Bijwasan Assembly constituency
Bijwasan Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Delhi Legislative Assembly constituencies in Delhi. This constituency covers part of Dhulsiras, Vasant Kunj, Mahipalpur, Rangpuri, Nangal Dewat, Bijwasan, Samalkha, Bamnauli, Kapashera, Shahbad Mohammadpur, Rajnagar, Part of Dwarka.
| Bijwasan | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | South Delhi |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AAP |
| Elected year | 2008 |
Overview
Present geographical structure of Bijwasan 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] Bijwasan is part of South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency along with nine other Assembly segments, namely, Sangam Vihar, Ambedkar Nagar, Chhatarpur, Deoli, Kalkaji, Tughlakabad, Palam, Badarpur and Mehrauli.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sat Prakash Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2015 | Devinder Sehrawat | Aam Aadmi Party | |
| 2020 | B S Joon | ||
Election results
2020
Source:2020 In 2020, Bijwasan legislative assembly constituency had total 2,01,630 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1,24,972. Aam Aadmi Party candidate Bhupinder Singh Joon won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 57,271 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sat Prakash Rana stood second with total 56,518 votes. He lost by 753 votes.[2] This was categorized as the most marginal victory as the number of votes difference was lowest(753).[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Bhupinder Singh Joon | 57,271 | 45.83 | -9.16 | |
| BJP | Sat Prakash Rana | 56,518 | 45.22 | +6.76 | |
| INC | Praveen Rana | 5,937 | 4.75 | +0.31 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 448 | 0.36 | -0.05 | |
| Majority | 753 | 0.61 | -14.92 | ||
| Turnout | 1,25,097 | 62.04 | -1.38 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | -9.16 | |||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Devinder Sehrawat | 65,006 | 54.99 | +22.67 | |
| BJP | Sat Prakash Rana | 45,470 | 38.46 | +3.81 | |
| INC | Vijay Singh Lochav | 5,258 | 4.44 | -13.06 | |
| BSP | Yogesh Gaur | 641 | 0.54 | -11.06 | |
| INLD | Pankaj Kumar | 421 | 0.35 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 496 | 0.41 | -0.25 | |
| Majority | 19,536 | 16.53 | +14.21 | ||
| Turnout | 1,18,288 | 63.42 | |||
| AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +22.67 | |||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sat Prakash Rana | 35,988 | 34.65 | -6.68 | |
| AAP | Devinder Sehrawat | 33,574 | 32.32 | ||
| INC | Vijay Singh Lochav | 18,173 | 17.50 | -20.81 | |
| BSP | Narender Rana | 12,053 | 11.60 | -7.24 | |
| SP | Surender Bhardwaj | 2,370 | 2.28 | ||
| JD(U) | Jay Vir Singh | 500 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Inder Singh | 290 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | Ombir | 239 | 0.23 | ||
| NOTA | None | 688 | 0.66 | ||
| Majority | 2,414 | 2.32 | -0.70 | ||
| Turnout | 103,931 | 63.15 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | -6.68 | |||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sat Prakash Rana | 27,427 | 41.33 | ||
| INC | Vijay Singh Lochav | 25,422 | 38.31 | ||
| BSP | Vinod Kumar Yadav | 12,506 | 18.84 | ||
| Independent | Harinder Rana | 642 | 0.97 | ||
| LJP | Suresh Chand | 370 | 0.56 | ||
| Majority | 2,005 | 3.02 | |||
| Turnout | 66,367 | 59.1 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 549.
- "Bijwasan Assembly constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- "Delhi Election Results Highlights: AAP sweeps polls with 62 seats". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- 2008 Election Commission of India