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]
Yash Jhamb | |
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Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Rajouri Garden | |
Assumed office Feb 2020 | |
Preceded by | Manjinder Singh Sirsa |
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Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Chandela 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 |
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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 |
Since 2020, she is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |