP JP JP JP
1980 INC: 7 INC INC INC INC INC INC INC
1984 INC: 7 INC INC INC INC INC INC INC
1989 BJP: 4, INC: 2 & JD: 1 BJP JD INC BJP BJP INC BJP
1991 BJP: 5 & INC: 2 BJP INC BJP INC BJP INC BJP
1996 BJP: 5 & INC: 2 BJP BJP INC BJP INC BJP BJP
1998 BJP: 6 & INC: 1 BJP BJP BJP BJP INC BJP BJP
1999 BJP: 7 BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP
2004 INC: 6 & BJP: 1 INC INC INC INC INC INC BJP
2009 INC: 7 INC Not Exist INC Not Exist INC INC INC INC INC
2014 BJP: 7 BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP
2019 BJP: 7 BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP

Vidhan Sabha elections[edit]

Year Vidhan Sabha Election Party-wise Details Chief Minister Party
1952 First Assembly Total: 48. INC: 39, Bharatiya Jana Sangh: 5 Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
Gurmukh Nihal Singh 		INC
Vidhan Sabha abolished, 1956–93
1993 Second Assembly Total: 70. BJP: 49, INC: 14 Madan Lal Khurana
Sahib Singh Verma
Sushma Swaraj 		BJP
1998 Third Assembly Total: 70. INC: 52, BJP: 15 Sheila Dikshit INC
2003 Fourth Assembly Total: 70. INC: 47, BJP: 20 Sheila Dikshit INC
2008 Fifth Assembly Total: 70. INC: 43, BJP: 23 Sheila Dikshit INC
2013 Sixth Assembly Total: 70. BJP: 32, AAP: 28, INC: 8 Arvind Kejriwal AAP
2015 Seventh Assembly Total: 70. AAP: 67, BJP: 3 Arvind Kejriwal AAP
2020 Eighth Assembly Total: 70. AAP: 62, BJP: 8 Arvind Kejriwal AAP

Metropolitan Council elections[edit]

Further information: Delhi Metropolitan Council
Election Year Council Minister Party-wise break-up
1967
1972 Indian National Congress: 44/56, Jana Sangh: 5
1977 Kedar Nath Sahani (JP) Janata Party: 46/56, Congress: 10
1983 Indian National Congress: 34/56, BJP: 19

Municipal Corporation elections[edit]

Further information: Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Election Year Council Minister Party-wise break-up
1997
2002
2007 BJP: 164/272, Indian National Congress: 67
2012 BJP: 142/272, Indian National Congress: 77
2017 BJP: 181/270, Aam Aadmi Party: 48,Indian National Congress 30

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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