2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election

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2003 Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election
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  1998(MP) 1 December 2003 2008  

All 90 seats to the Legislative Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.30%
 First partySecond party
  The former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Dr. Raman Singh.jpg Ajit Jogi.png
Leader Raman Singh Ajit Jogi
Party BJP INC
Leader since7 December 200324 July 1999
Leader's seatRajnandgaonMarwahi
Seats won5037
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Percentage39.26%36.71%
SwingSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

CM before election

Ajit Jogi
INC

Elected CM

Raman Singh
BJP

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Chhattisgarh in December 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.

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Results

Party-wise

Summary of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election result
India Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly 2003.svg
Parties and CoalitionsPopular voteSeats
Vote %+/-ContestedWon+/-
Bharatiya Janata Party 37,89,91439.269050
Indian National Congress 35,43,75436.719037
Bahujan Samaj Party 4,29,3344.45542
Nationalist Congress Party 6,77,9837.02891
Independents 6,86,9427.122540
Total96,53,571100.0090100.00±0

Region-wise

DivisionSeats
BJP INC Others
Surguja14104-
Central Chhattisgarh6431303
Bastar1293-
Total9050373

District-wise

DistrictSeats
BJP INC Others
Koriya 2-2-
Surguja 871-
Jashpur 431-
Raigarh 6321
Korba 312-
Bilaspur 1037-
Janjgir-Champa 6132
Raipur 1358-
Mahasamund 44--
Dhamtari 33--
Kanker 22--
Bastar 77--
Dantewada 3-3-
Durg 1174-
Rajnandgaon 642-
Kabirdham 2-2-
Total9050373

