Outer Delhi was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in the Indian national capital territory of Delhi. It was one of the largest constituencies in India. It was abolished in 2008.
| Outer Delhi | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| Union Territory | Delhi |
| Established | 1952 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
Assembly segments edit
From 1966 to 1993, Outer Delhi Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments:
- Shakur Basti
- Rampura
- Bawana
- Najafgarh
- Madipur
- Palam
- Mehrauli
- Tughlaqabad
From 1993 to 2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[1]
- Madipur
- Tri Nagar
- Shakurbasti
- Shalimar Bagh
- Badli
- Sahibabad Daulatpur
- Bawana
- Sultanpur Majra
- Mangolpuri
- Vishnu Garden
- Hastsal
- Najafgarh
- Nasirpur
- Palam
- Mahipalpur
- Mehrauli
- Saket
- Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
- Tughlakabad
- Badarpur
- Malviya Nagar (Polling stations 61–70)
- Janak Puri (Polling stations 92–124)
- Narela (Polling stations 65–69)
- Bhalswa Jahangirpur (Polling stations 1 and 2)
Members of Parliament edit
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952–57 | C. Krishnan Nair | Indian National Congress |
| Naval Prabhakar | |||
| Second | 1957–62 | C. Krishnan Nair | |
| Naval Prabhakar | |||
| Third | 1962–67 | Chaudhary Brahm Prakash | |
| Fourth | 1967–71 | ||
| Fifth | 1971–77 | Chaudhry Dalip Singh | |
| Sixth | 1977–80 | Chaudhary Brahm Prakash[2] | Janata Party |
| Seventh | 1980–84 | Sajjan Kumar | Indian National Congress (I) |
| Eighth | 1984–89 | Chaudhary Bharat Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Ninth | 1989–91 | Tarif Singh | Janata Dal |
| Tenth | 1991–96 | Sajjan Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| Eleventh | 1996–98 | Krishan Lal Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Twelfth | 1998–99 | ||
| Thirteenth | 1999–2004 | Sahib Singh Verma[3] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004–09 | Sajjan Kumar[4] | Indian National Congress |
| Fifteenth | 2009–Onward | Does not exist | |
Election results edit
2004 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sajjan Kumar | 855,543 | 55.06 | ||
| BJP | Sahib Singh Verma | 6,31,753 | 40.66 | ||
| BSP | Bharat Bhushan Nagar | 33,495 | 2.16 | ||
| Independent | Sajjan Kumar | 4,052 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Amarjeet Kaur | 3,772 | 0.24 | ||
| Majority | 2,23,790 | 14.40 | |||
| Turnout | 15,53,849 | 46.13 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
13th Lok Sabha: 1999 General Elections edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sahib Singh Verma | 7,09,692 | 55.12 | ||
| INC | Deepchand Sharma | 5,07,220 | 39.40 | ||
| BSP | Brahm Singh Bidhuri | 41,911 | 3.26 | ||
| Majority | 2,02,472 | 15.72 | |||
| Turnout | 12,87,504 | 41.49 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies, General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2004" (PDF). Government of Delhi website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011.
- ^ "General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.