Chhattisgarh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2003
Brijmohan Agrawal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Raipur Town Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Chhattisgarh in the 2003 state assembly election, securing 70,164 votes (56.90% vote share). The runner-up was Gajraj Pagariya (Indian National Congress) with 44,190 votes.
A total of 16 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brijmohan Agrawal | 70164 | 56.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Gajraj Pagariya | 44190 | 35.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Salam Rizvi | 3903 | 3.20% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 4 | Hitendra Vyas | 2142 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 5 | Adv. Hitendra Tiwari | 1208 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Santosh Kumar Dubey (Dubey Sir) | 533 | 0.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Hanumant Bag S/o Faldar Bag | 269 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Motilal Sachdev | 125 | 0.10% | Samajwadi Party |
| 9 | Maulana Mohommed Mujjafar Hussain Qadari Chisti | 123 | 0.10% | Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) |
| 10 | Pavitra Deep | 115 | 0.10% | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |
| 11 | Haji Gulam Mohammed | 102 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 12 | Jugnu Alam | 94 | 0.10% | Jai Prakash Janata Dal |
| 13 | Imrran Pasha | 80 | 0.10% | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party |
| 14 | Arun S/o Govardhan | 77 | 0.10% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 15 | Jitendra Shukla | 74 | 0.10% | Akhil Bharatiya Manav Adhikar Dal |
| 16 | Ashok Kumar Sinhani | 61 | 0.10% | Republican Party Of India (A) |
The Raipur Town constituency is part of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2003 Assembly election, 16 candidates contested for this seat. Brijmohan Agrawal (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 70,164 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.