Delhi assembly election, Dec 2008
70 assembly constituencies in Delhi, 57.57% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- BJP
- BSP
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 70 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–70 of 70
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RITHALA | BJPKULWANT RANA | INCSHAMBHU DAYAL SHARMA | 26,32822.70% | 63.4% |
| ROHINI | BJPJAI BHAGWAN AGGARWAL | INCVIJENDER JINDAL | 25,75628.89% | 58.8% |
| ROHTAS NAGAR | INCRAM BABU SHARMA | BJPALOK KUMAR | 13,27413.46% | 61.1% |
| SADAR BAZAR | INCRAJESH JAIN | BJPJAI PRAKASH | 14,09115.85% | 60.1% |
| SANGAM VIHAR | BJPDR. S.C.L.GUPTA | INCAMOD KUMAR KANTH | 3,5894.83% | 51.4% |
| SEELAMPUR | INCCHAUDHARY ATEEN AHMAD | BJPSITA RAM GUPTA | 26,27730.04% | 59.3% |
| SEEMA PURI | INCVEER SINGH DHINGAN | BJPCHANDRA PAL SINGH | 19,26821.59% | 62.3% |
| SHAHDARA | INCDR. NARENDER NATH | BJPJITENDER SINGH SHUNTY | 1,5361.76% | 57.1% |
| SHAKUR BASTI | BJPSHYAM LAL GARG | INCS. C. VATS | 3,9954.96% | 58.3% |
| SHALIMAR BAGH | BJPRAVINDER NATH BANSAL | INCRAM KAILASH GUPTA | 19,90522.97% | 58.7% |
| SULTANPUR MAJRA | INCJAI KISHAN | BJPNAND RAM BAGRI | 18,67622.76% | 62.0% |
| TILAK NAGAR | BJPO P BABBAR | INCDR. ANITA BABBAR | 12,11816.55% | 53.5% |
| TIMARPUR | INCSURINDER PAL SINGH | BJPSURYA PRAKASH KHATRI | 2,4162.67% | 59.3% |
| TRI NAGAR | INCANIL BHARDWAJ | BJPNAND KISHORE GARG | 1,9642.17% | 63.4% |
| TRILOKPURI | BJPSUNIL KUMAR | INCANJANA | 6350.77% | 60.0% |
| TUGHLAKABAD | BJPRAMESH BIDHURI | BSPSAHI RAM | 8,23110.34% | 55.6% |
| UTTAM NAGAR | INCMUKESH SHARMA | BJPPAWAN SHARMA | 7,1877.08% | 62.5% |
| VIKASPURI | INCNAND KISHORE | BJPKRISHAN GAHLOT | 9550.70% | 55.6% |
| VISHWAS NAGAR | INCNASEEB SINGH | BJPOM PRAKASH SHARMA | 9,63310.09% | 58.7% |
| WAZIRPUR | INCHARI SHANKER GUPTA | BJPMANGE RAM GARG | 3,1223.52% | 56.6% |
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.
