# Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency

Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency is one of the seven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1956. It is the smallest constituency of Lok Sabha in terms of area.

## 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) |
| 4 | Adarsh Nagar | North Delhi | Raj Kumar Bhatia | BJP | BJP |
| 14 | Shalimar Bagh | North West Delhi | Rekha Gupta | BJP | BJP |
| 15 | Shakur Basti | North Delhi | Karnail Singh | BJP | BJP |
| 16 | Tri Nagar | North West Delhi | Tilak Ram Gupta | BJP | BJP |
| 17 | Wazirpur | North Delhi | Poonam Sharma | BJP | BJP |
| 18 | Model Town | North Delhi | Ashok Goel | BJP | BJP |
| 19 | Sadar Bazar | Central Delhi | Som Dutt | AAP | BJP |
| 20 | Chandni Chowk | Central Delhi | Parlad Singh Sawhney | AAP | INC |
| 21 | Matia Mahal | Central Delhi | Shoaib Iqbal | AAP | INC |
| 22 | Ballimaran | Central Delhi | Imran Hussain | AAP | INC |
From 1993 to 2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:
* Pahar Ganj
* Matia Mahal (Polling stations 1-83)
* Ballimaran
* Chandni Chowk
* Minto Road (Polling station 136)
* Ram Nagar (Polling stations 104–112)
From 1966 to 1993, Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments:
* Civil Lines
* Chandni Chowk
* Ballimaran
* Ajmeri Gate
* Kucha Pati Ram
* Matia Mahal
* Pahar Ganj
* Qasabpura

## Members of Parliament

The Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1957. The list of Member of Parliament (MP) is as follows:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1957 | Radha Raman | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Sham Nath | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Ram Gopal Shalwale | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1971 | Subhadra Joshi | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Sikandar Bakht | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Bhiku Ram Jain | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Jai Parkash Aggarwal | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Jai Parkash Aggarwal | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Tarachand Khandelwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Jai Parkash Aggarwal | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Vijay Goel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Vijay Goel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Kapil Sibal | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Kapil Sibal | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Harsh Vardhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Harsh Vardhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Praveen Khandelwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Chandni Chowk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Praveen Khandelwal | 516,496 | 52.46 | 1.48 |
| | INC | Jai Prakash Aggarwal | 4,27,171 | 45.22 | 15.55 |
| | BSP | Abul Kalam Azad | 5,829 | 0.60 | 0.32 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 5,563 | 0.58 | 0.06 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 89,325 | 9.24 | 14.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,66,352 | 58.69 | 5.09 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Harsh Vardhan | 519,055 | 52.94 | 8.34 |
| | INC | Jai Prakash Agarwal | 2,90,910 | 29.67 | 11.75 |
| | AAP | Pankaj Kumar Gupta | 1,44,551 | 14.74 | 15.98 |
| | BSP | Shahid Ali | 9,026 | 0.92 | 0.13 |
| | RRP | Richa Katiyar | 475 | 0.05 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,133 | 0.52 | 0.06 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,28,145 | 23.27 | 9.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,80,814 | 62.78 | 5.06 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 8.36 | |

### 16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections

2014 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Harsh Vardhan | 437,938 | 44.60 | 10.64 |
| | AAP | Ashutosh | 301,618 | 30.72 | New |
| | INC | Kapil Sibal | 176,206 | 17.95 | 41.72 |
| | Independent | Dildar Hussain Beg | 28,605 | 2.91 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 4,534 | 0.46 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,36,320 | 13.88 | 11.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,81,863 | 67.84 | 12.63 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.64 | |

### 15th Lok Sabha: 2009 General Elections

2009 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kapil Sibal | 465,713 | 59.67 | 11.49 |
| | BJP | Vijender Gupta | 2,65,003 | 33.96 | 7.16 |
| | BSP | Mohammad Mustaqeem | 26,486 | 3.39 | 2.59 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,00,710 | 25.71 | 18.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,80,445 | 55.21 | 2.17 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 11.49 | |

### 14th Lok Sabha: 2004 General Elections

2004 Indian general elections: Chandni Chowk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kapil Sibal | 127,395 | 71.17 | 35.95 |
| | BJP | Smriti Irani | 47,978 | 26.80 | 9.39 |
| | BSP | Gian Prakash Saini | 1,444 | 0.81 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79,415 | 44.37 | 43.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,003 | 53.04 | 1.24 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 31.25 | |

### 13th Lok Sabha: 1999 General Elections

1999 Indian general election: Chandni Chowk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Vijay Goel | 74,001 | 36.19 | 2.06 |
| | INC | J. P. Agarwal | 72,006 | 35.22 | 9.70 |
| | JD(S) | Shoaib Iqbal | 52,721 | 25.79 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,995 | 0.97 | 9.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 204,453 | 54.28 | 3.24 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.06 | |

### 12th Lok Sabha: 1996 General Elections

1996 Indian general election: Chandni Chowk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | J. P. Agarwal | 92,634 | 44.92 |
| | BJP | J. K. Jain | 70,390 | 34.13 |
| | JD | Viresh Pratap Chaudhry | 23,225 | 11.26 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,244 | 10.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 206,234 | 57.52 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |