2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 2003.

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2003 Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election
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All 68 assembly constituencies
35 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.51%
 Majority partyMinority party
  Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg Prem Kumar Dhumal.jpg
Leader Virbhadra Singh Prem Kumar Dhumal
Party INC BJP
Leader's seat Rohru Bamsan
Seats before3131
Seats won4316
Seat changeIncrease2.svg12Decrease2.svg15
Popular vote1,447,3191,300,756
Percentage41%35.38%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.51%Decrease2.svg3.62%
Chief Minister before election

Prem Kumar Dhumal
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

Virbhadra Singh
INC


Results

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RankPartySeats
contested		Seats
won		% votes
1 Indian National Congress 684341
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 681635.38
3 Independent 68612.60
4 Himachal Vikas Congress 4915.87
5 Lok Jan Shakti Party 2711
6 Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 1412.17
Total68

Source: ECI [1]

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)		MemberPartyVoteRunner-up Candidates NamePartyvote
Kinnaur STJagat Singh Indian National Congress 19052Tejwant Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 11646
Rampur SCSinghi Ram Indian National Congress 27757Brij Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 10510
Rohru NoneVirbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 32617Khushi Ram Balnahta Bharatiya Janata Party 15328
Jubbal-kotkhai NoneRohit Thakur Indian National Congress 21884Narinder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 15040
Chopal NoneSubhash Chand Independent 10910Yogendra Chandra Indian National Congress 8339
Kumarsain NoneVidya Stokes Indian National Congress 17600Parmod Kumar Sharma Independent 13329
Theog NoneRakesh Verma Independent 19869Rajinder Verma Indian National Congress 16510
Simla NoneHarbhajan Singh Bhajji Indian National Congress 12060Sanjay Chauhan Communist Party of India 9949
Kasumpti SCSohan Lal Independent 16972Roop Dass Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 13487
Arki NoneDharam Pal Thakur Indian National Congress 15933Govind Ram Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 14890
Doon NoneLajja Ram Indian National Congress 17297Vinod Kumari Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 14877
Nalagarh NoneHari Naraian Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 22892Sukriti Kumari Indian National Congress 19809
Kasauli SCRaghu Raj Indian National Congress 17886Virender Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 14127
Solan NoneDr. Rajeev Bindal Bharatiya Janata Party 15332Mohinder Nath Sofat Independent 13973
Pachhad SCGangu Ram Musafir Indian National Congress 21671Ram Prakash Bharatiya Janata Party 20385
Rainka SCDr. Prem Singh Indian National Congress 19948Balbir Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 13614
Shillai NoneHarsh Wardhan Indian National Congress 17326Jagat Singh Independent 9902
Paonta Doon NoneSukh Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 22647Kirnesh Jung Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 16785
Nahan NoneSadanand Chauhan Lok Jan Shakti Party 14551Kush Parmar Indian National Congress 13360
Kot-kehloor NoneThakur Ram Lal Indian National Congress 19509Randheer Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 16507
Bilaspur NoneTilak Raj Indian National Congress 22868 Jagat Prakash Nadda Bharatiya Janata Party 20142
Ghumarwin NoneKaram Dev Dharmani Bharatiya Janata Party 20609Kashmir Singh Indian National Congress 17202
GeharwinSCDr. Beeru Ram Kishore Independent 21512Rikhi Ram Kondal Bharatiya Janata Party 19958
Nadaun NoneSukhvinder Singh Indian National Congress 14379Prabhat Chand Independent 9794
Hamirpur NoneAnita Verma Indian National Congress 20749Urmil Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 13884
Bamsan NonePrem Kumar Dhumal Bharatiya Janata Party 29325Kuldeep Singh Pathania Indian National Congress 13627
Mewa SCIshwar Dass Dhiman Bharatiya Janata Party 22778Suresh Kumar Indian National Congress 21449
Nadaunta NoneBaldev Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 23796Vidya Kumari Indian National Congress 11235
Gagret SCKuldeep Kumar Indian National Congress 23297Balbir Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 16119
Chintpurni NoneRakesh Kalia Indian National Congress 26581Praveen Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 15640
