2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election

2003 Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election

November 2003
All 90 seats to the Legislative Assembly 46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	71.30%
First party Second party   Leader Raman Singh Ajit Jogi Party BJP INC Leader since 7 December 2003 24 July 1999 Leader's seat Rajnandgaon Marwahi Seats won 50 37 Seat change Percentage 39.26% 36.71% Swing
Chief Minister before election Ajit Jogi INC Elected Chief Minister Raman Singh BJP

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Chhattisgarh in November 2003, electing the 90 members of the first Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. 2003 elections were the first election in Chhattisgarh after its formation from Madhya Pradesh. The results of the election were announced in early December. Incumbent Chief Minister Ajit Jogi lost the election, while Bharatiya Janata Party won the elections. Raman Singh was sworn-in as chief minister.

Results

SN	Party	Seats Contested	Seats won	Seats Changed	Votes Polled	Vote Share
1	Bharatiya Janata Party	90	50	0	37,89,914	39.26
2	Indian National Congress	87	37	0	35,43,754	36.71
3	Bahujan Samaj Party	90	2	0	4,29,334	4.45
4	Nationalist Congress Party	90	1	0	6,77,983	7.02
	Total		90

External links

• Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election, 2003 results on Indian Elections

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