Geeta Colony Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Delhi legislative assembly in India
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Geeta Colony was a Delhi Legislative Assembly constituency of the East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency), New Delhi, India from 1967 to 2008.[1]
| Geeta Colony | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Delhi |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
Formation
The constituency was created pursuant to "Delimitation Order, 1967". Its first election was held in 1972 and it was assigned identification number 25.The history behind the name taken from BHAGVAT GEETA which have 18 chapters so Geeta Colony have total 18 blocks accordingly.
Extinguishment
Area covered
The Geeta Colony Assembly constituency was delineated by a line starting from the junction of Gandhi Nagar Road with Yamuna and running eastwards along Gandhi Nagar Road up to its junction with the eastern boundary of Krishna Nagar, thence along the eastern and southern boundary of Krishna Nagar and along the southern boundary of Geeta Colony up to the Canal Bund; thence westwards along the Canal Bund up to Yamuna; thence north-westwards along Yamuna back to the starting point.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Brij Lal Goswami | Indian National Congress | |
| 1993 | Ashok Kumar Walia | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
