Delhi Assembly Elections : Top 10 Facts By Deepak Parvatiyar November 15, 2014 The momentum for election to the 70-member Delhi Assembly, expected to be held in February next year, is gradually picking up. Delhi has been the quintessential seat of power from time immemorial. Its origins are traced to the Mahabharata period and the city remained the preferred capital of many empires and dynasties that ruled India for centuries. The British took control of the city in 1803 A.D. but during the rule of the British East India Company, Calcutta, being a port, was chosen the capital city till King George V decided to move the capital back to Delhi in 1911. Following are some of major points that characterize its electoral history : 1. Delhi became a Part-C State after Independence Being the national capital, certain kind of autonomy was envisaged for Delhi after Independence and it was accorded the status of a ‘C’ category state. Part-C states had limited legislative power
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