Karawal Nagar Assembly Election Result 2008

Delhi · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2008

Mohan Singh Bisht of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Karawal Nagar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Delhi in the 2008 state assembly election, securing 43,980 votes (42.80% vote share). The runner-up was Satan Pal Dayma (Independent) with 22,852 votes.

A total of 23 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Delhi
  • Constituency: Karawal Nagar
  • Constituency Number: 70
  • District: North-East
  • Total Contestants: 23
  • Election Year: 2008
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Mohan Singh Bisht 43980 42.80% Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Satan Pal Dayma 22852 22.20% Independent
3 Diwan Singh Nayal 15182 14.80% Indian National Congress
4 Harender Kumar Sharma 9233 9.00% Bahujan Samaj Party
5 Anmol Choudhari 2198 2.10% Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)
6 Haseeb 1318 1.30% Samajwadi Party
7 Jugal Kishor 1022 1.00% Indian Justice Party
8 Sanjay Sharma 977 1.00% Samata Party
9 Desh Raj 808 0.80% Independent
10 Mohd Nafis 687 0.70% Navbharat Nirman Party
11 Shiv Kumar Sahu 555 0.50% Parivartan Samaj Party
12 Harish Tyagi 514 0.50% Independent
13 Parvez 456 0.40% Janata Dal (Secular)
14 Afzal Ahmed 440 0.40% Rashtriya Janata Dal
15 Lata Sharma 429 0.40% Independent
16 Kavita Tyagi 422 0.40% Independent
17 Sabir Khan 339 0.30% Independent
18 Mohd. Abrar 334 0.30% Lok Jan Shakti Party
19 R. C. Ragav 315 0.30% Independent
20 Vipin Sandilya 208 0.20% Loktantrik Samajwadi Party
21 Sandhya Agarwal 175 0.20% United National Loktantrik Party
22 Kamla Devi 171 0.20% Independent
23 Neelam Saifi 133 0.10% Independent

About Karawal Nagar Assembly Constituency

The Karawal Nagar constituency is part of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2008 Assembly election, 23 candidates contested for this seat. Mohan Singh Bisht (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 43,980 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

23 candidates contested from Karawal Nagar assembly constituency in the 2008 Vidhan Sabha election.

Karawal Nagar is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Delhi.

Mohan Singh Bisht (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Karawal Nagar assembly seat in the 2008 Vidhan Sabha election.