# Dhanwati Chandela
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| term_start = February 2020
| term_end = February 2025
| predecessor = [Manjinder Singh Sirsa](/source/Manjinder_Singh_Sirsa)
| successor = [Manjinder Singh Sirsa](/source/Manjinder_Singh_Sirsa)
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'''Dhanwati Chandela''' (born 1960) is an [Indian](/source/Indian_people) politician in the [Aam Aadmi Party](/source/Aam_Aadmi_Party).[{{cite web |title=A DHANWATI CHANDELA A |url=https://www.firstpost.com/assembly-elections-2020/delhi/a-dhanwati-chandela-a-rajouri-garden-candidate-u05a027c002 |publisher=Firstpost |accessdate=26 October 2020}}] She represented [Rajouri Garden](/source/Rajouri_Garden_(Delhi_Assembly_constituency)) in the [Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi](/source/Sixth_Legislative_Assembly_of_Delhi), elected to the post in 2020 after defeating [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) candidate [Ramesh Khanna](/source/Ramesh_Khanna). She lost in 2025 to BJP member [Manjinder Singh Sirsa](/source/Manjinder_Singh_Sirsa).[{{cite news |title=Delhi election result 2020: AAP's Dhanwati Chandela wins from Rajouri Garden |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/election-2020/delhi-election-result-2020-aaps-dhanwati-chandela-wins-from-rajouri-garden-803759.html |accessdate=26 October 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |date=11 February 2020}}]
==Political career==
Chandela joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2019 after serving as a 3-term [Municipal Corporation of Delhi](/source/Municipal_Corporation_of_Delhi) councillor. Her husband is [Dyanand Chandila](/source/Dyanand_Chandila), a former MLA from Rajouri Garden and Vishnu Garden Assembly seats.[{{Cite tweet|url=https://twitter.com/vikaskyogi/status/1156894315085553664?lang=en|author=Vikas Yogi|date=1 August 2019|user=vikasyogi|title=3 term councillor and wife of former Rajouri Garden MLA Dayanand Chandela, Dhanwati joins Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of AAP MP @SanjayAzadSln and Delhi convenor @AapKaGopalRai.|number=1156894315085553664}}]
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! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments
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| 01 || 2020 || 2025 || Member, [Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi](/source/Seventh_Legislative_Assembly_of_Delhi) || [Rajouri Garden Assembly](/source/Rajouri_Garden)
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| 02 || 2002 || 2007 || Councillor, [Municipal Corporation of Delhi](/source/Municipal_Corporation_of_Delhi) || Guru Nanak Nagar ward
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| 03 || 1997 || 2002 || Councillor, [Municipal Corporation of Delhi](/source/Municipal_Corporation_of_Delhi) || Guru Nanak Nagar ward
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===Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)===
Since 2020, she is an elected member of the [7th Delhi Assembly](/source/7th_Delhi_Assembly).
;[Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly](/source/7th_Delhi_Assembly)[{{cite web |title=Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi |url=http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CS-Eng.pdf |website=Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi |access-date=17 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163636/http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CS-Eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}]
* Member (2022-2023), [Committee on Estimates](/source/7th_Delhi_Assembly)[{{cite web |title=Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022 |url=http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeComposition.htm |access-date=17 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226020949/http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeComposition.htm |archive-date=26 December 2021}}]
==Electoral performance ==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin|title=[Delhi Assembly elections, 2025](/source/2025_Delhi_Legislative_Assembly_election): Rajouri Garden[{{cite news |title=Delhi Assembly Elections Results 2025 - Rajouri Garden |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0527.htm |access-date=20 February 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220045024/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/candidateswise-U0527.htm |archive-date=20 February 2025 |language=en}}][{{cite news |title=Rajouri Garden Constituency Election Results 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/rajouri-garden |access-date=20 February 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=8 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220045159/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/constituency-show/rajouri-garden |archive-date=20 February 2025 |language=en}}]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate=[Manjinder Singh Sirsa](/source/Manjinder_Singh_Sirsa)
|votes=64,132
|percentage=55.86
|change= {{Increase}}20.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate = Dhanwati Chandela
| votes = 45,942
| percentage = 40.04
| change = {{decrease}}15.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Dharampal Chandela|votes=3,198|percentage=2.79|change={{decrease}}0.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=NOTA|candidate=None of the above|votes=783|percentage=0.68|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=18,190|percentage=15.84|change={{decrease}}4.73}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=114,806|percentage=63.3|change={{increase}}1.29}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
| winner =BJP
| loser =Aam Aadmi Party
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{{Election box end}}
{{transcluded section|source=Rajouri Garden Assembly constituency}}
{{#section:Rajouri Garden Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2020}}
== References ==
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Category:1960 births
Category:Living people
Category:Delhi MLAs 2020–2025
Category:Aam Aadmi Party MLAs from Delhi
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