# New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency

New 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 1951. It is the oldest constituency of Delhi that currently exists.

## Assembly segments

Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, in 2008, it comprises the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 23 | Karol Bagh (SC) | Central Delhi | Vishesh Ravi | AAP | BJP |
| 24 | Patel Nagar (SC) | New Delhi | Pravesh Ratn | AAP | BJP |
| 25 | Moti Nagar | West Delhi | Harish Khurana | BJP | BJP |
| 38 | Delhi Cantt | New Delhi | Virender Singh Kadian | AAP | AAP |
| 39 | Rajinder Nagar | New Delhi | Umang Bajaj | BJP | BJP |
| 40 | New Delhi | New Delhi | Parvesh Verma | BJP | AAP |
| 42 | Kasturba Nagar | South East Delhi | Neeraj Basoya | BJP | BJP |
| 43 | Malviya Nagar | South Delhi | Satish Upadhyay | BJP | BJP |
| 44 | R K Puram | New Delhi | Anil Kumar Sharma | BJP | AAP |
| 50 | Greater Kailash | New Delhi | Shikha Roy | BJP | BJP |
From 1993–2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:
* Sarojini Nagar (Polling stations 1-93)
* Gole Market (Polling stations 1-100)
* Minto Road (Polling stations 1-135)
* Kasturba Nagar (Polling stations 1-21 and 23-114)
* Jangpura
* Matia Mahal (Polling stations 84-108)
From 1966–93, New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments:
* Sarojini Nagar
* Laxmibai Nagar
* Gole Market
* Bara Khamba
* Minto Road
* Jangpura
* Kasturba Nagar
* Lajpat Nagar

## Members of Parliament

The New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1952. The list of Member of Parliament (MP) is as follows:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Sucheta Kripalani | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |
| 1957 | Sucheta Kripalani | Indian National Congress |
| 1961^ | Balraj Madhok | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1962 | Mehr Chand Khanna | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Manohar Lal Sondhi | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1971 | Mukul Banerji | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Janata Party |
| 1984 | Krishan Chandra Pant | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Lal Krishna Advani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Lal Krishna Advani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1992^ | Rajesh Khanna | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Jagmohan Malhotra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Jagmohan Malhotra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Jagmohan Malhotra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Ajay Maken | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Ajay Maken | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Meenakashi Lekhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Meenakashi Lekhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Bansuri Swaraj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^By-Poll

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bansuri Swaraj | 453,185 | 53.48 | 1.29 |
| | AAP | Somnath Bharti | 3,74,815 | 44.23 | 27.90 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 4,813 | 0.57 | 0.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78,370 | 9.25 | 18.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,47,764 | 55.53 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 1.29 | |

### 17th Lok Sabha

2019 Indian general elections: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Meenakshi Lekhi | 504,206 | 54.77 | 8.02 |
| | INC | Ajay Maken | 2,47,702 | 26.91 | 8.04 |
| | AAP | Brijesh Goyal | 1,50,342 | 16.33 | 13.64 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 6,601 | 0.72 | 0.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,56,504 | 27.86 | 11.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,20,567 | 56.91 | 8.17 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 8.02 | |

### 16th Lok Sabha

2014 Indian general elections: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Meenakshi Lekhi | 453,350 | 46.75 | 11.71 |
| | AAP | Ashish Khetan | 2,90,642 | 29.97 | New |
| | INC | Ajay Maken | 1,82,893 | 18.87 | 40.72 |
| | IND. | Ravi Kumar Gupta | 20,028 | 2.07 | N/A |
| | BSP | Solomon George | 6,088 | 0.63 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,589 | 0.58 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,62,708 | 16.78 | 7.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,69,812 | 65.08 | 9.40 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 12.84 | |

### 15th Lok Sabha

2009 Indian general elections: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ajay Maken | 455,867 | 59.59 | +7.55 |
| | BJP | Vijay Goel | 2,68,058 | 35.04 | −10.69 |
| | BSP | Trilok Chand Sharma | 22,364 | 2.92 | +1.93 |
| | YFE | Major Sangeeta Tomar | 2,099 | 0.27 | N/A |
| | SP | Aamer Ahmed Madni | 1,732 | 0.23 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,87,809 | 24.55 | +18.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,65,018 | 55.83 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 14th Lok Sabha

