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.
| 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 |
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.