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{{short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Delhi}}
{{short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Delhi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
|type        = LS
|Name= South Delhi
|name        = South Delhi <Br>{{Small|DL-7}}
|Existence = 1966
|established = 1966
|Reservation = None
|reservation = None
|CurrentMP =[[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
|mp          = [[Ramvir Singh Bidhuri]]
|CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|incumbent_image = Ramvir_Singh_Bidhuri.jpg
|ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]
|party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|State =  
|alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
|AssemblyConstituencies =[[Bijwasan (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Bijwasan]]<br/>
|latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
[[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]]
|union_territory = [[Delhi]]
|UnionTerritory=[[Delhi]]|SuccessfulParty=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (8 times)}}
|map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Delhi/South Delhi.map}}
[[File:Delhi Lok Sabha election result 2019.png|alt=|thumb|Political Map of Delhi showing Parliamentary constituencies as of 2019 elections.]]
|map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency
|assembly_cons = {{ubl|[[Bijwasan (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Bijwasan]]|[[Palam (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Palam]]|[[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli]]|[[Chhatarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Chhatarpur]]|[[Deoli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Deoli]]|[[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]]|[[Sangam Vihar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Sangam Vihar]]|[[Kalkaji (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kalkaji]]|[[Tughlakabad (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tughlakabad]]|[[Badarpur, Delhi Assembly constituency|Badarpur]]}}
}}
 
[[File:Delhi Lok Sabha election result 2019.png|alt=|thumb|Political Map of Delhi showing Parliamentary constituencies as of 2024 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.


'''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.
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> [[Ramvir Singh Bidhuri]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] is the MP representing the constituency since 2024.


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>
{{Pie chart
| value1 = 63
| value2 = 31
| value3 = 6
| label1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''' + '''BJS''' (10 times)]]
| label2 = [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''' (5 times)]]
| label3 = [[Janata Party|'''JP''' (1 time)]]
| color1 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| color2 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
| color3 = {{party color|Janata Party}}
| caption = Most successful parties from [[South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|South Delhi Lok Sabha]]
}}


==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|pages=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|pages=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)}}
|-
|-
|36
|36
|[[Bijwasan (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Bijwasan]]
|[[Bijwasan (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Bijwasan]]
|None
| rowspan="2" |[[South West Delhi district|South West Delhi]]
|[[South West Delhi district|South West Delhi]]
|[[Kailash Gahlot]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=5}}
|-
|-
|37
|37
|[[Palam (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Palam]]
|[[Palam (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Palam]]
|None
|Kuldeep Solanki
|[[South West Delhi district|South West Delhi]]
|-
|-
|45
|45
|[[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli]]
|[[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli]]
|None
| rowspan="4" |[[South Delhi]]
|[[South Delhi]]
| Gajendra Singh Yadav
|-
|-
|46
|46
|[[Chhatarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Chhatarpur]]
|[[Chhatarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Chhatarpur]]
|None
|[[Kartar Singh Tanwar]]
|[[South Delhi]]
|-
|-
|47
|47
|[[Deoli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Deoli]]
|[[Deoli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Deoli]] (SC)
|SC
|[[Prakash Jarwal]]
|[[South Delhi]]
|{{party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
|48
|48
|[[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]]
|[[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]] (SC)
|SC
| [[Ajay Dutt]]
|[[South Delhi]]
|{{party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
|49
|49
|[[Sangam Vihar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Sangam Vihar]]
|[[Sangam Vihar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Sangam Vihar]]
|None
| rowspan="4" |[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|[[Chandan Kumar Choudhary]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
|51
|51
|[[Kalkaji (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kalkaji]]
|[[Kalkaji (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kalkaji]]
|None
|[[Atishi Marlena]]
|[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|{{party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=3}}
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
|52
|52
|[[Tughlakabad (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tughlakabad]]
|[[Tughlakabad (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tughlakabad]]
|None
|[[Sahiram]]
|[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|{{party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|-
|-
|53
|53
|[[Badarpur, Delhi Assembly constituency|Badarpur]]
|[[Badarpur, Delhi Assembly constituency|Badarpur]]
|None
|[[Ram Singh Netaji]]
|[[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
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# [[Rajouri Garden (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajouri Garden]]
# [[Rajouri Garden (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajouri Garden]]