2004 Indian general elections: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ajay Maken | 105,415 | 52.04 | 9.39 |
| | BJP | Jagmohan | 92,631 | 45.73 | 9.22 |
| | BSP | Vikram | 1,983 | 0.93 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sanjay Kumar Yadav | 680 | 0.34 | N/A |
| | Independent | Javed Abidi | 397 | 0.20 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,784 | 6.31 | 5.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,02,557 | 44.59 | 2.81 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 13th Lok Sabha

1999 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Jag Mohan | 124,626 | 54.95 | 0.59 |
| | INC | R. K. Dhawan | 96,733 | 42.65 | 0.98 |
| | Independent | Ram Kumar Azad | 1,579 | 0.69 | N/A |
| | NCP | J.L. Jahrat | 1,161 | 0.51 | New |
| | Independent | Rajendra Singhal | 781 | 0.34 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,893 | 12.30 | 0.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,26,758 | 41.78 | 8.43 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 12th Lok Sabha

1998 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Jagmohan | 139,905 | 54.36 | 0.02 |
| | INC | R. K. Dhawan | 1,07,258 | 41.67 | 9.97 |
| | JD | Hukum Singh | 4,060 | 1.57 | 5.38 |
| | BSP | Khem Chand Jatav | 2,582 | 1.00 | N/A |
| | RJD | Swaraj Bala | 1,081 | 0.42 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,647 | 12.69 | 9.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,57,355 | 50.21 | 0.74 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 11th Lok Sabha

1996 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Jagmohan | 139,945 | 54.34 | 10.94 |
| | INC | Rajesh Khanna | 81,630 | 31.70 | 10.96 |
| | JD | Shoaib Iqbal | 17,905 | 6.95 | 2.52 |
| | AIIC(T) | Madan Singh Bisht | 5,027 | 1.95 | New |
| | Independent | Dharam Dutt | 1,933 | 0.75 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,315 | 22.64 | 21.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,57,513 | 50.95 | 3.63 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 10th Lok Sabha

1991 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Lal Krishna Advani | 93,662 | 43.40 | 5.51 |
| | INC | Rajesh Khanna | 92,073 | 42.66 | 9.82 |
| | JD | Manju Mohan | 20,439 | 9.47 | 3.98 |
| | JP | Himanshu Pandey | 2,834 | 1.31 | N/A |
| | BSP | Om Parkash | 641 | 0.30 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,589 | 0.74 | 13.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,15,834 | 47.32 | 4.87 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

#### 10th Lok Sabha: 1992 By Election

* The bye-poll was held because Advani retained Gandhinagar seat which he had won in 1991, and vacated New Delhi seat.
By Election, 1992: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rajesh Khanna | 101,625 | 52.48 | 10.63 |
| | BJP | Shatrughan Sinha | 73,369 | 37.89 | 17.65 |
| | JD | J. B. Jatav | 10,638 | 5.49 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. Kumar | 1,135 | 0.58 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. Devi | 753 | 0.38 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,256 | 14.59 | 0.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,93,612 | 42.45 | 11.74 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 9th Lok Sabha

1989 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Lal Krishna Advani | 129,256 | 55.54 | 25.17 |
| | INC | V. Mohini Giri | 97,415 | 41.85 | 26.01 |
| | Independent | Maharaj Kumar | 848 | 0.36 | N/A |
| | Independent | Harkesh Singh Ujjainwal | 728 | 0.31 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rattan | 531 | 0.23 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,841 | 13.69 | 23.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,32,744 | 54.19 | 9.74 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 8th Lok Sabha

1984 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Krishna Chandra Pant | 131,932 | 67.86 | 67.86 |
| | BJP | Kanwar Lal Gupta | 59,046 | 30.37 | N/A |
| | Independent | Karuna Lal | 514 | 0.26 | N/A |
| | Independent | Harish Dhingra | 442 | 0.23 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rup Lal Mehta | 393 | 0.20 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72,886 | 37.49 | 34.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,94,413 | 63.93 | 0.48 |
| | INC gain from JP | INC gain from JP | Swing | | |

