East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 7
Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the
Indian National Capital Territory of
Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1966. It presently comprises 40 municipal wards of the
Municipal Corporation of Delhi with approximately 16 lakh voters and a population of approx 25 lakhs.
East Delhi is one of the larger and highly populated Lok Sabha constituencies not only in Delhi but all over India. The constituency covers areas east of the
Yamuna and has a large population, including Seelampur,
Shahdara,
Gandhi Nagar and Preet Vihar. The current MP from here is
Gautam Gambhir.
Assembly segments
Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:
From 1993 to 2008, it comprised the following
Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:
Trilokpuri,
Patparganj,
Mandawali,
Geeta Colony,
Gandhi Nagar,
Krishna Nagar,
Vishwas Nagar,
Shahdara,
Seemapuri
Seemapuri is a neighborhood in Delhi, India and one of the subdivisions
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, Nand Nagari,
Rohtas Nagar, Babarpur,
Seelampur,
Ghonda
Ghonda is an affluent residential area located in the North East Delhi Legislative Assembly district.
Politics
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, Yamuna Vihar, Qarawal Nagar,
Wazirpur,
Nerela (Polling stations 1-64 and 70-97), Bhalswa Jahangirpur (Polling stations 3-163),
Adarsh Nagar
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,
Timarpur (Polling stations 46, 97-101) and
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(Polling stations 103-113)
From 1966 to 1993, the constituency comprised the following
Delhi Metropolitan Council
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segments: Wazirabad,
Narela,
Gita Colony, Gandhi Nagar, Krishan Nagar, Shahdara, Rohtas Nagar and Ghonda
Members of Parliament
The East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1967. The list of Member of Parliament (MP) is as follows:
Election results
17th Lok Sabha
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:
2019 General Elections
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: 1998 General Elections
11th Lok Sabha: 1997 By-Election
11th Lok Sabha: 1996 General Elections
10th Lok Sabha: 1991 General Elections
9th Lok Sabha: 1989 General Elections
8th Lok Sabha: 1984 General Elections
7th Lok Sabha: 1980 General Elections
6th Lok Sabha: 1977 General Elections
5th Lok Sabha: 1971 General Elections
4th Lok Sabha: 1967 General Elections
See also
*
List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
*
Outer Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi
1966 establishments in Delhi
Constituencies established in 1966