Shalimar Bagh Assembly Election Result 2003

Delhi · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2003

Ravinder Nath Bansal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Shalimar Bagh Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Delhi in the 2003 state assembly election, securing 34,288 votes (54.70% vote share). The runner-up was B.S. Walia (Indian National Congress) with 27,404 votes.

A total of 9 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.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Delhi
  • Constituency: Shalimar Bagh
  • Constituency Number: 14
  • District: North
  • Total Contestants: 9
  • Election Year: 2003
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Ravinder Nath Bansal 34288 54.70% Bharatiya Janata Party
2 B.S. Walia 27404 43.70% Indian National Congress
3 Ramji Lal 207 0.30% Independent
4 Ramesh Dhawan 201 0.30% Jai Prakash Janata Dal
5 Sushil Jain 160 0.30% Shiv Sena
6 Radhey 145 0.20% Independent
7 Vinod Dukhiya 107 0.20% Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha
8 Rajender Parshad 101 0.20% Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA)
9 Baldev Kumar Bairwa 90 0.10% Independent

About Shalimar Bagh Assembly Constituency

The Shalimar Bagh constituency is part of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2003 Assembly election, 9 candidates contested for this seat. Ravinder Nath Bansal (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 34,288 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

9 candidates contested from Shalimar Bagh assembly constituency in the 2003 Vidhan Sabha election.

Shalimar Bagh is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Delhi.

Ravinder Nath Bansal (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Shalimar Bagh assembly seat in the 2003 Vidhan Sabha election.