About the constituency
Established in 1966, South Delhi Constituency is Delhi’s fourth largest constituency in terms of number of voters and is made up of Bijwasan, Palam, Mehrauli, Chhatarpur, Deoli (SC), Ambedkar Nagar (SC), Sangam Vihar, Kalkaji, Tughlakabad and Badarpur. The villages are largely dominated by the Gujjar community. It’s an upmarket area and is often referred to as the financial capital of the state.
As of January 2024, the constituency had around 22.21 lakh voters, including roughly 12.34 lakh men and 9.86 lakh women, many of whom live in the urban villages or unauthorised colonies.
This constituency had BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri and AAP candidate Raghav Chadha contest elections in 2019. Ramesh Bidhuri won this seat bagging a little above 56.5% of the total number of votes polled.
In the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections, BJP has given a ticket to Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, an MLA from the Badarpur Assembly segment and the Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly while AAP has nominated Sahi Ram Pehalwan, a two-time MLA from Tughlakabad and a Gujjar leader.
Map of the Constituency
South Delhi PC Constituency. Source: OpenCity
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Past election results
| 2019 | Candidate | Sex | Party | Votes received | Vote Share (%) |
| 1 | Ramesh Bidhuri | M | BJP | 687014 | 56.6% |
| 2 | Raghav Chadha | M | AAP | 319971 | 26.3% |
| 3 | Vijender Singh | M | INC | 164613 | 13.6% |
Incumbent MP: Ramesh Bidhuri, BJP
| Name | Ramesh Bidhuri |
| DOB | 18-July-1961 |
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Educational Qualification | B.Com., LL.B. Educated at Delhi University and Ch. Charan Singh University |
| Profession | Advocate, Business person, Farmer, Social Worker |
| ramesh.bidhuri@sansad.nic.in rameshbidhuri@yahoo.in | |
| Contact Number | (011) 26054499, 09811039678 (M) |
| Address | 179, Sunpat House, Village-Tughlakabad, (Entry M.B. Road Side) New Delhi-110044 |
Online presence
- Website: https://rameshbidhuri.co.in/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ramesh.bidhuri.9/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramesh_bidhuri/?hl=enen
- X: @rameshbidhuri
Criminal cases
According to the affidavit that Ramesh Bidhuri filed in 2019, he had two criminal cases against him. Following are the charges against him in these cases
- Charges related to Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt (IPC Section-323)
- 1 charge related to Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention (IPC Section-34)
- 1 charge related to Punishment for Defamation (IPC Section-500)
- 1 charge related to Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter (IPC Section-502)
Source: MyNeta
Positions held
| 17th Lok Sabha | – Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (2019 onwards) – Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha (2019 onwards) – Chairperson, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas (2019 onwards) – Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (2019 onwards) – Member, Advisory Council, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) (2019 onwards) |
| 16th Lok Sabha | Member, Committee on Estimates (2017 – 2019) Member, National Social Security Board (2017 – 2019) Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour and Employment (2017 – 2019) Member, Standing Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (2014 – 2019) Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development |
| 2003 – 2014 | Member, Legislative Assembly, National Capital Territory of Delhi |
| 2014 onwards | Member, AIIMS, Governing Body |
Performance in Parliament
| MP | Attendance | No of Debates | No of questions | Private member’s bills |
| Ramesh Bidhuri | 94% | 74 | 188 | 2 |
| National average | 79% | 46.7 | 210 | 1.5 |
| State average | 80% | 36 | 183 | 2.5 |
Ramesh Bidhuri has done very well with an overall 94% attendance rate compared to the national average of 79% and state average of 80%. In six sessions of parliament with the most recent session being the Budget session of 2024, he achieved 100% attendance.
With regard to the debates he has participated in, the number stands at 74 while the number of questions asked was a remarkable 188, slightly higher than the state average of 183 questions. He also initiated 2 private member bills in parliament.
The debates he participated in were on varying subjects some of which are listed below:
- Regarding stray dogs menace in Delhi
- Regarding alleged corruption by ministers in Delhi and Punjab
- The Compulsory Voting Bill, 2019
- Regarding alleged shoddy construction of sewer lines in Palam and Sadhnagar area in Delhi
- Discussion on climate change
- Regarding certain colonies of Delhi facing the threat of demolition
In terms of questions asked, the list of topics includes:
- Promotion of FPOs
- Basic Amenities in Tribal Regions
- Promoting Bio-Fertilizers
- Pollution in Yamuna River
- Misleading Advertisements
Read more: Editorial: Delhi air alert — Breathing is seriously injurious to your health
MPLAD funds utilisation**
| Cumulative works recommended by MP | Rs 23.12 crore |
| Amount sanctioned | Rs 17.06 crore |
| Expenditure incurred | Rs 5.89 crore |
Candidates contesting in 2024
Of the 36 candidates, 27 have been accepted, 7 rejected and 2 withdrew their nominations.
