New Delhi, 4 February 2015: Middle, upper-middle and upslace neighbourhood have shed their apathy for elections. Here are the parliamentary constituencies in areas with a high-income profile.
1. New Delhi
Greater Kailash | Malviya Nagar | Green Park | Gulmohar Park | Safdarjung Enclave | RK Puram | Delhi Cantonment | Lutyens’ Delhi area| Gole Market | Sunder Nagar | Government colonies like BK Dutt Colony | Patel Nagar | Moti Nagar | Rajendra Nagar | Karol Bagh | Kasturba Nagar
2. West Delhi
Janakpuri | Vikaspuri | Hari Nagar | Tilak Nagar | Uttam Nagar | Subhash Nagar | Vishu Garden | Rajouri Garden and portions of Dwarka
3. East Delhi
Friends Colony | New Friends Colony | Maharani Bagh | Sukhdev Vihar | Sarita Vihar | Jangpura | Nizamuddin | Bhogal | Ashram | Patparganj group housing | Mayur Vihar | Laxmi Nagar |Geeta Colony | Krishna Nagar | IP Extension | Vivek Vihar | Preet Vihar | Anand Vihar | Gandhi Nagar and Dilshad Garden
4. Chandhi Chowk
Shalimar Bagh | Pitampura | Paschim Vihar | Meera Bagh | Rani Bagh | Shivaji Park | Kohat Enclave | Ashok Vihar | Lawrence Road | Model Town | Kamla Nagar | Shakti Nagar | Jain Colony and Roop Nagar
5. South Delhi
Vasant Kunj | Saket | Kalkaji and parts of Dwarka and Palam
6. Northwest Delhi
Rohini and Rithala belt of flatted societies and housing colonies
7. Northeast Delhi
Yamuna Vihar | Timarpur | Delhi University and Kingsway Camp
2013 Middle-Class performance
New Delhi – It was the most watched contest with then chief minister Sheila Dikshit up against Arvind Kejriwal. The turnout was 65.95%, up from 56.20% in 2008
Greater Kailash – It is a mix of upscale colonies and urban villages. The poll percentage increased from 54.43% in 2008 to 65.97%
Malviya Nagar – It comprises colonies like Green Park, Hauz Khas, Safdarjung Development Area and Malviya Nagar. The turnout increased from 55.93% in 2008 to 65.36%
Kalkaji – Turnout increased from 51.37% to 65.52%
Middle-class constituencies in other parts of the city like Shakur Basti, Model Town and Shalimar Bagh, Patparganj, Laxmi Nagar, Vishwas Nagar and Krishna Nagar also saw high turnouts
