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{{Short description|Constituency of the Delhi legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Janakpuri
| state = Delhi
| mla = [[Ashish Sood]]
| party = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
| established = 1993
| district = [[West Delhi]]
| type = SLA
| reservation = None
| constituency_no = 30
}}
'''Janakpuri Assembly constituency''' is one of the 70 [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of the [[National Capital Territory]] in northern India.

==Overview==
Present geographical structure of Janakpuri constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.<ref name="eci1">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=549}}</ref>
Janakpuri is part of [[West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency]] along with nine other Assembly segments, namely, [[Madipur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Madipur]], [[Rajouri Garden (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Rajouri Garden]], [[Hari Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Hari Nagar]], [[Tilak Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tilak Nagar]], [[Uttam Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Uttam Nagar]], [[Vikaspuri (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Vikaspuri]], [[Dwarka (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Dwarka]], [[Matiala (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Matiala]] and [[Najafgarh (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Najafgarh]].

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Member<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delhi Assembly Election 2020 - State Wise and Party Wise Results |url=https://www.elections.in/delhi/assembly-constituencies/janakpuri.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| [[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1993]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=5}}
|-
| [[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|1998]]
|-
| [[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2003]]
|-
| [[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|-
| [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|-
| [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Rajesh Rishi]]
|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|-
|[[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|[[Ashish Sood]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

== Election results ==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2025]]: [[Janakpuri]]<ref name="Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Janakpuri">{{cite news |title=Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Janakpuri |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0530.htm |accessdate=20 February 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=8 February 2025 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220081357/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0530.htm |archivedate=20 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Ashish Sood]]|votes=68,986|percentage=55.3|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Pravin Kumar|votes=50,220|percentage=40.2|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Harbani Kaur|votes=3,345|percentage=2.7|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=NOTA|candidate=None of the above|votes=691|percentage=0.3|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes= 18,776|percentage=15.1|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,24,128|percentage=63.0|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
| winner = BJP
| loser = AAP
| swing = BJP
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2020]]: [[Janakpuri]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=[[Rajesh Rishi]]|votes=67,968|percentage=54.43|change=-3.29}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Ashish Sood]]|votes=53,051|percentage=42.48|change=+5.33}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Radhika Khera]]|votes=2,084|percentage=1.67|change=-2.10}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Raj Kumar|votes=505|percentage=0.40|change=+0.03}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=691|percentage=0.55|change=+0.17}}
{{Election box majority||votes=14,917|percentage=11.95|change=-8.62}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,24,989|percentage=65.85|change=+0.39}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party
| loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = -3.29
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin
|title=[[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2015]]: [[Janakpuri]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = [[Rajesh Rishi]]
| votes = 71,802
| percentage = 57.72
| change = +20.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[Jagdish Mukhi|Prof. Jagdish Mukhi]]
| votes = 46,222
| percentage = 37.15
| change = -2.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Suresh Kumar
| votes = 4,699
| percentage = 3.77
| change = -12.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Hari Prakash Singh
| votes = 471
| percentage = 0.37
| change = -0.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Shiv Sena
| candidate = Paramjit Singh Saini
| votes = 49
| percentage = 0.03
| change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = None of the above
| candidate = None of the above
| votes = 483
| percentage = 0.38
| change = -0.39
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 25,580
| percentage = 20.57
| change = +14.11
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 1,24,398
| percentage = 71.44
| change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
| winner = Aam Aadmi Party
| loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = +21.66
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2013 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2013]]: [[Janakpuri]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
| votes = 42,886
| percentage = 39.87
| change = -17.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = [[Rajesh Rishi]]
| votes = 40,242
| percentage = 37.42
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = [[Ragini Nayak]]
| votes = 17,191
| percentage = 15.98
| change = -21.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Sanjay Puri
| votes = 4,332
| percentage = 4.03
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Hari Prakash Singh
| votes = 1,019
| percentage = 0.95
| change = -2.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal (United)
| candidate = Pankaj Singh
| votes = 379
| percentage = 0.35
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Proutist Bloc India
| candidate = Virender Jha
| votes = 304
| percentage = 0.28
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Sukh Lal
| votes = 142
| percentage = 0.13
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
| candidate = K Swarna
| votes = 110
| percentage = 0.10
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Alok Sharma
| votes = 71
| percentage = 0.07
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Deepak Arora
| votes = 71
| percentage = 0.07
| change = -0.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = None of the above
| candidate = None
| votes = 805
| percentage = 0.75
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 2,644
| percentage = 2.46
| change = -17.23
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 1,07,638
| percentage = 69.05
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = -17.28
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2008 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2008]]: Janakpuri<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2008/stats_DL_2008.pdf 2008 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
| votes = 50,655
| percentage = 57.15
| change = -2.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Deepak Arora
| votes = 33,203
| percentage = 37.46
| change = -0.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Prem Chand Baswal
| votes = 2,857
| percentage = 3.22
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Shiv Kumar
| votes = 522
| percentage = 0.59
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Bharat Prasad
| votes = 454
| percentage = 0.51
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Samajwadi Party
| candidate = Aamir Anjum
| votes = 441
| percentage = 0.50
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Baljit Singh
| votes = 163
| percentage = 0.18
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Deepak Arora
| votes = 141
| percentage = 0.16
| change = +0.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
| candidate = Harish Chandra Joshi
| votes = 106
| percentage = 0.12
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Lok Jan Shakti Party
| candidate = Sirajuddin Khan
| votes = 99
| percentage = 0.11
| change = +0.05
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 17,452
| percentage = 19.69
| change = -2.12
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 88,641
| percentage = 61.2
| change = +3.25
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = -2.54
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2003===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2003 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 2003]]: Janakpuri<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_NOV_2003/StatisticalReports_DEL_Nov2003.pdf 2003 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
| votes = 35,281
| percentage = 59.69
| change = +3.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Shiv Kumar Sondhi
| votes = 22,390
| percentage = 37.88
| change = -4.16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Shiv Sena
| candidate = Anil Jain
| votes = 433
| percentage = 0.73
| change = +0.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Nationalist Congress Party
| candidate = Dinesh Jain
| votes = 411
| percentage = 0.70
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Satbir
| votes = 148
| percentage = 0.25
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian Justice Party
| candidate = Prem Ji
| votes = 115
| percentage = 0.19
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Vinod Vohra
| votes = 89
| percentage = 0.15
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh
| candidate = Laxmi Narain Bhatia
| votes = 66
| percentage = 0.11
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Mukesh Jain
| votes = 57
| percentage = 0.10
| change = +0.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal (United)
| candidate = Urmila Dhall
| votes = 42
| percentage = 0.07
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Deepak Arora
| votes = 37
| percentage = 0.06
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Lok Jan Shakti Party
| candidate = Gulam Moho
| votes = 36
| percentage = 0.06
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 12,891
| percentage = 21.81
| change = +7.99
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 59,105
| percentage = 57.95
| change = +4.94
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = +3.83
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1998===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 1998]]: Janakpuri<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-DEL98.pdf 1998 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
| votes = 31,115
| percentage = 55.86
| change = -6.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Shiv Kumar Sondhi
| votes = 23,415
| percentage = 42.04
| change = +9.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Lok Shakti
| candidate = Rajibir Singh
| votes = 750
| percentage = 1.35
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Rajender Kapoor
| votes = 224
| percentage = 0.40
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Shiv Sena
| candidate = Naresh Malik
| votes = 148
| percentage = 0.27
| change = +0.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Mukesh Jain
| votes = 49
| percentage = 0.09
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 7,700
| percentage = 13.82
| change = -15.79
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 55,701
| percentage = 53.01
| change = -3.22
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing = -6.68
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1993===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Assembly elections, 1993]]: Janakpuri<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/StatRep_DL_93.pdf 1993 Election Commission of India]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
| votes = 33,905
| percentage = 62.54
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Shailender s/o M P Sahi
| votes = 17,852
| percentage = 32.93
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Janata Dal
| candidate = Kunwar Chatter Singh
| votes = 755
| percentage = 1.39
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Hans Raj
| votes = 420
| percentage = 0.77
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Akhil Bharatiya Dharmnirpeksh Dal
| candidate = Moji Ram
| votes = 197
| percentage = 0.36
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Davesh Tiwari
| votes = 140
| percentage = 0.26
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Sunder
| votes = 128
| percentage = 0.24
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Shiv Sena
| candidate = Bal Raj Verma
| votes = 117
| percentage = 0.22
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = O N Chopra
| votes = 112
| percentage = 0.21
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Major Sahib Ram
| votes = 90
| percentage = 0.17
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Ladha Ram Kapoor
| votes = 76
| percentage = 0.14
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = D L Bhatia
| votes = 64
| percentage = 0.12
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Rajiv Kumar
| votes = 61
| percentage = 0.11
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Kamleshwari Saran
| votes = 55
| percentage = 0.10
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Bal Chand
| votes = 46
| percentage = 0.08
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Shailender s/o Shyam Prakash
| votes = 37
| percentage = 0.07
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Rajesh
| votes = 32
| percentage = 0.06
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Manohar Singh
| votes = 31
| percentage = 0.06
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Nutan Tiwari
| votes = 30
| percentage = 0.06
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = O P Ranjan
| votes = 23
| percentage = 0.04
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Narender Kumar
| votes = 22
| percentage =0.04
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Laxman Dass
| votes = 12
| percentage = 0.02
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Ajit Singh
| votes = 11
| percentage = 0.02
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 16,053
| percentage = 31.61
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 54,216
| percentage = 56.23
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Janakpuri]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of New Delhi}}
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[[Category:Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Politics of Delhi]]
[[Category:West Delhi district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1993]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Delhi]]

Janakpuri Assembly constituency - Revision history

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