| Abdul Basit, Male, 45 Party: Bahujan Samaj Party Education: Graduate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 1,81,68,589 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
| Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Male, 71 Party: Bharatiya Janata Party Education: Graduate Pending criminal cases: 1 Total assets: Rs 52,64,19,941 Total liabilities: Rs 10,00,000 Click here for affidavit |
| Sahi Ram, Male, 63 Party: Aam Aadmi Party Education: 10th Pass Pending criminal cases: 2 Total assets: Rs 1,37,80,459 Total liabilities: Rs 3,20,469 Click here for affidavit |
| Omaprakash, Male, 33 Party: Samaj Vikas Kranti Party Education: Graduate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 1,26,65,461 Total liabilities: Rs 27,00,000 Click here for affidavit |
| Gautam Anand, Male, 51 Party: All India Forward Bloc Education: Post Graduate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 1,68,40,100 Total liabilities: Rs 21,50,000 Click here for affidavit |
| Naveen Kumar, Male, 36 Party: Hamara Sahi Vikalp Party Education: Illiterate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 4,60,327 Total liabilities: Rs 3,70,796 Click here for affidavit |
| Bihari Lal Jaladhari, Male, 62 Party: India Greens Party Education: Doctorate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 62,50,000 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
| Bhim Singh, Male, 63 Party: Ambedkarite Party of India Education: 12th Pass Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 35,25,295 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
| Ram Gopal, Male, 50 Party: Haryana Jansena Party Education: 12th Pass Pending criminal cases: 1 Total assets: Rs 76,09,791 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
| Rinki Sanyal, Female, 49 Party: Bharatiya Sampuran Krantikari Party Education: Graduate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 10,67,78,000 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
| Lakhan Singh, Male, 53 Party: Navarang Congress Party Education: 10th pass Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 3,27,000 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
| Surjeet Singh, Male, 40 Party: Delhi Janta Party Education: 12th Pass Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 19,35,947 Total liabilities: Rs 5,58,495 Click here for affidavit |
| Surinder Kumar, Male, 68 Party: Bharatheeya Jawan Kisan Party Education: 12th Pass Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 1,08,09,941 Total liabilities: Rs 1,98,241 Click here for affidavit |
| Arun Kumar, Male, 44 Independent candidate Education: Post Graduate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 22,58,222 Total liabilities: Rs 3,90,000 Click here for affidavit |
| Kamlesh Kumar Jha, Male, 44 Independent candidate Education: Post Graduate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 60,54,122 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
| Chandrashekhar Singh Kushwaha, Male, 44 Independent candidate Education: Post Graduate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 60,54,122 Total liabilities: Rs 23,07,500 Click here for affidavit |
| Kamlesh Kumar Jha, Male, 44 Independent candidate Education: Post Graduate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 60,54,122 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
| Deepak Kapila, Male, 61 Independent candidate Education: Graduate Professional Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 2,45,64,085 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
| Poonam Srivastava, Female, 57 Independent candidate Education: Graduate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 3,67,66,464 Total liabilities: Rs 1,42,000 Click here for affidavit |
| Ranjan Singh, Male, 26 Independent Candidate Education: NA Pending criminal cases:0 Total assets: Rs 15,10,382 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
| Virender, Male, 27 Independent Candidate Education: Graduate Pending criminal cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 14,000 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
| Shankar Dey, Male, 62 Independent Candidate Education: Post Graduate Pending Criminal Cases: 0 Total assets: Rs 1,45,58,918 Total liabilities: Nil Click here for affidavit |
Key candidates in the news
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri started his political career in the 1970s by joining the BJP’s student wing, Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), from Haryana. Following this, he joined Congress and worked with former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In 1993, when the first elections for the Delhi assembly happened, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri contested on a Janata Dal ticket and got elected.
While filing his nomination as a BJP candidate, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri revealed that a total of 69 colonies will be regularised and the areas of South Delhi which don’t have metro connectivity will be brought under it. His main focus would be to build schools, parks, stadiums and hospitals on the government lands which are vacant in villages and colonies of Delhi. In an interview with The Statesman, he maintained that the BJP had kept all its promises with the construction of the Ram temple, new Parliament building, Chandrayaan-3, the G20 summit, introduction of the Women Reservation Bill and India becoming the 5th largest economy.
Sahiram Pehalwan is currently the AAP’s MLA from Tughlakabad and a first-time Lok Sabha candidate. He started his political career as a councillor in 2007 on a BSP ticket and again got elected as a councillor from the same party in 2012. In 2014, Pehlawan was made deputy Mayor of the erstwhile South MCD, and then left the BSP to contest for the Tughlakabad assembly as an AAP candidate.
In an interview with TOI, he stated that South Delhi is in need of a hospital, more schools and given people’s interest in sports, more stadiums need to come up in different areas. Furthermore, unauthorised colonies should be regularised and encroachment stopped.
In another interview with Millennium Post, he mentioned that improving road infra & addressing water supply concerns are his top priorities for South Delhi Constituency.
Issues of the constituency
Residents of South Delhi constituency have a number of grievances related to road congestion and water supply to infrastructure development, govt subsidies and protection from demolitions. One resident categorically mentioned that air pollution needs to be tackled in the state.
** Figures for MPLAD funds utilisation have been updated based on latest figures available.