Legislative Assembly elections were held in

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

in December 2003, electing the 90 members of the first

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha or the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Raipur, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Memb ...

. 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 A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

Ajit Jogi Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi (29 April 1946 29 May 2020) was an Indian politician, who served as the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, India. He was a member of the political party named Janta Congress Chhattisgarh. Education Jogi studied Me ...

lost the election, while

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

won the elections.

Raman Singh Dr. Raman Singh (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian politician and Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. Currently, he is the National Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is also an ayurvedic practitioner. He is also the longest s ...

was sworn-in as chief minister.

Results

Party-wise

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, 37,89,914 , 39.26 , , 90 , 50 , , - , style="background-color: " , ,

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

, 35,43,754 , 36.71 , , 90 , 37 , , - , style="background-color: " , ,

Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), alon ...

, 4,29,334 , 4.45 , , 54 , 2 , , - , style="background-color: " , ,

Nationalist Congress Party The Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) is one of the nine national parties in India. The party generally supports Indian nationalism and Gandhian secularism. It is the largest opposition party in Maharashtra and is also a significant party in ...

, 6,77,983 , 7.02 , , 89 , 1 , , - , style="background-color:grey", , Independents , 6,86,942 , 7.12 , , 254 , 0 , , - , colspan="8" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", , - style="font-weight:bold;" , align="left" colspan="2", Total , 96,53,571 , 100.00 , style="background-color:#E9E9E9", , 90 , 100.00 , ±0

Region-wise

District-wise

Constituency-wise

External links

* {{Chhattisgarh elections State Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh 2000s in Chhattisgarh