2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 2003.

2003 Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election
← 1998 26 February 2003 2007 →
All 68 assembly constituencies
35 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.51%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg
Prem Kumar Dhumal.jpg
Leader Virbhadra Singh Prem Kumar Dhumal
Party INC BJP
Leader's seat Rohru Bamsan
Seats before 31 31
Seats won 43 16
Seat change Increase 12 Decrease 15
Popular vote 1,447,319 1,300,756
Percentage 41% 35.38%
Swing Decrease 2.51% Decrease 3.62%
Chief Minister before election

Prem Kumar Dhumal
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

Virbhadra Singh
INC

Parties and alliances[edit | edit source]

  National Democratic Alliance[edit | edit source]

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party File:BJP flag.svg Prem Kumar Dhumal 68

  Indian National Congress[edit | edit source]

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh 68

Others[edit | edit source]

Party flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Himachal Vikas Congress Anil Sharma 49
Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas Paswan 27
Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh Mohinder Singh 14

Results[edit | edit source]

Rank Party Seats
contested 		Seats
won 		% votes
1 Indian National Congress 68 43 41
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 68 16 35.38
3 Independent 68 6 12.60
4 Himachal Vikas Congress 49 1 5.87
5 Lok Jan Shakti Party 27 1 1
6 Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 14 1 2.17
Total 68

Source: ECI[1]

Elected members[edit | edit source]

Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Member Party Vote Runner-up Candidates Name Party vote
Kinnaur ST Jagat Singh Indian National Congress 19052 Tejwant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 11646
Rampur SC Singhi Ram Indian National Congress 27757 Brij Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 10510
Rohru None Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 32617 Khushi Ram Balnahta Bharatiya Janata Party 15328
Jubbal-kotkhai None Rohit Thakur Indian National Congress 21884 Narinder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 15040
Chopal None Subhash Chand Independent 10910 Yogendra Chandra Indian National Congress 8339
Kumarsain None Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress 17600 Parmod Kumar Sharma Independent 13329
Theog None Rakesh Verma Independent 19869 Rajinder Verma Indian National Congress 16510
Simla None Harbhajan Singh Bhajji Indian National Congress 12060 Sanjay Chauhan Communist Party of India 9949
Kasumpti SC Sohan Lal Independent 16972 Roop Dass Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 13487
Arki None Dharam Pal Thakur Indian National Congress 15933 Govind Ram Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 14890
Doon None Lajja Ram Indian National Congress 17297 Vinod Kumari Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 14877
Nalagarh None Hari Naraian Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 22892 Sukriti Kumari Indian National Congress 19809
Kasauli SC Raghu Raj Indian National Congress 17886 Virender Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 14127
Solan None Dr. Rajeev Bindal Bharatiya Janata Party 15332 Mohinder Nath Sofat Independent 13973
Pachhad SC Gangu Ram Musafir Indian National Congress 21671 Ram Prakash Bharatiya Janata Party 20385
Rainka SC Dr. Prem Singh Indian National Congress 19948 Balbir Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 13614
Shillai None Harsh Wardhan Indian National Congress 17326 Jagat Singh Independent 9902
Paonta Doon None Sukh Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 22647 Kirnesh Jung Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 16785
Nahan None Sadanand Chauhan Lok Jan Shakti Party 14551 Kush Parmar Indian National Congress 13360
Kot-kehloor None Thakur Ram Lal Indian National Congress 19509 Randheer Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 16507
Bilaspur None Tilak Raj Indian National Congress 22868 Jagat Prakash Nadda Bharatiya Janata Party 20142
Ghumarwin None Karam Dev Dharmani Bharatiya Janata Party 20609 Kashmir Singh Indian National Congress 17202
Geharwin SC Dr. Beeru Ram Kishore Independent 21512 Rikhi Ram Kondal Bharatiya Janata Party 19958
Nadaun None Sukhvinder Singh Indian National Congress 14379 Prabhat Chand Independent 9794
Hamirpur None Anita Verma Indian National Congress 20749 Urmil Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 13884
Bamsan None Prem Kumar Dhumal Bharatiya Janata Party 29325 Kuldeep Singh Pathania Indian National Congress 13627
Mewa SC Ishwar Dass Dhiman Bharatiya Janata Party 22778 Suresh Kumar Indian National Congress 21449
Nadaunta None Baldev Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 23796 Vidya Kumari Indian National Congress 11235
Gagret SC Kuldeep Kumar Indian National Congress 23297 Balbir Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 16119
Chintpurni None Rakesh Kalia Indian National Congress 26581 Praveen Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 15640
Santokgarh None Mukesh Agnihotri Indian National Congress 16360 Jagroop Singh Independent 11336
Una None Satpal Singh Satti Bharatiya Janata Party 27651 Virender Gautam Indian National Congress 27600
Kutlehar None Virender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 12380 Saroj Thakur Indian National Congress 8464
Nurpur None Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 32049 Rakesh Pathania Bharatiya Janata Party 22450
Gangath SC Bodh Raj Indian National Congress 24499 Des Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 22220
Jawali None Sujan Singh Indian National Congress 27147 Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 21314
Guler None Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 21936 Harbans Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 16002
Jaswan None Bikram Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 17180 Viplove Thakur Indian National Congress 14994
Pragpur SC Naveen Dhiman Independent 16585 Yog Raj Independent 12359
Jawalamukhi None Ramesh Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 22459 Sanjay Rattan Independent 8730
Thural None Ravinder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 19278 Jagdish Chand Sepehia Indian National Congress 16467
Rajgir SC Atma Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 15018 Dr.Milkhi Ram Goma Indian National Congress 13763
Baijnath None Sudhir Sharma Indian National Congress 22371 Dulo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 16132
Palampur None Brij Behari Lal Indian National Congress 24333 Parveen Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 17090
Sulah None Jagjiwan Paul Indian National Congress 23851 Bipan Singh Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party 12921
Nagrota None G.s. Bali Indian National Congress 27925 Ch.Ram Chand Bhatia Bharatiya Janata Party 17531
Shahpur None Major Vijay Singh Mankotia Indian National Congress 24572 Sarveen Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 20276
Dharamsala None Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 22181 Kishan Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party 17063
Kangra None Surinder Kumar Indian National Congress 18836 Rattan Lal Jagtamba Bharatiya Janata Party 13803
Bhattiyat None Kuldip Singh Pathania Independent 13948 Bhupinder Singh Chauhan Independent 11722
Banikhet None Asha Kumari Indian National Congress 24348 Renu Chadha Bharatiya Janata Party 23488
Rajnagar SC Surinder Bhardwaj Indian National Congress 20613 Mohan Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 17301
Chamba None Harsh Mahajan Indian National Congress 21829 B.K.Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party 19642
Bharmour ST Thakar Singh Indian National Congress 21869 Tulsi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 12177
Lahaul And Spiti ST Raghbir Singh Indian National Congress 9458 Dr.Ram Lal Markanda Himachal Vikas Congress 4690
Kulu None Raj Krishan Gour Indian National Congress 21547 Govind Singh Thakur Independent 14277
Banjar None Khimi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 30842 Satya Parkash Thakur Indian National Congress 26300
Ani SC Ishwar Dass Indian National Congress 22978 Tej Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 15385
Karsog SC Mast Ram Indian National Congress 19124 Joginder Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 13213
Chachiot None Jai Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 21040 Shiv Lal Himachal Vikas Congress 13452
Nachan SC Tek Chand Indian National Congress 17479 Dile Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 15869
Sundernagar None Sohan Lal Thakur Indian National Congress 20248 Roop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 15610
Balh SC Damodar Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 18392 Prakash Chaudhary Himachal Vikas Congress 18204
Gopalpur None Rangila Ram Rao Indian National Congress 20959 Col.Inder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 18440
Dharampur None Mohinder Singh Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 16854 Karamvir Bharatiya Janata Party 12944
Joginder Nagar None Surender Pal Indian National Congress 24518 Gulab Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 17981
Darang None Kaul Singh Indian National Congress 27508 Ramesh Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 20668
Mandi None Sukh Ram Himachal Vikas Congress 23816 Durga Dutt Indian National Congress 11426

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2003 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012.

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