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2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

2008 state assembly election in Delhi

2008 state assembly election in Delhi

FieldValue
election_name2008 Delhi state assembly elections
countryBharat
typeparliamentary
previous_election2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
previous_year2003
election_date29 November 2008
next_election2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
next_year2013
seats_for_electionAll 70 to the Delhi Legislative Assembly
majority_seats36
turnout57.60% (4.18%)
image1
leader1Sheila Dikshit
party1INC
leaders_seat1New Delhi
seats_before147
seats143
seat_change14
popular_vote12,489,816
percentage140.31%
swing17.82%
image2
leader2Vijay Kumar Malhotra
party2Bharatiya Janata Party
leaders_seat2Greater Kailash
seats_before220
seats223
seat_change23
popular_vote22,244,629
percentage236.34%
swing21.12%
image4
seats42
party4Bahujan Samaj Party
percentage414.05%
leaders_seat4Not Contested
leader4Mayawati
seat_change42
seats_before40
popular_vote4867,672
swing48.28%
image5
seats51
party5Lok Janshakti Party
percentage51.35%
leaders_seat5Not Contested
seat_change51
seats_before50
popular_vote583,185
leader5Ram Vilas Paswan
swing51.95%
map_imageFile:2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election Results.png
map_size300px
map_captionMap of Delhi showing results of the 2008 Vidhan Sabha election
titleChief Minister
before_electionSheila Dikshit
before_partyIndian National Congress
after_electionSheila Dikshit
after_partyIndian National Congress

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi on 29 November 2008 to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The voter turnout for the election was 57.60% an increase by 4.18% than the previous election in 2003. The Indian National Congress won the election comfortably winning 43 of the 70 seats, while the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party managed to win 23 seats. Sheila Dikshit of the Indian National Congress was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the third consecutive time.

Parties and Alliances

Alliance/PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Indian National Congress}};color:white"Indian National Congress[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg50px]][[File:INC Hand.svg50px]]Sheila Dikshit
National Democratic Alliance}};color:white"NDABharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"Bharatiya Janata Party[[File:BJP_flag.svg50x50px]]
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)}};color:white"Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann)[[File:Blank.svg50px]]Avtar Singh Hit
Bahujan Samaj Party[[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg50px]][[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png50px]]Mayawati
Lok Jan Shakti Party}};color:white"Lok Jan Shakti Party[[File:Lok Janshakti Party Flag.svg50px]]Ram Vilas Paswan
Samajwadi Party[[File:SP Flag.png50px]][[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png50px]]Mulayam Singh Yadav
Nationalist Congress Party[[File:NCP-flag.svg50px]][[File:Indian Election Symbol Clock.png50px]]Sharad Pawar
Rashtriya Janata Dal[[File:RJD Flag.svg50x50px]][[File:Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png50x50px]]Lalu Prasad Yadav
Janata Dal (United)[[File:Janata Dal (United) Flag.svg50px]][[File:Indian Election Symbol Arrow.svg50px]]Nitish Kumar
INDEPENDENTS357

Results

[[File:India Delhi Legislative Assembly 2008.svg]]PartySeats
ContestedSeats
wonSeats
Changed% VotesTotal7095.97
Indian National Congress7043440.31
Bharatiya Janata Party7023336.34
Bahujan Samaj Party702214.05
Lok Janshakti Party41111.35
Independent13.92

Results by districts

DistrictSeatsNorth Delhi8Central Delhi7North West Delhi7West Delhi7New Delhi6South West Delhi7South East Delhi7South Delhi5East Delhi6Shahdara5North East Delhi5Total7043234
Indian National Congress}}"INCNational Democratic Alliance}}"BJPOther}}"Others
Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"620
Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"421
3Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"40
3Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"40
Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"420
Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"421
Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"421
Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"500
Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"420
Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"410
221

