# Elections in Delhi

Elections in Delhi, the National Capital Territory of India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Delhi creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections needs to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

## Main political parties

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Indian National Congress (INC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the major political parties in Delhi. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) currently rules as the majority elected party in Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. In the past, various parties such as Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), Janata Party (JP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were also influential in the territory.

## Lok Sabha elections

Keys:
 INC (52)  BJP (48)  BJS (6)  JP (8)  KMPP (1)  JD (1)
| Election Year | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners |
| Election Year | Total | Delhi City | New Delhi | Outer Delhi | Chandni Chowk | Delhi Sadar | Karol Bagh | East Delhi | South Delhi | West Delhi | North West Delhi | North East Delhi |
| 1952 | INC: 3 & KMPP: 1 | KMPP | INC | INC | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1952 | INC: 3 & KMPP: 1 | KMPP | INC | INC | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1957 | INC: 5 | Not Exist | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1957 | INC: 5 | Not Exist | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1962 | INC: 5 | Not Exist | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1967 | BJS: 6 & INC: 1 | Not Exist | BJS | INC | BJS | BJS | BJS | BJS | BJS | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1971 | INC: 7 | Not Exist | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1977 | JP: 7 | Not Exist | JP | JP | JP | JP | JP | JP | JP | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1980 | INC: 6 & JP: 1 | Not Exist | JP | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1984 | INC: 7 | Not Exist | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1989 | BJP: 4, INC: 2 & JD: 1 | Not Exist | BJP | JD | INC | BJP | BJP | INC | BJP | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1991 | BJP: 5 & INC: 2 | Not Exist | BJP | INC | BJP | INC | BJP | BJP | BJP | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1996 | BJP: 5 & INC: 2 | Not Exist | BJP | BJP | INC | BJP | INC | BJP | BJP | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1998 | BJP: 6 & INC: 1 | Not Exist | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | INC | BJP | BJP | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 1999 | BJP: 7 | Not Exist | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 2004 | INC: 6 & BJP: 1 | Not Exist | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | BJP | Not Exist | Not Exist | Not Exist |
| 2009 | INC: 7 | Not Exist | INC | Not Exist | INC | Not Exist | Not Exist | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC |
| 2014 | BJP: 7 | Not Exist | BJP | Not Exist | BJP | Not Exist | Not Exist | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP |
| 2019 | BJP: 7 | Not Exist | BJP | Not Exist | BJP | Not Exist | Not Exist | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP |
| 2024 | BJP: 7 | Not Exist | BJP | Not Exist | BJP | Not Exist | Not Exist | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP |

## Vidhan Sabha elections

| Election | Assembly | Party-wise Details | Chief Minister(s) | Party |
| 1952 | Interim | Total: 48. INC: 39, Bharatiya Jana Sangh: 5 | Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Gurmukh Nihal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1993 | First | Total: 70. BJP: 49, INC: 14 | Madan Lal Khurana Sahib Singh Verma Sushma Swaraj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Second | Total: 70. INC: 52, BJP: 15 | Sheila Dikshit | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Third | Total: 70. INC: 47, BJP: 20 | Sheila Dikshit | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Fourth | Total: 70. INC: 43, BJP: 23 | Sheila Dikshit | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | Fifth | Total: 70. BJP: 32, AAP: 28, INC: 8 | Arvind Kejriwal | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2015 | Sixth | Total: 70. AAP: 67, BJP: 3 | Arvind Kejriwal | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2020 | Seventh | Total: 70. AAP: 62, BJP: 8 | Arvind Kejriwal | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2025 | Eighth | Total: 70. BJP: 48, AAP: 22 | Rekha Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* ↑ The Assembly was abolished from 1956 to 1993

## Metropolitan Council elections

| Election Year | CHAIRMAN | Party-wise break-up |
| 1967 | L. K. Advani (BJS) Shyam Charan Gupta (BJS) | BJS: 33/56, INC: 19/56 |
| 1972 | Mir Mushtaq Ahmed (INC) | INC: 44/56, BJS : 5/56 |
| 1977 | Kalka Dass (JP) | JP: 46/56, INC: 10/56 |
| 1983 | Purushottam Goyel (INC) | INC: 34/56, BJP: 19/56 |

## Municipal Corporation elections

| Election Year | Party-wise break-up |
| 1997 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2007 | Total: 272. BJP: 164, INC: 67 |
| 2012 | Total: 272. BJP: 142, INC: 77 |
| 2017 | Total: 270. BJP: 181, AAP: 48, INC: 30 |
| 2022 | Total: 250. AAP: 134, BJP: 104 INC: 9 |