| Najafgarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| District | West Delhi |
| State | Delhi |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1993 |
| Party | AAP |
| MLA | Kailash Gahlot |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | West Delhi |
Najafgarh Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 70 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the National Capital Territory in northern India.
Overview[edit | edit source]
Present geographical structure of Najafgarh constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.[1]
Najafgarh is part of West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency along with nine other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Madipur, Rajouri Garden, Hari Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, Dwarka, Matiala and Uttam Nagar.
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Suraj Parshad Paliwal | Independent | |
| 1998 | Kanwal Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | Ranbir Singh Kharb | Independent | |
| 2008 | Bharat Singh | ||
| 2013 | Ajeet Singh Kharkhari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Kailash Gahlot | Aam Aadmi Party | |
| 2020 | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2020 results[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Kailash Gahlot | 81,507 | 49.86 | +15.24 | |
| BJP | Ajeet Singh Kharkhari | 75,276 | 46.05 | +21.48 | |
| INC | Sahab Singh | 2,379 | 1.46 | −3.63 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 736 | 0.45 | +0.12 | |
| Majority | 6,231 | 3.81 | +2.84 | ||
| Turnout | 1,63,517 | 64.93 | |||
| AAP hold | Swing | +15.24 | |||
2015 results[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Kailash Gahlot | 55,598 | 34.62 | +18.77 | |
| INLD | Bharat Singh | 54,043 | 33.65 | +2.65 | |
| BJP | Ajeet Singh Kharkhari | 39,462 | 24.57 | −8.70 | |
| INC | Jai Kishan Sharma | 8,180 | 5.09 | −2.30 | |
| BSP | Ram Singh | 1,108 | 4.60 | −2.75 | |
| NOTA | None | 535 | 0.33 | ||
| Majority | 1,555 | 0.97 | −5.82 | ||
| Turnout | 1,60,765 | 69.02 | |||
| AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +18.77 | |||
2013 results[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ajeet Singh Kharkhari | 54,358 | 33.27 | +24.53 | |
| INLD | Bharat Singh | 44,590 | 31.00 | ||
| AAP | Mukesh Kumar Dagar | 22,798 | 15.85 | ||
| INC | Bijander Dutt | 10,633 | 7.39 | −14.67 | |
| BSP | Ajit Singh | 6,618 | 4.60 | −13.15 | |
| Independent | Neelam | 2,660 | 1.85 | ||
| SP | Om Prakash Singh | 513 | 0.36 | +0.15 | |
| Proutist Bloc | Baidyanath Sah | 312 | 0.22 | ||
| Independent | Pankaj | 237 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Inderjit | 232 | 0.16 | ||
| RBHP | Bimla | 138 | 0.10 | ||
| NOTA | None | 733 | 0.51 | ||
| Majority | 9,768 | 6.79 | −4.40 | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,153 | 67.96 | |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | +24.53 | |||
2008 results[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bharat Singh | 34,028 | 33.25 | ||
| INC | Kanwal Singh Yadav | 22,575 | 22.06 | −6.35 | |
| BSP | Bijander Dutt | 18,164 | 17.75 | +11.65 | |
| BJP | Rajesh Sharma | 13,576 | 13.27 | +4.65 | |
| Independent | Ranbir Singh Kharb | 11,620 | 11.36 | −35.54 | |
| Independent | Shyam Kumar | 585 | 0.57 | ||
| Independent | Ramphal Shaokin | 541 | 0.53 | ||
| Independent | Dinesh Kumar | 255 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | Raghunandan Sharma | 252 | 0.25 | ||
| SP | Om Prakash Singh | 215 | 0.21 | ||
| Independent | Vedpal Singh | 210 | 0.21 | ||
| Independent | Raj Kumar | 137 | 0.13 | ||
| ABSP | Krishan Kumar | 105 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | Jitender Kumar | 65 | 0.06 | ||
| Majority | 11,453 | 11.19 | −7.30 | ||
| Turnout | 102,328 | 59.1 | +0.47 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2003 results[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ranbir Singh | 43,342 | 46.90 | ||
| INC | Kanwal Singh | 26,252 | 28.41 | +0.39 | |
| BJP | Jai Om Dagar | 7,970 | 8.62 | ||
| INLD | Bharat Singh | 7,460 | 8.07 | −12.35 | |
| BSP | Subhash | 5,638 | 6.10 | +3.26 | |
| Independent | Har Prasad Prajapati | 451 | 0.49 | ||
| Independent | Sheela Devi | 338 | 0.37 | ||
| Independent | Bhram Sharma | 230 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | Bal Raj Singh | 152 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Ram Avtar | 143 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | Suresh Kumar Chauhan | 131 | 0.14 | ||
| SHSP | S S Goswami | 120 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | Anirudh Kumar | 96 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | Devender Singh | 83 | 0.09 | ||
| Majority | 17,090 | 18.49 | +16.07 | ||
| Turnout | 92,406 | 58.63 | +2.85 | ||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1998 results[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kanwal Singh | 21,111 | 28.02 | +12.49 | |
| Independent | Jai Kishan Sharma | 19,284 | 25.60 | ||
| INLD | Pritam Singh | 15,382 | 20.42 | ||
| RJD | Jagbir | 6,244 | 8.29 | ||
| Independent | Jai Om Dagar | 5,980 | 7.94 | ||
| Independent | Rajesh Sharma | 3,170 | 4.21 | ||
| BSP | Rameshwar Singh | 2,142 | 2.84 | −1.63 | |
| JD | Vijay Pal | 875 | 1.16 | −14.65 | |
| Independent | Dinesh Kumar Bharadwaj | 465 | 0.62 | ||
| Independent | Mahavir Singh | 292 | 0.39 | +0.24 | |
| SP | Sameer Singh | 165 | 0.22 | −0.75 | |
| Independent | Satvir Singh Goswamy | 110 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | Rajesh Kumar | 83 | 0.11 | ||
| Independent | Krishna Choudhary | 36 | 0.05 | ||
| Majority | 1,827 | 2.42 | −7.26 | ||
| Turnout | 75,339 | 61.48 | −4.94 | ||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | +12.49 | |||
1993 results[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Suraj Prasad | 19,582 | 35.23 | ||
| BJP | Ran Singh | 14,203 | 25.55 | ||
| JD | Jai Om Dagar | 8,785 | 15.81 | ||
| INC | Ram Kala | 8,629 | 15.53 | ||
| BSP | Rameshwar | 2,487 | 4.47 | ||
| Independent | Sat Pal Malik | 733 | 1.32 | ||
| SP | Chand Singh Dagar | 539 | 0.97 | ||
| Independent | Suraj Bhan | 211 | 0.38 | ||
| JP | Dev Raj Singh Raghav | 143 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Ved Varat Dagar | 112 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Mahavir Singh | 86 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | Shiv Singh Bhandari | 42 | 0.08 | ||
| Doordarshi Party | Ram Bilas | 28 | 0.05 | ||
| Majority | 5,379 | 9.68 | |||
| Turnout | 55,580 | 66.42 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 549.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 2008 Election Commission of India
- ↑ 2003 Election Commission of India
- ↑ 1998 Election Commission of India
- ↑ 1993 Election Commission of India