==Members of Lok Sabha==
==Members of Parliament==
The '''South 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]]
| [[Balraj Madhok]]
| [[Balraj Madhok]]
|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]]
|[[Shashi Bhushan]]
|[[Shashi Bhushan]]
|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]]
| [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
| [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
|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]]
| [[Charanjit Singh Atwal|Charanjit Singh]]
| [[Charanjit Singh Atwal|Charanjit Singh]]
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
| rowspan="3" | [[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|-
|-
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
| [[Lalit Maken]] (Died in 1985)
| [[Lalit Maken]]  
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
| 1985 By-election
| 1985^
| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]] (bye-poll)
| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]  
|-
|-
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
| rowspan="6" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party| rowspan=6}}
| rowspan="6" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|-
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
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| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[Ramesh Kumar (politician)|Ramesh Kumar]]
| [[Ramesh Kumar (politician)|Ramesh Kumar]]
| rowspan="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
| 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]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[Ramvir Singh Bidhuri]]
|}
|}
^By-Poll


==Election results==
==Election results==
===2019 general election===
===2024 general elections ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]]<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - South Delhi">{{cite news |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - South Delhi |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-U057.htm |access-date=20 March 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320140330/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-U057.htm |archive-date=20 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Ramvir Singh Bidhuri]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=692,832|percentage=53.46|change={{decrease}}3.12}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Sahiram|Sahiram Pehalwan]]|party=Aam Aadmi Party|votes=568,499|percentage=43.87|change={{increase}}17.52}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=5,961|percentage=0.46|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=124,333|percentage=9.59|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,296,306
|percentage=56.52|change={{decrease}}2.23
}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party|swing={{formatnum: }}}}
 
{{Election box end}}
 
===2019 general elections===
<!-- this section is transcluded on Electoral history of MP --><section begin="General Election 2019"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
|votes      = 6,87,014
|votes      = 6,87,014
|percentage = 56.58
|percentage = 56.58
|change    = +11.41
|change    = {{increase}}11.41
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
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|votes      = 3,19,971
|votes      = 3,19,971
|percentage = 26.35
|percentage = 26.35
|change    = -9.12
|change    = {{decrease}}9.12
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
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|votes      = 1,64,613
|votes      = 1,64,613
|percentage = 13.56
|percentage = 13.56
|change    = +2.20
|change    = {{increase}}2.20
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
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|votes      = 5,264
|votes      = 5,264
|percentage = 0.43
|percentage = 0.43
|change    = +0.07
|change    = {{increase}}0.07
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 3,67,043
   |votes      = 3,67,043
   |percentage = 30.23
   |percentage = 30.23
   |change    = +20.53
   |change    = {{increase}}20.53
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 12,14,545
   |votes      = 12,14,545
   |percentage = 58.75
   |percentage = 58.75
   |change    = -4.22
   |change    = {{decrease}}4.22
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner  = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner  = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing    = +11.41
   |swing    = {{increase}}11.41
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 2019"/>


