Dhanwati Chandela
Dhanwati Chandela | |
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| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Rajouri Garden | |
| Assumed office Feb 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Manjinder Singh Sirsa |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Dayanand Chandila |
Dhanwati Chandela (born 1960) is an Indian politician in the Aam Aadmi Party.[1] She represents Rajouri Garden in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi, elected to the post in 2020 after defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Khanna.[2]
Political career
Chandela joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2019 after serving as a 3-term Municipal Corporation of Delhi councillor. Her husband is Dyanand Chandila, a former MLA from Rajouri Garden and Vishnu Garden Assembly seats.[3]
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2020 | - | Member, Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi | Rajouri Garden Assembly |
| 02 | 2002 | 2007 | Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi | Guru Nanak Nagar ward |
| 03 | 1997 | 2002 | Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi | Guru Nanak Nagar ward |
Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)
Since 2020, she is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly.
- Member (2022-2023), Committee on Estimates[5]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Dhanwati Chandela | 62,212 | 55.70 | +42.58 | |
| BJP | Ramesh Khanna | 39,240 | 35.13 | −16.86 | |
| Independent | Sukhpal Singh | 5,218 | 4.67 | New | |
| INC | Amandeep Singh Sudan | 3,398 | 3.04 | −30.19 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 694 | 0.62 | −0.20 | |
| Majority | 22,972 | 20.57 | +1.81 | ||
| Turnout | 1,11,771 | 62.01 | −10.35 | ||
| AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +42.58 | |||
2017 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 40,602 | 51.99 | +13.95 | |
| INC | Meenakshi Chandela | 25,950 | 33.23 | +21.23 | |
| AAP | Harjeet Singh | 10,243 | 13.12 | −33.43 | |
| Independent | Hardeep Singh | 225 | 0.29 | N/A | |
| Independent | Davinder Singh Negi | 219 | 0.28 | N/A | |
| AIFB | Lalit Taak | 211 | 0.27 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 641 | 0.82 | +0.27 | |
| Majority | 14,652 | 18.76 | +10.25 | ||
| Turnout | 78,091 | 47.32 | −25.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,68,026 | ||||
| BJP gain from AAP | Swing | +23.69 | |||
References
- ^ "A DHANWATI CHANDELA A". Firstpost. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Delhi election result 2020: AAP's Dhanwati Chandela wins from Rajouri Garden". Deccan Herald. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Vikas Yogi [@vikasyogi] (1 August 2019). "3 term councillor and wife of former Rajouri Garden MLA Dayanand Chandela, Dhanwati joins Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of AAP MP @SanjayAzadSln and Delhi convenor @AapKaGopalRai" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Atul Mathur (18 January 2020). "Delhi assembly elections: SAD happy to contest from 4 seats in Delhi". Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ 2017 Rajouri Garden By-election - Election Commission of India
- ^ Abhinav Rajput (10 April 2017). "Rajouri Garden bypoll: Voters say leaders change, but issues remain the same". Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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