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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2008 Delhi state assembly elections
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2003
| election_date = 29 November 2008
| next_election = 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2013
| seats_for_election = All 70 to the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 36
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 57.60% ({{increase}}4.18%)
| image1 = [[File:Sheila Dikshit.jpg|100x100px]]
| leader1 = [[Sheila Dikshit]]
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 = [[New Delhi (Delhi Assembly constituency)|New Delhi]]
| last_election1 =
| seats_before1 = 47
| seats1 = 43
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 4
| popular_vote1 = 24,89,816
| percentage1 = 40.31%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 7.82%
| image2 =
| leader2 = [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
| party2 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 = [[Greater Kailash]]
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 = 20
| seats2 = 23
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 3
| popular_vote2 = 22,44,629
| percentage2 = 36.34%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 1.12%
| title = Chief Minister
| before_election = [[Sheila Dikshit]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Sheila Dikshit]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| ongoing =
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 2
| seats_before3 = 0
| popular_vote3 = 8,67,672
| image3 = [[File:Mayawati.jpg|100x100px]]
| seats3 = 2
| party3 = Bahujan Samaj Party
| percentage3 = 14.05%
| leaders_seat3 = ''Not Contested''
| leader3 = Mayawati
| swing3 = {{increase}} 8.28%
}}

The '''Delhi state assembly elections 2008''', which were held on 29 November 2008 for [[Legislative Assembly of Delhi]], led to the formation of [[Sheila Dikshit]]'s government of [[Indian National Congress]].

==Results==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! Party
! Seats<br />Contested
! Seats<br />won
! Seats<br /> Changed
! % Votes
|-
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 1
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 70
| 43
| - 4
| 40.31
|-
| 2
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 70
| 23
| + 3
| 36.34
|-
| 3
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| 70
| 2
| + 2
| 14.05
|-
| 1
| [[Lok Janshakti Party]]
| 41
| 1
| +1
| 1.35
|-
| 1
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|
| 1
|
| 3.92
|-
|
| Total
|
| 70
|
| 95.97
|}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tarotengine.com/2013/11/delhi-assembly-elections-2013-prediction/#seats |title=Seat sharing in Delhi Assembly Elections 2008 |date=2013-11-27 |publisher=Riafy |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203050317/http://tarotengine.com/2013/11/delhi-assembly-elections-2013-prediction/ |archivedate=2013-12-03 }}</ref>

