Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2003

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Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2003
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  1998 1 December 2003 2008  

All 70 to the Delhi Legislative Assembly
36 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party
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Leader Sheila Dikshit Vijay Kumar Malhotra
Party INC BJP
Leader's seat Gole Market Greater Kailash
Seats before 52 15
Seats won 47 20
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg5
Percentage 48.13% 35.22%

Chief Minister before election

Sheila Dikshit
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Sheila Dikshit
INC

The Delhi state assembly elections 2003 were elections for the Legislative Assembly of Delhi held on 1 December 2003 with the results declared on 4 December. The Indian National Congress retained control of the Legislative Assembly. Of the 70 elected legislators 63 were men and 7 women. [1]

Indian National Congress Major political party in India

The Indian National Congress(pronunciation ) is a broadly based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. Congress led India to independence from Great Britain, and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire.

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Result

SN Party Seats
Contested
Seats
won
Seats
Changed
% Votes
1 Indian National Congress 70 47 - 48.13
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 70 20 - 35.22
3 Bahujan Samaj Party 40 0 - 5.76
4 Nationalist Congress Party 33 1 - 2.24
5 JD(S) 12 1 - 0.75
6 Independent 284 1 - 4.86
Total 70 96.96

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The First Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted in Nov 1993 after the Council of Minister was replaced by the Delhi Legislative Assembly through the Constitution Act 1991 and by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution. The amendment declared the Union Territory of Delhi to be formally known as National Capital Territory of Delhi, subsequently Delhi holding the 1st state elections.

Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi

The Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted in 1998 after Delhi Legislative Assembly election on 25 November 1998.

Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi

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