Karol Bagh Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 28°39′N 77°11′E / 28.65°N 77.19°E / 28.65; 77.19
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Karol Bagh
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
Union TerritoryDelhi
Established1952
Abolished2009

Karol Bagh Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1961. It was abolished after the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission were approved by the presidential notification on 19 February 2008.[1] This constituency was reserved for the candidates belonging to the scheduled castes.

Assembly segments[edit]

From 1966 to 1993, Karol Bagh Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Delhi Metropolitan Council segments:

  1. Rajinder Nagar
  2. Ramnagar
  3. Sarai Rohilla
  4. Motia Khan
  5. Dev Nagar
  6. Patel Nagar
  7. Anand Parbat
  8. Shadipur

From 1993 to 2008, it comprised the following Delhi Vidhan Sabha segments:[2]

  1. Patel Nagar
  2. Rajinder Nagar
  3. Karol Bagh
  4. Ram Nagar (Polling stations 1-103)
  5. Baljit Nagar
  6. Moti Nagar (Polling stations 107, 108 and 109)

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election Member Party
1951–1961 Constituency did not exist
1962 Naval Prabhakar Indian National Congress
1967 Ram Swarup Vidyarthi Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1971 T. Sohan Lal Indian National Congress
1977 Shiv Narain Sarsonia Janata Party
1980 Dharam Dass Shastri Indian National Congress (Indira)
1984 Sunderwati Nawal Prabhakar Indian National Congress
1989 Kalka Dass Bharatiya Janata Party
1991
1996 Meira Kumar Indian National Congress
1998
1999 Dr. Anita Arya Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Krishna Tirath Indian National Congress
2009 onward Constituency does not exist

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Delimitation notification comes into effect". The Hindu. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008.
  2. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies, General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2004" (PDF). Government of Delhi website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011.

28°39′N 77°11′E / 28.65°N 77.19°E / 28.65; 77.19