Malviya Nagar (Delhi)

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Malviya Nagar
Mālavīya Nagara
Neighborhood of Delhi
Malviya Nagar metro station
Malviya Nagar metro station
Malviya Nagar is located in Delhi
Malviya Nagar
Malviya Nagar
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°32′02″N 77°12′40″E / 28.534°N 77.211°E / 28.534; 77.211
Country India
State Delhi
DistrictSouth Delhi
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation of Delhi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110017
Vehicle registrationDL 3X XX XXXX
Websitedmsouth.delhi.gov.in/divisions/malviya-nagar/

Malviya Nagar is a residential locality in South Delhi. Situated between Saket and Hauz Khas, its namesake is the freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya.[1]

Malviya Nagar was initially a part of the Shahpur Jat village[2] ,[3] in which after partition was populated in the 1950s by refugees from Pakistan, after the Partition of India.[4] A large portion of the population were ethnic Rajasthani, U.P., Haryanvi, Punjabis and Sindhis, as well as Afghan refugees who were displaced during the Soviet–Afghan War in the 1970s and 1980s.[5]

Today, Malviya Nagar is bounded by Panchsheel Enclave in the north, Sheikh Sarai in the east, Saket in the south and Hauz Khas in the west. Sub localities that are part of Malviya Nagar include Geetanjali Enclave, Navjeevan Vihar, Bhavishya Nidhi Enclave, Shivalik colony, Begumpur, Sarvodaya Enclave and MMTC Colony.

It is serviced by the Malviya Nagar station located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro.[6] Malviya Nagar is also home to Delhi Police's Training School.[7] in 2026, A fire broke out which kills 21 people.[8][9][10]

Major sites

Lal Gumbad, Tomb of Shaikh Kaliruuddin, built in 1397, Malviya Nagar.

Malviya Nagar has two major commercial shopping areas and markets and a speciality hospital. Two of India's biggest and posh malls — Select Citywalk and DLF Avenue (Known as DLF Place earlier) — are located in the neighbourhood. There are several neighbourhood parks that are popular jogging and running areas. A number of monuments from the era of the Delhi Sultanate are located in Malviya Nagar. This includes the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Yusuf Qattal who lived during the reign of Ibrahim Lodhi and died in 1526-27.[11]

16th-century Tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Yusuf Qattal near Khirkee.

Transportation

Malviya Nagar is bordered by two major New Delhi thoroughfares; Sri Aurobindo Marg, which is a primary route connecting Connaught Place and Central Delhi to Gurgaon, and the Outer Ring Road. Malviya Nagar is connected by other parts of New Delhi by Delhi Bus Rapid Transit System bus lines. The bus fare ranges from ₹ 5.00 to ₹ 15.00. The buses connecting Malviya Nagar are:

Autorickshaws and taxis are also available for public transportation. There is an auto-rickshaw stand is at the Main Market and the roundabout near Shivalik Gate (which is also the Bus Depot). Saket is a nearby neighbourhood.

The Delhi Metro Yellow Line to Gurgaon is functional and has a station at Malviya Nagar.[12]

Politics

In the MCD, Malviya Nagar (ward 149) is represented by Aam Aadmi Party's Leena Kumar.[13]

Malviya Nagar is a constituency of the Delhi Assembly. Since 2025, the sitting Member of the Assembly has been Satish Upadhyay of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[14]

Malviya Nagar is part of the New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, currently represented by Member of Parliament Meenakshi Lekhi of the BJP.[15]

Malviya Nagar was also the former residence of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, where he lived for 3 months each year during winters in Jammu and Kashmir.[16]

References

  1. Vidyarthi, Sanjeev (2008). "Inappropriate" appropriations of planning ideas. ProQuest LLC. p. 200. ISBN 9780549820512.
  2. "How freedom fighters lent name to post-Partition refugee settlements". The Indian Express. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  3. Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Social Justice. Google Books. p. RA4–PT17. Retrieved 8 November 2025. (restricted preview)
  4. Jha, Gangadhar (1988). Local finance in metropolitan cities : a study of Delhi (1st ed.). Delhi, India: Mittal Publications. p. 44. ISBN 81-7099-075-0.
  5. Aafaq, Zafar (17 August 2021). "'Our future unknown': Afghan nationals in India wary of Taliban". Al Jazeera.
  6. "Delhi Metro Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  7. Menon, N.R. Madhava, ed. (2002). Criminal justice India series. Ahmedabad: Allied Publishers in collaboration with National University of Juridical Sciences. ISBN 81-7764-488-2.
  8. "Malviya Nagar: At least 21 people killed in Delhi restaurant fire". www.bbc.com. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  9. Ojha, Jitendra Bahadur SinghSushant MehraArvind (4 June 2026). "Heroes of Delhi hotel fire narrate stories of how they saved lives". India Today. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  10. "Delhi fire: Families of those killed to be given Rs 10 lakh each, injured persons to get Rs 5 lakh". Scroll.in. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  11. "Heritage agency breathes new life into Lodhi-era tomb". Hindustan Times. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  12. "Metro station Malviya Nagar, metro station Hauz Khas, Delhi". SSF Ingenieure AG. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  13. "Malviya Nagar ward LIVE results: AAP Candidate Leena Kumar Wins in Ward No.149". News18. 7 December 2022.
  14. "Delhi Assembly List of Members".
  15. "Lok Sabha MP Profile".
  16. "Syed Ali Shah Geelani: The Man who Hates India". India Today. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2015.