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{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
|Name = East Delhi
| name = East Delhi <Br>{{Small|DL-3}}
|image = Gautam Gambhir - LS MP.jpg
| incumbent_image = File:Harsh_Malhotra.png
|caption = [[Gautam Gambhir]]
| mp = [[Harsh Malhotra]]
|Existence = 1967
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Reservation = None
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
|CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]  
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|CurrentMP = [[Gautam Gambhir]]
| established = 1967
|ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]
| reservation = None
|State =  
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Delhi/East Delhi.map}}
|AssemblyConstituencies =[[Jangpura (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Jangpura]]<br/>[[Okhla (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Okhla]]<br/>[[Trilokpuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Trilokpuri]]<br/>[[Kondli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kondli]]<br/>[[Patparganj (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Patparganj]]<br/>[[Laxmi Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Laxmi Nagar]]
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency
| assembly_cons = [[Jangpura (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Jangpura]]<br/>[[Okhla (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Okhla]]<br/>[[Trilokpuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Trilokpuri]]<br/>[[Kondli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kondli]]<br/>[[Patparganj (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Patparganj]]<br/>[[Laxmi Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Laxmi Nagar]]
<br/>[[Vishwas Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Vishwas Nagar]]<br/>[[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Krishna Nagar]]<br/>[[Gandhi Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Gandhi Nagar]]<br/>[[Shahdara (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shahdara]]
<br/>[[Vishwas Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Vishwas Nagar]]<br/>[[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Krishna Nagar]]<br/>[[Gandhi Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Gandhi Nagar]]<br/>[[Shahdara (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shahdara]]
|Electorate =  
| state =  
|UnionTerritory=[[Delhi]]}}
| union_territory = [[Delhi]]
[[File:Delhi Lok Sabha election result 2019.png|alt=|thumb|Political map of Delhi showing parliamentary constituencies as of 2019 elections.]]
}}
 
[[File:2024 Lok Sabha Delhi Result Map.svg|alt=|thumb|Political map of Delhi showing parliamentary constituencies as of 2024 elections.]]
'''East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 7 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in the [[India]]n National Capital Territory of [[Delhi]]. This constituency came into existence in 1966. It presently comprises 40 municipal wards of the [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]] with approximately 16 lakh voters and a population of approx 25 lakhs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120311470400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106011832/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120311470400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2012|title=Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals |date=3 December 2005|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 April 2010}}</ref>
'''East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 7 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in the [[India]]n National Capital Territory of [[Delhi]]. This constituency came into existence in 1966. It presently comprises 40 municipal wards of the [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]] with approximately 16 lakh voters and a population of approx 25 lakhs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120311470400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106011832/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120311470400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2012|title=Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals |date=3 December 2005|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 April 2010}}</ref>


East Delhi is one of the larger and highly populated Lok Sabha constituencies not only in Delhi but all over India. The constituency covers areas east of the [[Yamuna]] and has a large population, including Seelampur, [[Shahdara district|Shahdara]], [[Gandhi Nagar, Delhi|Gandhi Nagar]] and Preet Vihar. The current MP from here is [[Gautam Gambhir]].
East Delhi is one of the larger and highly populated Lok Sabha constituencies not only in Delhi but all over India. The constituency covers areas east of the [[Yamuna]] and has a large population, including Seelampur, [[Shahdara district|Shahdara]], [[Gandhi Nagar, Delhi|Gandhi Nagar]] and Preet Vihar. The current MP from here is Harsh Malhotra


