Template:More citations needed 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. File:IN-DL.svg
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
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| Total | Delhi City | New Delhi | Outer Delhi | Chandni Chowk | Delhi Sadar | Karol Bagh | East Delhi | South Delhi | West Delhi | North East Delhi | |
| 1952 | INC: 3 and KMPP: 1 | KMPP | INC | INC | Template:Small | Template:Small | Template:Small | Template:Small | Template:Small | Template:Small | Template:Small |
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| 1957 | INC: 5 | Template:Small | INC | INC | INC | INC | |||||
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| 1962 | INC: 5 | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | |||||
| 1967 | BJS: 6 and INC: 1 | BJS | INC | BJS | BJS | BJS | BJS | BJS | |||
| 1971 | INC: 7 | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | |||
| 1977 | JP: 6 & BLD: 1 | BLD | JP | JP | JP | JP | JP | JP | |||
| 1980 | INC: 7 | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | |||
| 1984 | INC: 7 | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | |||
| 1989 | BJP: 4, INC: 2 & JD: 1 | BJP | JD | INC | BJP | BJP | INC | BJP | |||
| 1991 | BJP: 5 & INC: 2 | BJP | INC | BJP | INC | BJP | INC | BJP | |||
| 1996 | BJP: 5 & INC: 2 | BJP | BJP | INC | BJP | INC | BJP | BJP | |||
| 1998 | BJP: 6 & INC: 1 | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | INC | BJP | BJP | |||
| 1999 | BJP: 7 | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | |||
| 2004 | INC: 6 & BJP: 1 | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | BJP | |||
| 2009 | INC: 7 | INC | Template:Small | INC | Template:Small | INC | INC | INC | INC | INC | |
| 2014 | BJP: 7 | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | |||
| 2019 | BJP: 7 | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | BJP | |||
Vidhan Sabha elections
| Year | Vidhan Sabha Election | Party-wise Details | Chief Minister | Party | |||
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| 1952 | First Assembly | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 48. INC: 39, Bharatiya Jana Sangh: 5 | Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Gurmukh Nihal Singh |
INC | ||
| Vidhan Sabha abolished, 1956–93 | |||||||
| 1993 | Second Assembly | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 70. BJP: 49, INC: 14 | Madan Lal Khurana Sahib Singh Verma Sushma Swaraj |
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| 1998 | Third Assembly | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 70. INC: 52, BJP: 15 | Sheila Dikshit | INC | ||
| 2003 | Fourth Assembly | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 70. INC: 47, BJP: 20 | Sheila Dikshit | INC | ||
| 2008 | Fifth Assembly | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 70. INC: 43, BJP: 23 | Sheila Dikshit | INC | ||
| 2013 | Sixth Assembly | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 70. BJP: 32, AAP: 28, INC: 8 | Arvind Kejriwal | AAP | ||
| 2015 | Seventh Assembly | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 70. AAP: 67, BJP: 3 | Arvind Kejriwal | AAP | ||
| 2020 | Eighth Assembly | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Total: 70. AAP: 62, BJP: 8 | Arvind Kejriwal | AAP | ||
Metropolitan Council elections
| Election Year | Council Minister | Party-wise break-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | ||
| 1972 | Indian National Congress: 44/56, Jana Sangh: 5 | |
| 1977 | Kedar Nath Sahani (JP) | Janata Party: 46/56, Congress: 10 |
| 1983 | Indian National Congress: 34/56, BJP: 19 |
Municipal Corporation elections
| Election Year | Council Minister | Party-wise break-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | ||
| 2002 | ||
| 2007 | BJP: 164/272, Indian National Congress: 67 | |
| 2012 | BJP: 142/272, Indian National Congress: 77 | |
| 2017 | BJP: 181/270, Aam Aadmi Party: 48,Indian National Congress 30 |