Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, 2003

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Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election, 2003
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 1998November 2003 2008  

All 90 seats to the Legislative Assembly

  First party Second party
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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
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Percentage 39.26% 36.71%
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Chief Minister before election

Raman Singh
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

Raman Singh
BJP

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Chhattisgarh in November 2003, electing the 90 members of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. The results of the election were announced in the early December. Incumbent Chief Minister Ajit Jogi lost election, while Bharatiya Janata Party won the elections. Raman Singh was installed as chief minister.

Chhattisgarh Central-east state in India

Chhattisgarh is one of the 29 states of India, located in the centre-east of the country. It is the tenth-largest state in India, with an area of 135,191 km2 (52,198 sq mi). With a 2011 population of 25.5 million, Chhattisgarh is the 16th-most populated state in the country. A resource-rich state, it is a source of electricity and steel for the country, accounting for 15% of the total steel produced. Chhattisgarh is one of the fastest-developing states in India.

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha or the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in central India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Raipur, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 91 Members of Legislative Assembly, which include 90 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies and 1 nominated from the Anglo-Indian community. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

Ajit Jogi Indian politician

Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi is an Indian politician, who served as the first chief minister of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. He was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.

Results

SN Party Seats
Contested
Seats
won
Seats
Changed
Vote
Share
1 Bharatiya Janata Party 90 50 0 39.26
2 Indian National Congress 87 37 0 36.71
3 Bahujan Samaj Party 90 2 0 4.45
4 Nationalist Congress Party 90 1 0 7.02
Total90

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