# Rajouri Garden Assembly constituency

Rajouri Garden Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Delhi Legislative Assembly constituencies of the National Capital Territory in India.

## Overview

The current Rajouri Garden constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002. Rajouri Garden is part of West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency along with nine other Assembly segments, namely, Madipur, Tilak Nagar, Hari Nagar, Najafgarh, Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, Dwarka, Matiala and Uttam Nagar.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1993 | Ajay Maken | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Ajay Maken | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Ajay Maken | Indian National Congress |
| 2004^ | Ramesh Lamba | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Dayanand Chandila | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| 2015 | Jarnail Singh | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2017^ | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2020 | Dhanwati Chandela | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2025 | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2025

Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 64,132 | 55.86 | 20.73 |
| | AAP | Dhanwati Chandela | 45,942 | 40.04 | 15.66 |
| | INC | Dharampal Chandela | 3,198 | 2.79 | 0.25 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 783 | 0.68 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,190 | 15.84 | 4.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,806 | 63.3 | 1.29 |
| | BJP gain from AAP | BJP gain from AAP | Swing | | |

### 2020

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Dhanwati Chandela | 62,212 | 55.70 | +42.58 |
| | BJP | Ramesh Khanna | 39,240 | 35.13 | −16.86 |
| | Independent | Sukhpal Singh | 5,218 | 4.67 | New |
| | INC | Amandeep Singh Sudan | 3,398 | 3.04 | −30.19 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 694 | 0.62 | −0.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,972 | 20.57 | +1.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,11,771 | 62.01 | −10.35 |
| | AAP gain from BJP | AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +42.58 | |

### 2017 results

By-election, 2017: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 40,602 | 51.99 | +13.95 |
| | INC | Meenakshi Chandela | 25,950 | 33.23 | +21.23 |
| | AAP | Harjeet Singh | 10,243 | 13.12 | −33.43 |
| | Independent | Hardeep Singh | 225 | 0.29 | N/A |
| | Independent | Davinder Singh Negi | 219 | 0.28 | N/A |
| | AIFB | Lalit Taak | 211 | 0.27 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 641 | 0.82 | +0.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,652 | 18.76 | +10.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,091 | 47.32 | −25.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,68,026 | | |
| | BJP gain from AAP | BJP gain from AAP | Swing | +23.69 | |

### 2015

Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Jarnail Singh | 54,916 | 46.55 | +29.85 |
| | SAD | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 44,880 | 38.04 | −2.89 |
| | INC | Meenakshi Chandela | 14,167 | 12.01 | −18.12 |
| | SS | Gurbaksh Singh | 1,706 | 1.45 | +0.09 |
| | BSP | Moin Khan | 384 | 0.33 | −0.22 |
| | Independent | Jarnail Singh | 382 | 0.32 | |
| | Independent | Jarnail Singh | 280 | 0.24 | |
| | Independent | Sumit | 240 | 0.20 | |
| | Independent | Suman Chandila | 101 | 0.09 | |
| | Independent | Lokesh | 88 | 0.07 | |
| | Independent | Livis Chandela | 74 | 0.06 | |
| | Independent | Praveen Kumar | 39 | 0.03 | |
| | Independent | Jasvindra Singh | 36 | 0.03 | |
| | Independent | Bhagat Singh | 29 | 0.02 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 649 | 0.55 | −0.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,036 | 8.51 | −2.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,17,977 | 72.36 | +3.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,63,042 | | |
| | AAP gain from SAD | AAP gain from SAD | Swing | +28.71 | |

### 2013

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SAD | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 41,721 | 40.93 | |
| | INC | Dhanwanti Chandela | 30,713 | 30.13 | −7.45 |
| | AAP | Prit Pal Singh | 17,022 | 16.70 | |
| | NCP | Jai Prakash Lohia | 5,752 | 5.64 | −12.99 |
| | Independent | Rajender | 2,468 | 2.42 | |
| | SS | Jasvinder Singh | 1,389 | 1.36 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,194 | 1.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,008 | 10.80 | +10.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,01,947 | 68.93 | |
| | SAD gain from INC | SAD gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2000s

