Elections in Delhi

Elections in Delhi, the National Capital Territory of India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Delhi creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections needs to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

Main political parties

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Indian National Congress (INC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the major political parties in Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) currently rules as the majority elected party in Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. In the past, various parties such as Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), Janata Party (JP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were also influential in the territory.

Lok Sabha elections

Keys:   INC (52)   BJP (48)   BJS (6)   JP (8)   KMPP (1)   JD (1)

Election Year Winners
Total Delhi City New Delhi Outer Delhi Chandni Chowk Delhi Sadar Karol Bagh East Delhi South Delhi West Delhi North West Delhi North East Delhi
1952 INC: 3 & KMPP: 1 KMPP INC INC Not Exist Not Exist Not Exist Not Exist Not Exist Not Exist Not Exist Not Exist
INC
1957 INC: 5 Not Exist INC INC INC INC
INC
1962 INC: 5 INC INC INC INC INC
1967 BJS: 6 & INC: 1 BJS INC BJS BJS BJS BJS BJS
1971 INC: 7 INC INC INC INC INC INC INC
1977 JP: 7 JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
1980 INC: 6 & JP: 1 JP INC INC INC INC INC INC
1984 INC: 7 INC INC INC INC INC INC INC
1989 BJP: 4, INC: 2 & JD: 1 BJP JD INC BJP BJP INC BJP
1991 BJP: 5 & INC: 2 BJP INC BJP INC BJP BJP BJP
1996 BJP: 5 & INC: 2 BJP BJP INC BJP INC BJP BJP
1998 BJP: 6 & INC: 1 BJP BJP BJP BJP INC BJP BJP
1999 BJP: 7 BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP
2004 INC: 6 & BJP: 1 INC INC INC INC INC INC BJP
2009 INC: 7 INC Not Exist INC Not Exist Not Exist INC INC INC INC INC
2014 BJP: 7 BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP
2019 BJP: 7 BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP
2024 BJP: 7 BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP BJP

Vidhan Sabha elections

Year Vidhan Sabha Election Party-wise Details Chief Minister Party
1952 First Assembly Total: 48. INC: 39, Bharatiya Jana Sangh: 5 Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
Gurmukh Nihal Singh 		Indian National Congress
Vidhan Sabha abolished, 1956–93
1993 Second Assembly Total: 70. BJP: 49, INC: 14 Madan Lal Khurana
Sahib Singh Verma
Sushma Swaraj 		Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Third Assembly Total: 70. INC: 52, BJP: 15 Sheila Dikshit Indian National Congress
2003 Fourth Assembly Total: 70. INC: 47, BJP: 20
2008 Fifth Assembly Total: 70. INC: 43, BJP: 23
2013 Sixth Assembly Total: 70. BJP: 32, AAP: 28, INC: 8 Arvind Kejriwal Aam Aadmi Party
2015 Seventh Assembly Total: 70. AAP: 67, BJP: 3
2020 Eighth Assembly Total: 70. AAP: 62, BJP: 8

Metropolitan Council elections

Further information: Delhi Metropolitan Council
Election Year CHAIRMAN Party-wise break-up
1967
  • L. K. Advani (BJS)
  • Shyam Charan Gupta (BJS)
 BJS: 33/56, INC: 19/56
1972 Mir Mushtaq Ahmed (INC) INC: 44/56, BJS : 5/56
1977 Kalka Dass (JP) JP: 46/56, INC: 10/56
1983 Purushottam Goyel (INC) INC: 34/56, BJP: 19/56

Municipal Corporation elections

Further information: Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Election Year Mayor Party-wise break-up
1997
2002
2007 Total: 272. BJP: 164, INC: 67
2012 Total: 272. BJP: 142, INC: 77
2017 Total: 270. BJP: 181, AAP: 48, INC: 30
2022 Total: 250. AAP: 134, BJP: 104 INC: 9

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