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2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Indian state legislative election
Indian state legislative election
| Field | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2003 Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election | ||||||
| country | India | ||||||
| type | Legislative | ||||||
| ongoing | no | ||||||
| previous_election | 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election | ||||||
| previous_year | 1998 | ||||||
| next_election | 2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election | ||||||
| next_year | 2007 | ||||||
| seats_for_election | All 68 assembly constituencies | ||||||
| election_date | 26 February 2003 | ||||||
| turnout | 73.51% | ||||||
| image1 | |||||||
| leader1 | Virbhadra Singh | ||||||
| party1 | Indian National Congress | ||||||
| leaders_seat1 | Rohru | ||||||
| seats_before1 | 31 | ||||||
| seats1 | **43** | ||||||
| seat_change1 | 12 | ||||||
| popular_vote1 | **1,447,319** | ||||||
| percentage1 | 41% | ||||||
| swing1 | 2.51% | ||||||
| {{CSS image crop | Image | Prem Kumar Dhumal.jpg | bSize=100 | cWidth=80 | cHeight=100 | oLeft=10 | oTop=03}} |
| leader2 | Prem Kumar Dhumal | ||||||
| party2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| leaders_seat2 | Bamsan | ||||||
| seats_before2 | 31 | ||||||
| seats2 | 16 | ||||||
| seat_change2 | 15 | ||||||
| popular_vote2 | 1,300,756 | ||||||
| percentage2 | 35.38% | ||||||
| swing2 | 3.62% | ||||||
| title | Chief Minister | ||||||
| before_election | Prem Kumar Dhumal | ||||||
| after_election | Virbhadra Singh | ||||||
| before_party | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| after_party | Indian National Congress | ||||||
| majority_seats | 35 |
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 2003.
Parties and alliances
{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | [[File:BJP flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg | 50px]] | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
{{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]}}
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Hand INC.svg | 50px]] | Virbhadra Singh |
Others
| Party | flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himachal Vikas Congress | [[File:Blank.svg | 50px]] | Anil Sharma | ||
| Lok Janshakti Party | [[File:Lok Janshakti Party Flag.svg | 50px]] | Ram Vilas Paswan | ||
| Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh | [[File:Blank.svg | 50px]] | Mohinder Singh |
Results
| [[File:India Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2003.svg]] | Rank | Party | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| contested | Seats | ||||||
| won | % votes | Total | 68 | ||||
| 1 | 68 | **43** | **41** | ||||
| 2 | 68 | **16** | **35.38** | ||||
| 3 | 68 | **6** | **12.60** | ||||
| 4 | 49 | **1** | **5.87** | ||||
| 5 | 27 | **1** | **1** | ||||
| 6 | 14 | **1** | **2.17** |
Source: ECI
Elected members
| **Constituency** | Reserved for | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Party | vote | |
| **Kinnaur** | ST | Jagat Singh | 19052 | Tejwant Singh | 11646 | ||
| **Rampur** | SC | Singhi Ram | 27757 | Brij Lal | 10510 | ||
| **Rohru** | None | Virbhadra Singh | 32617 | Khushi Ram Balnahta | 15328 | ||
| **Jubbal-kotkhai** | None | Rohit Thakur | 21884 | Narinder Singh | 15040 | ||
| **Chopal** | None | Subhash Chand | 10910 | Yogendra Chandra | 8339 | ||
| **Kumarsain** | None | Vidya Stokes | 17600 | Parmod Kumar Sharma | 13329 | ||
| **Theog** | None | Rakesh Verma | 19869 | Rajinder Verma | 16510 | ||
| **Simla** | None | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 12060 | Sanjay Chauhan | 9949 | ||
| **Kasumpti** | SC | Sohan Lal | 16972 | Roop Dass Kashyap | 13487 | ||
| **Arki** | None | Dharam Pal Thakur | 15933 | Govind Ram Sharma | 14890 | ||
| **Doon** | None | Lajja Ram | 17297 | Vinod Kumari | 14877 | ||
| **Nalagarh** | None | Hari Naraian Singh | 22892 | Sukriti Kumari | 19809 | ||
| **Kasauli** | SC | Raghu Raj | 17886 | Virender Kashyap | 14127 | ||
| **Solan** | None | Dr. Rajeev Bindal | 15332 | Mohinder Nath Sofat | 13973 | ||
| **Pachhad** | SC | Gangu Ram Musafir | 21671 | Ram Prakash | 20385 | ||
| **Rainka** | SC | Dr. Prem Singh | 19948 | Balbir Singh | 13614 | ||
| **Shillai** | None | Harsh Wardhan | 17326 | Jagat Singh | 9902 | ||
| **Paonta Doon** | None | Sukh Ram | 22647 | Kirnesh Jung | 16785 | ||
| **Nahan** | None | Sadanand Chauhan | 14551 | Kush Parmar | 13360 | ||
| **Kot-kehloor** | None | Thakur Ram Lal | 19509 | Randheer Kumar | 16507 | ||
| **Bilaspur** | None | Tilak Raj | 22868 | Jagat Prakash Nadda | 20142 | ||
| **Ghumarwin** | None | Karam Dev Dharmani | 20609 | Kashmir Singh | 17202 | ||
| **Geharwin** | SC | Dr. Beeru Ram Kishore | 21512 | Rikhi Ram Kondal | 19958 | ||
| **Nadaun** | None | Sukhvinder Singh | 14379 | Prabhat Chand | 9794 | ||
| **Hamirpur** | None | Anita Verma | 20749 | Urmil Thakur | 13884 | ||
| **Bamsan** | None | Prem Kumar Dhumal | 29325 | Kuldeep Singh Pathania | 13627 | ||
| **Mewa** | SC | Ishwar Dass Dhiman | 22778 | Suresh Kumar | 21449 | ||
| **Nadaunta** | None | Baldev Sharma | 23796 | Vidya Kumari | 11235 | ||
| **Gagret** | SC | Kuldeep Kumar | 23297 | Balbir Singh | 16119 | ||
| **Chintpurni** | None | Rakesh Kalia | 26581 | Praveen Sharma | 15640 | ||
| **Santokgarh** | None | Mukesh Agnihotri | 16360 | Jagroop Singh | 11336 | ||
| **Una** | None | Satpal Singh Satti | 27651 | Virender Gautam | 27600 | ||
| **Kutlehar** | None | Virender Kumar | 12380 | Saroj Thakur | 8464 | ||
| **Nurpur** | None | Sat Mahajan | 32049 | Rakesh Pathania | 22450 | ||
| **Gangath** | SC | Bodh Raj | 24499 | Des Raj | 22220 | ||
| **Jawali** | None | Sujan Singh | 27147 | Rajan Sushant | 21314 | ||
| **Guler** | None | Chander Kumar | 21936 | Harbans Singh | 16002 | ||
| **Jaswan** | None | Bikram Singh | 17180 | Viplove Thakur | 14994 | ||
| **Pragpur** | SC | Naveen Dhiman | 16585 | Yog Raj | 12359 | ||
| **Jawalamukhi** | None | Ramesh Chand | 22459 | Sanjay Rattan | 8730 | ||
| **Thural** | None | Ravinder Singh | 19278 | Jagdish Chand Sepehia | 16467 | ||
| **Rajgir** | SC | Atma Ram | 15018 | Dr.Milkhi Ram Goma | 13763 | ||
| **Baijnath** | None | Sudhir Sharma | 22371 | Dulo Ram | 16132 | ||
| **Palampur** | None | Brij Behari Lal | 24333 | Parveen Kumar | 17090 | ||
| **Sulah** | None | Jagjiwan Paul | 23851 | Bipan Singh Parmar | 12921 | ||
| **Nagrota** | None | G.s. Bali | 27925 | Ch.Ram Chand Bhatia | 17531 | ||
| **Shahpur** | None | Major Vijay Singh Mankotia | 24572 | Sarveen Chaudhary | 20276 | ||
| **Dharamsala** | None | Chandresh Kumari | 22181 | Kishan Kapoor | 17063 | ||
| **Kangra** | None | Surinder Kumar | 18836 | Rattan Lal Jagtamba | 13803 | ||
| **Bhattiyat** | None | Kuldip Singh Pathania | 13948 | Bhupinder Singh Chauhan | 11722 | ||
| **Banikhet** | None | Asha Kumari | 24348 | Renu Chadha | 23488 | ||
| **Rajnagar** | SC | Surinder Bhardwaj | 20613 | Mohan Lal | 17301 | ||
| **Chamba** | None | Harsh Mahajan | 21829 | B.K.Chauhan | 19642 | ||
| **Bharmour** | ST | Thakar Singh | 21869 | Tulsi Ram | 12177 | ||
| **Lahaul And Spiti** | ST | Raghbir Singh | 9458 | Dr.Ram Lal Markanda | 4690 | ||
| **Kulu** | None | Raj Krishan Gour | 21547 | Govind Singh Thakur | 14277 | ||
| **Banjar** | None | Khimi Ram | 30842 | Satya Parkash Thakur | 26300 | ||
| **Ani** | SC | Ishwar Dass | 22978 | Tej Ram | 15385 | ||
| **Karsog** | SC | Mast Ram | 19124 | Joginder Pal | 13213 | ||
| **Chachiot** | None | Jai Ram Thakur | 21040 | Shiv Lal | 13452 | ||
| **Nachan** | SC | Tek Chand | 17479 | Dile Ram | 15869 | ||
| **Sundernagar** | None | Sohan Lal Thakur | 20248 | Roop Singh | 15610 | ||
| **Balh** | SC | Damodar Dass | 18392 | Prakash Chaudhary | 18204 | ||
| **Gopalpur** | None | Rangila Ram Rao | 20959 | Col.Inder Singh | 18440 | ||
| **Dharampur** | None | Mohinder Singh | 16854 | Karamvir | 12944 | ||
| **Joginder Nagar** | None | Surender Pal | 24518 | Gulab Singh | 17981 | ||
| **Darang** | None | Kaul Singh | 27508 | Ramesh Chand | 20668 | ||
| **Mandi** | None | Sukh Ram | 23816 | Durga Dutt | 11426 |
References
References
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