Delhi assembly election, Dec 2008
70 assembly constituencies in Delhi, 57.57% turnout.
Seats
70
Candidates
875
81 women, 3 elected
Turnout
57.57%
61.8 lakh of 1.07 cr
Leading party
INC
43 of 70 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Delhi
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 43 | -4 | 70 | 24,89,233 | 40.31% | -7.82 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 23 | +3 | 69 | 22,43,848 | 36.33% | +1.12 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 2 | +2 | 70 | 8,67,469 | 14.05% | +8.29 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | 0 | 358 | 2,41,963 | 3.92% | -0.94 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 1 | +1 | 41 | 83,178 | 1.35% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | -1 | 16 | 85,389 | 1.38% | -0.86 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39,707 | 0.64% | +0.52 |
| SADMSADM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31,079 | 0.50% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 36 | 30,071 | 0.49% | -0.16 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4,772 | 0.08% | -0.03 |
| IJPIJP | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4,393 | 0.07% | -0.05 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,106 | 0.05% | +0.03 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3,046 | 0.05% | -0.07 |
| NLHPNLHP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,032 | 0.05% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2,912 | 0.05% | +0.01 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,910 | 0.05% | 0.00 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2,459 | 0.04% | -0.20 |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2,204 | 0.04% | — |
| RWSRWS | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,107 | 0.03% | — |
| BSKPBSKP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,962 | 0.03% | — |
| RBCPRBCP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,659 | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| ABSPAkhand Bharat Samrajya Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,610 | 0.03% | — |
| JKNPPJammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1,600 | 0.03% | -0.04 |
| BJSHBJSH | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,473 | 0.02% | — |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1,347 | 0.02% | -0.73 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,326 | 0.02% | — |
| UNLPUNLP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,288 | 0.02% | — |
| LPSPLPSP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,235 | 0.02% | — |
| BRSPBahujan Republican Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,224 | 0.02% | — |
| DBPDalita Bahujana Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,196 | 0.02% | — |
| BPCBPC | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,137 | 0.02% | — |
| ASPAadim Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 989 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| AIMFAIMF | 0 | 0 | 6 | 955 | 0.02% | — |
| RSMDRSMD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 933 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 882 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| IDPIDP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 816 | 0.01% | — |
| RJAPRashtriya Jan Awaz Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 790 | 0.01% | — |
| MBPManviya Bharat Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 713 | 0.01% | — |
| NBNPNBNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 687 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| RKJPRKJP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 653 | 0.01% | — |
- INC43 (61%)
- BJP23 (33%)
- BSP2 (3%)
- IND1 (1%)
- LJP1 (1%)
- INC43
- BJP23
- BSP2
- IND1
- LJP1
- INC43
- BJP23
- BSP2
- IND1
- LJP1
Constituency performance
From the 70 results in Delhi
Closest contest
RAJOURI GARDEN
won by 38 (0.05%)
Biggest victory
HARI NAGAR
won by 28,736 (35.08%)
Highest turnout
MANGOL PURI
64.77%
Lowest turnout
MEHRAULI
45.90%
Seat change
Against Delhi's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2003), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat70 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 70 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Delhi, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJP
- BSP
