# Palam Assembly constituency

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

## Overview

Present geographical structure of Palam constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002. Palam is part of South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency (Earlier it was under erstwhile Outer Delhi parliamentary constituency) along with nine other Assembly segments, namely, Bijwasan, Sangam Vihar, Ambedkar Nagar, Chhatarpur, Deoli, Kalkaji, Tughlakabad, Badarpur and Mehrauli.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Name | Party |
| 1993 | Dharam Dev Solanki | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Mahender Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| 2003 | Dharam Dev Solanki | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2008 | Dharam Dev Solanki | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | Dharam Dev Solanki | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2015 | Bhavna Gaur | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2020 | Bhavna Gaur | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2025 | Kuldeep Solanki | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2025

Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Palam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Kuldeep Solanki | 82,046 | 50.45 |
| | AAP | Joginder Solanki | 73,094 | 44.95 |
| | INC | Mange Ram Solanki | 4,697 | 2.89 |
| | Independent | Prashant Chauhan | 302 | 0.19 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,119 | 0.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,952 | 5.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,62,615 | |
| | BJP gain from AAP | BJP gain from AAP | Swing | |

### 2020

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Palam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Bhavna Gaur | 92,775 | 59.15 | +3.19 |
| | BJP | Vijay Pandit | 60,010 | 38.26 | +3.20 |
| | BSP | Geeta | 786 | 0.50 | −0.10 |
| | RJD | Nirmal Kumar Singh | 552 | 0.35 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 848 | 0.54 | +0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,765 | 20.89 | −0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,56,982 | 63.37 | −1.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | AAP hold | AAP hold | Swing | +3.19 | |

### 2015

Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Palam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AAP | Bhavna Gaur | 82,637 | 55.96 | +29.17 |
| | BJP | Dharam Dev Solanki | 51,788 | 35.06 | +1.76 |
| | INC | Madan Mohan | 10,529 | 7.13 | −8.05 |
| | BSP | Ranbir Singh Solanki | 900 | 0.60 | −18.73 |
| | CPI | Dalip Kumar | 488 | 0.33 | −0.06 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 475 | 0.32 | −0.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,849 | 20.90 | +14.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,708 | 65.01 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | AAP gain from BJP | AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +29.17 | |

### 2013

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Palam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dharm Dev Solanki | 42,833 | 33.30 | −10.82 |
| | AAP | Bhavna Gaur | 34,661 | 26.79 | |
| | BSP | Madan Mohan | 24,862 | 19.33 | −3.44 |
| | INC | Vinay Mishra | 19,531 | 15.18 | −15.29 |
| | NYP | Neeraj Kr Sharma | 3,631 | 2.82 | |
| | NOTA | None | 903 | 0.70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,372 | 6.51 | −7.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,822 | 63.14 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -10.82 | |

### 2008

Delhi Assembly elections, 2008: Palam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dharam Dev Solanki | 40,712 | 44.12 | −3.83 |
| | INC | Mahender Yadav | 28,119 | 30.47 | −14.93 |
| | BSP | Madan Mohan | 21,014 | 22.77 | +18.92 |
| | CPI | Bhairav Dutt Dhyani | 659 | 0.71 | |
| | Independent | Mahesh Kumar | 600 | 0.65 | −0.57 |
| | Samata Party | Chanchal Sharma | 349 | 0.38 | |
| | LJP | Mohan Pal Sankhla | 307 | 0.33 | |
| | Independent | Pawan Kumar | 259 | 0.28 | |
| | RJSP | Deepak Kumar | 258 | 0.28 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,593 | 13.65 | +11.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,277 | 58.8 | +10.03 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -3.83 | |

### 2003

Delhi Assembly elections, 2003: Palam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dharam Dev Solanki | 43,521 | 47.95 | +7.58 |
| | INC | Sumesh | 41,204 | 45.40 | −3.22 |
| | BSP | L C Sharma | 3,496 | 3.85 | +1.04 |
| | Independent | Harish Chander Jha | 488 | 0.54 | |
| | RSP(U) | Anil Kumar Chand | 463 | 0.51 | |
| | JD(U) | Govind Singh Negi | 361 | 0.40 | |
| | Independent | Virendar | 263 | 0.29 | |
| | LP(S) | Kirpa Shankar Verma | 244 | 0.27 | |
| | Independent | Mam Chand Singh | 170 | 0.19 | |
| | Independent | Rajpal Singh Khokhar | 166 | 0.18 | |
| | AD | Kiran Brahmi | 151 | 0.17 | |
| | IJP | Stephen Verghese | 82 | 0.09 | |
| | Independent | Mahesh Kumar | 73 | 0.08 | |
| | Independent | Krishan Lal | 72 | 0.08 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,317 | 2.55 | −5.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,754 | 48.77 | +2.46 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +7.58 | |

### 1998

Delhi Assembly elections, 1998: Palam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mahender Yadav | 32,699 | 48.62 | +15.49 |
| | BJP | Dharam Dev Solanki | 27,152 | 40.37 | −0.86 |
| | Independent | Jasbir Singh Solanki | 2,196 | 3.27 | |
| | BSP | Sarnam Singh Pal | 1,889 | 2.81 | +0.35 |
| | RJD | Mahender Yadav | 1,869 | 2.78 | |
| | Independent | Avdesh Tiwari | 829 | 1.23 | |
| | JD | Shivan Bansal | 473 | 0.70 | +20.55 |
| | Independent | Ram Swaroop | 126 | 0.19 | |
| | Independent | Parveen Kumar | 25 | 0.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,547 | 8.25 | +0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,258 | 46.31 | −12.20 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +15.49 | |

### 1993

Delhi Assembly elections, 1993: Palam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Dharam Dev Solanki | 20,671 | 41.23 |
| | INC | Mukhtyar Singh | 16,613 | 33.13 |
| | JD | Sukhbir Singh Solanki | 10,655 | 21.25 |
| | BSP | Tikam Singh | 1,233 | 2.46 |
| | Independent | Ram Rattan Doohan | 336 | 0.67 |
| | JP | Raj Kumar | 204 | 0.41 |
| | DPP | Madhav Pathak | 162 | 0.32 |
| | Mukt Bharat | Randhir Singh | 82 | 0.16 |
| | Independent | Rama Shankar Singh | 73 | 0.15 |
| | Independent | Sukhbir Singh | 60 | 0.12 |
| | Doordarshi Party | Shyam Sunder | 49 | 0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,058 | 8.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,138 | 58.51 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |