# Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency

Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency is one of the seventy Delhi assembly constituencies of Delhi in northern India.
Shalimar Bagh assembly constituency is part of Chandni Chowk. As of 20 February 2025, the seat is held by Rekha Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as she defeated Bandana Kumari (mother tongue Bajjika) of the Aam Aadmi Party. The constituency number of the seat is 14 in the local Delhi Assembly.
Earlier, Shalimar Bagh was part of Outer Delhi, but after delimitation in 2008 by Delimitation Commission of India, it became part of Chandni Chowk.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1993 | Sahib Singh Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Ravinder Nath Bansal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2003 | Ravinder Nath Bansal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2008 | Ravinder Nath Bansal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | Bandana Kumari | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2015 | Bandana Kumari | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2020 | Bandana Kumari | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2025 | Rekha Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2025

Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Shalimar Bagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Rekha Gupta | 68,200 | 59.95 | 13.49 |
| | AAP | Bandana Kumari | 38,605 | 33.93 | 15.48 |
| | INC | Praveen Jain | 4,892 | 4.30 | 2.17 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 770 | 0.68 | 0.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,595 | 26.02 | 23.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,12,994 | 58.6 | |
| | BJP gain from AAP | BJP gain from AAP | Swing | | |

### 2020

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Shalimar Bagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Bandana Kumari | 57,707 | 49.41 | −2.73 |
| | BJP | Rekha Gupta | 54,267 | 46.46 | +3.45 |
| | INC | J. S. Nayol | 2,491 | 2.13 | −0.53 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 735 | 0.63 | +0.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,440 | 2.95 | −6.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,17,030 | 61.80 | −7.09 |
| | AAP hold | AAP hold | Swing | -2.73 | |

### 2015

Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Shalimar Bagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Bandana Kumari | 62,656 | 52.14 | +8.13 |
| | BJP | Rekha Gupta | 51,678 | 43.01 | +8.92 |
| | INC | Sulekh Aggarwal | 3,200 | 2.66 | −11.93 |
| | BSP | Lalit Kumar Gautam | 892 | 0.74 | −1.74 |
| | NOTA | None | 627 | 0.52 | −0.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,978 | 9.14 | −0.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,20,173 | 68.90 | |
| | AAP hold | AAP hold | Swing | +8.13 | |

### 2013

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Shalimar Bagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Bandana Kumari | 47,235 | 44.01 | |
| | BJP | Ravinder Nath Bansal | 36,584 | 34.09 | −23.54 |
| | INC | Naresh Kumar Gupta | 15,659 | 14.59 | −20.06 |
| | IND | G. L. Khanna | 3,751 | 3.50 | |
| | BSP | Raj Kumar | 2,664 | 2.48 | −3.40 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 922 | 0.86 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,651 | 9.92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,342 | 66.62 | +8.03 |
| | AAP gain from BJP | AAP gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2008

Delhi Assembly elections, 2008: Shalimar Bagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ravinder Nath Bansal | 49,976 | 57.63 | +2.95 |
| | INC | Ram Kailash Gupta | 30,044 | 34.65 | −9.05 |
| | BSP | Mukesh Rajore | 5,102 | 5.88 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,932 | 22.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,719 | 58.59 | +1.85 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2003

Delhi Assembly elections, 2003: Shalimar Bagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ravinder Nath Bansal | 34,288 | 54.68 | −2.69 |
| | INC | B. S. Walia | 27,404 | 43.70 | +0.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,884 | 10.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,703 | 56.74 | +4.52 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 1998

Delhi Assembly elections, 1998: Shalimar Bagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ravinder Nath Bansal | 32,623 | 57.37 | −7.84 |
| | INC | Sarla Kaushik | 22,618 | 39.77 | +9.98 |
| | Independent | Krishan Kumar Aggarwal | 656 | 1.15 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,005 | 17.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,866 | 52.22 | −14.99 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 1993

Delhi Assembly elections, 1993: Shalimar Bagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sahib Singh Verma | 40,077 | 65.21 | |
| | INC | S. C. Vats | 18,307 | 29.79 | |
| | JD | Joginder SIngh | 1,328 | 2.16 | |
| | BSP | Amar Singh | 892 | 1.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,770 | 35.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,463 | 67.21 | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |