# South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency

South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1966.
The seat was a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party for many years but in 2009, after delimitation, INC won this seat. Ramesh Bidhuri of the BJP is the MP representing the constituency since 2014.

## Assembly segments

Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 36 | Bijwasan | South West Delhi | Kailash Gahlot | BJP | BJP |
| 37 | Palam | South West Delhi | Kuldeep Solanki | BJP | BJP |
| 45 | Mehrauli | South Delhi | Gajendra Singh Yadav | BJP | BJP |
| 46 | Chhatarpur | South Delhi | Kartar Singh Tanwar | BJP | BJP |
| 47 | Deoli (SC) | South Delhi | Prakash Jarwal | AAP | BJP |
| 48 | Ambedkar Nagar (SC) | South Delhi | Ajay Dutt | AAP | AAP |
| 49 | Sangam Vihar | South East Delhi | Chandan Kumar Choudhary | BJP | AAP |
| 51 | Kalkaji | South East Delhi | Atishi Marlena | AAP | BJP |
| 52 | Tughlakabad | South East Delhi | Sahiram | AAP | AAP |
| 53 | Badarpur | South East Delhi | Ram Singh Netaji | AAP | BJP |
From 1993 to 2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:
* Okhla
* Kalkaji
* Malviya Nagar (Polling stations 1–60 and 71–128)
* Hauz Khas
* R K Puram
* Delhi Cantt
* Janakpuri (Polling stations 1–91)
* Hari Nagar
* Tilak Nagar
* Rajouri Garden
* Sarojini Nagar (Polling stations 94–107)
* Gole Market (Polling stations 101–109)
* Kasturba Nagar (Polling stations 22 and 115–119)
From 1966 to 1993, South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments:
* Delhi Cantt
* Okhla
* Malviya Nagar
* R K Puram
* Hauz Khas
* Ashok Nagar
* Tilak Nagar
* Rajouri Garden

## Members of Parliament

The South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1967. The list of Member of Parliament (MP) is as follows:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1967 | Balraj Madhok | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1971 | Shashi Bhushan | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Charanjit Singh | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Lalit Maken | Indian National Congress |
| 1985^ | Arjun Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Madan Lal Khurana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Madan Lal Khurana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Sushma Swaraj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Sushma Swaraj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Ramesh Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Ramesh Bidhuri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Ramesh Bidhuri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Ramvir Bidhuri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^By-Poll

## Election results
### 2024 general elections

2024 Indian general election: South Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ramvir Singh Bidhuri | 692,832 | 53.46 | 3.12 |
| | AAP | Sahiram Pehalwan | 5,68,499 | 43.87 | 17.52 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,961 | 0.46 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,24,333 | 9.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,96,306 | 56.52 | 2.23 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019 general elections

2019 Indian general elections: South Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ramesh Bidhuri | 687,014 | 56.58 | 11.41 |
| | AAP | Raghav Chadha | 3,19,971 | 26.35 | 9.12 |
| | INC | Vijender Singh | 1,64,613 | 13.56 | 2.20 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,264 | 0.43 | 0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,67,043 | 30.23 | 20.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,14,545 | 58.75 | 4.22 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 11.41 | |

### 2014 general election

2014 Indian general elections: South Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ramesh Bidhuri | 497,980 | 45.17 | 8.65 |
| | AAP | Col. Devinder Sehrawat | 3,90,980 | 35.47 | New |
| | INC | Ramesh Kumar | 1,25,213 | 11.36 | 37.91 |
| | IND. | Ruby Yadav | 56,749 | 5.15 | N/A |
| | BSP | Sanjay Kumar Rai | 10,873 | 0.99 | 11.06 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 4,010 | 0.36 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,07,000 | 9.70 | 3.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,02,410 | 62.90 | 15.49 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 4.10 | |

### 2009 general election

2009 Indian general elections: South Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramesh Kumar | 360,278 | 49.27 | 2.36 |
| | BJP | Ramesh Bidhuri | 2,67,059 | 36.52 | 13.73 |
| | BSP | Kanwar Singh Tanwar | 88,120 | 12.05 | 11.19 |
| | CPI | Shrichand Tanwar | 5,244 | 0.72 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93,219 | 12.75 | 9.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,31,294 | 47.41 | 7.54 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.36 | |

### 2004 general election

2004 Indian general elections: South Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra | 240,654 | 50.25 | 2.00 |
| | INC | R. K. Anand | 2,24,649 | 46.91 | 0.66 |
| | Independent | Shiv Khera | 4,832 | 1.01 | 1.01 |
| | BSP | Surjeet Singh Assie | 4,100 | 0.86 | 0.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,005 | 3.34 | 2.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,78,876 | 39.87 | 2.00 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.00 | |

### 1999 general election

1999 Indian general election: South Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra | 261,230 | 52.25 | 5.99 |
| | INC | Dr. Manmohan Singh | 2,31,231 | 46.25 | 8.50 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Sarif | 2,846 | 0.57 | N/A |
| | BSP | Narendra Nath Shukla | 1,021 | 0.20 | 1.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,999 | 6.00 | 14.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,99,937 | 41.87 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 5.99 | |

### 1998 general election

1998 Indian general election: South Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sushma Swaraj | 331,756 | 58.24 | 3.55 |
| | INC | Ajay Maken | 2,15,043 | 37.75 | 4.23 |
| | BSP | Nisha Gotam | 10,260 | 1.80 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jagjit Singh | 1,185 | 0.21 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,16,713 | 20.49 | 0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,69,597 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.55 | |

### 1996 general election

1996 Indian general election: South Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sushma Swaraj | 294,570 | 54.69 | 15.20 |
| | INC | Kapil Sibal | 1,80,564 | 33.52 | 3.63 |
| | AIIC(T) | Manoj Prabhakar | 17,690 | 3.28 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,14,006 | 21.17 | 11.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,38,551 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 15.20 | |

### 1991 general election

1991 Indian general election: South Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Madan Lal Khurana | 208,728 | 39.49 | 21.17 |
| | INC | Romesh Bhandari | 1,58,005 | 29.89 | 8.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48,723 | 9.21 | 13.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,28,550 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 21.17 | |

### 1989 general election

1989 Indian general election: South Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Madan Lal Khurana | 382,904 | 60.66 |
| | INC | Subhash Chopra | 77,910 | 22.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,04,994 | 38.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,66,370 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1984 general election

* Lalit Maken (Cong) : 215,898 votes
* Vijay Kumar Malhotra (BJP) : 130,847

#### 1985 bye-poll

* Arjun Singh (Cong) : 161,744 votes
* V.K. Malhotra (BJP) : 121,830

### 1980 general election

* Charanjit Singh (Cong - I) : 150,513 votes
* Vijay Kumar Malhotra (Janata Party) : 146,413
* Shashi Bhushan (Cong - Urs) : 6339
* Balraj Madhok (Ind) : 2196 votes

### 1967 general election

* Balraj Madhok (BJS) : 105,611 votes
* R. Singh (INC) : 69290