Delhi Assembly elections, 2008: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dyanand Chandila | 31,130 | 37.58 | −12.37 |
| | SAD(M) | Avtar Singh Hit | 31,084 | 37.53 | |
| | NCP | Duli Chand | 15,434 | 18.63 | |
| | BSP | Shamsher Singh Mehendi | 1,563 | 1.89 | −5.34 |
| | Independent | Vinod Sharma | 1,469 | 1.77 | |
| | Independent | Balbir Singh Bir | 240 | 0.29 | |
| | Independent | Nawab Singh | 227 | 0.27 | |
| | RAM | Bahar Miya | 220 | 0.27 | +0.10 |
| | Independent | Rajindar Kumar | 205 | 0.25 | |
| | Independent | Sarabjeet Singh | 203 | 0.25 | |
| | BPC | Amarjeet Kaur | 169 | 0.20 | |
| | Independent | Amit Chandela | 124 | 0.15 | |
| | Independent | Daljeet Singh | 115 | 0.14 | |
| | Independent | Kuldeep Singh Anand | 107 | 0.13 | |
| | HRS | Bhagwan Dass | 98 | 0.12 | |
| | Independent | Avtar Singh Diwan | 86 | 0.10 | |
| | Independent | Jai Prakash Dhiman | 80 | 0.10 | |
| | Independent | Jai Prakash Lohia | 69 | 0.08 | |
| | Independent | Gajendra Yadav | 61 | 0.07 | |
| | Independent | Om Prakash | 54 | 0.07 | |
| | Independent | Vijender | 50 | 0.06 | |
| | Independent | Rasid Khan | 45 | 0.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 0.05 | −9.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,833 | 62.0 | +24.05 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -12.37 | |
Delhi Legislative Assembly By-election, 2004: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramesh Lamba | 19,193 | 49.95 | −19.08 |
| | BJP | Ramesh Khanna | 15,544 | 40.46 | +14.21 |
| | BSP | Virender Kumar | 2,776 | 7.23 | |
| | IJP | Jatinder Singh | 320 | 0.83 | +0.53 |
| | Independent | Sandeep | 141 | 0.37 | |
| | INLP | Chandra Singh Mehrat | 130 | 0.34 | −0.06 |
| | Independent | Lalit Babu | 99 | 0.26 | |
| | RAM | Gopi Chand | 66 | 0.17 | |
| | Independent | Gurunam Singh | 66 | 0.17 | |
| | Independent | Ravi Kumar | 66 | 0.17 | |
| | Independent | Ashwani Kumar Khanna | 21 | 0.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,649 | 9.49 | −33.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,422 | 37.95 | −19.96 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -19.08 | |
Delhi Assembly elections, 2003: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ajay Maken | 39,515 | 69.03 | +3.30 |
| | BJP | Sarabjit Singh | 15,028 | 26.25 | −4.30 |
| | RSP(U) | Sarup Singh Tur | 656 | 1.15 | |
| | Independent | Moti Lal Bairwa | 605 | 1.06 | |
| | SS | Subhash Chander | 428 | 0.75 | |
| | INLP | Chandra Singh Mehrat | 231 | 0.40 | |
| | Independent | Ved Prakash | 224 | 0.39 | |
| | AB | Dr Rajesh Kumar Bhatia | 182 | 0.32 | |
| | IJP | Kamal Kumar Khanna | 171 | 0.30 | |
| | Independent | Teck Chand Malhotra Alias Titoo | 153 | 0.27 | |
| | Independent | Arun Vij | 49 | 0.09 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,487 | 42.78 | +17.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,242 | 57.91 | +7.29 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +3.30 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

Delhi Assembly elections, 1998: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ajay Maken | 36,060 | 65.73 | +14.78 |
| | BJP | Shashi Prabha Arya | 16,763 | 30.55 | −13.96 |
| | BSP | Shakuntla | 1,094 | 1.99 | |
| | Independent | Subhash Bairwa | 367 | 0.67 | |
| | Independent | Jagdish Prasad Nainawat | 233 | 0.42 | |
| | Independent | Sahib Singh | 187 | 0.34 | |
| | RAM | Gopi Chand Tyagi | 70 | 0.13 | |
| | Independent | Neeraj Malik | 56 | 0.10 | |
| | Independent | Tara Chand | 32 | 0.06 | +0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,297 | 25.18 | +18.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,862 | 50.62 | −15.63 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +14.78 | |
Delhi Assembly elections, 1993: Rajouri Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ajay Maken | 28,075 | 50.95 | |
| | BJP | Manohar Lal Kumar | 24,524 | 44.51 | |
| | JD | Jai Prakash Tyagi | 1,454 | 2.64 | |
| | Independent | Gurcharan Singh | 203 | 0.37 | |
| | Independent | Narinder | 144 | 0.26 | |
| | Independent | Brij Lal | 117 | 0.21 | |
| | Independent | Satender | 99 | 0.18 | |
| | Independent | Manmohan | 96 | 0.17 | |
| | Independent | Kanihiya Lal | 74 | 0.13 | |
| | Independent | Anokha Singh | 73 | 0.13 | |
| | Independent | Kherati Lal | 58 | 0.11 | |
| | Independent | Shankar Lal Maurya | 39 | 0.07 | |
| | Independent | Rattan Singh Virk | 34 | 0.06 | |
| | Independent | S N Gupta | 34 | 0.06 | |
| | Independent | Hari Parshad | 24 | 0.04 | |
| | Independent | Darshan Singh | 19 | 0.03 | |
| | Independent | Sham Sunder | 19 | 0.03 | |
| | Independent | Tara Chand | 14 | 0.03 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,551 | 6.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,100 | 66.25 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |