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Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Government of Delhi situated at 5, Sham Nath Marg, Civil Lines, Central Delhi

Delhi Division is the only administrative and revenue division in the Delhi, India which consists of 11 districts. [1] [2] Civil Lines in Central Delhi district is the headquarters of the Delhi division. [3]

Delhi Division is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of Divisional Commissioner (Principal Secretary of Revenue). [4] [5] [6] Each of these district is headed by a District Magistrate (DM), also called Deputy Commissioner (DC), who reports to the Divisional Commissioner of Delhi. [7] [8] [9] The Divisional Commissioner reports to the Chief Secretary of Delhi.

Ashwani Kumar (IAS) is the current Divisional Commissioner of Delhi. [6] [10] Naresh Kumar (IAS) is the Chief Secretary of Delhi. [11] [12]

List of districts and Sub-divisions

Below is the list of 11 districts and 33 sub-divisions of Delhi (with effect from September 2012). [13] [14] [15] All 11 districts of Delhi fall under Delhi division.

No.DistrictLocation of HeadquartersSub-divisions (Tehsils)Ref.
1 Central Delhi Daryaganj Civil Lines Karol Bagh Kotwali [16]
2 East Delhi Shastri Nagar Gandhi Nagar Mayur Vihar Preet Vihar [17]
3 New Delhi Jamnagar House Chanakyapuri Delhi Cantonment Vasant Vihar [18]
4 North Delhi Alipur Alipur Model Town Narela [19]
5 North East Delhi Nand Nagri Karawal Nagar Seelampur Yamuna Vihar [20]
6 North West Delhi Kanjhawala Kanjhawala Rohini Saraswati Vihar [21]
7 Shahdara Nand Nagri Seemapuri Shahdara Vivek Vihar [22]
8 South Delhi Saket Hauz Khas Mehrauli Saket [23]
9 South East Delhi Lajpat Nagar Defence Colony Kalkaji Sarita Vihar [24]
10 South West Delhi Kapashera Dwarka Kapashera Najafgarh [25]
11 West Delhi Shivaji Place Patel Nagar Punjabi Bagh Rajouri Garden [26]

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  2. ↑ "Delhi gets two more revenue districts: Southeast, Shahdara". The Indian Express. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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