Delhi Assembly Election 2020, Hari Nagar profile: Hari Nagar Assembly constituency, which houses an area consisting of unplanned houses, big market areas, posh bungalows and DDA flats, will be voting on 8 February.
According to reports, the lack of drinking water and parking space, inflation, and dearth of a proper garbage disposal mechanism are some of the issues plaguing the constituency. The election for this constituency will be keenly watched because BJP has fielded Tajinder Pal Bagga known for his inflammatory speeches and controversial statements. The AAP, too, has changed its candidate this time, replacing Jagdeep Singh with Rajkumari Dhillon. The Congress has fielded locally known face, Surinder Setia.
Dhillon, who is a former Congress councillor from a ward in Hari Nagar, joined the AAP earlier this month. Setia is a councillor from a ward in Subhash Nagar. Bagga, however, is a new entrant to electoral politics, but is well known because he stays in the news because of his statements.
Here is a brief profile of Hari Nagar:
Constituency Name: Hari Nagar
Constituency Number: 28
District Name: West Delhi
Total Electors: 163708
Female Electors: 75770
Male Electors: 87934
Third Gender: 4
Reserved: No
Results in previous elections: Harsharan Singh Balli of the BJP held the seat until 2013, when he was defeated by Jagdeep Singh of the AAP. Singh retained the seat in the 2015 elections by a margin of over 26,000 votes.
Demographics: The assembly constituency is known for two of its largest voter segments - the Sikhs and traders and the electorate here has consistently voted for the BJP or its ally Shiromani Akali Dal since 1993 when the seat was carved out - till the Aam Aadmi Party came into the fray. However, this time, the BJP has fielded Bagga, who is not well-known in the locality as compared to Dhillon and Setia, both of whom live in the locality and are also local leaders. Bagga, in comparison, is deemed an outsider.
Nanakpura, Fateh Nagar and Subhash Nagar are some key areas in the Hari Nagar constituency. Scarcity of clean water and parking space remain top electoral issues, while voters often complain of illegal parking.
February 02, 2020 at 06:06PM
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