### 7th Lok Sabha

1980 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 94,098 | 48.52 | 22.74 |
| | INC(I) | C. M. Stephen | 89,053 | 45.92 | 45.92 |
| | JP(S) | Rajinder Puri | 4,682 | 2.41 | New |
| | INC(U) | Mukul Banerjee | 762 | 0.39 | New |
| | Independent | Yogeshwar Bhagwan | 664 | 0.34 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,045 | 2.60 | 41.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,93,933 | 64.41 | 0.88 |
| | JP hold | JP hold | Swing | | |

### 6th Lok Sabha

1977 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 125,936 | 71.26 | New |
| | INC | Shashi Bhushan | 48,750 | 27.58 | 36.80 |
| | Independent | Urmila | 628 | 0.36 | N/A |
| | Independent | Maharaj Kumar | 580 | 0.33 | N/A |
| | Independent | Laxmi Kant Jha | 529 | 0.30 | N/A |
| | Independent | Virendra Kumar | 321 | 0.18 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77,186 | 43.68 | 8.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,76,744 | 65.29 | 6.77 |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 5th Lok Sabha

1971 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mukul Banerji | 81,867 | 64.38 | 25.75 |
| | ABJS | M. L. Sondhi | 37,334 | 29.36 | 26.03 |
| | Independent | S. Madhusudan | 5,108 | 4.02 | N/A |
| | Independent | Parkash Chand | 460 | 0.36 | N/A |
| | Independent | Brij Mohan Toofan | 422 | 0.33 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,533 | 35.02 | 18.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,27,165 | 58.52 | 12.55 |
| | INC gain from ABJS | INC gain from ABJS | Swing | | |

### 4th Lok Sabha

1967 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | ABJS | Manohar Lal Sondhi | 82,173 | 55.39 | 17.33 |
| | INC | Mehr Chand Khanna | 57,313 | 38.63 | 18.03 |
| | Independent | D. Singh | 2,668 | 1.80 | N/A |
| | Independent | Shital A. K. Dar | 2,439 | 1.64 | N/A |
| | Independent | R. Dass | 2,074 | 1.40 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,860 | 16.76 | 1.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,48,359 | 71.07 | 6.66 |
| | ABJS gain from INC | ABJS gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 3rd Lok Sabha

1962 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mehr Chand Khanna | 96,264 | 56.66 | 19.97 |
| | ABJS | Balraj Madhok | 64,669 | 38.06 | 7.98 |
| | Independent | Lanka Sundaram | 3,786 | 2.23 | N/A |
| | Independent | Parkash Baghi | 2,197 | 1.29 | N/A |
| | PSP | Tirath Dass | 1,048 | 0.62 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,595 | 18.60 | 9.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,73,042 | 64.41 | 25.09 |
| | INC gain from ABJS | INC gain from ABJS | Swing | | |

### 2nd Lok Sabha

* Sucheta Kripalani (Congress)
** Sucheta Kripalani resigned her Lok Sabha seat in 1960 and became a minister in Uttar Pradesh.

#### 2nd Lok Sabha: 1961 By Election

By Election, 1961: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | ABJS | Balraj Madhok | 47,184 | 46.04 | 24.14 |
| | INC | J. B. Singh | 37,603 | 36.69 | 37.01 |
| | Independent | Om Prakash | 10,479 | 10.22 | N/A |
| | Independent | Manmohini Zutshi Sahgal | 5,722 | 5.58 | N/A |
| | Independent | Parkash Baghi | 955 | 0.93 | N/A |
| | ABHM | H. L. Saxena | 536 | 0.52 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,581 | 9.35 | 42.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,02,479 | 39.32 | 14.58 |
| | ABJS gain from INC | ABJS gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1st Lok Sabha

1952 Indian general election: New Delhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KMPP | Sucheta Kripalani | 47,735 | 46.72 | |
| | INC | Man Mohani Sehgal | 40,064 | 39.21 | |
| | Independent | Durga Dass | 6,749 | 6.61 | |
| | Independent | Om Prakash Gupta | 3,945 | 3.86 | |
| | Independent | Mahant Raghubir Dass | 2,025 | 1.98 | |
| | Independent | Ganesh Datt Bhavdu Joshi | 1,657 | 1.62 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,671 | 7.51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,02,175 | 56.05 | |
| | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) |