===2014 general election===
===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 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
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Bidhuri]]
|votes      = 4,97,980
|votes      = 497,980
|percentage = 45.17
|percentage = 45.17
|change    = +8.65
|change    = {{increase}}8.65
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Aam Aadmi Party
|party      = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate  = [[Devinder Kumar Sehrawat|Col. Devinder Sehrawat]]
|candidate  = [[Devinder Kumar Sehrawat|Col. Devinder Sehrawat]]
|votes      = 3,90,980
|votes      = 390,980
|percentage = 35.47
|percentage = 35.47
|change    = N/A
|change    = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Indian National Congress
|party      = Indian National Congress
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Kumar (politician)|Ramesh Kumar]]
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Kumar (politician)|Ramesh Kumar]]
|votes      = 1,25,213
|votes      = 125,213
|percentage = 11.36
|percentage = 11.36
|change    = -37.91
|change    = {{decrease}}37.91
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate
{{Election box candidate
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   |votes      = 10,873
   |votes      = 10,873
   |percentage = 0.99
   |percentage = 0.99
   |change    = -11.06
   |change    = {{decrease}}11.06
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
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}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 1,07,000
   |votes      = 107,000
   |percentage = 9.70
   |percentage = 9.70
   |change    = -3.05
   |change    ={{decrease}}3.05
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 11,02,410
   |votes      = 1,102,410
   |percentage = 62.90
   |percentage = 62.90
   |change    = +15.49
   |change    = {{increase}}15.49
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |loser  = Indian National Congress
   |loser  = Indian National Congress
   |swing  = -4.10
   |swing  = {{decrease}}4.10
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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===2009 general election===
===2009 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Indian National Congress
|party      = Indian National Congress
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Kumar (politician)|Ramesh Kumar]]
|candidate  = [[Ramesh Kumar (politician)|Ramesh Kumar]]
|votes      = 3,60,278
|votes      = 3,60,278
|percentage = 49.27
|percentage = 49.27
|change    = +2.36
|change    ={{increase}}2.36
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
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|votes      = 2,67,059
|votes      = 2,67,059
|percentage = 36.52
|percentage = 36.52
|change    = −13.73
|change    = {{decrease}}13.73
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
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|votes      = 88,120
|votes      = 88,120
|percentage = 12.05
|percentage = 12.05
|change    = +11.19
|change    = {{increase}}11.19
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
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|votes      = 93,219
|votes      = 93,219
|percentage = 12.75
|percentage = 12.75
|change    = +9.41
|change    = {{increase}}9.41
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout
{{Election box turnout
|votes      = 7,31,294
|votes      = 7,31,294
|percentage = 47.41
|percentage = 47.41
|change    = +7.54
|change    = {{increase}}7.54
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner    = Indian National Congress
|winner    = Indian National Congress
|loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing      = +2.36
|swing      = {{increase}}2.36
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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===2004 general election===
===2004 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra|Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
   |candidate  = [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra|Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
   |votes      = 2,40,654
   |votes      = 2,40,654
   |percentage = 50.25
   |percentage = 50.25
   |change    = −2.00
   |change    = {{decrease}}2.00
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 2,24,649
   |votes      = 2,24,649
   |percentage = 46.91
   |percentage = 46.91
   |change    = +0.66
   |change    = {{increase}}0.66
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 4,832
   |votes      = 4,832
   |percentage = 1.01
   |percentage = 1.01
   |change    = +1.01
   |change    = {{increase}}1.01
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 4,100
   |votes      = 4,100
   |percentage = 0.86
   |percentage = 0.86
   |change    = +0.66
   |change    = {{increase}}0.66
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 16,005
   |votes      = 16,005
   |percentage = 3.34
   |percentage = 3.34
   |change    = −2.66
   |change    = {{decrease}}2.66
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 4,78,876
   |votes      = 4,78,876
   |percentage = 39.87
   |percentage = 39.87
   |change    = −2.00
   |change    = {{decrease}}2.00
  }}
  }}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      = −2.00
   |swing      = {{decrease}}2.00
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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===1999 general election===
===1999 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra|Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
   |candidate  = [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra|Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
   |votes      = 2,61,230
   |votes      = 2,61,230
   |percentage = 52.25
   |percentage = 52.25
   |change    = −5.99
   |change    ={{decrease}}5.99
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 2,31,231
   |votes      = 2,31,231
   |percentage = 46.25
   |percentage = 46.25
   |change    = +8.50
   |change    = {{increase}}8.50
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 2,846
   |votes      = 2,846
   |percentage = 0.57
   |percentage = 0.57
   |change    = N/A
   |change    ='' N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |candidate  = Narender Nath Shukla
   |candidate  = Narendra Nath Shukla
   |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
   |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
   |votes      = 1,021
   |votes      = 1,021
   |percentage = 0.20
   |percentage = 0.20
   |change    = −1.60
   |change    = {{decrease}}1.60
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 29,999
   |votes      = 29,999
   |percentage = 6.00
   |percentage = 6.00
   |change    = −14.49
   |change    ={{decrease}}14.49
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      = −5.99
   |swing      = {{decrease}}5.99
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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===1998 general election===
===1998 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
   |candidate  = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
   |votes      = 3,31,756
   |votes      = 3,31,756
   |percentage = 58.24
   |percentage = 58.24
   |change    = +3.55
   |change    = {{increase}}3.55
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 2,15,043
   |votes      = 2,15,043
   |percentage = 37.75
   |percentage = 37.75
   |change    = +4.23
   |change    ={{increase}}4.23
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 10,260
   |votes      = 10,260
   |percentage = 1.80
   |percentage = 1.80
   |change    = N/A
   |change    =''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 1,185
   |votes      = 1,185
   |percentage = 0.21
   |percentage = 0.21
   |change    = N/A
   |change    = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 1,16,713
   |votes      = 1,16,713
   |percentage = 20.49
   |percentage = 20.49
   |change    = −0.68
   |change    = {{decrease}}0.68
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      = +3.55
   |swing      = {{increase}}3.55
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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===1996 general election===
===1996 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
   |candidate  = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
   |votes      = 2,94,570
   |votes      = 2,94,570
   |percentage = 54.69
   |percentage = 54.69
   |change    = +15.20
   |change    = {{increase}}15.20
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 1,80,564
   |votes      = 1,80,564
   |percentage = 33.52
   |percentage = 33.52
   |change    = +3.63
   |change    = {{increase}}3.63
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 17,690
   |votes      = 17,690
   |percentage = 3.28
   |percentage = 3.28
   |change    = N/A
   |change    = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 1,14,006
   |votes      = 1,14,006
   |percentage = 21.17
   |percentage = 21.17
   |change    = +11.96
   |change    = {{increase}}11.96
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      = +15.20
   |swing      = {{increase}}15.20
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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===1991 general election===
===1991 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
   |candidate  = [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
   |votes      = 2,08,728
   |votes      = 2,08,728
   |percentage = 39.49
   |percentage = 39.49
   |change    = −21.17
   |change    = {{decrease}}21.17
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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   |votes      = 1,58,005
   |votes      = 1,58,005
   |percentage = 29.89
   |percentage = 29.89
   |change    = −8.25
   |change    = {{decrease}}8.25
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 48,723
   |votes      = 48,723
   |percentage = 9.21
   |percentage = 9.21
   |change    = −13.30
   |change    ={{decrease}}13.30
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      = −21.17
   |swing      = {{decrease}}21.17
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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===1989 general election===
===1989 general election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Indian general election]]: [[South Delhi]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
   |candidate  = [[Madan Lal Khurana]]
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===1984 general election===
===1984 general election===
* Lalit Maken (Cong) : 215,898 votes   <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/south-delhi-lok-sabha|title = South Delhi Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency}}</ref>
* '''Lalit Maken (Cong)''' : 215,898 votes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/south-delhi-lok-sabha|title = South Delhi Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency}}</ref>
* Vijay Kumar Malhotra (BJP) : 130,847
* Vijay Kumar Malhotra (BJP) : 130,847


