Performance of MPs from NCT of Delhi

The 16th Lok Sabha elections will be held in the 7 Parliamentary Constituencies of the National Capital Territory of Delhi on April 10, 2014. As per the Election Commission, polling will be held at 11,763 polling stations spread across 2,534 polling station locations.

Many of the current MPs in Delhi have filed their nominations for the upcoming elections. Some highlights of their performance in Parliament are given below:

• All 7 MPs from NCT of Delhi belong to the Indian National Congress.
• Kapil Sibal and Krishna Tirath are Ministers. Ministers represent the government in debates, and they do not sign the attendance register, ask questions, or introduce private member bills. Ajay Maken was a Minister until 16th June, 2013.
• While the national attendance average for MPs in Parliament is 76%, the average attendance for MPs from Delhi is 84%. Jai Prakash Agarwal, Mahabal Mishra, Ramesh Kumar and Sandeep Dikshit all have attendance percentages of over 90 percent.
• Jai Prakash Agarwal has asked 898 Questions, while Mahabal Mishra has asked 318. Ramesh Kumar asked zero questions in the last five years while Sandeep Dikshit asked 2. The national average for Questions asked is 300.
• Jai Prakash Agarwal participated in 85 debates in the last five years, while Mahabal Mishra participated in 31 and Sandeep Dikshit in 16. The national average for debates spoken is 38.
• Jai Prakash Agarwal was the only MP from Delhi to introduce any Private Member Bills. He introduced 23, while the national average is 0.8.