Results by constituency

Assembly ConstituencyTurnout
(%)WinnerRunner UpMargin#NameCandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
North Delhi District
1Narela56.8Jaswant SinghIndian National Congress}}"INC34,66231.66Sharad ChauhanBahujan Samaj Party}}"BSP33,83030.90Indian National Congress}}"832
Central Delhi District
2Burari55.9Shri KrishanBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP32,00630.10Deepak TyagiIndian National Congress}}"INC27,01625.40Bharatiya Janata Party}}"4,990
3Timarpur59.3Surinder Pal SinghIndian National Congress}}"INC39,99744.14Surya Prakash KhatriBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP37,58441.48Indian National Congress}}"2,413
North Delhi District
4Adarsh Nagar59.12Mangat Ram SinghalIndian National Congress}}"INC36,44544.84Ravinder SinghBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP31,99339.29Indian National Congress}}"4,512
5Badli57.1Devender YadavIndian National Congress}}"INC39,21539.86Ajesh YadavBahujan Samaj Party}}"BSP25,61126.03Indian National Congress}}"13,604
North West Delhi District
6Rithala63.4Kulwant RanaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP64,47455.86Shambhu Dayal SharmaIndian National Congress}}"INC38,12832.86Bharatiya Janata Party}}"26,346
North Delhi District
7Bawana(SC)52.6Surender KumarIndian National Congress}}"INC60,54448.33Chand RamBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP43,40234.65Indian National Congress}}"17,142
North West Delhi District
8Mundka55Manoj KumarBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP47,35545.83Prem Chander KaushikIndian National Congress}}"INC32,45831.41Bharatiya Janata Party}}"14,897
9Kirari57.9Anil Jha VatsBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP30,00532.73PushprajNationalist Congress Party}}"NCP20,48122.34Bharatiya Janata Party}}"9,524
10Sultanpur Majra(SC)61.9Jai KishanIndian National Congress}}"INC39,54248.19Nand Ram BagriBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP20,86725.73Indian National Congress}}"18,675
West Delhi District
11Nangloi Jat55.1Bijender SinghIndian National Congress}}"INC48,00950.65Raj SinghBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP30,44932.12Indian National Congress}}"17,650
North West Delhi District
12Mangol Puri(SC)64.7Raj Kumar ChauhanIndian National Congress}}"INC50,44854.41Yogesh AatrayBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP20,58522.20Indian National Congress}}"29,863
North Delhi District
13Rohini58.7Jai Bhagwan AggarwalBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP56,79362.56Vijender JindalIndian National Congress}}"INC30,01933.66Bharatiya Janata Party}}"26,774
North West Delhi District
14Shalimar Bagh58.59Ravinder Nath BansalBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP49,97657.63Ram Kailash GuptaIndian National Congress}}"INC30,04434.35Bharatiya Janata Party}}"19,932
North Delhi District
15Shakur Basti58.27Shyam Lal GargBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP40,44450.20S.C.VatsIndian National Congress}}"INC36,44445.23Bharatiya Janata Party}}"4,000
North West Delhi District
16Tri Nagar63.37Anil BharadwajIndian National Congress}}"INC41,89146.26Nand Kishore GargBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP39,22244.09Indian National Congress}}"1,969
North Delhi District
17Wazirpur56.69Hari Shanker GuptaIndian National Congress}}"INC39,97745.29Mange Ram GargBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP36,83741.09Indian National Congress}}"3,140
18Model Town58.53Kanwar Karan SinghIndian National Congress}}"INC39,93546.37Bhola Nath VijBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP36,93643.86Indian National Congress}}"2,997
Central Delhi District
19Sadar Bazar60.1Rajesh JainIndian National Congress}}"INC47,50853.44Jai ParkashBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP33,41937.59Indian National Congress}}"14,089
20Chandni Chowk57.2Parlad Singh SawhneyIndian National Congress}}"INC28,20745.61Praveen KhandelwalBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP20,18832.64Indian National Congress}}"8,019
21Matia Mahal56.3Shoaib IqbalLok Janshakti Party}}"LJP25,47439.56Mehmood ZiaIndian National Congress}}"INC17,87027.75Lok Janshakti Party}}"7,807
22Ballimaran59.6Haroon YusufIndian National Congress}}"INC34,66042.08Moti Lal SodhiBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP28,42334.51Indian National Congress}}"6,237
23Karol Bagh(SC)59.71Surender Pal RatawalBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP38,74645.71Madan KhorwalIndian National Congress}}"INC35,33841.69Bharatiya Janata Party}}"3,408
