Bijwasan Assembly constituency
| Bijwasan | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | South Delhi |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AAP |
| Elected year | 2008 |
Bijwasan Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 70 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Delhi. This constituency covers part of Vasant Kunj, Mahipalpur, Rangpuri, Nangal Dewat, Bijwasan, Samalkha, Bamnauli, Kapashera, Shahbad Mohammadpur, Rajnagar, Part of Dwarka.
Overview
Present geographical structure of Bijwasan constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.[1]
Bijwasan(Bharthal) is part of South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency along with nine other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Sangam Vihar, Ambedkar Nagar, Chhatarpur, Deoli, Kalkaji, Tughlakabad, Palam, Badarpur and Mehrauli.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | 2008 | Sat Prakash Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:Aam Aadmi Party/meta/color" | | 2015 | Devinder Sehrawat | Aam Aadmi Party |
Election results
2015 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Devinder Sehrawat | 65,006 | 54.99 | +22.67 | |
| BJP | Sat Prakash Rana | 45,470 | 38.46 | +3.81 | |
| INC | Vijay Singh Lochav | 5,258 | 4.44 | −13.06 | |
| BSP | Yogesh Gaur | 641 | 0.54 | −11.06 | |
| INLD | Pankaj Kumar | 421 | 0.35 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 496 | 0.41 | −0.25 | |
| Majority | 19,536 | 16.53 | +14.21 | ||
| Turnout | 1,18,218 | ||||
| AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +22.67 | |||
2013 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sat Prakash Rana | 35,988 | 34.65 | −6.68 | |
| AAP | Devinder Sehrawat | 33,574 | 32.32 | ||
| INC | Vijay Singh Lochav | 18,173 | 17.50 | −20.81 | |
| BSP | Narender Rana | 12,053 | 11.60 | −7.24 | |
| SP | Surender Bhardwaj | 2,370 | 2.28 | ||
| JD(U) | Jay Vir Singh | 500 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Inder Singh | 290 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | Ombir | 239 | 0.23 | ||
| NOTA | None | 688 | 0.66 | ||
| Majority | 2,414 | 2.32 | −0.70 | ||
| Turnout | 103,875 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | -6.68 | |||
2008 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sat Prakash Rana | 27,427 | 41.33 | ||
| INC | Vijay Singh Lochav | 25,422 | 38.31 | ||
| BSP | Vinod Kumar Yadav | 12,506 | 18.84 | ||
| Independent | Harinder Rana | 642 | 0.97 | ||
| LJP | Suresh Chand | 370 | 0.56 | ||
| Majority | 2,005 | 3.02 | |||
| Turnout | 66,367 | 59.1 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 549.
- ^ 2008 Election Commission of India