====1985 bye-poll====
====1985 bye-poll====
* Arjun Singh (Cong) : 161,744 votes  <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1984-election-results.html|title = 1984 India General (8th Lok Sabha) Elections Results}}</ref>
* '''Arjun Singh (Cong)''' : 161,744 votes  <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1984-election-results.html|title = 1984 India General (8th Lok Sabha) Elections Results}}</ref>
* V.K. Malhotra (BJP) : 121,830
* V.K. Malhotra (BJP) : 121,830


===1980 general election===
===1980 general election===
* Charanjit Singh (Cong - I) :  150,513 votes   
* '''Charanjit Singh (Cong - I)''' :  150,513 votes   
* Vijay Kumar Malhotra (Janata Party) : 146,413
* Vijay Kumar Malhotra (Janata Party) : 146,413
* Shashi Bhushan (Cong - Urs) : 6339
* Shashi Bhushan (Cong - Urs) : 6339
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===1967 general election===
===1967 general election===
* Balraj Madhok (BJS) : 105,611 votes  <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1967-election-results.html|title = 1967 India General (4th Lok Sabha) Elections Results}}</ref>
* '''Balraj Madhok (BJS)''' : 105,611 votes  <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1967-election-results.html|title = 1967 India General (4th Lok Sabha) Elections Results}}</ref>
* R. Singh (INC) : 69290
* R. Singh (INC) : 69290


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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 02:52, 6 February 2026


South Delhi
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Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
Union TerritoryDelhi
Assembly constituencies
Established1966
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
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Incumbent
Party  BJP  
Alliance  NDA  
Elected year2024
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Political Map of Delhi showing Parliamentary constituencies as of 2024 elections.

South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1966.

The seat was a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party for many years but in 2009, after delimitation, INC won this seat.[1] Ramvir Singh Bidhuri of the BJP is the MP representing the constituency since 2024.

Most successful parties from South Delhi Lok Sabha

  BJP + BJS (10 times) (63%)
  INC (5 times) (31%)
  JP (1 time) (6%)

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)

36 Bijwasan South West Delhi Kailash Gahlot BJP BJP
37 Palam Kuldeep Solanki
45 Mehrauli South Delhi Gajendra Singh Yadav
46 Chhatarpur Kartar Singh Tanwar
47 Deoli (SC) Prakash Jarwal AAP
48 Ambedkar Nagar (SC) Ajay Dutt AAP
49 Sangam Vihar South East Delhi Chandan Kumar Choudhary BJP
51 Kalkaji Atishi Marlena AAP BJP
52 Tughlakabad Sahiram AAP
53 Badarpur Ram Singh Netaji BJP

From 1993 to 2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[3]

  1. Okhla
  2. Kalkaji
  3. Malviya Nagar (Polling stations 1–60 and 71–128)
  4. Hauz Khas
  5. R K Puram
  6. Delhi Cantt
  7. Janakpuri (Polling stations 1–91)
  8. Hari Nagar
  9. Tilak Nagar
  10. Rajouri Garden
  11. Sarojini Nagar (Polling stations 94–107)
  12. Gole Market (Polling stations 101–109)
  13. Kasturba Nagar (Polling stations 22 and 115–119)

From 1966 to 1993, South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments:

  1. Delhi Cantt
  2. Okhla
  3. Malviya Nagar
  4. R K Puram
  5. Hauz Khas
  6. Ashok Nagar
  7. Tilak Nagar
  8. Rajouri Garden

Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]

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

Year Member Party
1967 Balraj Madhok Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1971 Shashi Bhushan Indian National Congress
1977 Vijay Kumar Malhotra Janata Party
1980 Charanjit Singh Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Lalit Maken Indian National Congress
1985^ Arjun Singh
1989 Madan Lal Khurana Bharatiya Janata Party
1991
1996 Sushma Swaraj
1998
1999 Vijay Kumar Malhotra
2004
2009 Ramesh Kumar Indian National Congress
2014 Ramesh Bidhuri Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024 Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

^By-Poll

Election results[edit | edit source]

2024 general elections[edit | edit source]

2024 Indian general election: South Delhi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri 692,832 53.46 Decrease3.12
AAP Sahiram Pehalwan 568,499 43.87 Increase17.52
NOTA None of the Above 5,961 0.46
Majority 124,333 9.59
Turnout 1,296,306 56.52 Decrease2.23
BJP hold Swing

2019 general elections[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general elections: South Delhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ramesh Bidhuri 687,014 56.58 Increase11.41
AAP Raghav Chadha 3,19,971 26.35 Decrease9.12
INC Vijender Singh 1,64,613 13.56 Increase2.20
NOTA None of the Above 5,264 0.43 Increase0.07
Majority 3,67,043 30.23 Increase20.53
Turnout 12,14,545 58.75 Decrease4.22
BJP hold Swing Increase11.41

