Kirari Assembly Election Result 2008

Delhi · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2008

Anil Jha of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Kirari Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Delhi in the 2008 state assembly election, securing 30,005 votes (32.70% vote share). The runner-up was Pushpraj (Nationalist Congress Party) with 20,481 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: Kirari
  • Constituency Number: 9
  • District: North West
  • Total Contestants: 23
  • Election Year: 2008
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Anil Jha 30005 32.70% Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Pushpraj 20481 22.30% Nationalist Congress Party
3 Shabnam 15472 16.90% Indian National Congress
4 Ram Pal Singh 10633 11.60% Bahujan Samaj Party
5 Raj Pal 4981 5.40% Independent
6 Shrikant Singh Yadav 2092 2.30% Rashtriya Janata Dal
7 Jugbir Singh 1907 2.10% Independent
8 Vijay Kumar 813 0.90% Lokpriya Samaj Party
9 Kaptan Singh 674 0.70% Rashtriya Samanta Dal
10 Shubh Karan 589 0.60% Samajwadi Party
11 Hoti Lal 563 0.60% Independent
12 Rakesh Kumar Pandey 510 0.60% Lok Jan Shakti Party
13 Jasim 495 0.50% Ambedkar Samaj Party
14 Maharaj Singh 417 0.50% Bahujan Vikas Party
15 Meera Gautam 296 0.30% Bharatiya Sarvodaya Kranti Party
16 Md Rahamat 272 0.30% Uttar Pradesh United Democratic Front
17 Awdesh Singh 259 0.30% All India Forward Bloc
18 Naushad Ansari 253 0.30% Rashtravadi Janata Party
19 Sujat Hussain 251 0.30% Janata Dal (United)
20 Shiva Kant 239 0.30% Independent
21 Sharwan Singh 210 0.20% J & K National Panthers Party
22 Dharamvir 147 0.20% United National Loktantrik Party
23 Mahabir Sah 110 0.10% Republican Party Of India (A)

About Kirari Assembly Constituency

The Kirari constituency is part of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2008 Assembly election, 23 candidates contested for this seat. Anil Jha (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 30,005 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 Kirari assembly constituency in the 2008 Vidhan Sabha election.

Kirari is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Delhi.

Anil Jha (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Kirari assembly seat in the 2008 Vidhan Sabha election.