==Assembly segments==
==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|page=556}}</ref>
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|page=556}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="500px"
{| class="wikitable"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
!#
! width="200px" |Name
!Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!District
! width="150px" |District
!Member
!colspan="2"| Party
! colspan="2" |Leading
{{small|(in 2024)}}
|-
|-
|41
|41
|[[Jangpura (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Jangpura]]
|[[Jangpura (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Jangpura]]
|None
| rowspan="2" |[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|[[Tarvinder Singh Marwah]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
|54
|54
|[[Okhla (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Okhla]]
|[[Okhla (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Okhla]]
|None
|[[Amanatullah Khan]]
|[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|{{party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|-
|-
|55
|55
|[[Trilokpuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Trilokpuri]]
|[[Trilokpuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Trilokpuri]] (SC)
|SC
| rowspan="4" |[[East Delhi]]
|[[East Delhi]]
|[[Ravikant Ujjain]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=8}}
|-
|-
|56
|56
|[[Kondli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kondli]]
|[[Kondli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kondli]] (SC)
|SC
|[[Kuldeep Kumar]]
|[[East Delhi]]
|{{party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|-
|-
|57
|57
|[[Patparganj (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Patparganj]]
|[[Patparganj (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Patparganj]]
|None
|[[Ravinder Singh Negi]]
|[[East Delhi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=6}}
|-
|-
|58
|58
|[[Laxmi Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Laxmi Nagar]]
|[[Laxmi Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Laxmi Nagar]]
|None
| [[Abhay Verma]]
|[[East Delhi]]
|-
|-
|59
|59
|[[Vishwas Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Vishwas Nagar]]
|[[Vishwas Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Vishwas Nagar]]
|None
|[[Shahdara district|Shahdara]]
|[[Shahdara district|Shahdara]]
|[[Om Prakash Sharma (Delhi politician)|Om Prakash Sharma]]
|-
|-
|60
|60
|[[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Krishna Nagar]]
|[[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Krishna Nagar]]
|None
| rowspan="2" |[[East Delhi]]
|[[East Delhi]]
|[[Anil Goyal]]
|-
|-
|61
|61
|[[Gandhi Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Gandhi Nagar]]
|[[Gandhi Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Gandhi Nagar]]
|None
|[[Arvinder Singh Lovely]]
|[[East Delhi]]
|-
|-
|62
|62
|[[Shahdara (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shahdara]]
|[[Shahdara (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shahdara]]
|None
|[[Shahdara district|Shahdara]]
|[[Shahdara district|Shahdara]]
|[[Sanjay Goyal]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
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From 1966 to 1993, the constituency comprised the following [[Delhi Metropolitan Council]] segments: Wazirabad, [[Narela]], [[Geeta Colony (Assembly constituency)|Gita Colony]], Gandhi Nagar, Krishan Nagar, Shahdara, Rohtas Nagar and Ghonda
From 1966 to 1993, the constituency comprised the following [[Delhi Metropolitan Council]] segments: Wazirabad, [[Narela]], [[Geeta Colony (Assembly constituency)|Gita Colony]], Gandhi Nagar, Krishan Nagar, Shahdara, Rohtas Nagar and Ghonda


==Members of Parliament==
== Members of Parliament ==
The '''East Delhi''' Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1967. The list of Member of Parliament (MP) is as follows:
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Election!!Member
!Year!!Member
!colspan="2" |Party
!colspan="2" |Party
|-
| 1952-57-62
| colspan="3" align="center" |<small>''Does not exist''</small>
|-
|-
| [[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
| [[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
| [[Hardayal Devgun]]
| Hardayal Devgun
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
| [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|-
|-
| [[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
| [[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
| [[H. K. L. Bhagat]]
| [[H. K. L. Bhagat]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|-
| [[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
| [[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
| [[Kishore Lal]]
| [[Kishore Lal]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
| [[Janata Party]]
|-
|-
| [[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
| [[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
| rowspan="3" | [[H. K. L. Bhagat]]
| rowspan="3" | [[H. K. L. Bhagat]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" |
|rowspan=4|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress }}" |
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|rowspan=4|[[Indian National Congress ]]
|-
|-
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
 
