Ghonda
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| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | Northeast Delhi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation of Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English, Gujari |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110053 |
| Telephone code | 011 |
| Nearest city | NCR |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Northeast Delhi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ghonda |
| Civic agency | Municipal Corporation of Delhi |
Ghonda is an affluent residential area located in the North East Delhi Legislative Assembly district.[1][2]
During the last few decades, residents of Ghonda have generally supported the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), who have been in power in the area since the Lok Sabha elections of the Northeast Delhi constituency in 1993. The second most popular political party within Ghonda was historically the Indian National Congress (INC), which performed well in the 1998, 2003, and 2008 local elections. In the 2015 election, the residents of Ghonda elected representatives from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), ending the almost-decade long INC and BJP winning streaks. However, in 2020, the constituency again became a BJP stronghold.[3][4][5]
| Election | Member | Party |
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| 1993 | Lal Behari Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 & 2003 | Bheeshma Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 & 2013 | Sahab Singh Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2015 | Shri Dutt Sharma | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2020 | Ajay Mahawar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Notable people
- Ajay Mahawar is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Ghonda area.
- Manoj Tiwari is the member of the National Lok Sabha (Parliament) representing this area.
- A well-known social advocate, Sarfraz Ahmed from Sarai Ghasi, lives in the C block of Yamuna Vihar in Ghonda.
Schools
Notable schools in this area include:
- Nav Jeewan Adarsh Public School
- Pt. Yadram Secondary Public School at Bhajanpura Thana Road[6]