2014 general election[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general elections: South Delhi[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ramesh Bidhuri 497,980 45.17 Increase8.65
AAP Col. Devinder Sehrawat 390,980 35.47 New
INC Ramesh Kumar 125,213 11.36 Decrease37.91
IND. Ruby Yadav 56,749 5.15 N/A
BSP Sanjay Kumar Rai 10,873 0.99 Decrease11.06
NOTA None of the Above 4,010 0.36 N/A
Majority 107,000 9.70 Decrease3.05
Turnout 1,102,410 62.90 Increase15.49
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease4.10

2009 general election[edit | edit source]

2009 Indian general elections: South Delhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ramesh Kumar 360,278 49.27 Increase2.36
BJP Ramesh Bidhuri 2,67,059 36.52 Decrease13.73
BSP Kanwar Singh Tanwar 88,120 12.05 Increase11.19
CPI Shrichand Tanwar 5,244 0.72 N/A
Majority 93,219 12.75 Increase9.41
Turnout 7,31,294 47.41 Increase7.54
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase2.36

2004 general election[edit | edit source]

2004 Indian general elections: South Delhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra 240,654 50.25 Decrease2.00
INC R. K. Anand 2,24,649 46.91 Increase0.66
Independent Shiv Khera 4,832 1.01 Increase1.01
BSP Surjeet Singh Assie 4,100 0.86 Increase0.66
Majority 16,005 3.34 Decrease2.66
Turnout 4,78,876 39.87 Decrease2.00
BJP hold Swing Decrease2.00

1999 general election[edit | edit source]

1999 Indian general election: South Delhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra 261,230 52.25 Decrease5.99
INC Dr. Manmohan Singh 2,31,231 46.25 Increase8.50
Independent Mohammad Sarif 2,846 0.57 N/A
BSP Narendra Nath Shukla 1,021 0.20 Decrease1.60
Majority 29,999 6.00 Decrease14.49
Turnout 4,99,937 41.87
BJP hold Swing Decrease5.99

1998 general election[edit | edit source]

1998 Indian general election: South Delhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sushma Swaraj 331,756 58.24 Increase3.55
INC Ajay Maken 2,15,043 37.75 Increase4.23
BSP Nisha Gotam 10,260 1.80 N/A
Independent Jagjit Singh 1,185 0.21 N/A
Majority 1,16,713 20.49 Decrease0.68
Turnout 5,69,597
BJP hold Swing Increase3.55

1996 general election[edit | edit source]

1996 Indian general election: South Delhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sushma Swaraj 294,570 54.69 Increase15.20
INC Kapil Sibal 1,80,564 33.52 Increase3.63
AIIC(T) Manoj Prabhakar 17,690 3.28 New
Majority 1,14,006 21.17 Increase11.96
Turnout 5,38,551
BJP hold Swing Increase15.20

1991 general election[edit | edit source]

1991 Indian general election: South Delhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Madan Lal Khurana 208,728 39.49 Decrease21.17
INC Romesh Bhandari 1,58,005 29.89 Decrease8.25
Majority 48,723 9.21 Decrease13.30
Turnout 5,28,550
BJP hold Swing Decrease21.17

1989 general election[edit | edit source]

1989 Indian general election: South Delhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Madan Lal Khurana 382,904 60.66
INC Subhash Chopra 77,910 22.14
Majority 2,04,994 38.51
Turnout 4,66,370
BJP gain from INC Swing

1984 general election[edit | edit source]

  • Lalit Maken (Cong) : 215,898 votes[6]
  • Vijay Kumar Malhotra (BJP) : 130,847

1985 bye-poll[edit | edit source]

  • Arjun Singh (Cong) : 161,744 votes [7]
  • V.K. Malhotra (BJP) : 121,830

1980 general election[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

  • Balraj Madhok (BJS) : 105,611 votes [8]
  • R. Singh (INC) : 69290

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ South Delhi Constituency Result 2009 Lok sabhaCNN IBN.
  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. ↑ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - South Delhi". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "South Delhi Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency".
  7. ↑ "1984 India General (8th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
  8. ↑ "1967 India General (4th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".

See also[edit | edit source]

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