Matiala Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Legislative assembly seat in Delhi}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Matiala

| established = 2008

| state = Delhi

| district = South West Delhi

| loksabha_cons = West Delhi

| mla = Sandeep Sehrawat

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| latest_election_year = 2025

| type = SLA

| reservation = None

| constituency_no = 34

}}

Matiala Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Delhi Legislative Assembly constituencies of the National Capital Territory in northern India. Sandeep Sehrawat of Bhartiya Janta Party is the MLA from Matiala since 2025.

Overview

Present geographical structure of Matiala constituency came into existence in 2008 (Constituency didn't exist before 2008{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/12/stories/2008061261940300.htm |title=The Hindu : New Delhi News : 19 old constituencies make way for new ones |date=7 October 2008 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007065727/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/12/stories/2008061261940300.htm |archive-date=7 October 2008 |url-status=dead}}) as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=549}}

Matiala is part of West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency along with nine other Assembly segments, namely, Uttam Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Hari Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Janakpuri, Vikaspuri, Dwarka, Madipur and Najafgarh.

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
ElectionMembercolspan=2|Party
2008

| Sumesh Shokeen

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2013

| Rajesh Gehlot

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2015

| rowspan="2" | Gulab Singh Yadav

| {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=2}}

2020
2025

| Sandeep Sehrawat

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

Election results

= 2025 =

{{Election box begin|

title=Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Matiala{{cite news |title=Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Matiala |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0534.htm |access-date=16 March 2025 |publisher=Election Commission Of India |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316115849/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0534.htm |archive-date=16 March 2025}}{{cite news |title=Matiala Constituency Election Results 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/matiala |access-date=16 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316120451/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/matiala |archive-date=16 March 2025 |language=en}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| candidate = Sandeep Sehrawat

| votes = 146,295

| percentage = 52.46

| change = {{Increase}}10.01

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = Aam Aadmi Party

| candidate = Sumesh Shokeen

| votes = 117,572

| percentage = 42.16

| change = {{decrease}}11.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = Indian National Congress

| candidate = Raghuvinder Shokeen

| votes = 9,685

| percentage = 3.47

| change = {{Increase}}0.66

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = None of the above

| candidate = None of the above

| votes = 2,018

| percentage = 0.72

| change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

| votes = 28,723

| percentage = 10.30

| change = {{decrease}}0.45

}}

{{Election box turnout|

| votes = 278,894

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

| winner = BJP

| loser = Aam Aadmi Party

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2020 =

{{Election box begin |title=Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Matiala}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Gulab Singh Yadav|votes=1,39,010 |percentage=53.20|change=-1.73}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Rajesh Gahlot|votes=1,10,935|percentage=42.45|change=+7.74}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sumesh Shokeen|votes=7,317|percentage=2.81|change=-5.91}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Sher Singh|votes=774|percentage=0.30|change=-0.01}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the Above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,602|percentage=0.61|change=+0.14}}

{{Election box majority||votes=28,075|percentage=10.75|change=-9.47}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=2,61,598|percentage=61.56|change=-5.46}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

| winner = Aam Aadmi Party

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2015 =

{{Election box begin|title=Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Matiala}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = Aam Aadmi Party

| candidate = Gulab Singh Yadav

| votes = 1,27,665

| percentage = 54.93

| change = +20.88

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| candidate = Rajesh Gahlot

| votes = 80,661

| percentage = 34.71

| change = -1.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = Indian National Congress

| candidate = Sumesh Shokeen

| votes = 20,284

| percentage = 8.72

| change = -16.21

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = Bahujan Samaj Party

| candidate = Sanjay Kumar

| votes = 723

| percentage = 0.31

| change = -0.93

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = None of the above

| candidate = None of the above

| votes = 1,102

| percentage = 0.47

| change = +0.14

}}

{{Election box majority|

| votes = 47,004

| percentage = 20.22

| change = +18.16

}}

{{Election box turnout|

| votes = 2,32,829

| percentage =67.02

| change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

| winner = Aam Aadmi Party

| loser = Bharatiya Janata Party

| swing = +20.18

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2013 =

{{Election box begin | title=Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Matiala}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| candidate = Rajesh Gahlot

| votes = 70,053

| percentage = 36.10

| change = +1.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Aam Aadmi Party

| candidate = Gulab Singh Yadav

| votes = 66,051

| percentage = 34.05

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Indian National Congress

| candidate = Sumesh Shokeen

| votes = 48,358

| percentage = 24.93

| change = -15.21

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Satendra Singh Rana

| votes = 2,718

| percentage = 1.40

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Bahujan Samaj Party

| candidate = Sri Niwas Yadav

| votes = 2,411

| percentage = 1.24

| change = -13.65

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Samajwadi Party

| candidate = Narender Yadav

| votes = 743

| percentage = 0.38

| change = -0.32

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = None of the above

| candidate = None

| votes = 636

| percentage = 0.33

| change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 4,002

| percentage = 2.06

| change = -3.02

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 1,94,228

| percentage = 64.13

| change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

| loser = Indian National Congress

| swing = +1.05

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2008 =

{{Election box begin | title=Delhi Assembly elections, 2008: Matiala[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2008/stats_DL_2008.pdf 2008 Election Commission of India]}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Indian National Congress

| candidate = Sumesh Shokeen

| votes = 52,411

| percentage = 40.14

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| candidate = Kamaljeet Sehrawat

| votes = 45,782

| percentage = 35.06

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Bahujan Samaj Party

| candidate = Manoj Bhardwaj

| votes = 19,442

| percentage = 14.89

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Rao Satvir Singh

| votes = 8,883

| percentage = 6.80

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Samanta Party

| candidate = Nidhi Mahajan

| votes = 1,224

| percentage = 0.94

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Samajwadi Party

| candidate = Anita

| votes = 911

| percentage = 0.70

| change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 6,629

| percentage = 5.08

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 130,569

| percentage = 58.5

| change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win

| winner = Indian National Congress

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

References