Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: Round- up of Delhi constituencies (Part 5)

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: February 5, 2020 11:15 AM2020-02-05T11:15:30+5:302020-02-05T11:54:08+5:30

Ballimaran Assembly Constituency  The Ballimaran constituency is currently held by Imran Hussain of AAP n the 2015 NCT OF ...

Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: Round- up of Delhi constituencies (Part 5) | Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: Round- up of Delhi constituencies (Part 5)

Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: Round- up of Delhi constituencies (Part 5)

Ballimaran Assembly Constituency 

The Ballimaran constituency is currently held by Imran Hussain of AAP n the 2015 NCT OF DELHI Assembly Elections, he beat Shayam Lal Morwal of BJP. Imran Hussain got 59.71 percent of the votes. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the Ballimaran constituency are Imran Hussain of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Lata Sodhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Haroon Yusuf of the Indian National Congress. The constituency was a Congress bastion for over two decades from 1993 to 2014. The constituency is dominated by Muslims. 

Sadar Bazar Assembly Constituency

A congress foothold the constituency is currently held by Som Dutt of AAP In the 2015 NCT OF DELHI Assembly Elections, he beat Parveen Kumar Jain of BJP. Som Dutt got 56.6 percent of the votes. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the Sadar Bazar constituency are Som Dutt of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Jai Prakash of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Satbir Sharma of the Indian National Congress. The trading community are a key vote bank in the constituency and also there are sizeable number of Muslims who reside in this constituency.

Nangloi Jat Assembly Constituency 

The Nangloi Jat Assembly Constituency of NCT OF DELHI state is currently held by Raghuvinder Shokeen of AAP. In the 2015 NCT OF DELHI Assembly Elections, he beat Manoj Kumar Shokeen of BJP. Raghuvinder Shokeen got 54.64 percent of the votes. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the Nangloi Jat constituency are Raghuvinder Shokeen of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Sumanlata Shokeen of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Mandeep Singh of the Indian National Congress. Nangloi Jat, like other Assembly segments in North West Delhi has a sizeable Jat population. 

Kirari Assembly Constituency 

Kirari, which comes under the North West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, will be voting along with 69 other constituencies in Delhi on 8 February. The Kirari Assembly Constituency of NCT OF DELHI state is currently held by Rituraj Govind of AAP. In the 2015 NCT OF DELHI Assembly Elections, he beat Anil Jha of BJP. Rituraj Govind got 61.66 percent of the votes. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the Kirari constituency are Rituraj Jha of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Anil Jha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Dr Mohd Riyazuddin Khan of the Rashtraiya Janata Dal (RJD). The Congress party has not fielded its candidate in this constituency under an alliance arrangement with the RJD.

Mundka Assembly Constituency 

A rural constituency comprising of several villages, and unauthorised colonies it has a sizeable number of Muslims. The Mundka Assembly Constituency of NCT OF DELHI state is currently held by Sukhvir Singh of AAP. In the 2015 NCT OF DELHI Assembly Elections, he beat Azad Singh of BJP. Sukhvir Singh got 57.22 percent of the votes. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the Mundka constituency are Dharampal Lakra of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Azad Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Dr Naresh Kumar of the Indian National Congress.

Bawana Assembly Constituency 

With a large number of villages, it is a rural constituency which is located on the outskirts of Delhi city. Dalits and Jats are an important vote bank in the constituency. Moreover, Purvanchalis form at least 35 percent of the electorate in Bawana, which is traditionally part of the Jat heartland in Delhi. The Bawana (SC) Assembly Constituency of NCT OF DELHI state is currently held by Ved Parkash of AAP. In the 2015 NCT OF DELHI Assembly Elections, he beat Gugan Singh of BJP. Ved Parkash got 58.14 percent of the votes. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the Bawana constituency are Jai Bhagwan Upkar of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Ravindra Kumar Indraj of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Surender Kumar of the Indian National Congress.

Rithala Assembly Constituency 

The Assembly constituency is part of the North West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. In the upcoming election. Rithala is a Muslim-concentrated Assembly segment with the community forming 30 to 40 percent of the population. The Assembly segment also has a crucial Jat population, which has -traditionally been a BJP votebank. The Rithala Assembly Constituency of NCT OF DELHI state is currently held by Mohinder Goyal of AAP. In the 2015 NCT OF DELHI Assembly Elections, he beat Kulwant Rana of BJP. Mohinder Goyal got 56.63 percent of the votes. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the Rithala constituency are Mahinder Goyal of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Manish Chaudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Pradeep Kumar Pandey of the Indian National Congress.

Badli Assembly Constituency 

Badli, largely a rural constituency and one of the oldest villages in Delhi, is situated in North West Delhi. The Badli Assembly Constituency of NCT OF DELHI state is currently held by Ajesh Yadav of AAP. In the 2015 NCT OF DELHI Assembly Elections, he beat Devender Yadav of CONGRESS. Ajesh Yadav got 51.14 percent of the votes.In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the Badli constituency are Ajesh Yadav of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Vijay Bhagat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Devender Yadav of the Indian National Congress.

Adarsh Nagar Assembly Constituency 

The Adarsh Nagar Assembly Constituency of NCT OF DELHI state is currently held by Pawan Kumar Sharma of AAP. In the 2015 NCT OF DELHI Assembly Elections, he beat Ram Kishan Singhal of BJP. Pawan Kumar Sharma got 51.36 percent of the votes. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the Adarsh Nagar constituency are Pawan Sharma of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Rajkumar Bhati of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Mukesh Goel of the Indian National Congress.  The constituency, a largely residential area, has a significant population of Purvanchalis, who can play a determining role in the election results here. 

Timarpur Assembly Constituency 

Timarpur comes under the North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency which is currently represented by BJP state unit president Manoj Tiwari. Significant population of Sikhs and Punjabis. Dalits and Muslims constitute about 2/5th of the electorate in Timarpur. The Timarpur Assembly Constituency of NCT OF DELHI state is currently held by Pankaj Pushkar of AAP. In the 2015 NCT OF DELHI Assembly Elections, he beat Rajni Abbi of BJP. Pankaj Pushkar got 51.05 percent of the votes. In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the Timarpur constituency are Dilip Pandey of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Surendra Singh Bittu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Mrs Amar Lata Sangwan of the Indian National Congress.

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