Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency explained

Chandni Chowk
Type:LS
Union Territory:Delhi
Established:1956
Reservation:None
Assembly Cons:Adarsh Nagar
Shalimar Bagh
Shakur Basti
Tri Nagar
Wazirpur
Model Town
Sadar Bazar
Chandni Chowk
Matia Mahal
Ballimaran
Mp:Praveen Khandelwal
Latest Election Year:2024

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

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

NameDistrictMemberPartyLeading
4Adarsh NagarNorth DelhiPawan Kumar SharmaBJP
14Shalimar BaghNorth West DelhiBandana KumariBJP
15Shakur BastiNorth DelhiSatyendra Kumar JainBJP
16Tri NagarNorth West DelhiPreeti TomarBJP
17WazirpurNorth DelhiRajesh GuptaBJP
18Model TownAkhilesh Pati TripathiBJP
19Sadar BazarCentral DelhiSom DuttBJP
20Chandni ChowkParlad Singh SawhneyINC
21Matia MahalShoaib IqbalINC
22BallimaranImran HussainINC

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

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

YearMemberParty
1957Radha Raman
1962Sham Nath
1967Ram Gopal Shalwale
1971Subhadra Joshi
1977Sikandar Bakht
1980Bhiku Ram JainIndian National Congress (I)
1984Jai Parkash Aggarwal
1989
1991Tarachand Khandelwal
1996Jai Parkash Aggarwal
1998Vijay Goel
1999
2004Kapil Sibal
2009
2014Harsh VardhanBharatiya Janata Party
2019
Praveen Khandelwal

Election results

16th Lok Sabha

2014 General Elections

15th Lok Sabha

2009 General Elections

14th Lok Sabha

2004 General Elections

13th Lok Sabha

1999 General Elections

12th Lok Sabha

1996 General Elections

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 . The Election Commission of India . 556.