Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
| Legislative Assembly of Delhi (Vidhan Sabha of Delhi) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | Feb 2015 - Jan 2020 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker of the Assembly | |
Dy. Speaker | |
Chief Minister | |
Leader of the House | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Secretary |
P.N. Mishra |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 |
 | |
Political groups |
AAP (67) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 7 February 2015 |
| Meeting place | |
| Old Secretariat , Delhi, India | |
| Website | |
| Legislative Assembly of Delhi | |
The Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted on 14th Feb 2015 after the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were concluded earlier that month.[1]
Election and Government formation
Elections for 70 assembly seats in Delhi were concluded on 07th Feb 2015 and results were announced on 10th Feb 2015. Aam Aadmi Party got a sweeping majority by winning 67 out of 70 seats. Bharatiya Janata Party managed only 3 seats and all other parties, including Indian National Congress could not manage to win any seats. AAP got 54.3% (4,879,127), BJP got 32.2% (2,891,510) and INC got 9.7% (867,027) of total votes polled. A total of 6 national parties, 10 state parties, 55 registered (unrecognised) parties and 1 independent candidate contested for the 70 assembly seats.[2][1][3]
On 14th Feb 2015, Arvind Kejriwal was sworn in as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi. Along with Kejriwal, six ministers were also sworn in.[4][5]
Electors
| Male | Female | Others | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electors | 73,89,089 | 59,19,127 | 5,999 | 1,33,09,078 |
| Electors who voted | - | - | - | - |
| Polling percentage | - | - | - | 67.08% |
Candidates
| Male | Female | Others | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | 607 | 66 | 0 | 673 |
| Elected | 64 | 6 | 0 | 70 |
| Forfeited deposits | - | - | - | - |
Important members
| # | From | To | Position | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2015 | Incumbent | Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal | AAP |
| 02 | 2015 | Incumbent | Speaker | Ram Niwas Goel | AAP |
| 03 | 2015 | Incumbent | Deputy Speaker | Bandana Kumari | AAP |
| 04 | 2015 | Incumbent | Leader of the House | Arvind Kejriwal | AAP |
| 05 | 2015 | Incumbent | Leader of the Opposition | Vijender Gupta | BJP |
Ministry
| # | From | To | Name | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2015 | Incumbent | Arvind Kejriwal | Chief Minister | |
| 02 | 2015 | Incumbent | Manish Sisodia | Deputy Chief Minister, Minister: Education, Law and Justice, Urban Development and Finance | |
| 03 | 2015 | Incumbent | Gopal Rai | Minister: Transport, Labour, Rural Development and General Administration | |
| 04 | 2015 | Incumbent | Kapil Mishra | Tourism, Art and Culture | |
| 05 | 2015 | Incumbent | Sandeep Kumar | Women and Child, Social Welfare, Language, SC & ST | |
| 06 | 2015 | Incumbent | Imran Hussain | Food & Supply, Environment and Forest, Election | |
| 07 | 2015 | Incumbent | Satyendar Jain | Health, Industries, Gurudwara, Irrigation and Flood Control, Public Work Department, Power, Home |
List of members
Default sort, in ascending order of constituency
See also
- First Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Government of Delhi
- Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 & 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections.
- Government of India
- Politics of India
References
- 1 2 "Election Results". Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved Feb 2015.
- ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2015/StatReportDelhi_AE2015.pdf
- ↑ "Comprehensive Election results". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved Feb 2015.
- ↑ "Arvind Kejriwal takes oath". The Economic Times. Retrieved Feb 2015.
- 1 2 "Six Ministers sworn in". The Hindu. Retrieved Feb 2015.
- ↑ "Arvind Kejriwal's cabinet". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved Feb 2015.
- ↑ "Election result". Election commission of India website. Retrieved Feb 2015.