Elections in Delhi

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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.

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Main political parties

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Indian National Congress (INC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the major political parties in Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) currently rules as the majority elected party in Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. 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

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

Election YearWinners
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: 1KMPPINCINCNot ExistNot ExistNot ExistNot ExistNot ExistNot ExistNot Exist
INC
1957 INC: 5Not ExistINCINCINCINC
INC
1962 INC: 5INCINCINCINCINC
1967 BJS: 6 and INC: 1BJSINCBJSBJSBJSBJSBJS
1971 INC: 7INCINCINCINCINCINCINC
1977 JP: 6 & BLD: 1BLDJPJPJPJPJPJP
1980 INC: 7INCINCINCINCINCINCINC
1984 INC: 7INCINCINCINCINCINCINC
1989 BJP: 4, INC: 2 & JD: 1BJPJDINCBJPBJPINCBJP
1991 BJP: 5 & INC: 2BJPINCBJPINCBJPINCBJP
1996 BJP: 5 & INC: 2BJPBJPINCBJPINCBJPBJP
1998 BJP: 6 & INC: 1BJPBJPBJPBJPINCBJPBJP
1999 BJP: 7BJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJP
2004 INC: 6 & BJP: 1INCINCINCINCINCINCBJP
2009 INC: 7INCNot ExistINCNot ExistINCINCINCINCINC
2014 BJP: 7BJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJP
2019 BJP: 7BJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJPBJP

Vidhan Sabha elections

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

Metropolitan Council elections

Election YearCHAIRMANParty-wise break-up
1967
  • L. K. Advani (BJP)
  • Shyam Charan Gupta (BJP)
BJS: 33/56, INC: 19/56
1972 Mir Mushtaq Ahmed (INC)INC: 44/56, BJS : 5/56
1977 Kalka Dass (JP)JP: 46/56, INC: 10/56
1983 Purushottam Goyel (INC)INC: 34/56, BJP: 19/56

Municipal Corporation elections

Election YearMayorParty-wise break-up
1997
2002
2007 Total: 272. BJP: 164, INC: 67
2012 Total: 272. BJP: 142, INC: 77
2017 Total: 270. BJP: 181, AAP: 48, INC: 30
2022 Total: 250. AAP: 134, BJP: 104 INC: 9

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