Congress remains on strong wicket in Gandhi Nagar

NEW DELHI: The Gandhi Nagar assembly constituency is said to have the largest cloth wholesale market in Asia. Its constituents are largely traders, and there has been extensive development in the area over the past few years because the MLA,Arvinder Singh,has held important portfolios in the Delhi government.

Singh, who has a house in Gandhi Nagar, has used his influence to put the constituency, like its neighbours Laxmi Nagar and Krishna Nagar, on the monorail map and also the Metro phase-III alignment. A Metro station is being planned in Azad Nagar as well. Residentssayelectricity supply and the drainage system have also improved.

However, new construction has outpaced the growth of infrastructure in the constituency. Different voter groups cite various kinds of problems. Residents of unauthorized regularizedcoloniesface a lack of civic amenities while the middle class is bothered by a lack of transport options and parking space. Deepak Sobti, a shopkeeper in theMLA's neighbourhood, said, "If you walk through the road next to Singh'sown house, youwillsee how congested it is. During monsoon,water overflowseven here. Imagine, how bad it is in theother areas".Although new bus stops and routes have been introduced, residents say public transport remains a problem. "We have to wait long for buses. More bus routes need to be started urgently," said Pravesh, a resident.

Gandhi Nagar is seen as a "safe" bet in Congress circles because of Arvinder Singh's "accessible" image. Singh won against BJP's Kamal Jain with a margin of 32,000 votes in the 2008 elections. The constituency is quite complex as it includes parts of Seelampur and Welcome, which are predominantly Muslim areas. Except Azad Nagar, which is with the BJP, all the other municipal wards in Gandhi Nagar are with the Congress. In fact, the constituency is seen as Singh's stronghold.In 1993,the seat was with the BJP but in subsequent elections it has voted Congress. Singh contested for the first time in 1998 and won,becoming the youngest MLA at the age of 28. Later, he became Delhi's youngest minister at 33.

While the BJP is yet to decide on a candidate for Gandhi Nagar, the Aam Aadmi Party has announced Anil Kumar Vajpeyi, a former Congress youth leader, as its candidate.

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