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{{short description|Overview of the procedure of elections in the National Capital Territory of Delhi}}
{{more citations needed|date=February 2010}}

Elections in [[Delhi]], the National Capital Territory of [[India]] are
conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of
Delhi creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections
unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct
of state level elections needs to be approved by the Parliament of India.
In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament
according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
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==Main political parties==
The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) are the major political parties in Delhi. In the past, various parties such as [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] (BJS), [[Janata Party]] (JP) and [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) were also influential in the territory.

==Lok Sabha elections==

'''Keys: '''
{{legend2|#99DEFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (53) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FBB917|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (43) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FBB917|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]] (6) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#33CC99|[[Janata Party|JP]] (6) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#33CC99|[[Bharatiya Lok Dal|BLD]] (1) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#000000|[[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|KMPP]] (1) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#347C17|[[Janata Dal|JD]] (1) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Election Year
! colspan="11" |Winners
|- style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
!Total
![[Delhi City (Lok Sabha constituency)|Delhi City]]
![[New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|New Delhi]]
![[Outer Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Outer Delhi]]
![[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandni Chowk]]
![[Delhi Sadar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Delhi Sadar]]
![[Karol Bagh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karol Bagh]]
![[East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|East Delhi]]
![[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi]]
![[West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|West Delhi]]
![[North East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|North East Delhi]]
|- style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|rowspan="2" |[[1951–52 Indian general election|1952]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 3 and [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|KMPP]]: 1
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=#000000|KMPP
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|rowspan="2"|{{small|''Not Exist''}}
|rowspan="2"|{{small|''Not Exist''}}
|rowspan="4"|{{small|''Not Exist''}}
|rowspan="5"|{{small|''Not Exist''}}
|rowspan="5"|{{small|''Not Exist''}}
|rowspan="16"|{{small|''Not Exist''}}
|rowspan="16"|{{small|''Not Exist''}}
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|rowspan="2" |[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 5
|rowspan="17"|{{small|''Not Exist''}}
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 5
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]: 6 and [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 1
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJS
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJS
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJS
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJS
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJS
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJS
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 7
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[Janata Party|JP]]: 6 & [[Bharatiya Lok Dal|BLD]]: 1
|bgcolor=#33CC99|BLD
|bgcolor=#33CC99|JP
|bgcolor=#33CC99|JP
|bgcolor=#33CC99|JP
|bgcolor=#33CC99|JP
|bgcolor=#33CC99|JP
|bgcolor=#33CC99|JP
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 7
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 7
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 4, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 2 & [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 1
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#347C17|JD
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 5 & [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 2
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 5 & [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 2
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 6 & [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 1
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 7
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 6 & [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 1
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 7
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|rowspan="3"|{{small|''Not Exist''}}
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|rowspan="3"|{{small|''Not Exist''}}
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|bgcolor=#99DEFF|INC
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 7
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 7
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
|}

== Vidhan Sabha elections ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Vidhan Sabha Election
| style=" background-color:#666666; width:5px" |
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"| Party-wise Details
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"| Chief Minister
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"| Party
|----
|----
|1952
|[[1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|First Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| Total: 48. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 39, [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]: 5
|[[Chaudhary Brahm Prakash]] <br /> [[Gurmukh Nihal Singh]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
!colspan=8| Vidhan Sabha abolished, 1956–93
|----
|1993
|[[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Second Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 49, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 14
|[[Madan Lal Khurana]] <br /> [[Sahib Singh Verma]] <br /> [[Sushma Swaraj]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|----
|1998
|[[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Third Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 52, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 15
|[[Sheila Dikshit]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|2003
|[[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Fourth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 47, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 20
|[[Sheila Dikshit]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|2008
|[[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Fifth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 43, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 23
|[[Sheila Dikshit]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|2013
|[[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 32, [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]: 28, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 8
|[[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
|----
|2015
|[[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]: 67, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 3
|[[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
|----
|2020
|[[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
| Total: 70. [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]: 62, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 8
|[[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
|----
|}

==Metropolitan Council elections==
{{see|Delhi Metropolitan Council}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Election Year !! Council Minister !! Party-wise break-up
|-
| [[1967 Delhi Metropolitan Council election|1967]] || ||
|-
| [[1972 Delhi Metropolitan Council election|1972]] || || Indian National Congress: 44/56, Jana Sangh: 5
|-
| [[1977 Delhi Metropolitan Council election|1977]] || Kedar Nath Sahani (JP) || Janata Party: 46/56, Congress: 10
|-
| [[1983 Delhi Metropolitan Council election|1983]] || || Indian National Congress: 34/56, BJP: 19
|}

==Municipal Corporation elections==
{{See|Municipal Corporation of Delhi}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Election Year !! Council Minister !! Party-wise break-up
|-
| [[1997 Municipal Corporation of Delhi election|1997]] || ||
|-
| [[2002 Municipal Corporation of Delhi election|2002]] || ||
|-
| [[2007 Municipal Corporation of Delhi election|2007]] || || BJP: 164/272, Indian National Congress: 67
|-
| [[2012 Municipal Corporation of Delhi election|2012]] || || BJP: 142/272, Indian National Congress: 77
|-
| [[2017 Municipal Corporation of Delhi election|2017]] || || BJP: 181/270, Aam Aadmi Party: 48,Indian National Congress 30
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]

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[[Category:History of Delhi (1947–present)]]

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