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|-
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|-
|-
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
| [[Baikunth Lal Sharma]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Baikunth Lal Sharma]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=5}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| colspan="4" |<small>''Major boundary changes''</small>
|-
|-
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| [[Baikunth Lal Sharma]]
| rowspan="4" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="4" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|-
| 1997 (By Poll)
| 1997^
| rowspan="3" | [[Lal Bihari Tiwari]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Lal Bihari Tiwari]]
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| [[Sandeep Dikshit]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sandeep Dikshit]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| colspan="4" |<small>''Major boundary changes''</small>
|-
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[Sandeep Dikshit]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| [[Maheish Girri]]
| [[Maheish Girri]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|-
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| [[Gautam Gambhir]]
| [[Gautam Gambhir]]
|-
|-
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election in Delhi|2024]]
|[[Harsh Malhotra]]
|}
|}
^By-Poll


==Election results==
==Election results==
<!-- This section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA -->
===2024===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general elections]]: [[East Delhi]]<ref name="Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: East Delhi">{{cite news |title=Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: East Delhi |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-U053.htm |accessdate=8 February 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=4 June 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208070213/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-U053.htm |archivedate=8 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>  }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate= [[Harsh Malhotra]]
|votes=6,64,819
|percentage=52.59
|change= {{decrease}} 2.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate=[[Kuldeep Kumar]]
|votes=5,71,156
|percentage=45.18
|change={{increase}}27.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=5,394|percentage=0.43|change={{increase}}0.04}}
{{Election box majority||votes=93,663|percentage=7.41|change={{decrease}} 23.7}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=12,64,411|percentage=59.60|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing      = {{decrease}} 2.76
}}
{{Election box end}}


===[[17th Lok Sabha]]: [[2019 Indian general election|2019 General Elections]]===
===2019===
<section begin="Lok Sabha Election 2019"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[East Delhi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[East Delhi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Gautam Gambhir]]|votes=6,96,158|percentage=55.35|change=+7.52}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Gautam Gambhir]]|votes=6,05,734|percentage=55.35|change=+7.52}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Arvinder Singh Lovely]]|votes=3,04,934|percentage=24.24|change=+7.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Arvinder Singh Lovely]]|votes=3,04,934|percentage=24.24|change=+7.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=[[Atishi Marlena]]|votes=2,19,328|percentage=17.44|change=-14.47}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=[[Atishi Marlena]]|votes=2,19,328|percentage=17.44|change=-14.47}}
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   |swing      = +7.52
   |swing      = +7.52
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Lok Sabha Election 2019"/>


===[[16th Lok Sabha|16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections]]===
===[[16th Lok Sabha|16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections]]===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[East Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU053.htm?ac=3|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|publisher=ECI|access-date=23 May 2014}}</ref> }}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[East Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU053.htm?ac=3|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|publisher=ECI|access-date=23 May 2014|archive-date=23 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523231111/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU053.htm?ac=3|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Maheish Girri|Dr. Maheish Girri]]|votes=5,72,202|percentage=47.83|change=+15.53}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Maheish Girri|Dr. Maheish Girri]]|votes=5,72,202|percentage=47.83|change=+15.53}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=[[Rajmohan Gandhi]]|votes=3,81,739|percentage=31.91
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=[[Rajmohan Gandhi]]|votes=3,81,739|percentage=31.91
|change=''N/A''
|change=''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Sandeep Dikshit]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2,03,240|percentage=16.99|change=-43.42}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Sandeep Dikshit]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2,03,240|percentage=16.99|change=-43.42}}
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===[[11th Lok Sabha|11th Lok Sabha: 1996 General Elections]]===
===[[11th Lok Sabha|11th Lok Sabha: 1996 General Elections]]===
<!-- This Section is transcluded on Electoral history of MP --> <section begin="General Election 1996"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election]]: East Delhi<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf 1996 Lok Sabha results by constituency]</ref>}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election]]: East Delhi<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf 1996 Lok Sabha results by constituency]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate  = Baikunth Lal Sharma "Prem"
|candidate  = [[Baikunth Lal Sharma]]
|votes      = 5,38,655
|votes      = 5,38,655
|percentage = 48.73
|percentage = 48.73
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{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Indian National Congress
|party      = Indian National Congress
|candidate  = Deep Chand Bandhu
|candidate  = [[Deep Chand Bandhu]]
|votes      = 3,86,156
|votes      = 3,86,156
|percentage = 34.93
|percentage = 34.93
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  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
<section end="General Election 1996"/>


