Palam (Delhi Assembly constituency)
Palam Vidhan Sabha constituency (Hindi: पालम विधानसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 70 Vidhan Sabha 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.[1]
Palam is part of South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency (Earlier it was under erstwhile Outer Delhi parliamentary constituency) along with nine other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Bijwasan, Sangam Vihar, Ambedkar Nagar, Chhatarpur, Deoli, Kalkaji, Tughlakabad, Badarpur and Mehrauli.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Key
BJP INC AAP
Election results
2015 results
2013 results
2008 results
2003 results
Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2003: Palam[3]
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 |
|
|
Indian Justice Party |
Stephen Verghese |
82 |
0.09 |
|
|
Independent |
Mahesh Kumar |
73 |
0.08 |
|
|
Independent |
Krishan Lal |
72 |
0.08 |
|
Majority |
2,317 |
2.55 |
-5.70 |
Turnout |
90,754 |
48.77 |
+2.46 |
|
BJP hold |
Swing |
+7.58 |
|
1998 results
Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 1998: Palam[4]
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 |
|
|
Janata Dal |
Shivan Bansal |
473 |
0.70 |
+20.55 |
|
Independent |
Ram Swaroop |
126 |
0.19 |
|
|
Independent |
Parveen Kumar |
25 |
0.04 |
|
Majority |
5,547 |
8.25 |
+0.15 |
Turnout |
67,258 |
46.31 |
-12.20 |
|
INC hold |
Swing |
+15.49 |
|
1993 results
Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 1993: Palam[5]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
BJP |
Dharam Dev Solanki |
20,671 |
41.23 |
|
|
INC |
Mukhtyar Singh |
16,613 |
33.13 |
|
|
Janata Dal |
Sukhbir Singh Solanki |
10,655 |
21.25 |
|
|
BSP |
Tikam Singh |
1,233 |
2.46 |
|
|
Independent |
Ram Rattan Doohan |
336 |
0.67 |
|
|
Janata Party |
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 |
4,058 |
8.10 |
|
Turnout |
50,138 |
58.51 |
|
|
BJP hold |
Swing |
|
|
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