Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency

Chandni Chowk
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Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
Union TerritoryDelhi
Assembly constituenciesAdarsh Nagar
Shalimar Bagh
Shakur Basti
Tri Nagar
Wazirpur
Model Town
Sadar Bazar
Chandni Chowk
Matia Mahal
Ballimaran
Established1956
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024
Political Map of Delhi showing Parliamentary constituencies as of 2024 elections.

Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency is one of the seven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1956. It is the smallest constituency of Lok Sabha in terms of area.

Assembly segments

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Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[1]

# Name District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

4 Adarsh Nagar North Delhi Pawan Kumar Sharma AAP BJP
14 Shalimar Bagh North West Delhi Bandana Kumari AAP BJP
15 Shakur Basti North Delhi Satyendra Kumar Jain AAP BJP
16 Tri Nagar North West Delhi Preeti Tomar AAP BJP
17 Wazirpur North Delhi Rajesh Gupta AAP BJP
18 Model Town Akhilesh Pati Tripathi AAP BJP
19 Sadar Bazar Central Delhi Som Dutt AAP BJP
20 Chandni Chowk Parlad Singh Sawhney AAP INC
21 Matia Mahal Shoaib Iqbal AAP INC
22 Ballimaran Imran Hussain AAP INC

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

  1. Pahar Ganj
  2. Matia Mahal (Polling stations 1-83)
  3. Ballimaran
  4. Chandni Chowk
  5. Minto Road (Polling station 136)
  6. Ram Nagar (Polling stations 104–112)

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

  1. Civil Lines
  2. Chandni Chowk
  3. Ballimaran
  4. Ajmeri Gate
  5. Kucha Pati Ram
  6. Matia Mahal
  7. Pahar Ganj
  8. Qasabpura

Members of Parliament

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The Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1957. The list of Member of Parliament (MP) is as follows:

Year Member Party
1957 Radha Raman Indian National Congress
1962 Sham Nath
1967 Ram Gopal Shalwale Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1971 Subhadra Joshi Indian National Congress
1977 Sikandar Bakht Janata Party
1980 Bhiku Ram Jain Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Jai Parkash Aggarwal Indian National Congress
1989
1991 Tarachand Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
1996 Jai Parkash Aggarwal Indian National Congress
1998 Vijay Goel Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004 Kapil Sibal Indian National Congress
2009
2014 Harsh Vardhan Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024 Praveen Khandelwal

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general election: Chandni Chowk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Praveen Khandelwal 516,496 53.46 Increase0.52
INC Jai Prakash Aggarwal 427,171 44.22 Increase14.55
BSP Abul Kalam Azad 5,829 0.60 Increase0.32
NOTA None of the above 5,563 0.58 Increase0.06
Margin of victory 89,325 9.24 Decrease14.03
Turnout 966,102 58.60 Decrease5.18
Registered electors 16,45,958
BJP hold Swing

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Harsh Vardhan 519,055 52.94 Increase8.34
INC Jai Prakash Agarwal 290,910 29.67 Increase11.75
AAP Pankaj Kumar Gupta 144,551 14.74 Decrease15.98
BSP Shahid Ali 9,026 0.92 Increase0.13
RRP Richa Katiyar 475 0.05 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 5,133 0.52 Increase0.06
Margin of victory 228,145 23.27 Increase9.39
Turnout 980,814 62.78 Decrease5.06
BJP hold Swing Increase8.36
2014 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Harsh Vardhan 437,938 44.60 Increase10.64
AAP Ashutosh 301,618 30.72 New
INC Kapil Sibal 176,206 17.95 Decrease41.72
Independent Dildar Hussain Beg 28,605 2.91 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 4,534 0.46 N/A
Majority 136,320 13.88 Decrease11.83
Turnout 981,863 67.84 Increase12.63
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase10.64
2009 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kapil Sibal 465,713 59.67 Decrease11.49
BJP Vijender Gupta 265,003 33.96 Increase7.16
BSP Mohammad Mustaqeem 26,486 3.39 Increase2.59
Margin of victory 200,710 25.71 Decrease18.65
Turnout 780,445 55.21 Increase2.17
INC hold Swing Decrease11.49
2004 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kapil Sibal 127,395 71.17 Increase35.95
BJP Smriti Irani 47,978 26.80 Decrease9.39
BSP Gian Prakash Saini 1,444 0.81 N/A
Majority 79,415 44.37 Increase43.39
Turnout 179,003 53.04 Decrease1.24
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase31.25
1999 Indian general election: Chandni Chowk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vijay Goel 74,001 36.19 Increase2.06
INC J. P. Agarwal 72,006 35.22 Decrease9.70
JD(S) Shoaib Iqbal 52,721 25.79 New
Margin of victory 1,995 0.97 Decrease9.81
Turnout 204,453 54.28 Decrease3.24
BJP hold Swing Increase2.06
1996 Indian general election: Chandni Chowk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC J. P. Agarwal 92,634 44.92
BJP J. K. Jain 70,390 34.13
JD Viresh Pratap Chaudhry 23,225 11.26
Margin of victory 22,244 10.78
Turnout 206,234 57.52
INC gain from BJP Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 556.
  2. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Chandni Chowk". Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Constituency wise detailed result". Election Commission of India. 11 October 2019.
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