Matia Mahal Assembly constituency

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Matia Mahal
Constituency No. 21 for the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region North India
State Delhi
District Chandni Chowk
LS constituency Chandni Chowk
Total electors1,25,845
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Aam Aadmi Party
Elected year 2025

Matia Mahal Assembly constituency is one of the seventy Delhi assembly constituencies of Delhi in northern India. Matia Mahal assembly constituency is a part of Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency).

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Electoral history

The constituency was created in 1993 after abolition of Metropolitan Council. Since then, it has been represented by Shoaib Iqbal who contested the seats 7 times from different parties. [1] However, during 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he contested from Indian National Congress and lost to Asim Ahmed Khan by a huge margin. [2]

After the reunification of three municipal corporations into Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Constituency was divided into 3 wards - Chandni Mahal, Sita Ram Bazaar and Delhi Gate.The constituency has 3 wards under it each represented by a Councillor.

  1. Chandni Mahal - Aaley Muhammad Iqbal (AAP) [3]
  2. Delhi Gate - Kiran Rakesh Kumar (AAP) [4]
  3. Bazar Sita Ram - Rafia Mahir (AAP) [5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionNameParty
1993 Shoaib Iqbal Janata Dal
1998
2003 Janata Dal (Secular)
2008 Lok Janshakti Party
2013 Janata Dal (United)
2015 Asim Ahmed Khan Aam Aadmi Party
2020 Shoaib Iqbal
2025 Aaley Mohammad Iqbal

Election results

2025

Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Matia Mahal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Aaley Mohammad Iqbal 58,12068.8Decrease2.svg7.16
BJP Deepti Indora15,39618.23Decrease2.svg1.01
INC Asim Ahmed Khan 10,29512.19Increase2.svg8.34
BSP Tej Ram1300.15Decrease2.svg0.09
NCP Mohd Javed560.07New
NOTA None of the above2170.26
Majority42,72450.39
Turnout 84,475
Swing

2020

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Matia Mahal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Shoaib Iqbal 67,282 75.96 +16.73
BJP Ravinder Gupta17,04119.24+7.91
INC Mirza Javed Ali3,4093.85−22.90
BSP Tej Ram2230.25−0.24
NOTA None of the above2160.24−0.01
Majority50,24156.72+24.24
Turnout 88,59070.43+1.12
AAP hold Swing +16.73

2015

Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Matia Mahal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Asim Ahmed Khan 47,584 59.23 +33.18
INC Shoaib Iqbal 21,48826.74−0.94
BJP Shakeel Anjum Dehalvi9,10511.33+2.87
NOTA None of the above2030.25−0.16
Majority26,09632.49+28.46
Turnout 80,34869.30
AAP gain from JD(U) Swing +33.18

2013

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Matia Mahal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(U) Shoaib Iqbal 22,732 31.72 +31.30
INC Mirza Javed Ali19,84127.68−0.07
AAP Shakeel Anjum18,66826.05
BJP Nizamuddin6,0618.46−0.88
NOTA None2960.41
Majority2,8914.03−7.78
Turnout 71,78065.77
JD(U) gain from LJP Swing +11.56

2008

Delhi Assembly elections, 2008: Matia Mahal [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LJP Shoaib Iqbal25,47439.56
INC Mehmood Zia17,87027.75−8.53
BSP Abhey Singh Yadav11,71418.19
BJP Talat Sultana6,0159.34+2.89
Independent Mohd Shafiq8141.26
NCP Puran Chand4360.68
RPI(A) Nasiruddin3340.52
AIMF Rukhsana3220.50
JD(U) Ikramuddin2730.42+0.11
Independent Smt Chander Kanta Bharti2670.41
Independent Satish Kumar Dhawan1370.21
Independent Jaini Prasad1320.21
Independent Hafizul Haque1210.19
Independent Sibghat Ullah1170.18
JKNPP Tariq Mirza880.14
IJP Ganga Ram760.12
RHC Mahendra730.11
SP Gurdeep Singh Chawla690.11+0.02
Independent Vikram Singh570.09
Majority7,60711.81−4.12
Turnout 64,38956.3+0.84
LJP gain from JD(S) Swing

2003

Delhi Assembly elections, 2003: Matia Mahal [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(S) Shoaib Iqbal25,22252.21
INC Azhar Shagufa17,52436.28+16.06
BJP Qasim Malik3,1146.45−5.36
RJD Abdul Jabbar1,1852.45
JKNPP Nazar Mohd3620.75
Independent Satish Kumar3450.71
Independent Alimuddin Kurashi2110.44
JD(U) Abdul Mueen1490.31
Independent Faiz Mohd Khan1070.22
SP Gulfam450.09
United Citizen Party Alim440.09
Majority7,69815.93−29.03
Turnout 48,30855.46−1.08
JD(S) gain from JD Swing

1998

Delhi Assembly elections, 1998: Matia Mahal [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD Shoaib Iqbal28,87265.18+2.41
INC Aziz Ahmad Siddiqui8,95620.22+10.63
BJP Aslam Sadar5,23011.81−5.63
RJD Mohd Asif4060.92
AWP Mohd Irfan Qureshi3350.76
Independent Bhagat Singh1690.38
Lok Shakti Zahida Khatun1420.32
BSP Riazuddin790.18−0.02
Independent Satish Kumar Dhawan430.10
Independent Devraj410.09
LKD Man Mohan Lal220.05
Majority19,91644.96−0.37
Turnout 44,29556.54−13.10
JD hold Swing +2.41

1993

Delhi Assembly elections, 1993: Matia Mahal [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD Shoaib Iqbal 27,61762.77
BJP Begum Khurshid17,67217.44
INC Memood Pracha16,22116.59
SP Saeed Khan2,0684.70
Independent Khalil6771.54
IUML Syed Hamid Hussin Khizer5391.23
Independent Madan Lal Bhalla3380.77
Independent Shijauddin1890.43
JP C B Lall Saxena1840.42
RPI Javed Malik990.23
BSP Om Prakash860.20
NDPF Shakil Ahmed520.12
Independent Mohd Aziz460.10
Independent Zamil Hussain340.08
Independent Har Bhajan Singh310.07
Independent Irfan240.05
Doordarshi Party Vijay Singh230.05
Independent Man Mohan Lal190.04
Independent Mohd Furkan190.04
Independent Satish Verma190.04
Independent Sagir Ahmed150.03
Independent Manzoor Hasan140.03
Independent Javed Iqbal120.03
Majority19,94545.33
Turnout 43,99869.64
JD win (new seat)

References

  1. "Delhi polls: Not all 'party hoppers' turned out lucky". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. "Asim Ahmed Khan". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. "Chandani Mahal ward LIVE results: AAP Candidate Aaley Mohammed Wins Ward No.76". News18. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. "Delhi Gate Ward LIVE results: AAP Candidate Kiran Bala Wins Ward No.77". News18. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. "Bazar Sita Ram Ward LIVE results: AAP Candidate Rafia Mahir Wins Ward No.78". News18. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. 2008 Election Commission of India
  7. 2003 Election Commission of India
  8. 1998 Election Commission of India
  9. 1993 Election Commission of India

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