2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

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2008 Delhi state assembly elections

← 2003 29 November 2008 2013 →
All 70 to the Delhi Legislative Assembly 36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.60% (4.18%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sheila Dikshit Vijay Kumar Malhotra Mayawati Party INC BJP BSP Leader's seat New Delhi Greater Kailash Not Contested Seats before 47 20 0 Seats won 43 23 2 Seat change 4 3 2 Popular vote 2,489,816 2,244,629 867,672 Percentage 40.31% 36.34% 14.05% Swing 7.82% 1.12% 8.28%
Map of Delhi showing results of the 2008 Vidhan Sabha election
Chief Minister before election Sheila Dikshit INC Elected Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit INC

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi on 29 November 2008 to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly.The voter turnout for the election was 57.60% an increase by 4.18% than the previous election in 2003. The Indian National Congress won the election comfortably winning 43 of the 70 seats, while the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party managed to win 23 seats. Sheila Dikshit of the Indian National Congress was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the third consecutive time.