===[[10th Lok Sabha|10th Lok Sabha: 1991 General Elections]]===
===[[10th Lok Sabha|10th Lok Sabha: 1991 General Elections]]===
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{{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Indian general election]]: East Delhi<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf 1977 Lok Sabha results by constituency]</ref>}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Indian general election]]: East Delhi<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf 1977 Lok Sabha results by constituency]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]]
|party      = Janata Party
|candidate  = [[Kishore Lal]]
|candidate  = [[Kishore Lal]]
|votes      = 240,594
|votes      = 240,594
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  }}
  }}
{{Election box gain with party link
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner    = Bharatiya Lok Dal
|winner    = Janata Party
|loser      = Indian National Congress
|loser      = Indian National Congress
|swing      =  
|swing      =  
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
* [[Outer Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Outer Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]]


Latest revision as of 21:44, 8 March 2026


East Delhi
DL-3
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
Union TerritoryDelhi
Assembly constituenciesJangpura
Okhla
Trilokpuri
Kondli
Patparganj
Laxmi Nagar
Vishwas Nagar
Krishna Nagar
Gandhi Nagar
Shahdara
Established1967
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  BJP  
Alliance  NDA  
Elected year2024
Political map of Delhi showing parliamentary constituencies as of 2024 elections.

East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 7 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1966. It presently comprises 40 municipal wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi with approximately 16 lakh voters and a population of approx 25 lakhs.[1]

East Delhi is one of the larger and highly populated Lok Sabha constituencies not only in Delhi but all over India. The constituency covers areas east of the Yamuna and has a large population, including Seelampur, Shahdara, Gandhi Nagar and Preet Vihar. The current MP from here is Harsh Malhotra

Assembly segments[edit | edit source]

Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[2]

# Name District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

41 Jangpura South East Delhi Tarvinder Singh Marwah BJP AAP
54 Okhla Amanatullah Khan AAP
55 Trilokpuri (SC) East Delhi Ravikant Ujjain BJP BJP
56 Kondli (SC) Kuldeep Kumar AAP
57 Patparganj Ravinder Singh Negi BJP
58 Laxmi Nagar Abhay Verma
59 Vishwas Nagar Shahdara Om Prakash Sharma
60 Krishna Nagar East Delhi Anil Goyal
61 Gandhi Nagar Arvinder Singh Lovely
62 Shahdara Shahdara Sanjay Goyal

From 1993 to 2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[3] Trilokpuri, Patparganj, Mandawali, Geeta Colony, Gandhi Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Vishwas Nagar, Shahdara, Seemapuri, Nand Nagari, Rohtas Nagar, Babarpur, Seelampur, Ghonda, Yamuna Vihar, Qarawal Nagar, Wazirpur, Nerela (Polling stations 1-64 and 70-97), Bhalswa Jahangirpur (Polling stations 3-163), Adarsh Nagar, Timarpur (Polling stations 46, 97-101) and Model Town (Polling stations 103-113)

From 1966 to 1993, the constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments: Wazirabad, Narela, Gita Colony, Gandhi Nagar, Krishan Nagar, Shahdara, Rohtas Nagar and Ghonda

Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]

The East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1967. The list of Member of Parliament (MP) is as follows:

Year Member Party
1967 Hardayal Devgun Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1971 H. K. L. Bhagat Indian National Congress
1977 Kishore Lal Janata Party
1980 H. K. L. Bhagat style="background-color: #19AAED" | Indian National Congress
1984
1989
1991 Baikunth Lal Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
1996
1997^ Lal Bihari Tiwari
1998
1999
2004 Sandeep Dikshit Indian National Congress
2009
2014 Maheish Girri Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Gautam Gambhir
2024 Harsh Malhotra

