Matia Mahal (Delhi Assembly Constituency)
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Matia Mahal Assembly constituency is one of the seventy Delhi assembly constituencies of
Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
in northern India. Matia Mahal assembly constituency is a part of
Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency) Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency is one of the seven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1956. It is the smallest constituency of Lok Sabha i ...
.


Electoral history

The constituency was created in 1993 after abolition of Metropolitan Council. Since then, it has been represented by
Shoaib Iqbal Shoaib Iqbal (born 1 May 1958) is an Indian politician and a member of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He is 6 times MLA from Matia Mahal (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Personal life Shoaib Iqbal was married in 1980 and has two sons Aaley Muham ...
who contested the seats 7 times from different parties. However, during
2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election The Delhi Legislative Assembly election was held on 7 February 2015 to elect 70 members of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. The results were announced on 10 February 2015. The Aam Aadmi Party secured an absolute majority in the assembly, ...
, he contested from
Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
and lost to Asim Ahmed Khan by a huge margin. After the reunification of three municipal corporations into Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Constituency was divided into 3 wards - Chandni Mahal, Sita Ram Bazaar and Delhi Gate.The constituency has 3 wards under it each represented by a
Councillor A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or re ...
. # Chandni Mahal - Aaley Muhammad Iqbal (AAP) # Delhi Gate - Kiran Rakesh Kumar (AAP) # Bazar Sita Ram - Rafia Mahir (AAP)


Members of the Legislative Assembly


Election results


2025


2020


2015


2013


2008


2003


1998


1993


References

{{coords, 28.648, 77.234, display=title Assembly constituencies of Delhi Delhi Legislative Assembly Politics of Delhi Constituencies established in 1993 1993 establishments in Delhi