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Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha Elections

Chandni Chowk is one of the 7 Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi. Voting for Lok Sabha election in Delhi is being held in a single phase. Voting in Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency is in the sixth phase on May 12 and counting is on May 23.

After the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Chandni Chowk parliamentary constituency was divided into ten Vidhan Sabha segments namely Adarsh Nagar, Shalimar Bagh, Shakur Basti, Tri Nagar, Wazirpur, Model Town, Sadar Bazar, Chandni Chowk, Matia Mahal and Ballimaran.

In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janata Party's Dr Harsh Vardhan had won the Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 1,36,320 votes. Dr Harsh Vardhan had bagged 4,37,938 votes as against Aam Aadmi Party's Ashutosh who bagged the second spot with 3,01,618 votes. Congress leader Kapil Sibal was pushed to the third spot with 1,76,206 votes.

In the 2009 election, Congress leader Kapil Sibal had bagged the seat for the second time in a row by bagging 1,27,395 votes defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's Smriti Irani who secured 47,978 votes.

In the 2014 election in Chandni Chowk, 76.15 per cent or 9,82,275 voters had exercised their franchise. Of the 25 contestants who were in the fray, 22 had lost their deposits.

For the 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded sitting MP Dr Harsh Vardhan from the seat while Congress has given ticket to its former MP Jai Prakash Agarwal and Pankaj Gupta is contesting on Aam Aadmi Party's ticket.

Other candidates in the fray include Virender Pratap Singh from Aapki Apni Party (Peoples), Ashok Kumar from Republican Party of India, Gulzar Ahmad from Pragatishil Samajwadi Party (Lohia), Inder Sen from Rashtriya Samrasta Party and Nazim Hussain from Revolutionary Socialist Party.

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Candidates	Party	Status	Votes
Harsh Vardhan	BJP	Won	519055
Jai Prakash Agarwal	INC	Lost	290910
Pankaj Kumar Gupta	AAAP	Lost	144551
Shahid Ali	BSP	Lost	9026
Nota	Nota	Lost	5133
Anil Kumar	RRP	Lost	1436
Mohd. Irfan Javed Qureshi	ESP	Lost	1270
Satdev Jain	PBI	Lost	1215
Sharestha Arora	MKVP	Lost	1143
Virender Pratap Singh	AKAP	Lost	744
Pankaj Gupta	IND	Lost	670
Sohan Lal Sharma	RNMP	Lost	501
Vishal Khanna	SSRD	Lost	485
Richa Katiyar Kanaujia	RTRP	Lost	475
Sameer Mirza	BPHP	Lost	424
Munna Lal	IND	Lost	393
Ravindra	KSBD	Lost	369
Kamal Kishor	PPI(D)	Lost	332
Ravi Kumar	IND	Lost	299
Ashok Kumar	RPI(A)	Lost	273
Jugal Kishor	IND	Lost	268
Dheer Singh	RJSP	Lost	249
Saurabh Ranjan	PPOI	Lost	243
Farha Deeba	IND	Lost	241
Suman Devi	BLSP	Lost	236
Deepti Chopra	PRISM	Lost	233
Inder Sen	RSMP	Lost	216

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Nov 06, 2022, 18:04 PM IST

Massive fire near Chandni Chowk metro station in Delhi, 40 fire tenders douse flames

Over 150 fire personnel were deployed after a major fire broke out in a building near the Chandni Chowk metro station.

Sep 05, 2022, 11:56 AM IST

80 shops in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk gutted by massive fire

The Delhi Police said that the total loss due to fire can go in crores, adding that statements of all shopowners were being recorded.

Jan 06, 2022, 12:46 PM IST

Chandni Chowk in Delhi gets a new look- In pics

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (September 12) inaugurated the newly redeveloped Chandni Chowk market.

Sep 13, 2021, 13:22 PM IST

Koi bhi ab Delhi aayega toh sabse pehle Chandni Chowk dekhne aayega: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi CM said this after inaugurating the redeveloped Chandni Chowk market area on Sunday.

Sep 12, 2021, 17:54 PM IST

Delhi trader makes Hawa Mahal-like structure, MCD orders him to demolish it

When the building came to the notice of the MCD officials, they ordered the building owner to dismantle it. NDMC officials claim that it is new construction.

Aug 05, 2021, 12:37 PM IST

Delhi's Chandni Chowk road will now have restricted entry, check all details here

A gazette notification has notified the busy Chandni Chowk Road as 'non-motorised' zone from 9 AM to 9 PM. According to the notification, which was issued on June 14, motorised vehicles will be

Jun 18, 2021, 12:02 PM IST

Delhi’s Chandni Chowk Road notified as 'non-motorised' zone from 9 AM to 9 PM

According to the notification, which was issued on June 14 night, motorised vehicles will be allowed on the road only during an emergency.

Jun 17, 2021, 15:55 PM IST

Inauguration of Delhi's new Chandni Chowk on April 17 called off amid COVID-19 scare

It was slated to be inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Apr 12, 2021, 11:48 AM IST

Delhi Assembly election 2020: Adarsh Nagar, Shalimar Bagh, Shakur Basti, Tri Nagar, Wazirpur, Model Town, Sadar Bazar, Chandni Chowk, Matia Mahal, Ballimaran constituency profile

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