Dhanwati Chandela
Indian politician
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Dhanwati Chandela (born 1960) is an Indian politician in the Aam Aadmi Party.[1] She represented Rajouri Garden in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi, elected to the post in 2020 after defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Khanna. She lost in 2025 to BJP member Manjinder Singh Sirsa.[2]
Dhanwati Chandela | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Rajouri Garden | |
| In office February 2020 – February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Manjinder Singh Sirsa |
| Succeeded by | Manjinder Singh Sirsa |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Political career
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2020 | 2025 | 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 |
Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)
Since 2020, she is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly.
- Member (2022-2023), Committee on Estimates[5]
Electoral performance
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manjinder Singh Sirsa | 64,132 | 55.86 |  20.73 | |
| AAP | Dhanwati Chandela | 45,942 | 40.04 |  15.66 | |
| INC | Dharampal Chandela | 3,198 | 2.79 | 0.25 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 783 | 0.68 | ||
| Majority | 18,190 | 15.84 | 4.73 | ||
| Turnout | 114,806 | 63.3 | 1.29 | ||
| BJP gain from AAP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
2017 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||