Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: चाँदनी चौक लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the seven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1956.

Chandni Chowk
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentDr. Harsh Vardhan
Parliamentary PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established1956-present
ReservationNone
StateDelhi
Assembly Constituencies4. Adarsh Nagar
14. Shalimar Bagh
15. Shakur Basti
16. Tri Nagar
17. Wazirpur
18. Model Town
19. Sadar Bazar
20. Chandni Chowk
21. Matia Mahal
22. Ballimaran
Political Map of Delhi showing Parliamentary constituencies as of 2019 elections.

Assembly segments

From 1966-93, 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

From 1993-2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[1]

  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)

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

  1. Adarsh Nagar
  2. Shalimar Bagh
  3. Shakur Basti
  4. Tri Nagar
  5. Wazirpur
  6. Model Town
  7. Sadar Bazar
  8. Chandni Chowk
  9. Matia Mahal
  10. Ballimaran

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[3]Party
1952 Does not exist
1957 Radha Raman Indian National Congress
1962 Sham Nath
Major boundary changes
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
1984 J. P. Agarwal
1989
1991 Tarachand Khandelwal Bharatiya Janata Party
Major boundary changes
1996 J. P. Agarwal Indian National Congress
1998 Vijay Goel Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004 Kapil Sibal Indian National Congress
Major boundary changes
2009 Kapil Sibal Indian National Congress
2014 Harsh Vardhan Bharatiya Janata Party
2019

Election results

17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections
2019 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Harsh Vardhan 5,19,055 52.94 +8.34
INC Jai Prakash Agarwal 2,90,910 29.67 +11.75
AAP Pankaj Kumar Gupta 1,44,551 14.74 -15.98
BSP Shahid Ali 9,026 0.92 +0.13
NOTA None of the Above 5,133 0.52 +0.06
Margin of victory 2,28,145 23.27 +9.39
Turnout 9,80,814 62.78 -5.06
BJP hold Swing +8.36

16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections
2014 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Harsh Vardhan 437,938 44.60 +10.64
AAP Ashutosh 301,618 30.72 N/A
INC Kapil Sibal 176,206 17.95 -41.72
Independent Dildar Hussain Beg 28,605 2.91 N/A
BSP Narendra Kumar Pandey 7,746 0.79 -2.60
Independent Ashutosh 4,505 0.46 N/A
AITC Hariom Sharma 3,531 0.36 N/A
Braj Vikas Party Sanjay Gandhi 3,390 0.35 N/A
Independent Vijay Shankar Chaubey 1,829 0.19 N/A
Independent Abdul Amir Amiro 1,765 0.18 N/A
Kalyankari Jantantrik Party Ajay Kumar Khemka 1,643 0.17 N/A
Atulya Bharat Party Jagmohan Singh Bakshi 1,553 0.16 N/A
Independent Gagan Rastogi 1,423 0.14 N/A
Independent Bir Singh Soni 881 0.09 N/A
Independent Surender Singh 789 0.08 N/A
Independent Balram Bari 602 0.06 +0.02
Rashtriya Janmorcha Musarrat Jahan 592 0.06 N/A
PECP Mohd. Mursaleen 538 0.05 N/A
Bhartiya Pragatisheel Congress Rashmi Kashyap 538 0.05 =
Naya Daur Party Dhan Raj Chauhan 308 0.03 N/A
Bharatiya Gaon Taj Dal Jagjeet Singh 290 0.03 -0.01
Bhartiya Janta Dal (Integrated) Altaf Husain 272 0.03 N/A
Vishva Shakti Party Dr. Tarun Kumar 263 0.03 N/A
RPI(A) Tariq Mirza 253 0.03 N/A
Jai Maha Bharath Party Md. Afaq 251 0.03 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 4,534 0.46 N/A
Majority 136,320 13.88 -11.83
Turnout 981,863 67.84 +12.63
BJP gain from INC Swing +10.64

15th Lok Sabha: 2009 General Elections
2009 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kapil Sibal 465,713 59.67 -11.49
BJP Vijender Gupta 265,003 33.96 +7.16
BSP Mohammad Mustaqeem 26,486 3.39 +2.59
Margin of victory 200,710 25.71 -18.65
Turnout 780,445 55.21 +2.17
INC hold Swing -11.49

14th Lok Sabha: 2004 General Elections
2004 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kapil Sibal 127,395 71.17 +35.95
BJP Smriti Irani 47,978 26.80
BSP Gian Prakash Saini 1,444 0.81 N/A
Majority 79,415 44.37 +43.39
Turnout 179,003 53.04 -1.24
INC gain from BJP Swing +31.25

13th Lok Sabha: 1999 General Elections
1999 Indian general election: Chandni Chowk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vijay Goel 74,001 36.19 +2.06
INC J. P. Agarwal 72,006 35.22 -9.70
JD(S) Shoaib Iqbal 52,721 25.79 N/A
Margin of victory 1,995 0.97 -9.81
Turnout 204,453 54.28 -3.24
BJP hold Swing +2.06

12th Lok Sabha: 1996 General Elections
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
BJP hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 556.
  3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)

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