Disclaimer: While all efforts have been made to make this image accurate, we at Eternity Infosystems Pvt. Ltd. do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same.
Delhi is going to witness polling for the India Lok Sabha Election 2009 on 7th May. The major political parties, BJP, Congress and BSP have released their candidate lists and the poll season has truly begun in Delhi. Three sitting MLA's have made it to the list of election candidates contesting for a MP post in Delhi 2009 Elections. Two MLA's- Janakpuri's Jagdish Mukhi and Tughlakabad's Ramesh Bidhuri, belong to BJP, and third is Congress's Dwarka MLA, Mahabal Mishra, from Dwarka.
MP Candidates from Delhi:
Here's a list of top contenders from Delhi for the 15th Lok Sabha Polls on May 7th. Owing to the infamous, or now famous, shoe thrown at the Finance Minister, and the subsequent uproar by the Sikh community, Congress was forced to remove Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar as its election candidates. If you'd like to have a look at who won in the 2004 Polls, then see Delhi 2004 MP's.
Constituency
Congress
BJP
BSP
Chandni Chowk
Kapil Sibal
He is the minister for science and tech and the current MP. Heavily backed by Muslims and SC voters.
Vijender Gupta
He is MCD's standing committee chairman and is expecting votes from trader support.
Haji Mustaqueem
A meat exporter, he along with Shoaib Iqbal, LJP spirant, may play spoilsport for Congress.
New Delhi
Ajay Maken
Is expecting votes for his role in plugging the gaps of the Master plan and implementation of Sixth Pay Commission.
Vijay Goel
He is a three time MP, but is now contesting from a different constituency.
Trilok C. Sharma
A DDA contractor, he is believed to have a strong base in areas like Patel Nagar, Rajinder Nagar.
South Delhi
Ramesh Kumar
Although he is a past MLA, his claim to fame is as brother of Sajjan Kumar, who is not contesting because of widespread protests.
Ramesh Bidhuri
Two-time MLA from Tughlakabad seat, will be a rallying point for Gujjars.
Kanwar S. Tanwar
with a total worth of Rs. 150 Crore, one of the richest candidates may split Gujjar votes.
East Delhi
Sandeep Dikshit
He is the sitting MP and will have the ongoing 2010 Games projects under his supervision as poll agenda.
Chetan Chauhan
Ex-cricketer, can face a hard time, connecting with the people, as the current MP has had a farther reach.
Haji Yunus
He is a builder and developer who expects to make some dents in the Muslim and OBC votes.
North-East Delhi
J P Agarwal
Previous MLA, current Rajya Sabah Member and DPCC President, he has nothing to lose after the elections.
BL Sharma Prem
Two times MP, he is making a comeback after some time & is expecting Sikh support.
Haji Dilshad
Although he lost year Assembly elections from babarpur seat, BSP is banking on Muslim vote.
West Delhi
Mahabal Mishra
Current MLA from Dwarka, he flaunts his poorvanchali roots and expects votes from SC/OBC and middle class.
Jagdish Mukhi
He is an ex-leader of opposition in Assembly, expects to gather votes from Punjabi community.
Deepak Bharadwaj
Expected to fight hoping with his Sarvjan appeal.
North-West Delhi
Krishna Tirath
Current MP, and former deputy speaker of Assembly, she is a known face and expects the Jatav votes.
Meera Kawaria
Former Mayor and current Subhash Nagar councillor, she's expected to have a hard time against Tirath.
Rakesh Hans
Banking on the traditional dalit votebank of BSP, Rakesh Hans is not expected to go too far.
Entries Per Page
Displaying Page of
Constituency List for 2009 Polls in Delhi:
Delhi, has a total of 7 constituencies, and owing to the new delimitation rules, the boundaries for each constituency has considerably changed. Here's a profile of the Parliamentary seats of Delhi for 2009:
Constituency
Voters (As on 1st Jan)
Areas
Top Contenders
Chandni Chowk
14,10,480
Adarsh Nagar, Shalimar Bagh, Shakur Basti, Tri Nagar, Wazirpur, Model Town, Sadar Bazar, Chandni Chowk, Matia Mahal and Ballimaran.
The polls of 2009 will mark the 15th Lok Sabha Election
