Matiala Assembly constituency

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Matiala
Constituency No. 34 for the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateDelhi
DistrictSouth West Delhi
LS constituencyWest Delhi
Established2008
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAam Aadmi Party
Elected year2020

Matiala Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Delhi Legislative Assembly constituencies of the National Capital Territory in northern India. Gulab Singh Yadav of Aam Aadmi Party is the current MLA from Matiala.[1]

Overview[edit]

Present geographical structure of Matiala constituency came into existence in 2008 (Constituency didn't exist before 2008[2]) as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.[3] Matiala is part of West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency along with nine other Assembly segments, namely, Uttam Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Hari Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, Dwarka, Madipur and Najafgarh.

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election Member Party
2008 Sumesh Shokeen Indian National Congress
2013 Rajesh Gehlot Bharatiya Janata Party
2015 Gulab Singh Aam Aadmi Party
2020

Election results[edit]

2020[edit]

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Matiala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Gulab Singh Yadav 139,010 53.20 -1.73
BJP Rajesh Gahlot 1,10,935 42.45 +7.74
INC Sumesh Shokeen 7,317 2.81 -5.91
BSP Sher Singh 774 0.30 -0.01
None of the Above None of the above 1,602 0.61 +0.14
Majority 28,075 10.75 -9.47
Turnout 2,61,598 61.56 -5.46
AAP hold Swing


2015[edit]


Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Matiala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Gulab Singh Yadav 1,27,665 54.93 +20.88
BJP Rajesh Gahlot 80,661 34.71 -1.40
INC Sumesh Shokeen 20,284 8.72 -16.21
BSP Sanjay Kumar 723 0.31 -0.93
NOTA None of the above 1,102 0.47 +0.14
Majority 47,004 20.22 +18.16
Turnout 2,32,829 67.02
AAP gain from BJP Swing +20.18


2013[edit]

Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Matiala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rajesh Gahlot 70,053 36.10 +1.05
AAP Gulab Singh Yadav 66,051 34.05
INC Sumesh Shokeen 48,358 24.93 -15.21
Independent Satendra Singh Rana 2,718 1.40
BSP Sri Niwas Yadav 2,411 1.24 -13.65
SP Narender Yadav 743 0.38 -0.32
NOTA None 636 0.33
Majority 4,002 2.06 -3.02
Turnout 1,94,228 64.13
BJP gain from INC Swing +1.05

2008[edit]

Delhi Assembly elections, 2008: Matiala[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sumesh 52,411 40.14
BJP Kamal Jeet 45,782 35.06
BSP Manoj Bhardwaj 19,442 14.89
Independent Rao Satvir Singh 8,883 6.80
BRSP Nidhi Mahajan 1,224 0.94
SP Anita 911 0.70
Majority 6,629 5.08
Turnout 130,569 58.5
INC win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Iqbal, Aadil Ikram Zaki. "Delhi Assembly Election Constituency Wise Results 2015: Complete list of winning MLAs | India.com". www.india.com.
  2. ^ "The Hindu : New Delhi News : 19 old constituencies make way for new ones". 7 October 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 549.
  4. ^ 2008 Election Commission of India

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