# Najafgarh Assembly constituency

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

## Overview

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Name | Party |
| 1993 | Suraj Parshad Paliwal | Independent |
| 1998 | Kanwal Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Ranbir Singh Kharb | Independent |
| 2008 | Bharat Singh Shokeen | Independent |
| 2013 | Ajeet Singh Kharkhari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2015 | Kailash Gahlot | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2020 | Kailash Gahlot | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2025 | Neelam Pahalwan | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2025

178,655 +70.90
Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Najafgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Neelam Pahalwan | 101,708 | 56.40 | 10.35 |
| | AAP | Tarun Yadav | 72,699 | 40.31 | 9.55 |
| | INC | Sushma Yadav | 2,902 | 1.61 | 0.15 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,346 | 0.75 | 0.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,009 | 16.09 | 12.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,78,655 | 64.13 | 0.80 |
| | BJP gain from AAP | BJP gain from AAP | Swing | | |

### 2020

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Najafgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Kailash Gahlot | 81,507 | 49.86 | 15.24 |
| | BJP | Ajeet Singh Kharkhari | 75,276 | 46.05 | 21.48 |
| | INC | Sahab Singh | 2,379 | 1.46 | 3.63 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 736 | 0.45 | 0.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,231 | 3.81 | 2.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,63,517 | 64.93 | −4.09 |
| | AAP hold | AAP hold | Swing | +15.24 | |

### 2015

Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Najafgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Kailash Gahlot | 55,598 | 34.62 | +18.77 |
| | INLD | Bharat Singh | 54,043 | 33.65 | +2.65 |
| | BJP | Ajeet Singh Kharkhari | 39,462 | 24.57 | −8.70 |
| | INC | Jai Kishan Sharma | 8,180 | 5.09 | −2.30 |
| | BSP | Ram Singh | 1,108 | 4.60 | −2.75 |
| | NOTA | None | 535 | 0.33 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,555 | 0.97 | −5.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,60,765 | 69.02 | |
| | AAP gain from BJP | AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +18.77 | |

### 2013

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Najafgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ajeet Singh Kharkhari | 54,358 | 33.27 | +24.53 |
| | INLD | Bharat Singh | 44,590 | 31.00 | |
| | AAP | Mukesh Kumar Dagar | 22,798 | 15.85 | |
| | INC | Bijander Dutt | 10,633 | 7.39 | −14.67 |
| | BSP | Ajit Singh | 6,618 | 4.60 | −13.15 |
| | Independent | Neelam | 2,660 | 1.85 | |
| | NOTA | None | 733 | 0.51 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,768 | 6.79 | −4.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,153 | 67.96 | |
| | BJP gain from Independent | BJP gain from Independent | Swing | +24.53 | |

### 2008

Delhi Assembly elections, 2008: Najafgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bharat Singh | 34,028 | 33.25 | |
| | INC | Kanwal Singh Yadav | 22,575 | 22.06 | −6.35 |
| | BSP | Bijander Dutt | 18,164 | 17.75 | +11.65 |
| | BJP | Rajesh Sharma | 13,576 | 13.27 | +4.65 |
| | Independent | Ranbir Singh Kharb | 11,620 | 11.36 | −35.54 |
| | Independent | Shyam Kumar | 585 | 0.57 | |
| | Independent | Ramphal Shaokin | 541 | 0.53 | |
| | Independent | Dinesh Kumar | 255 | 0.25 | |
| | Independent | Raghunandan Sharma | 252 | 0.25 | |
| | SP | Om Prakash Singh | 215 | 0.21 | |
| | Independent | Vedpal Singh | 210 | 0.21 | |
| | Independent | Raj Kumar | 137 | 0.13 | |
| | ABSP | Krishan Kumar | 105 | 0.10 | |
| | Independent | Jitender Kumar | 65 | 0.06 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,453 | 11.19 | −7.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,328 | 59.1 | +0.47 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### 2003

Delhi Assembly elections, 2003: Najafgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ranbir Singh | 43,342 | 46.90 | |
| | INC | Kanwal Singh | 26,252 | 28.41 | +0.39 |
| | BJP | Jai Om Dagar | 7,970 | 8.62 | |
| | INLD | Bharat Singh | 7,460 | 8.07 | −12.35 |
| | BSP | Subhash | 5,638 | 6.10 | +3.26 |
| | Independent | Har Prasad Prajapati | 451 | 0.49 | |
| | Independent | Sheela Devi | 338 | 0.37 | |
| | Independent | Bhram Sharma | 230 | 0.25 | |
| | Independent | Bal Raj Singh | 152 | 0.16 | |
| | Independent | Ram Avtar | 143 | 0.15 | |
| | Independent | Suresh Kumar Chauhan | 131 | 0.14 | |
| | SHSP | S S Goswami | 120 | 0.13 | |
| | Independent | Anirudh Kumar | 96 | 0.10 | |
| | Independent | Devender Singh | 83 | 0.09 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,090 | 18.49 | +16.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,406 | 58.63 | +2.85 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1998

Delhi Assembly elections, 1998: Najafgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kanwal Singh | 21,111 | 28.02 | +12.49 |
| | Independent | Jai Kishan Sharma | 19,284 | 25.60 | |
| | INLD | Pritam Singh | 15,382 | 20.42 | |
| | RJD | Jagbir | 6,244 | 8.29 | |
| | Independent | Jai Om Dagar | 5,980 | 7.94 | |
| | Independent | Rajesh Sharma | 3,170 | 4.21 | |
| | BSP | Rameshwar Singh | 2,142 | 2.84 | −1.63 |
| | JD | Vijay Pal | 875 | 1.16 | −14.65 |
| | Independent | Dinesh Kumar Bharadwaj | 465 | 0.62 | |
| | Independent | Mahavir Singh | 292 | 0.39 | +0.24 |
| | SP | Sameer Singh | 165 | 0.22 | −0.75 |
| | Independent | Satvir Singh Goswamy | 110 | 0.15 | |
| | Independent | Rajesh Kumar | 83 | 0.11 | |
| | Independent | Krishna Choudhary | 36 | 0.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,827 | 2.42 | −7.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,339 | 61.48 | −4.94 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | +12.49 | |

### 1993

Delhi Assembly elections, 1993: Najafgarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Suraj Prasad | 19,582 | 35.23 |
| | BJP | Ran Singh | 14,203 | 25.55 |
| | JD | Jai Om Dagar | 8,785 | 15.81 |
| | INC | Ram Kala | 8,629 | 15.53 |
| | BSP | Rameshwar | 2,487 | 4.47 |
| | Independent | Sat Pal Malik | 733 | 1.32 |
| | SP | Chand Singh Dagar | 539 | 0.97 |
| | Independent | Suraj Bhan | 211 | 0.38 |
| | JP | Dev Raj Singh Raghav | 143 | 0.26 |
| | Independent | Ved Varat Dagar | 112 | 0.20 |
| | Independent | Mahavir Singh | 86 | 0.15 |
| | Independent | Shiv Singh Bhandari | 42 | 0.08 |
| | Doordarshi Party | Ram Bilas | 28 | 0.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,379 | 9.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,580 | 66.42 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |