Janakpuri

Janakpuri is a residential neighbourhood in the West Delhi district of National Capital Territory of Delhi. It is located near the Delhi Cantonment area and is easily accessible by road and Delhi Metro.A Delhi suburb that developed significantly in the 1980s, it is packed with apartment complexes functioning as group housing societies, built both privately as well as by the Delhi Development Authority. A large chunk of the population comprises Punjabis, mostly migrants to Delhi following the partition in 1947.LocalityThe present geographical structure of Janakpuri constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.The main commercial centre is the Janakpuri District Centre which houses various regional offices of companies and firms as well as shops selling food, apparel, handicrafts and jewellery. There is a wide variety of shopping and dining options from branded shops and high end restaurants to small flea stalls and street side food vendors. A "crafts bazaar" within the complex is known for handicrafts and home decor items.Janakpuri is a part of the West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency along with nine other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Madipur, Rajouri Garden, Hari Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Uttam Nagar, Vikaspuri, Dwarka, Matiala and Najafgarh.TransportationThe Delhi Metro has three metro stations in Janakpuri (Uttam Nagar East, Janakpuri East and Janakpuri West), all on the Dwarka-Noida line. Also, Under the third phase, Janak Puri will get a new underground station, Dabri Mor near the DDA Park in C2D Area, on the Janakpuri(W) - Botanical Garden Line and is expected to be commissioned by December 2017. This corridor will have the first driverless train in Delhi Metro Network. The Trial Runs are being done on this stretch.