^By-Poll

Election results[edit | edit source]

2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Indian general elections: East Delhi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Harsh Malhotra 664,819 52.59 Decrease 2.76
AAP Kuldeep Kumar 5,71,156 45.18 Increase27.74
NOTA None of the Above 5,394 0.43 Increase0.04
Majority 93,663 7.41 Decrease 23.7
Turnout 12,64,411 59.60
BJP hold Swing Decrease 2.76

2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general elections: East Delhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Gautam Gambhir 605,734 55.35 +7.52
INC Arvinder Singh Lovely 3,04,934 24.24 +7.25
AAP Atishi Marlena 2,19,328 17.44 −14.47
NOTA None of the Above 4,920 0.39 −0.03
Majority 3,91,222 31.11 +15.19
Turnout 12,58,195 61.70 −3.69
BJP hold Swing +7.52

16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general elections: East Delhi[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Maheish Girri 572,202 47.83 +15.53
AAP Rajmohan Gandhi 3,81,739 31.91 New
INC Sandeep Dikshit 2,03,240 16.99 −43.42
NOTA None of the Above 4,975 0.42 N/A
Majority 1,90,463 15.92 −12.19
Turnout 11,96,336 65.39 +11.96
BJP gain from INC Swing +15.53

15th Lok Sabha: 2009 General Elections[edit | edit source]

2009 Indian general election: East Delhi[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sandeep Dikshit 5,18,001 60.41 +4.19
BJP Chetan Chauhan 2,76,948 32.30 −4.63
BSP Mohammad Yunus 45,447 5.30 +1.02
IND. Vikram Seth 3,556 0.41
LKD Abdul Gaffar 3,157 0.37
Majority 2,41,053 28.11 +8.81
Turnout 8,57,406 53.43
INC hold Swing +1.88

14th Lok Sabha: 2004 General Elections[edit | edit source]

2004 Indian general election: East Delhi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sandeep Dikshit 6,69,527 56.22 +13.97
BJP Lal Bihari Tiwari 4,39,748 36.93 −13.29
BSP Bal Raj SIngh 50,985 4.28 +0.67
Majority 2,29,779 19.30 +11.37
Turnout 11,90,814
INC gain from BJP Swing +7.33

13th Lok Sabha: 1999 General Elections[edit | edit source]

1999 Indian general election: East Delhi[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Lal Bihari Tiwari 5,21,434 50.22 +1.39
INC AVM H L Kapur 4,38,674 42.25 −2.64
BSP Javed Ansari 37,444 3.61 +0.56
Majority 82,760 7.93 +3.99
Turnout 10,38,275 43.37 −8.07
BJP hold Swing +0.07

12th Lok Sabha: 1998 General Elections[edit | edit source]

1998 Indian general election: East Delhi[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Lal Bihari Tiwari 5,63,083 48.83 +0.13
INC Sheila Dikshit 5,17,721 44.89 +18.74
BSP Zahid Khan 35,126 3.05
Majority 45,362 3.94 −18.61
Turnout 11,53,220 51.44 +27.09
BJP hold Swing +0.13

11th Lok Sabha: 1997 By-Election[edit | edit source]

Lok Sabha By-election, 1997: East Delhi[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Lal Bihari Tiwari 2,64,550 48.24 −0.49
INC Ashok Kumar Walia 1,42,027 25.89 −9.04
Independent H. K. L. Bhagat 1,21,364 22.34 +22.25
Majority 1,22,523 22.55 +8.75
Turnout 5,43,383 24.58 −26.19
BJP hold Swing -0.03

11th Lok Sabha: 1996 General Elections[edit | edit source]

