Delhi · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1993
Ram Niwas Goyal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Shahdara Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Delhi in the 1993 state assembly election, securing 28,253 votes (53.30% vote share). The runner-up was Chaman Lal Yadav (Indian National Congress) with 16,086 votes.
A total of 25 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 | Ram Niwas Goyal | 28253 | 53.30% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Chaman Lal Yadav | 16086 | 30.40% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Ram Kishor Gupta | 4549 | 8.60% | Janata Dal |
| 4 | Dal Chand | 1777 | 3.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Rajesh Chand | 567 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 6 | Vinay Sahdev | 339 | 0.60% | Communist Party Of India |
| 7 | Rakesh Kumar Gupta Alias Munna | 336 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 8 | Ajab Singh Bagri | 228 | 0.40% | Bahujan Kranti Dal |
| 9 | Lekh Singh | 118 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Amrik Singh | 117 | 0.20% | Indian Congress (SOCIALIST) |
| 11 | Kamal Maheshwari 'darpan' | 98 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Bal Kishan Malhotra | 79 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Republican Paksha |
| 12 | Hari Charan | 79 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 14 | Shyam Singh | 50 | 0.10% | Rashtriya Mazdoor Ekta Party |
| 15 | Jaginder Singh | 40 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Rukmani Devi | 38 | 0.10% | Doordarshi Party |
| 16 | Anil Kumar | 38 | 0.10% | National Democratic Peoples Front |
| 18 | Chatter Singh | 37 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Prem Kumar | 33 | 0.10% | Lok Dal |
| 19 | Shyam Lal | 33 | 0.10% | Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Dal |
| 21 | Poshkar Koul Vakil | 27 | 0.10% | Mukt Bharat |
| 22 | Bhag Singh | 19 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 23 | Lok Nath | 17 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 24 | Anil | 16 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 25 | Sandeep | 14 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Shahdara constituency is part of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1993 Assembly election, 25 candidates contested for this seat. Ram Niwas Goyal (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 28,253 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.