6th Delhi Assembly

{{Short description|Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox legislature | name = 6th Legislative Assembly of Delhi | legislature = | coa_pic = Seal of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.svg | session_room = | house_type = Unicameral | term_limits = 5 year | foundation = Feb 2015 | disbanded = Jan 2020 | preceded_by = 5th Delhi Assembly | succeeded_by = 7th Delhi Assembly | new_session = | leader1_type = Speaker of the Assembly | leader1 = Ram Niwas Goel | party1 = AAP | election1 = | leader2_type = Dy. Speaker | leader2 = Rakhi Birla | party2 = AAP | election2 = | leader3_type = Chief Minister | leader3 = Arvind Kejriwal | party3 = AAP | election3 = | leader4_type = Leader of the House | leader4 = Arvind Kejriwal | party4 = AAP | election4 = | leader5_type = Leader of the Opposition | leader5 = Vijender Gupta | party5 = BJP | leader6_type = Secretary | leader6 = P. N. Mishra | party6 = | election6 = | term_length = 5 years | authority = | salary = | members = 70 |structure1 = India Delhi State Assembly 2015.svg |structure1_res = 300px | political_groups1 =between 2015-2017<br>{{legend|#5BB30E|AAP: 67 seats}} {{legend|#FF9933|BJP: 3 seats}} |structure2 = Delhi Legislative Assembly Nov 2017.svg |structure2_res = 300px | political_groups2 =Since Aug 2017<br>{{legend|#5BB30E|AAP: 66 seats}} {{legend|#FF9933|BJP: 4 seats}} |voting_system1 = First-past-the-post | last_election1 = 7 February 2015 | next_election1 = 2020 | meeting_place = Old Secretariat, Delhi, India | session_res = 250px | website = {{URL|www.delhiassembly.nic.in/}} }} {{Arvind Kejriwal series}} The '''Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi''' was constituted on 14 February 2015 after the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were concluded earlier that month.<ref name=" Election Results ">{{cite news|title=Election Results|publisher=Election Commission of India official website|access-date=8 January 2017|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/ElectionStatistics.aspx}}</ref> Second Kejriwal ministry was the cabinet during the term of 6th Delhi Assembly.

==History== Elections for 70 assembly seats of the Delhi Legislative Assembly were concluded on 7 February 2015 and results were announced on 10 February 2015. The Aam Aadmi Party got a sweeping majority by winning 67 out of 70 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party managed only 3 seats and all other parties, including the 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 the 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.<ref name="Statistical Reports">{{cite news|title=Statistical Reports|publisher=Election Commission of India website|access-date=8 January 2017|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2015/StatReportDelhi_AE2015.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results "/><ref name=" Comprehensive Election results ">{{cite news|title=Comprehensive Election results|publisher=Election Commission of India website|access-date=8 January 2017|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/ElectionStatistics.aspx}}</ref>

On 14 February 2015, Arvind Kejriwal was sworn in as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi. Along with Kejriwal, six ministers were also sworn in the Second Kejriwal ministry.<ref name=" Arvind Kejriwal takes oath ">{{cite news|title=Arvind Kejriwal takes oath|publisher=The Economic Times|access-date=8 January 2017|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/arvind-kejriwal-takes-oath-as-the-eighth-chief-minister-of-delhi-at-ramlila-maidan/articleshow/46242583.cms}}</ref><ref name=" Six Ministers sworn in ">{{cite news|title=Six Ministers sworn in|work=The Hindu|access-date=8 January 2017|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/live-arvind-kejriwal-aap-cabinet-swearingin-ceremony/article6895003.ece}}</ref><ref name=" Arvind Kejriwal's cabinet ">{{cite news|title=Arvind Kejriwal's cabinet|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=8 January 2017|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/02/14/arvind-kejriwal-is-sworn-in-as-chief-minister-whos-who-in-his-new-cabinet/}}</ref>

In April 2015, the speaker of the house recognized Vijender Gupta as the leader of opposition in the house.<ref>{{cite news|title=BJP's Vijendra Gupta Named Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly|publisher=NDTV|access-date=11 February 2020|url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/bjps-vijendra-gupta-appointed-leader-of-opposition-in-delhi-assembly-755616}}</ref>

Jarnail Singh from Aam Aadmi Party resigned on 6 January 2017 to contest against sitting Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal.<ref name="Jarnail">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2017/punjab-assembly-election-2017/story/punjab-election-aap-jarnail-singh-parkash-singh-badal-953533-2017-01-06|title=Assembly election: AAP's Delhi MLA Jarnail Singh quits to take on Punjab CM}}</ref> Shiromani Akali Dal party member Manjinder Singh Sirsa contested on a BJP ticket and won the Rajouri Garden assembly constituency in Feb 2017 By Poll Election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi's Rajouri Garden bypoll: BJP wins by a margin of 14,652 votes, AAP concedes third defeat |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-bypoll-rajouri-garden-bjp-aap-congress-manjinder-singh-sirsa-4611440/ |access-date=21 June 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=13 April 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

AAP won the Bawana assembly constituency in the August 2017 by-polls.

As on 28 August 2017, AAP had 66 MLA, 4 belongs to BJP.

