# East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency

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 Harsh Malhotra

## 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) |
| 41 | Jangpura | South East Delhi | Tarvinder Singh Marwah | BJP | AAP |
| 54 | Okhla | South East Delhi | Amanatullah Khan | AAP | AAP |
| 55 | Trilokpuri (SC) | East Delhi | Ravi Kant | BJP | BJP |
| 56 | Kondli (SC) | East Delhi | Kuldeep Kumar | AAP | BJP |
| 57 | Patparganj | East Delhi | Ravinder Singh Negi | BJP | BJP |
| 58 | Laxmi Nagar | East Delhi | Abhay Verma | BJP | BJP |
| 59 | Vishwas Nagar | Shahdara | Om Prakash Sharma | BJP | BJP |
| 60 | Krishna Nagar | East Delhi | Anil Goyal | BJP | BJP |
| 61 | Gandhi Nagar | East Delhi | Arvinder Singh Lovely | BJP | BJP |
| 62 | Shahdara | Shahdara | Sanjay Goyal | BJP | BJP |
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, Nand Nagari, Rohtas Nagar, Babarpur, Seelampur, Ghonda, Yamuna Vihar, Qarawal Nagar, Wazirpur, Nerela (Polling stations 1-64 and 70-97), Bhalswa Jahangirpur (Polling stations 3-163), Adarsh Nagar, Timarpur (Polling stations 46, 97-101) and Model Town (Polling stations 103-113)
From 1966 to 1993, the constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council 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:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1967 | Hardayal Devgun | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1971 | H. K. L. Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Kishore Lal | Janata Party |
| 1980 | H. K. L. Bhagat | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | H. K. L. Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | H. K. L. Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Baikunth Lal Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Baikunth Lal Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1997^ | Lal Bihari Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Lal Bihari Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Lal Bihari Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Sandeep Dikshit | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Sandeep Dikshit | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Maheish Girri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Gautam Gambhir | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Harsh Malhotra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^By-Poll

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Harsh Malhotra | 664,819 | 52.59 | 2.76 |
| | AAP | Kuldeep Kumar | 5,71,156 | 45.18 | 27.74 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,394 | 0.43 | 0.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93,663 | 7.41 | 23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,64,411 | 59.60 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.76 | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Gautam Gambhir | 696,158 | 55.35 | +7.52 |
| | INC | Arvinder Singh Lovely | 3,04,934 | 24.24 | +7.25 |
| | AAP | Atishi Marlena | 2,19,328 | 17.44 | −14.47 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 4,920 | 0.39 | −0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,91,222 | 31.11 | +15.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,58,195 | 61.70 | −3.69 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +7.52 | |

### 16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections

2014 Indian general elections: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Maheish Girri | 572,202 | 47.83 | +15.53 |
| | AAP | Rajmohan Gandhi | 3,81,739 | 31.91 | New |
| | INC | Sandeep Dikshit | 2,03,240 | 16.99 | −43.42 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 4,975 | 0.42 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,90,463 | 15.92 | −12.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,96,336 | 65.39 | +11.96 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | +15.53 | |

### 15th Lok Sabha: 2009 General Elections

2009 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sandeep Dikshit | 5,18,001 | 60.41 | +4.19 |
| | BJP | Chetan Chauhan | 2,76,948 | 32.30 | −4.63 |
| | BSP | Mohammad Yunus | 45,447 | 5.30 | +1.02 |
| | IND. | Vikram Seth | 3,556 | 0.41 | |
| | LKD | Abdul Gaffar | 3,157 | 0.37 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,41,053 | 28.11 | +8.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,57,406 | 53.43 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +1.88 | |

### 14th Lok Sabha: 2004 General Elections

2004 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sandeep Dikshit | 6,69,527 | 56.22 | +13.97 |
| | BJP | Lal Bihari Tiwari | 4,39,748 | 36.93 | −13.29 |
| | BSP | Bal Raj SIngh | 50,985 | 4.28 | +0.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,29,779 | 19.30 | +11.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,90,814 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | +7.33 | |

### 13th Lok Sabha: 1999 General Elections

1999 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Lal Bihari Tiwari | 5,21,434 | 50.22 | +1.39 |
| | INC | AVM H L Kapur | 4,38,674 | 42.25 | −2.64 |
| | BSP | Javed Ansari | 37,444 | 3.61 | +0.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82,760 | 7.93 | +3.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,38,275 | 43.37 | −8.07 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +0.07 | |