Santokgarh NoneMukesh Agnihotri Indian National Congress 16360Jagroop Singh Independent 11336
Una NoneSatpal Singh Satti Bharatiya Janata Party 27651Virender Gautam Indian National Congress 27600
Kutlehar NoneVirender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 12380Saroj Thakur Indian National Congress 8464
Nurpur NoneSat Mahajan Indian National Congress 32049Rakesh Pathania Bharatiya Janata Party 22450
GangathSCBodh Raj Indian National Congress 24499Des Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 22220
Jawali NoneSujan Singh Indian National Congress 27147Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 21314
Guler NoneChander Kumar Indian National Congress 21936Harbans Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 16002
JaswanNoneBikram Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 17180Viplove Thakur Indian National Congress 14994
Pragpur SCNaveen Dhiman Independent 16585Yog Raj Independent 12359
Jawalamukhi NoneRamesh Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 22459Sanjay Rattan Independent 8730
Thural NoneRavinder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 19278Jagdish Chand Sepehia Indian National Congress 16467
Rajgir SCAtma Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 15018Dr.Milkhi Ram Goma Indian National Congress 13763
Baijnath NoneSudhir Sharma Indian National Congress 22371Dulo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 16132
Palampur NoneBrij Behari Lal Indian National Congress 24333Parveen Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 17090
Sulah NoneJagjiwan Paul Indian National Congress 23851Bipan Singh Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party 12921
Nagrota NoneG.s. Bali Indian National Congress 27925Ch.Ram Chand Bhatia Bharatiya Janata Party 17531
Shahpur NoneMajor Vijay Singh Mankotia Indian National Congress 24572Sarveen Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 20276
Dharamsala NoneChandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 22181Kishan Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party 17063
Kangra NoneSurinder Kumar Indian National Congress 18836Rattan Lal Jagtamba Bharatiya Janata Party 13803
Bhattiyat NoneKuldip Singh Pathania Independent 13948Bhupinder Singh Chauhan Independent 11722
Banikhet NoneAsha Kumari Indian National Congress 24348Renu Chadha Bharatiya Janata Party 23488
Rajnagar SCSurinder Bhardwaj Indian National Congress 20613Mohan Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 17301
Chamba NoneHarsh Mahajan Indian National Congress 21829B.K.Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party 19642
Bharmour STThakar Singh Indian National Congress 21869Tulsi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 12177
Lahaul And Spiti STRaghbir Singh Indian National Congress 9458Dr.Ram Lal Markanda Himachal Vikas Congress 4690
Kulu NoneRaj Krishan Gour Indian National Congress 21547Govind Singh Thakur Independent 14277
Banjar NoneKhimi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 30842Satya Parkash Thakur Indian National Congress 26300
Ani SCIshwar Dass Indian National Congress 22978Tej Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 15385
Karsog SCMast Ram Indian National Congress 19124Joginder Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 13213
Chachiot NoneJai Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 21040Shiv Lal Himachal Vikas Congress 13452
Nachan SCTek Chand Indian National Congress 17479Dile Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 15869
Sundernagar NoneSohan Lal Thakur Indian National Congress 20248Roop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 15610
Balh SCDamodar Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 18392Prakash Chaudhary Himachal Vikas Congress 18204
Gopalpur NoneRangila Ram Rao Indian National Congress 20959Col.Inder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 18440
Dharampur NoneMohinder Singh Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 16854Karamvir Bharatiya Janata Party 12944
Joginder Nagar NoneSurender Pal Indian National Congress 24518Gulab Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 17981
Darang NoneKaul Singh Indian National Congress 27508Ramesh Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 20668
Mandi NoneSukh Ram Himachal Vikas Congress 23816Durga Dutt Indian National Congress 11426

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References

  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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