Delhi Cantonment Assembly constituency

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Delhi Cantt
Constituency No. 38 for the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region North India
State Delhi
District New Delhi
Established1993
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Aam Aadmi Party

Delhi Cantt Assembly constituency, sometimes referred to as Delhi Cantonment is one of the legislative assembly constituencies of Delhi in northern India. Delhi Cantt Assembly constituency is a part of New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) will be used along with EVMs in Delhi Cantt assembly constituency in 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election. [1] [2] 26/11 hero Surinder Singh won this seat in 2013 by 355 votes. [3]

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionNameParty
1993 Karan Singh Tanwar Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Kiran Chaudhary Indian National Congress
2003 Karan Singh Tanwar Bharatiya Janata Party
2008
2013 Surinder Singh Aam Aadmi Party
2015
2020 Virender Singh Kadian

Election results

2020

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Delhi Cantt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Virender Singh Kadian 28,971 49.17 -2.65
BJP Manish Singh18,38131.19-6.17
INC Sandeep Tanwar7,95413.15+4.00
BSP Nand Kishore Beniwal1,8233.09+2.49
NCP Surender Singh9081.54
Majority10,59018.04+3.58
Turnout 58,99445.48-13.11
AAP hold Swing -2.65

2015

Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Delhi Cantt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Surinder Singh 40,133 51.82 +12.15
BJP Karan Singh Tanwar28,93537.36-1.77
INC Sandeep Tanwar7,0879.15-9.05
BSP Gyan Chand4670.60-0.53
NOTA None of the above3260.42-0.31
Majority11,19814.46+13.92
Turnout 77,47058.59
AAP hold Swing +12.15

2013

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Delhi Cantt [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Surinder Singh 26,124 39.67
BJP Karan Singh Tanwar25,76939.13-16.45
INC Ashok Kumar Jain11,98818.20-20.35
BSP Rajesh Pihal7451.13-2.37
NOTA None4780.73
Majority3550.54-16.49
Turnout 65,89160.22
AAP gain from BJP Swing

2008

Delhi Assembly elections, 2008: Delhi Cantt [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Karan Singh Tanwar23,69655.58+3.06
INC Ashok Ahuja16,43538.55-4.83
BSP Shrichand Chauhan1,4923.50
Majority7,26117.03+7.89
Turnout 42,63356.6+2.92
BJP hold Swing +3.06

2003

Delhi Assembly elections, 2003: Delhi Cantt [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Karan Singh Tanwar21,63852.52+6.40
INC Kiran Choudhary17,87243.38-8.56
NCP Amit Mittar6951.69
Majority3,7669.14+3.32
Turnout 41,20053.68-9.29
BJP gain from INC Swing +6.40

1998

Delhi Assembly elections, 1998: Delhi Cantt [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Kiran Choudhary23,44551.94+14.91
BJP Karan Singh Tanwar20,81946.12-13.73
Majority2,6265.82-17.00
Turnout 45,13744.39-8.02
INC gain from BJP Swing +14.91

1993

Delhi Assembly elections, 1993: Delhi Cantt [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Karan Singh Tanwar23,26059.85
INC Kiran Chaudhary14,39137.03
BSP Emanuel Massey4281.10
JD Jawahar Singh3730.96
Majority8,86922.82
Turnout 38,86252.41
BJP win (new seat)

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References

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  2. Staff Reporter (6 February 2015). "In a first, brush to mark voters". The Hindu via www.thehindu.com.
  3. "Surender Singh: 26/11 hero wins on AAP ticket, defeats 3-time BJP MLA - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. Assembly Elections December 2013 Results, Election Commission of India
  5. "2008 Election Commission of India" (PDF).
  6. "2003 Election Commission of India" (PDF).
  7. "1998 Election Commission of India" (PDF).
  8. "1993 Election Commission of India" (PDF).

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