Series: LS Elections 2019

Gurgaon Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituency comprises nine assembly constituencies - Bawal (SC), Rewari, Pataudi (SC), Badshahpur, Gurgaon, Sohna, Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka and Punahana. These constituencies are in the districts of Rewari, Gurgaon and Mewat. A financial and technology hub a few kilometers from the National Capital, Gurgaon, the Millenium City,  is considered one of India’s bellwether seats. A bird’s eye view of this constituency can be found here. Gurgaon started as a constituency in Punjab and had Maulana Abul Kalam Azad from the Congress Party as its MP for the first two Lok Sabhas. With Rao Inderjit Singh as its…

With inputs from Sri Krishna, Delhi Dropping its sitting member Udit Raj and fielding a non-filmi Punjabi and Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans could make the going tough for BJP, which had won all the seven Delhi seats in 2014. Udit Raj, 58, National Chairman of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations, has now joined the Congress, vowing “not even a single Dalit will vote for the BJP." AAP leaders, however, have said that Hans Raj Hans cannot contest from this SC-reserved seat since he converted to Islam in 2014. The 2008 delimitation exercise saw North West Delhi came…

With inputs from Sri Krishna, Delhi Created as part of the 2008 delimitation exercise, the West Delhi Parliamentary constituency is comprised of 10 assembly constituencies:. Madipur, Rajouri Garden, Hari Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, Uttam Nagar, Dwarka, Matiala and Najafgarh. So far, two Lok Sabha elections held in 2009 and 2014 have seen winners from the Congress and BJP respectively.   This time, it is an even triangular fight between sitting BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, 41, Mahabal Mishra, 66, of Congress and advocate Balbir Jakhar, 45, of the AAP. The constituency has a large Punjabi and Jat population,…

With inputs from Sri Krishna Known as the Jamuna Paar constituency, East Delhi’s 10 assembly segments, Jangpura, Okhla, Trilokpuri, Kondli, Patparganj, Laxmi Nagar, Vishwas Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Gandhi Nagar and Shahdara, suffer from infrastructure, sanitation and transport challenges. The constituency, considered one of the least developed areas in the capital, was born out of two delimitation exercises, in 1993 and 2008. So far, two Lok Sabha elections have been held here, with the Congress winning in 2009 and the BJP winning in 2014.  A total of 26 candidates are contesting from political parties and as independents from East Delhi. The…

Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma is the incumbent BJP MP from West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. He is the son of BJP leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma. He had contested from Mehrauli constituency in the 2013 assembly elections, and defeated Yoganand Shastri, Speaker in erstwhile Delhi assembly. Personal Information Name: Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma Age: 41 Address: 20, Windsor Place, Near BSNL House, Janpath Road, New Delhi-110001 Phone: 9811361000 Constituency: West Delhi Party: Bharatiya Janata Party Term: 2014 – in office Twitter: @p_sahibsingh Educational Qualifications: Postgraduate Profession: Businessman Pending criminal cases: None Year Moveable Assets Immovable Assets…

North East Delhi Parliamentary constituency is comprised of 10 assembly constituencies: Burari, Timarpur, Seemapuri, Rohtas Nagar, Seelampur, Ghonda, Babarpur, Gokalpur, Mustafabad and Karawal Nagar. The constituency came into existence after a delimitation exercise. So far, two Lok Sabha elections held in 2009 and 2014 have seen winners from the Congress and BJP respectively.   This constituency scores the lowest in terms of most Human development indicators. It has the highest number of jhuggi jhopri clusters in Delhi, with roughly 300 of the 800 slum clusters in the capital concentrated here. With 10 assembly segments, nine of them represented by the…

Manoj Kumar Tiwari had a colourful past as a popular Bhojpuri actor and even a Big Boss contestant, before he joined politics. Tiwari joined politics in 2009, and got a ticket from Samajwadi Party to contest in that year's Lok Sabha election from Gorakhpur. However, he lost to Yogi Adityanath of BJP. By 2014, he had switched to the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). He won the North East Delhi constituency in 2014 as a BJP candidate. In spite of high rhetoric and promises, Tiwari has failed to fully utilise the MPLADS funds allocated to him to develop his constituency, which…

With inputs from Sri Krishna, Delhi New Delhi Parliamentary constituency is comprised of 10 assembly constituencies: Karol Bagh, Patel Nagar, Moti Nagar, Delhi Cantonment, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, Kasturba Nagar, Malviya Nagar, RK Puram, Greater Kailash. While the constituency has seen shifting loyalties between the BJP and INC, the Aam Aadmi Party made inroads in the previous Lok Sabha elections by polling second. This constituency has a unique history: Since 1992, the party winning this seat has formed the government at the Centre. Of 16 general elections and two by-elections since 1951, the winner here formed the government 13 times.…

Meenakshi Lekhi from BJP was Member of Parliament from New Delhi constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha. She is the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Supreme Court lawyer. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she won the much coveted New Delhi seat with over 4.5 lakh votes as a BJP candidate. In July 2016, she was appointed chairperson of the Committee on Privileges of the Lok Sabha in Parliament. She is a regular contributor to political journals and newspapers, penning 'Forthwrite', a fortnightly column in The Week magazine. She has also distinguished herself as an active…

ADR has analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 967 out of 979 candidates, who are contesting in the sixth phase of the ongoing general elections, scheduled for May 12th. Topping the list of crorepatis is Jyotiraditya M. Scindia fighting from Guna constituency of Madhya Pradesh with a Congress ticket. He possesses assets worth Rs 374 crore. Second on the list is Gautam Gambhir with assets over Rs 147 crore. The former national-level cricketer also has the highest liabilities (among Phase 6 candidates) of over Rs 34 crore and highest annual income of over Rs 12 crore for financial year 2017-18 as…