The Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted in 2003 after Delhi Legislative Assembly election held on 1 December 2003.
Legislative Assembly of Delhi (Vidhan Sabha of Delhi) | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 year |
| History | |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Disbanded | 2008 |
| Preceded by | 2nd Delhi Assembly |
| Succeeded by | 4th Delhi Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Chief Minister | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 |
Political groups | INC (47) BJP (20) JD (U) (1) NCP (1) IND (1) |
| Elections | |
| FPTP | |
Last election | 1998 |
| Meeting place | |
| Old Secretariat , Delhi, India | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Election and Government formation edit
Total six national parties, twelve state parties, forty-five registered (unrecognized) parties and other independent candidates contested for 70 assembly seats. With 47 seats, INC emerged as the single largest party and formed the Government with Sheila Dikshit as the Chief Minister. BJP won 20 seats and secured second position. JD(S), NCP and Independent contestant each won one seat.[1]
Electors edit
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electors | 47,56,330 | 36,91,994 | 84,48,324 |
| Electors who voted | 26,10,829 | 19,02,306 | 45,13,135 |
| Polling percentage | 54.89% | 51.43% | 53.42% |
Candidates edit
| Male | Female | Others | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | 739 | 78 | 0 | 817 |
| Elected | 63 | 7 | 0 | 70 |
| Forfeited deposits | 612 | 60 | 0 | 672 |
Elected members edit
| # | From | To | Position | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2003 | 2008 | Chief Minister | Shiela Dixit | INC |
| 02 | 2003 | 2008 | Speaker | Ajay Maken | INC |
| 03 | 2003 | 2008 | Deputy Speaker | Krishna Tirath | INC |
| 04 | 2003 | 2008 | Leader of the House | Shiela Dixit | INC |
| 05 | 2003 | 2008 | Leader of the Opposition | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | BJP |
List of members edit
Default sort, in ascending order of constituency