Constituency-wise

ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin
#NameCandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotes
Koriya district
1 Manendragarh (ST)Gulab Singh INC 41515Ram Lakhan Singh BJP 339897526
2 Baikunthpur Ram Chandra Singh Deo INC 51107 Bhaiyalal Rajwade BJP 431377970
Surguja district
3 Premnagar (ST) Renuka Singh BJP 48363Tuleshwar Singh INC 3061117752
4Surajpur (ST) Shiv Pratap Singh BJP 51228Bhanu Pratap Singh INC 2371727511
5Pal (ST) Ramvichar Netam BJP 36309 Brihaspat Singh INC 2609610213
6 Samri (ST)Siddha Nath Paikra BJP 31878Maheswar Paikara INC 1849613382
7 Lundra (ST)Vijaya Nath BJP 34357Ramdev Ram INC 3431542
8Pilkha (ST) Ram Sewak Paikra BJP 59967 Prem Sai Singh Tekam INC 3946620501
9 Ambikapur (ST) Kamalbhan Singh Marabi BJP 65812Madan Gopal Singh INC 2859037222
10 Sitapur (ST) Amarjeet Bhagat INC 35369Raja Ram Bhagat BJP 302675102
Jashpur district
11Bagicha (ST)Ganesh Ram Bhagat BJP 43846Anand Lal Kujur INC 3327410572
12 Jashpur (ST)Raj Sharan Bhagat BJP 45295Vikaram Bhagat INC 357329563
13Tapkara (ST)Bharat Sai BJP 42213Mohan Sai INC 2862213591
14 Pathalgaon (ST)Rampukar Singh Thakur INC 37205 Vishnudeo Sai BJP 36888317
Raigarh district
15 Dharamjaigarh (ST)Om Prakash Rathia BJP 50148 Chanesh Ram Rathiya INC 3453015618
16 Lailunga (ST)Satyanand Rathia BJP 41165Prem Singh Sidar INC 352755890
17 Raigarh Vijay Agrawal BJP 52310Krishna Kumar INC 438718439
18 Kharsia Nand Kumar Patel INC 70433Laxmi Prasad Patel BJP 3766532768
19SariaShakajeet Nayak INC 39962Virajeshwar Pradhan Ind 2166918293
20 Sarangarh (SC)Kamda Jolhe BSP 32577Shyam Sunder BJP 244198158
Korba district
21 Rampur (ST) Nanki Ram Kanwar BJP 35642 Pyarelal Kanwar INC 35262380
22 Katghora Bodhram Kanwar INC 79049 Banwari Lal Agrawal BJP 751963853
23 Tanakhar (ST)Ram Dayal Uike INC 48844 Hira Singh Markam GGP 2853120313
Bilaspur district
24 Marwahi (ST) Ajit Jogi INC 76269 Nand Kumar Sai BJP 2211954150
25 Kota Rajendra Prasad Shukla INC 39545Bhupendra Singh BJP 378661679
26 Lormi Dharmjeet Singh Thakur INC 47998Muniram Sahu BJP 3233215666
27 Mungeli (SC)Chandrabhan INC 41377Vikram Mohile BJP 346216756
28Jarhagaon (SC)Churawan Mangeshkar INC 46744Chouwadas Khandekar BJP 3475911985
29 Takhatpur Balram Singh INC 39362Jagjeet Singh Makkad BJP 326716691
30 Bilaspur Amar Agrawal BJP 61154Anil Kumar Tah INC 553115843
31 Bilha Siyaram Kaushik INC 48028 Dharamlal Kaushik BJP 414776551
32 Masturi (SC)Krishnamurti Bandhi BJP 40485Madan Singh Dharia INC 382172268
33SipatBadhridhar Diwan BJP 22649Ramesh Kaushik INC 22350299
Janjgir–Champa district
34 Akaltara Ramadhar INC 37368Chhataram BJP 359381430
35 Pamgarh Mahant Ram Sundar Das INC 42780Dauram BSP 360466734
36ChampaMotilal Dewangan INC 52075 Narayan Chandel BJP 443657710
37 Sakti Megharam Sahu BJP 27680Manharan Rathore INC 244083272
38Malkharoda (SC)Lalsay Khunte BSP 34360Nirmal Sinha BJP 33464896
39 Chandrapur Nobel Kumar Verma NCP 31929Krishnakant Chandra BJP 1949812431
Raipur district
40Raipur Town Brijmohan Agrawal BJP 70164Gajraj Pagariya INC 4419025974
41Raipur Rural Rajesh Munat BJP 104448 Tarun Chatterji INC 6644937999
42 Abhanpur Dhanendra Sahu INC 51122 Chandra Shekhar Sahu BJP 50895227
43Mandirhasod Satyanarayan Sharma INC 27009Sobharam Yadav BJP 251821827
44 Arang (SC)Sanjay Dhidhi BJP 48556Ganguram Baghel INC 3011218444
45 Dharsiwa Deoji Bhai BJP 57637 Chhaya Verma INC 4152016117
46 Bhatapara Chaitram Sahu INC 45398Shivratan Sharma BJP 434531945
47 Baloda Bazar Ganesh Shankar Bajpai INC 23642Vipin Bihari Verma BJP 23333309
48Pallari (SC)Shiv Kumar Dahria INC 40814Durga Prasad Maheshwar BJP 381122702
49 Kasdol Rajkamal Singhania INC 48024 Gaurishankar Agrawal BJP 430025022
50Bhatgaon (SC)Hari Das Bhardwaj INC 34741 Bhushan Lal Jangde BJP 265198222
51 Rajim Chandu Lal Sahu BJP 57798 Amitesh Shukla INC 4592211876
52 Bindrawagarh (ST)Omkar Shah INC 53209Goverdhan Manjhi BJP 444138796
Mahasamund district
53 Saraipali Trilochan Patel BJP 49674Devendra Bahdur Singh INC 409428732
54 Basna Trivikram Bhoi BJP 29385Mahendra Bahdur Singh INC 269822403
55 Khallari Preetam Singh Diwan BJP 33701Bhekhram Sahu INC 280765625
56 Mahasamund Poonam Chandrakar BJP 41812Agni Chandrakar INC 402011611
Dhamtari district
57 Sihawa (ST)Pinky Dhruw BJP 47624Madhav Singh Dhruw INC 3155916065
58 Kurud Ajay Chandrakar BJP 56247Deepa Sahu INC 535382709
59 Dhamtari Inder Chopra BJP 70494Gurumukh Singh Hora INC 5691413580
Kanker district
60 Bhanupratappur (ST)Deolal Dugga BJP 40803 Manoj Singh Mandavi INC 394241379
61 Kanker (ST) Aghan Singh Thakur BJP 50198Shyama Dhruwa INC 2438725811
Bastar district
62 Narayanpur (ST) Vikram Usendi BJP 40504Manturam Pawar INC 316908814
63 Keshkal (ST)Mahesh Baghel BJP 44477 Phulo Devi Netam INC 3319511282
64 Kondagaon (ST) Lata Usendi BJP 42821Shankar Sodhi INC 2870014121
65Bhanpuri (ST) Kedar Nath Kashyap BJP 41023Anturam Kashyap INC 2963111392
66 Jagdalpur (ST)Subhau Kashyap BJP 60327Jhituram Baghel INC 3003830289
67Keslur (ST)Baiduram Kashyap BJP 39222Mannuram Kachcha INC 1516424058
68 Chitrakot (ST)Lachhuram Kashyap BJP 18763Pratibha Shah INC 153043459
Dantewada district
69 Dantewada (ST) Mahendra Karma INC 24572Nand Ram Sori CPI 196374935
70 Konta (ST) Kawasi Lakhma INC 32067 Manish Kunjam CPI 1466917398
71 Bijapur (ST) Rajendra Pambhoi INC 15917Rajaram Todam BJP 131962721
Durg district
72Maro (SC) Dayaldas Baghel BJP 45279Dheeru Prasad Ghritlahare INC 3362011659
73 Bemetara Chetan Verma INC 39830Sharda Mahesh Tiwari BJP 2758812242
74 Saja Ravindra Choubey INC 58573Deepak Sahu BJP 4083117742
75Dhamdha Tamradhwaj Sahu INC 48661Jageshwar Sahu BJP 393349327
76 Durg Hemchand Yadav BJP 107484 Arun Vora INC 8491122573
77 Bhilai Prem Prakash Pandey BJP 75749Badruddin Quraishi INC 6074515004
78 Patan Bhupesh Baghel INC 44217 Vijay Baghel NCP 373086909
79 Gunderdehi Ramshila Sahu BJP 40813Ghanaram Sahu INC 315239290
80KherthaBalmukund Dewagan BJP 52734 Pratima Chandrakar INC 4018212552
81BalodPritam Sahu BJP 47204Lokendra Yadav INC 3413013074
82 Dondi Lohara (ST)Lal Mahendra Singh Tekam BJP 46147Domendra Bhendiya INC 3540410743
Rajnandgaon district
83Chowki (ST)Sanjeev Shah BJP 37802Shivraj Singh Usare INC 362671535
84 Khujji Rajinder Pal Singh Bhatia BJP 45409Bholaram INC 442961113
85 Dongargaon Pradeep Gandhi BJP 42784Geeta Devi Singh INC 366496135
86 Rajnandgaon Uday Mudliyar INC 43081Lilaram Bhojwani BJP 4304140
87 Dongargarh (SC)Vinod Khandekar BJP 55188Dhanesh Patila INC 4071114477
88 Khairagarh Devwrat Singh INC 46339Siddharth Singh BJP 2843217907
Kawardha district
89Birendranagar Mohammad Akbar INC 54828 Santosh Pandey BJP 4284611982
90 Kawardha Yogeshwar Raj Singh INC 51092Siyaram Sahu BJP 469044188

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