Dhanwati Chandela (born 1960) is an Indian politician in the Aam Aadmi Party.[1] She represents Rajouri Garden in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi, elected to the post in 2020 after defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Khanna.[2]
Dhanwati Chandela | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Rajouri Garden | |
| Assumed office Feb 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Manjinder Singh Sirsa |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Political career
editChandela joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2019 after serving as a 3-term Municipal Corporation of Delhi councillor. Her husband is Dyanand Chandila, a former MLA from Rajouri Garden and Vishnu Garden Assembly seats.[3]
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2020 | - | Member, Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi | Rajouri Garden Assembly |
| 02 | 2002 | 2007 | Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi | Guru Nanak Nagar ward |
| 03 | 1997 | 2002 | Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi | Guru Nanak Nagar ward |
Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)
editSince 2020, she is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly.
- Member (2022-2023), Committee on Estimates[5]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Dhanwati Chandela | 62,212 | 55.70 | +42.58 | |
| BJP | Ramesh Khanna | 39,240 | 35.13 | −16.86 | |
| Independent | Sukhpal Singh | 5,218 | 4.67 | New | |
| INC | Amandeep Singh Sudan | 3,398 | 3.04 | −30.19 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 694 | 0.62 | −0.20 | |
| Majority | 22,972 | 20.57 | +1.81 | ||
| Turnout | 1,11,771 | 62.01 | −10.35 | ||
| AAP gain from BJP | Swing | +42.58 | |||
2017 results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 40,602 | 51.99 | +13.95 | |
| INC | Meenakshi Chandela | 25,950 | 33.23 | +21.23 | |
| AAP | Harjeet Singh | 10,243 | 13.12 | −33.43 | |
| Independent | Hardeep Singh | 225 | 0.29 | N/A | |
| Independent | Davinder Singh Negi | 219 | 0.28 | N/A | |
| AIFB | Lalit Taak | 211 | 0.27 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 641 | 0.82 | +0.27 | |
| Majority | 14,652 | 18.76 | +10.25 | ||
| Turnout | 78,091 | 47.32 | −25.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,68,026 | ||||
| BJP gain from AAP | Swing | +23.69 | |||
References
edit- ^ "A DHANWATI CHANDELA A". Firstpost. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Delhi election result 2020: AAP's Dhanwati Chandela wins from Rajouri Garden". Deccan Herald. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Vikas Yogi [@vikasyogi] (1 August 2019). "3 term councillor and wife of former Rajouri Garden MLA Dayanand Chandela, Dhanwati joins Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of AAP MP @SanjayAzadSln and Delhi convenor @AapKaGopalRai" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Atul Mathur (18 January 2020). "Delhi assembly elections: SAD happy to contest from 4 seats in Delhi". Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ 2017 Rajouri Garden By-election - Election Commission of India
- ^ Abhinav Rajput (10 April 2017). "Rajouri Garden bypoll: Voters say leaders change, but issues remain the same". Retrieved 10 July 2022.