1996 Indian general election: East Delhi[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Baikunth Lal Sharma 5,38,655 48.73 +8.46
INC Deep Chand Bandhu 3,86,156 34.93 +2.88
JD Chaudhari Kesari Singh 48,455 4.38 −16.70
AIIC(T) Jitender Kumar 38,401 3.47
Majority 1,52,499 13.80 +5.58
Turnout 11,05,410 50.54 +2.31
BJP hold Swing +8.46


10th Lok Sabha: 1991 General Elections[edit | edit source]

1991 Indian general election: East Delhi[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP B. L. Sharma (Prem) 303,141 40.27
INC H. K. L. Bhagat 241,316 32.05 −17.74
JD Ram Bir Singh Bidhuri 158,712 21.08 +15.83
Majority 61,825 8.22 −16.15
Turnout 752,846 48.23 −1.40
BJP gain from INC Swing

9th Lok Sabha: 1989 General Elections[edit | edit source]

1989 Indian general election: East Delhi[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H K L Bhagat 359,602 49.79 −27.16
Independent Chand Ram 183,603 25.42
BSP Kanshi Ram 81,095 11.23
JD Kishor Lal 37,925 5.25
Majority 175,999 24.37 −37.84
Turnout 722,183 49.63 −11.72
INC hold Swing -27.16

8th Lok Sabha: 1984 General Elections[edit | edit source]

1984 Indian general election: East Delhi[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H K L Bhagat 386,150 76.95 +21.95
JP Kishore Lal 73,970 14.74 −19.17
Majority 312,180 62.21 +41.12
Turnout 501,822 61.35 −1.01
INC hold Swing +21.95

7th Lok Sabha: 1980 General Elections[edit | edit source]

1980 Indian general election: East Delhi[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) H K L Bhagat 228,727 55.00 +24.64
JP Kishore Lal 141,019 33.91 −34.04
JP(S) Mir Singh 25,539 6.14
Majority 87,708 21.09 −16.50
Turnout 415,881 62.36 −7.77
Indian National Congress (Indira) gain from Bharatiya Lok Dal Swing +24.64

6th Lok Sabha: 1977 General Elections[edit | edit source]

1977 Indian general election: East Delhi[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Kishore Lal 240,594 67.95
INC H K L Bhagat 107,487 30.36 −33.76
RPI Radhey Shyam 3,748 1.06
Majority 133,107 37.59 +5.12
Turnout 354,078 70.13 +5.31
JP gain from INC Swing

5th Lok Sabha: 1971 General Elections[edit | edit source]

1971 Indian general election: East Delhi[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H K L Bhagat 146,632 64.12 +18.65
ABJS Hardayal Devgun 72,382 31.65 −17.11
INC(O) Fateh Singh 5,717 2.50
Majority 74,250 32.47 +29.18
Turnout 228,685 64.82 −2.47
INC gain from Bharatiya Jana Sangh Swing +18.65

4th Lok Sabha: 1967 General Elections[edit | edit source]

1967 Indian general election: East Delhi[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ABJS Hardayal Devgun 83,261 48.76
INC B Mohan 77,645 45.47
RPI V N Kaushik 9,855 5.77
Majority 5,616 3.29
Turnout 170,761 67.29

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals". The Hindu. 3 December 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 556.
  3. ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies, General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2004" (PDF). Government of Delhi website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: East Delhi". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  6. ↑ 2009 Lok Sabha results by constituency Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ 2004 Lok Sabha results by constituency
  8. ↑ 1999 Lok Sabha results by constituency Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ 1998 Lok Sabha results by constituency Archived 20 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ 1997 Lok Sabha Bye election
  11. ↑ 1996 Lok Sabha results by constituency
  12. ↑ 1991 Lok Sabha results by constituency
  13. ↑ 1989 Lok Sabha results by constituency
  14. ↑ 1984 Lok Sabha results by constituency
  15. ↑ 1980 Lok Sabha results by constituency
  16. ↑ 1977 Lok Sabha results by constituency
  17. ↑ 1971 Lok Sabha results by constituency
  18. ↑ 1967 Lok Sabha results by constituency

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