Delhi · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Kapil Mishra of Aam Aadmi Party won the Karawal Nagar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Delhi in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 101,865 votes (59.90% vote share). The runner-up was Mohan Singh Bisht (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 57,434 votes.
A total of 12 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 | Kapil Mishra | 101865 | 59.90% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2 | Mohan Singh Bisht | 57434 | 33.70% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Satan Pal Dayma | 5362 | 3.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Dharmendra Singh | 2202 | 1.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Ranjit Tiwari | 712 | 0.40% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) |
| 6 | Sunder Singh Dedha | 696 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 7 | Dharm Dass | 279 | 0.20% | Rashtriya Bahujan Hitay Party |
| 8 | Joginder Singh | 211 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Shyam Pal Singh | 151 | 0.10% | National Apni Party |
| 10 | Saryug Naryan | 146 | 0.10% | Samras Samaj Party |
| 11 | Anil Kumar | 144 | 0.10% | Asankhya Samaj Party |
| 12 | Prahlad Kumar Gupta | 115 | 0.10% | Hindusthan Nirman Dal |
The Karawal Nagar constituency is part of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Kapil Mishra (Aam Aadmi Party) emerged as the winner securing 101,865 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.