== Office holders == {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+ |- ! # !! 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 || Rakhi Birla || AAP |- | 04 || 2015 || Incumbent || Leader of the Opposition || Vijender Gupta || BJP |}

== Committees == Chairman, (2015–2020) The Estimates Committee: Dinesh Mohaniya.

==List of members== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! No. ! style="width:120px" | Constituency ! style="width:180px" | Name of elected MLA ! colspan="2"|Party affiliation !Notes |- | 01 || Adarsh Nagar || Pawan Kumar Sharma || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 02 || Ambedkar Nagar (SC) || Ajay Dutt || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 03 || Babarpur || Gopal Rai || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 04 || Badarpur || Narayan Dutt Sharma || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 05 || Badli || Ajesh Yadav || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 06 || Ballimaran || Imran Hussain || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 07 || Bawana (SC) || Ram Chander|| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 08 || Bijwasan || Devinder Sehrawat || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 09 || Burari || Sanjeev Jha || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 10 || Chandni Chowk || Alka Lamba || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 11 || Chhatarpur || Kartar Singh Tanwar || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 12 || Delhi Cantt || Surinder Singh || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 13 || Deoli (SC) || Prakash Jarwal || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 14 || Dwarka || Adarsh Shastri || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 15 || Gandhi Nagar || Anil Kumar Bajpai || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 16 || Ghonda || Shri Dutt Sharma || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 17 || Gokalpur (SC) || Fateh Singh || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 18 || Greater Kailash || Saurabh Bharadwaj || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 19 || Hari Nagar || Jagdeep Singh || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 20 || Janakpuri || Rajesh Rishi || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 21 || Jangpura || Praveen Kumar || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 22 || Kalkaji || Avtar Singh || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 23 || Karawal Nagar || Kapil Mishra || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 24 || Karol Bagh (SC) || Vishesh Ravi || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 25 || Kasturba Nagar || Madan Lal || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 26 || Kirari || Rituraj Govind || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 27 || Kondli (SC) || Manoj Kumar || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 28 || Krishna Nagar || S.K. Bagga || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 29 || Laxmi Nagar || Nitin Tyagi || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 30 || Madipur (SC) || Girish Soni || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 31 || Malviya Nagar || Somnath Bharti || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 32 || Mangol Puri (SC) || Rakhi Birla || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 33 || Matia Mahal || Asim Ahmed Khan || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 34 || Matiala || Gulab Singh || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 35 || Mehrauli || Naresh Yadav || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 36 || Model Town || Akhilesh Pati Tripathi || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 37 || Moti Nagar || Shiv Charan Goel || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 38 || Mundka || Sukhvir Singh || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 39 || Mustafabad || Jagdish Pradhan || {{Party name with color|Bhartiya Janata Party}} | |- | 40 || Najafgarh || Kailash Gahlot || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 41 || Nangloi Jat || Raghuvinder Shokeen || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 42 || Nerela || Sharad Kumar || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 43 || New Delhi || Arvind Kejriwal || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 44 || Okhla || Amanatullah Khan || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 45 || Palam || Bhavna Gaur || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 46 || Patel Nagar (SC) || Hazari Lal Chauhan || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 47 || Patparganj || Manish Sisodia || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 48 || R.K. Puram || Parmila Tokas || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 49 || Rajinder Nagar || Vijender Garg Vijay || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | rowspan="2" |50 | rowspan="2" |Rajouri Garden |Jarnail Singh|| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} || Resigned on 6 January 2017 to contest against sitting PJ CM Parkash Singh Badal<ref name="Jarnail" /> |- | Manjinder Singh Sirsa ||{{Party name with color|Bhartiya Janata Party}} || Won by-election |- | 51 || Rithala || Mohinder Goyal || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 52 || Rohini || Vijender Gupta || {{Party name with color|Bhartiya Janata Party}} | |- | 53 || Rohtas Nagar || Sarita Singh|| {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 54 || Sadar Bazar || Som Dutt || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 55 || Sangam Vihar || Dinesh Mohaniya || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 56 || Seelampur || Mohammad Ishraque || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 57 || Seemapuri (SC) || Rajendra Pal Gautam || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 58 || Shahdara || Ram Niwas Goel || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 59 || Shakur Basti || Satyendra Kumar Jain || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 60 || Shalimar Bagh || Bandana Kumari || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 61 || Sultan Pur Majra (SC) || Sandeep Kumar || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 62 || Tilak Nagar || Jarnail Singh || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 63 || Timarpur || Pankaj Pushkar || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 64 || Tri Nagar || Jitender Singh Tomar || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 65 || Trilokpuri (SC) || Raju Dhingan || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 66 || Tughlakabad || Sahi Ram || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 67 || Uttam Nagar || Naresh Balyan || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 68 || Vikaspuri || Mahinder Yadav || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |- | 69 || Vishwas Nagar || Om Prakash Sharma || {{Party name with color|Bhartiya Janata Party}} | |- | 70 || Wazirpur || Rajesh Gupta || {{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} | |} <ref name=" Election result ">{{cite news|title=Election result|publisher=Election commission of India website|access-date=8 January 2017|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseU05.htm|archive-date=27 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227005206/http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseU05.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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