### 12th Lok Sabha: 1998 General Elections

1998 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Lal Bihari Tiwari | 5,63,083 | 48.83 | +0.13 |
| | INC | Sheila Dikshit | 5,17,721 | 44.89 | +18.74 |
| | BSP | Zahid Khan | 35,126 | 3.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,362 | 3.94 | −18.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,53,220 | 51.44 | +27.09 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +0.13 | |

### 11th Lok Sabha: 1997 By-Election

Lok Sabha By-election, 1997: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Lal Bihari Tiwari | 2,64,550 | 48.24 | −0.49 |
| | INC | Ashok Kumar Walia | 1,42,027 | 25.89 | −9.04 |
| | Independent | H. K. L. Bhagat | 1,21,364 | 22.34 | +22.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,22,523 | 22.55 | +8.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,43,383 | 24.58 | −26.19 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -0.03 | |

### 11th Lok Sabha: 1996 General Elections

1996 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Baikunth Lal Sharma | 5,38,655 | 48.73 | +8.46 |
| | INC | Deep Chand Bandhu | 3,86,156 | 34.93 | +2.88 |
| | JD | Chaudhari Kesari Singh | 48,455 | 4.38 | −16.70 |
| | AIIC(T) | Jitender Kumar | 38,401 | 3.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,52,499 | 13.80 | +5.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,05,410 | 50.54 | +2.31 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +8.46 | |

### 10th Lok Sabha: 1991 General Elections

1991 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | B. L. Sharma (Prem) | 303,141 | 40.27 | |
| | INC | H. K. L. Bhagat | 241,316 | 32.05 | −17.74 |
| | JD | Ram Bir Singh Bidhuri | 158,712 | 21.08 | +15.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61,825 | 8.22 | −16.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 752,846 | 48.23 | −1.40 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 9th Lok Sabha: 1989 General Elections

1989 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | H K L Bhagat | 359,602 | 49.79 | −27.16 |
| | Independent | Chand Ram | 183,603 | 25.42 | |
| | BSP | Kanshi Ram | 81,095 | 11.23 | |
| | JD | Kishor Lal | 37,925 | 5.25 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175,999 | 24.37 | −37.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 722,183 | 49.63 | −11.72 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -27.16 | |

### 8th Lok Sabha: 1984 General Elections

1984 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | H K L Bhagat | 386,150 | 76.95 | +21.95 |
| | JP | Kishore Lal | 73,970 | 14.74 | −19.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312,180 | 62.21 | +41.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 501,822 | 61.35 | −1.01 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +21.95 | |

### 7th Lok Sabha: 1980 General Elections

1980 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | H K L Bhagat | 228,727 | 55.00 | +24.64 |
| | JP | Kishore Lal | 141,019 | 33.91 | −34.04 |
| | JP(S) | Mir Singh | 25,539 | 6.14 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87,708 | 21.09 | −16.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 415,881 | 62.36 | −7.77 |
| | INC(I) gain from BLD | INC(I) gain from BLD | Swing | +24.64 | |

### 6th Lok Sabha: 1977 General Elections

1977 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Kishore Lal | 240,594 | 67.95 | |
| | INC | H K L Bhagat | 107,487 | 30.36 | −33.76 |
| | RPI | Radhey Shyam | 3,748 | 1.06 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133,107 | 37.59 | +5.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 354,078 | 70.13 | +5.31 |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 5th Lok Sabha: 1971 General Elections

1971 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | H K L Bhagat | 146,632 | 64.12 | +18.65 |
| | ABJS | Hardayal Devgun | 72,382 | 31.65 | −17.11 |
| | INC(O) | Fateh Singh | 5,717 | 2.50 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74,250 | 32.47 | +29.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 228,685 | 64.82 | −2.47 |
| | INC gain from ABJS | INC gain from ABJS | Swing | +18.65 | |

### 4th Lok Sabha: 1967 General Elections

1967 Indian general election: East Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | ABJS | Hardayal Devgun | 83,261 | 48.76 |
| | INC | B Mohan | 77,645 | 45.47 |
| | RPI | V N Kaushik | 9,855 | 5.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,616 | 3.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,761 | 67.29 |