Matiala Assembly Constituency
Matiala Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Delhi Legislative Assembly constituencies of the National Capital Territory in northern India. Gulab Singh Yadav of Aam Aadmi Party is the current MLA from Matiala.
Overview
Present geographical structure of Matiala constituency came into existence in 2008 (Constituency didn't exist before 2008) as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002. Matiala is part of West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency along with nine other Assembly segments, namely, Uttam Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Hari Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, Dwarka, Madipur and Najafgarh.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sumesh Shokeen | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | Rajesh Gehlot | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Gulab Singh | Aam Aadmi Party | |
| 2020 | |||
Election results
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Gulab Singh Yadav | 139,010 | 53.20 | −1.73 | |
| BJP | Rajesh Gahlot | 1,10,935 | 42.45 | +7.74 | |
| INC | Sumesh Shokeen | 7,317 | 2.81 | −5.91 | |
| BSP | Sher Singh | 774 | 0.30 | −0.01 | |
| None of the Above | None of the above | 1,602 | 0.61 | +0.14 | |
| Majority | 28,075 | 10.75 | −9.47 | ||
| Turnout | 2,61,598 | 61.56 | −5.46 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Gulab Singh Yadav | 1,27,665 | 54.93 | +20.88 | |
| BJP | Rajesh Gahlot | 80,661 | 34.71 | −1.40 | |
| INC | Sumesh Shokeen | 20,284 | 8.72 | −16.21 | |
| BSP | Sanjay Kumar | 723 | 0.31 | −0.93 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,102 | 0.47 | +0.14 | |
| Majority | 47,004 | 20.22 | +18.16 | ||
| Turnout | 2,32,829 | 67.02 | |||
| AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +20.18 | |||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajesh Gahlot | 70,053 | 36.10 | +1.05 | |
| AAP | Gulab Singh Yadav | 66,051 | 34.05 | ||
| INC | Sumesh Shokeen | 48,358 | 24.93 | −15.21 | |
| Independent | Satendra Singh Rana | 2,718 | 1.40 | ||
| BSP | Sri Niwas Yadav | 2,411 | 1.24 | −13.65 | |
| SP | Narender Yadav | 743 | 0.38 | −0.32 | |
| NOTA | None | 636 | 0.33 | ||
| Majority | 4,002 | 2.06 | −3.02 | ||
| Turnout | 1,94,228 | 64.13 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +1.05 | |||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sumesh | 52,411 | 40.14 | ||
| BJP | Kamaljeet Sehrawat | 45,782 | 35.06 | ||
| BSP | Manoj Bhardwaj | 19,442 | 14.89 | ||
| Independent | Rao Satvir Singh | 8,883 | 6.80 | ||
| BRSP | Nidhi Mahajan | 1,224 | 0.94 | ||
| SP | Anita | 911 | 0.70 | ||
| Majority | 6,629 | 5.08 | |||
| Turnout | 130,569 | 58.5 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ Iqbal, Aadil Ikram Zaki. "Delhi Assembly Election Constituency Wise Results 2015: Complete list of winning MLAs | India.com". www.india.com.
- ^ "The Hindu : New Delhi News : 19 old constituencies make way for new ones". 7 October 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 549.
- ^ 2008 Election Commission of India