New Delhi District
24Patel Nagar(SC)56.5Rajesh LilothiaIndian National Congress}}"INC44,02250.43Anita AryaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP34,51639.54Indian National Congress}}"9,506
West Delhi District
25Moti Nagar61.6Subhash SachdevaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP46,61654.49Anjali RaiIndian National Congress}}"INC31,61936.96Bharatiya Janata Party}}"14,997
26Madipur(SC)58.4Mala Ram GangwalIndian National Congress}}"INC40,69848.75Kailash SanklaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP32,16638.53Indian National Congress}}"8,532
27Rajouri Garden62Dyanand ChandilaIndian National Congress}}"INC31,13037.58Avtar Singh HitShiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)}}"SAD(A)31,08437.53Indian National Congress}}"54
28Hari Nagar57.2Harsharan Singh BalliBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP51,36462.67Ramesh LambaIndian National Congress}}"INC22,60627.58Bharatiya Janata Party}}"28,758
29Tilak Nagar53.5O P BabbarBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP38,32052.33Anita BabbarIndian National Congress}}"INC26,20235.78Bharatiya Janata Party}}"12,118
30Janakpuri61.2Jagdish MukhiBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP50,65557.15Deepak AroraIndian National Congress}}"INC33,20337.46Bharatiya Janata Party}}"17,458
South West Delhi District
31Vikaspuri55.6Nand KishoreIndian National Congress}}"INC47,81934.96Krishan GahlotBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP46,87634.27Indian National Congress}}"943
32Uttam Nagar62.4Mukesh SharmaIndian National Congress}}"INC46,76546.03Pawan SharmaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP39,58238.96Indian National Congress}}"7,183
33Dwarka62.4Mahabal MishraIndian National Congress}}"INC43,60852.33Pradyuman RajputBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP29,62735.56Indian National Congress}}"13,981
34Matiala58.5Sumesh ShokeenIndian National Congress}}"INC52,41140.14Kamal JeetBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP45,78235.06Indian National Congress}}"6,629
35Najafgarh59.1Bharat SinghIndependent politician}}"IND34,02833.25Kanwal Singh YadavIndian National Congress}}"INC22,57522.06Independent politician}}"11,453
36Bijwasan59.1Sat Prakash RanaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP27,42741.33Vijay Singh LochavIndian National Congress}}"INC25,42238.31Bharatiya Janata Party}}"2,005
37Palam58.8Dharam Dev SolankiBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP40,71244.12Mahender YadavIndian National Congress}}"INC28,11930.47Bharatiya Janata Party}}"12,593
New Delhi District
38Delhi Cantonment56.6Karan Singh TanwarBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP23,69655.58Ashok AhujaIndian National Congress}}"INC16,43538.55Bharatiya Janata Party}}"7,261
39Rajinder Nagar52.2Rama Kant GoswamiIndian National Congress}}"INC29,39440.78Asha YogiBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP23,98833.28Indian National Congress}}"5,406
40New Delhi56.22Sheila DikshitIndian National Congress}}"INC39,77852.20Vijay JollyBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP25,79639.85Indian National Congress}}"13,982
South East Delhi District
41Jangpura59.6Tarvinder Singh MarwahIndian National Congress}}"INC37,26157Manjinder Singh SirsaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP23,31035.96Indian National Congress}}"13,956
42Kasturba Nagar53.2Neeraj BasoyaIndian National Congress}}"INC33,80744.40Sushil ChoudharyBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP31,32341.13Indian National Congress}}"2,484
South Delhi District
43Malviya Nagar55.9Kiran WaliaIndian National Congress}}"INC31,82339.43Ram BhajBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP27,55329.93Indian National Congress}}"3,730
New Delhi District
44R K Puram52.7Barkha SinghIndian National Congress}}"INC35,87853.50Radhey Shyam SharmaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP26,56139.60Indian National Congress}}"9,317
South Delhi District
45Mehrauli45.9Yoganand ShastriIndian National Congress}}"INC21,74032.83Sher Singh DagarBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP20,63231.15Indian National Congress}}"1,108
46Chhatarpur56Balram TanwarIndian National Congress}}"INC32,40637.22Brahm Singh TanwarBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP27,47631.52Indian National Congress}}"5,030
47Deoli(SC)56.4Arvinder Singh LovelyIndian National Congress}}"INC41,49743.41Shri LalBahujan Samaj Party}}"BSP24,86926.02Indian National Congress}}"16,628