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 70 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 70
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADARSH NAGAR | INCMANGAT RAM | BJPRAVINDER SINGH (KHURANA) | 4,5255.57% | 59.1% |
| AMBEDKAR NAGAR | INCCH.PREM SINGH | BJPSURESH CHAND | 4,8446.87% | 57.4% |
| BABARPUR | BJPNARESH GAUR | BSPHAZI DILSHAD ALI | 3,8104.19% | 59.8% |
| BADARPUR | BSPRAM SINGH NETAJI | INCRAMBIR SINGH BIDHURI | 13,30111.78% | 56.7% |
| BADLI | INCDEVENDER YADAV | BSPAJESH YADAV | 13,60713.83% | 57.1% |
| BALLIMARAN | INCHAROON YASUF | BJPMOTI LAL SODHI | 6,2367.57% | 59.6% |
| BAWANA | INCSURENDER KUMAR | BJPCHAND RAM | 17,15113.69% | 52.6% |
| BIJWASAN | BJPSAT PRAKASH RANA | INCVIJAY SINGH LOCHAV | 2,0033.02% | 59.1% |
| BURARI | BJPSHRI KRISHAN | INCDEEPAK TYAGI | 4,9864.69% | 55.9% |
| CHANDNI CHOWK | INCPARLAD SINGH SAWHNEY | BJPPRAVEEN KHANDELWAL | 8,01812.97% | 57.3% |
| CHHATARPUR | INCBALRAM TANWAR | BJPBRAHM SINGH TANWAR | 5,0315.78% | 56.0% |
| DELHI CANTT | BJPKARAN SINGH TANWAR | INCASHOK AHUJA | 7,25517.02% | 56.6% |
| DEOLI | INCARVINDER SINGH | BSPSHRI LAL | 16,61817.39% | 56.5% |
| DWARKA | INCMAHABAL ISHRA | BJPPARDUYMN RAJPUT | 13,98216.78% | 62.4% |
| GANDHI NAGAR | INCARVINDER SINGH LOVELY | BJPKAMAL KUMAR JAIN | 31,92334.30% | 63.5% |
| GHONDA | BJPSAHAB SINGH CHAUHAN | INCBHEESHMA SHARMA | 5460.60% | 57.5% |
| GOKALPUR | BSPSURENDRA KUMAR | INCBALZOR SINGH | 3,0393.19% | 61.6% |
| GREATER KAILASH | BJPVIJAY KUMAR ALHOTRA | INCJITENDER KUMAR KOCHER | 11,21814.07% | 54.4% |
| HARI NAGAR | BJPHARSHARAN SINGH BALLI | INCRAMESH LAMBA | 28,73635.08% | 57.2% |
| JANAKPURI | BJPPROF JAGDISH UKHI | INCDEEPAK ARORA | 17,43319.68% | 61.3% |
| JANGPURA | INCTARVINDER SINGH ARWAH | BJPMANJINDER SINGH SIRSA | 13,95621.35% | 59.7% |
| KALKAJI | INCSUBHASH CHOPRA | BJPJAI GOPAL ABROL | 13,39518.13% | 51.4% |
| KARAWAL NAGAR | BJPMOHAN SINGH BISHT | INDSATAN PAL DAYMA | 21,11820.56% | 53.3% |
| KAROL BAGH | BJPSURENDER PAL RATAWAL | INCMADAN KHORWAL | 3,4104.02% | 59.6% |
| KASTURBA NAGAR | INCNEERAJ BASOYA | BJPSUSHIL CHOUDHARY | 2,4743.25% | 53.2% |
| KIRARI | BJPANIL JHA | NCPPUSHPRAJ | 9,52210.39% | 57.9% |
| KONDLI | INCAMRISH SINGH GAUTAM | BJPDUSHYANT GAUTAM | 14,98318.54% | 59.6% |
| KRISHNA NAGAR | BJPHARSH VARDHAN | INCDEEPIKA KHULLAR | 3,2003.04% | 61.6% |
| LAXMI NAGAR | INCDR. ASHOK KUMAR WALIA | BJPMURARI SINGH PANWAR | 22,38024.59% | 56.5% |
| MADIPUR | INCMALA RAM GANGWAL | BJPKAILASH SANKLA | 8,53210.22% | 58.5% |
| MALVIYA NAGAR | INCKIRAN WALIA | BJPRAM BHAJ | 3,7305.55% | 55.9% |
| MANGOL PURI | INCRAJ KUMAR CHAUHAN | BJPYOGESH AATRAY | 29,86532.22% | 64.8% |
| MATIA MAHAL | LJPSHOAIB IQBAL | INCMEHMOOD ZIA | 7,60711.81% | 56.4% |
| MATIALA | INCSUMESH | BJPKAMAL JEET | 6,6335.08% | 58.5% |
| MEHRAULI | INCDR. YOGANAND SHASTRI | BJPSHER SINGH DAGAR | 1,1061.67% | 45.9% |
| MODEL TOWN | INCKANWAR KARAN SINGH | BJPBHOLA NATH VIJ | 2,9893.51% | 58.5% |
| MOTI NAGAR | BJPSUBHASH SACHDEVA | INCANJALI RAI | 15,00117.54% | 61.6% |
| MUNDKA | BJPMANOJ KUMAR | INCPREM CHANDER KAUSHIK | 14,89414.42% | 55.1% |
| MUSTAFABAD | INCHASAN AHMED | BJPYOGENDER KUMAR SHARMA | 9831.00% | 58.1% |
| NAJAFGARH | INDBHARAT SINGH | INCKANWAL SINGH YADAV | 11,47411.22% | 59.1% |
| NANGLOI JAT | INCBIJENDER SINGH | BJPRAJ SINGH | 17,56518.54% | 55.2% |
| NERELA | INCJASWANT SINGH | BSPSHARAD KUMAR | 8350.76% | 56.8% |
| NEW DELHI | INCSHEILA DIKSHIT | BJPVIJAY JOLLY | 13,97718.36% | 56.1% |
| OKHLA | INCPARVEZ HASHMI | RJDASIF OHD.KHAN | 5400.53% | 49.0% |
| PALAM | BJPDHARAM DEV SOLANKI | INCMAHENDER YADAV | 12,59213.65% | 58.8% |
| PATEL NAGAR | INCRAJESH LILOTHIA | BJPANITA ARYA | 9,50810.89% | 56.6% |
| PATPARGANJ | INCANIL KUMAR | BJPNAKUL BHARDWAJ | 6610.76% | 54.5% |
| R. K. PURAM | INCBARKHA SINGH | BJPRADHEY SHYAM SHARMA | 9,31413.89% | 52.7% |
| RAJINDER NAGAR | INCRAMA KANT GOSWAMI | BJPASHA YOGI | 5,4067.50% | 52.3% |
| RAJOURI GARDEN | INCA DAYA NAND CHANDELA A | SADMAVTAR SINGH HIT | 380.05% | 62.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Delhi alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Delhi assembly election, Dec 2008?
Indian National Congress won 43 of 70 seats in Delhi, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Delhi assembly election, Dec 2008?
Turnout was 57.57% — 61.8 lakh of 1.07 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Delhi have?
Delhi has 70 assembly seats.