Now only 20 days are left for Delhi Assembly elections 2025. Voting for all 70 seats of Delhi will be held in a single phase on 5 February 2025, while counting of votes will take place on 8 February. But do you know that New Delhi Assembly was formed by merging two assemblies. Today we will tell you how Delhiβs first elections were.
Delhi Assembly Elections
All the parties have geared up for Delhi Assembly elections 2025. To woo the people of Delhi, be it the ruling Aam Aadmi Party or Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress, every party is giving guarantees of schemes from their own side. But today we will tell you that story when only one candidate won two assembly seats of Delhi.
Delhiβs first assembly election
Let us tell you that the first assembly election of Delhi was held in 27 It happened in March 1952. At that time there were a total of 48 assembly seats in Delhi, which has increased to 70 today. In todayβs elections, one MLA is elected from each assembly seat and reaches the assembly, so much so that if a leader contests from two seats, he has to give up one seat. But this was not the case in the first assembly elections of Delhi. Rather, at that time, two MLAs from some seats were elected and reached the Assembly.
The first assembly elections were held in 1952.
The first assembly elections were held in Delhi in 1952 after 5 years of independence. . At that time, there were more supporters of Congress Party everywhere in the country. Although at that time there was Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which later joined the Janata Party. After which the Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged in its present form.
Two leaders won these seats
In the first elections of Delhi, there were a total of 48 assembly seats, out of which 6 seats were like this. , from where 2-2 MLAs were elected. According to the information, at that time two MLAs were elected from Delhi Reading Road, Rahgar Pura Dev Nagar, Sitaram Bazaar Turkman Gate, Pahari Dheeraj Basti Julaha, Narela and Mehrauli assembly seats.
By combining these two assemblies. Delhi Assembly formed
Let us tell you that before the electoral delimitation of 2008, people knew the seat by the name of Gol Market. But in the year 2008, the name of the seat was changed to New Delhi. New Delhi Assembly was formed by combining Gol Market and Minto Road.
First election in Delhi
Let us tell you that after the 1952 elections, Delhi came under the central government, whereas in 1993 Assembly elections were held again in Delhi. But in the 1952 elections, two candidates each won from 6 out of 48 seats. In the first elections in Delhi, the countryβs main Congress party contested a total of 47 seats and won 39. Whereas Bharatiya Jan Sangh fielded its candidates on 31 seats and 5 of its candidates won the elections. Were. The Socialist Party fielded candidates on 6 seats and won 2. There were 5 candidates in the election fray from All India Hindu Mahasabha and only 1 candidate got victory. Whereas out of total 78 independents, 1 reached the assembly after winning the election.
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