Current MP Meenakshi Lekhi State Delhi Most Successful Party BJP (4 times) Party Bharatiya Janata Party Male electors 830,322 | Elected Year 2014 Total Electors 1,490,147 Member of parliament Meenakshi Lekhi Union territory Delhi Female electors 659,825 | |
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Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Greater Kailash, Kasturba Nagar, Karol Bagh | ||
New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: नई दिल्ली लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 7 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1951. Famous film actor, Rajesh Khanna lost here by a close margin in 1999 to Jagmohan.
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Map of New Delhi, Delhi
Assembly segments
From 1966-93, New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments:
- Sarojini Nagar
- Laxmibai Nagar
- Gole Market
- Bara Khamba
- Minto Road
- Jangpura
- Kasturba Nagar
- Lajpat Nagar.
From 1993-2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:
- Sarojini Nagar (Polling stations 1-93)
- Gole Market (Polling stations 1-100)
- Minto Road (Polling stations 1-135)
- Kasturba Nagar (Polling stations 1-21 and 23-114)
- Jangpura
- Matia Mahal (Polling stations 84-108)
Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:
- Karol Bagh
- Patel Nagar
- Moti Nagar
- Delhi Cantt
- Rajinder Nagar
- New Delhi
- Kasturba Nagar
- Malviya Nagar
- R K Puram
- Greater Kailash
Members of Parliament
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Thus from past records/results shows that this prestigious seat which covers the important institutions like Parliament House, Supreme Court, Central Government Offices, Rashtrapathi Bhavan, Prime Minister's Residence and residence of all the top civil, judicial, military, diplomatic enclave has been an Opposition ( Jana Sangh / Janata Party/ BJP) stronghold.