48Ambedkar Nagar(SC)57.4Ch Prem SinghIndian National Congress}}"INC30,46743.19Suresh ChandBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP26,63036.34Indian National Congress}}"4,837
South East Delhi District
49Sangam Vihar51.4Dr Shiv Charan Lal GuptaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP20,33227.37Amod Kumar KanthIndian National Congress}}"INC16,74322.54Bharatiya Janata Party}}"3,589
New Delhi District
50Greater Kailash54.4Vijay Kumar MalhotraBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP42,20652.94Jitender Kumar KocherIndian National Congress}}"INC30,98738.87Bharatiya Janata Party}}"11,219
South East Delhi District
51Kalkaji51.3Subhash ChopraIndian National Congress}}"INC38,36051.91Jai Gopal AbrolBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP24,97133.79Indian National Congress}}"13,389
52Tughlakabad55.5Ramesh BidhuriBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP32,63340.99Sahi RamBahujan Samaj Party}}"BSP24,39930.65Bharatiya Janata Party}}"8,234
53Badarpur56.6Ram Singh NetajiBahujan Samaj Party}}"BSP53,41647.30Ramvir Singh BidhuriIndian National Congress}}"INC40,11135.52Bahujan Samaj Party}}"13,205
54Okhla49Parvez HashmiIndian National Congress}}"INC29,30328.53Asif Muhammad KhanRashtriya Janata Dal}}"RJD28,76228Indian National Congress}}"541
East Delhi District
55Trilokpuri(SC)59.9Sunil KumarBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP30,78137.28AnjanaIndian National Congress}}"INC30,14736.51Bharatiya Janata Party}}"634
56Kondli(SC)59.6Amrish Singh GautamIndian National Congress}}"INC36,58045.26Dushyant Kumar GautamBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP21,59426.72Indian National Congress}}"14,986
57Patparganj54.5Anil ChaudharyIndian National Congress}}"INC36,98442.40Nakul BharadwajBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP36,33641.64Indian National Congress}}"663
58Laxmi Nagar56.5Dr. Ashok Kumar WaliaIndian National Congress}}"INC54,35259.58Murari Singh PanwarBharatiya Janata Party}}"INC31,85534.99Indian National Congress}}"22,397
Shahdara District
59Vishwas Nagar58.9Naseeb SinghIndian National Congress}}"INC48,80551.09Om Prakash SharmaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP39,17641.01Indian National Congress}}"9,629
East Delhi District
60Krishna Nagar61.6Harsh VardhanBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP47,85245.50Deepika KhullarIndian National Congress}}"INC44,64842.45Bharatiya Janata Party}}"3,204
61Gandhi Nagar63.5Arvinder Singh LovelyIndian National Congress}}"INC59,79564.25Kamal Kumar JainBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP27,87029.94Indian National Congress}}"31,923
Shahdara District
62Shahdara57.1Dr Narender NathIndian National Congress}}"INC39,19444.89Jitender Singh ShuntyBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP37,65843.13Indian National Congress}}"1,536
63Seemapuri(SC)62.3Veer Singh DhinganIndian National Congress}}"INC43,86449.13Chandra Pal SinghBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP24,60427.56Indian National Congress}}"19,261
64Rohtas Nagar61.1Ram Babu SharmaIndian National Congress}}"INC45,80246.42Alok KumarBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP32,55932.99Indian National Congress}}"13,243
North East Delhi District
65Seelampur58Chaudhary Mateen AhmedIndian National Congress}}"INC47,82054.65Sita Ram GuptaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP21,54624.62Indian National Congress}}"26,574
66Ghonda57.5Sahab Singh ChauhanBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP35,22638.46Bheeshma SharmaIndian National Congress}}"INC34,64637.82Bharatiya Janata Party}}"580
Shahdara District
67Babarpur59.7Naresh GaurBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP31,95435.1Hazi Dilashad AliBahujan Samaj Party}}"BSP28,12830.9Bharatiya Janata Party}}"3,826
North East Delhi District
68Gokalpur(SC)61.6Surendra KumarBahujan Samaj Party}}"BSP27,49928.89Balzor SinghIndian National Congress}}"INC24,44225.68Bahujan Samaj Party}}"3,057
69Mustafabad58Hasan AhmedIndian National Congress}}"INC39,83840.70Yogender Kumar SharmaBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP38,85939.69Indian National Congress}}"979
70Karawal Nagar53.2Mohan Singh BishtBharatiya Janata Party}}"BJP43,98042.80Satan Pal DaymaIndependent politician}}"IND22,85222.24Bharatiya Janata Party}}"21,128

References

References

  1. (2013-11-27). "Seat sharing in Delhi Assembly Elections 2008". Riafy.
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