===Elected MLAs===
[[File:2008 Delhi assembly election map.svg|right|thumb|400px|{{legend|#00FFFF|Indian National Congress}}
{{legend|#FF9933|Bharatiya Janta Party}}
{{legend|#0000FF|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
{{legend|#66FF99|Lok Jan Shakti Party}}
{{legend|#00BB00|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
{{legend|#A9A9A9|Independent}}]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="efefef"
! Assembly No.
! Assembly Name
! Winning Candidate
! Party
! No. of votes
|-
|-
| 1
| [[Narela (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Narela]]
| Jaswant Singh
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 34662
|-
| 2
| [[Burari (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Burari]]
| Shri Krishan
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 32006
|-
| 3
| [[Timarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Timarpur]]
| Surendar Pal Singh
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 39997
|-
| 4
| [[Adarsh Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Adarsh Nagar]]
| Mangat Ram Singhal
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 36445
|-
| 5
| [[Badli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Badli]]
| Devendar Yadav
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 39215
|-
| 6
| [[Rithala (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rithala]]
| Kulwant Rana
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 64474
|-
| 7
| [[Bawana (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Bawana]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
| Surendar Kumar
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 60544
|-
| 8
| [[Mundka (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mundka]]
| Manoj Kumar
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 47355
|-
| 9
| [[Kirari (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kirari]]
| Anil Jha
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 30005
|-
| 10
| [[Sultan Pur Majra (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Sultan Pur Majura]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
| Gaurav Srivastava
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 39542
|-
| 11
| [[Nangloi Jat (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Nangloi Jat]]
| Bijender Singh
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 48009
|-
| 12
| [[Mangol Puri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mangol Puri]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
|[[Raj Kumar Chauhan]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 50448
|-
| 13
| [[Rohini (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rohini]]
| [[Jai Bhagwan Aggarwal]]
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 55793
|-
| 14
| [[Shalimar Bagh (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shalimar Bagh]]
| Ravinder Nath Bansal
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 49976
|-
| 15
| [[Shakur Basti (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shakur Basti]]
| Shyam Lal Garg
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 40444
|-
| 16
| [[Tri Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tri Nagar]]
| Anil Bhardwaj
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 41891
|-
| 17
| [[Wazirpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Wazirpur]]
| Hari Shankar Gupta
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 39977
|-
| 18
| [[Model Town (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Model Town]]
| Kanwar Karan Singh
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 39935
|-
| 19
| [[Sadar Bazar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Sadar Bazar]]
| Rajesh Jain
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 47508
|-
| 20
| [[Chandni Chowk (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Chandni Chowk]]
| Parlad Singh Sawhney
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 28208
|-
| 21
| [[Matia Mahal (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Matia Mahal]]
| Shoaib Iqbal
| [[Lok Jan Shakti Party]]
| 25474
|-
| 22
| [[Ballimaran (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ballimaran]]
| Haroon Yusuf
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 34660
|-
| 23
| [[Karol Bagh (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Karol Bagh]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
| Surendar Pal Ratawal
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 38746
|-
| 24
| [[Patel Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Patel Nagar]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
| Rajesh Lilothiya
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 44022
|-
| 25
| [[Moti Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Moti Nagar]]
| Subash Sachdeva
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 46616
|-
| 26
| [[Madipur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Madipur]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
| Mala Ram Gangwal
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 40698
|-
| 27
| [[Rajouri Garden (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajouri Garden]]
| Daya Nand Chandela
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 31130
|-
| 28
| [[Hari Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Hari Nagar]]
| Har Sharan Singh Balli
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 51364
|-
| 29
| [[Tilak Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tilak Nagar]]
| O P Babbar
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 38320
|-
| 30
| [[Janakpuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Janakpuri]]
| Prof. Jagdish Mukhi
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 50655
|-
| 31
| [[Vikaspuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Vikaspuri]]
| Nand Kishore
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 47819
|-
| 32
| [[Uttam Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Uttam Nagar]]
| Mukesh Sharma
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 46765
|-
| 33
| [[Dwarka (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Dwarka]]
| Parduymn Rajput
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 43608
|-
| 34
| [[Matiala (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Matiala]]
| Sumesh
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 52411
|-
| 35
| [[Najafgarh (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Najafgarh]]
| Bhai Bharat Singh
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 34028
|-
| 36
| [[Bijwasan (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Bijawasan]]
| Sat Prakash Rana
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 27427
|-
| 37
| [[Palam (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Palam]]
| Dharam Dev Solanki
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 40712
|-
| 38
| [[Delhi Cantt (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Delhi Cantt]]
| Karan Singh Tanwar
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 23696
|-
| 39
| [[Rajinder Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajinder Nagar]]
| [[Ramakant Goswami]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 29394
|-
| 40
| [[New Delhi (Delhi Assembly constituency)|New Delhi]]
| [[Sheila Dikshit]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 39778
|-
| 41
| [[Jangpura (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Jangpura]]
| Tarvinder Singh Marwah
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
| 42
| [[Kasturba Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kasturba Nagar]]
| Neeraj Basoya
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 33807
|-
| 43
| [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar]]
| [[Kiran Walia]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 31283
|-
| 44
| [[R K Puram (Delhi Assembly constituency)|R K Puram]]
| Barkha Singh
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 35878
|-
| 45
| [[Mehrauli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mehrauli]]
| Dr. [[Yoganand Shastri]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 21740
|-
| 46
| [[Chhatarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Chattarpur]]
| Balram Tanwar
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 32406
|-
| 47
| [[Deoli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Deoli]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
| [[Arvinder Singh Lovely (Deoli MLA)|Arvinder Singh]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 41497
|-
| 48
| [[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
| [[Chaudhary Prem Singh]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 30467
|-
| 49
| [[Sangam Vihar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Sangam Vihar]]
| Mr. Surjan Singh Gusain
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 20332
|-
| 50
| [[Greater Kailash (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Greater Kailash]]
| Vijay Kumar Malhotra
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 42206
|-
| 51
| [[Kalkaji (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kalkaji]]
| Subash Chopra
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 38360
|-
| 52
| [[Tughlakabad (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tughlakabad]]
| Ramesh Bidhuri
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 32633
|-
| 53
| [[Badarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Badarpur]]
| Ram Singh Netaji
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| 53416
|-
| 54
| [[Okhla (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Okhla]]
| Asif Mohd. Khan
| [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| 29303
|-
| 55
| [[Trilokpuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Trilokpuri]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
| Sunil Kumar
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 30781
|-
| 56
| [[Kondli (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Kondli]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
| Amrish Singh Gautam
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 36580
|-
| 57
| [[Patparganj (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Pratapganj]]
| Anil Kumar
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 36999
|-
| 58
| [[Laxmi Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Laxmi Nagar]]
| Dr. Ashok Kumar Walia
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 54252
|-
| 59
| [[Vishwas Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Vishwas Nagar]]
| Naseeb Singh
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 48805
|-
| 60
| [[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Krishna Nagar]]
| [[Dr. Harsh Vardhan]]
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 47852
|-
| 61
| [[Gandhi Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Gandhi Nagar]]
| [[Arvinder Singh Lovely]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 59795
|-
| 62
| [[Shahdara (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shahdara]]
| Dr. Narendra Nath
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 39194
|-
| 63
| [[Seemapuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Seemapuri]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
| Ver Singh Dhinga
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 43864
|-
| 64
| [[Rohtas Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rohtas Nagar]]
| Ram Babu Sharma
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 45802
|-
| 65
| [[Seelampur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Seelampur]]
| Chaudhary Mateen Ahmed
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 47820
|-
| 66
| [[Ghonda (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ghonda]]
| Shahb Singh Chauhan
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 35226
|-
| 67
| [[Babarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Badarpur]]
| [[Naresh Gaur]]
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 31954
|-
| 68
| [[Gokalpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Gokalpur]] ([[Scheduled Caste|SC]])
| Surendra Kumar
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| 27499
|-
| 69
| [[Mustafabad (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Mustafabad]]
| Hasan Ahmed
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 39838
|-
| 70
| [[Karawal Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Karawal Nagar]]
| [[Mohan Singh Bisht]]
| [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| 43980
|-
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[First Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://delhiassembly.nic.in/index.asp Legislative Assembly of Delhi, Official website]
* [http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspFile/listmembers.htm Official Member's list, Legislative Assembly of Delhi]

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{{Indian elections}}

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