2003 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly election in Mizoram, India
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Elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in November 2003 to elect members of the 40 constituencies in Mizoram, India. The Mizo National Front won the most seats and its leader, Zoramthanga was appointed as the Chief Minister of Mizoram for his second term.[1]
Registered532,028
Turnout78.65%
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20 November 2003
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All 40 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 532,028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 78.65% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties Contested
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested |
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| 1. | Indian National Congress |  |
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Lal Thanhawla | 40 |
| 2. | Mizo National Front |  |
Zoramthanga | 39 | |
| 3. | Mizoram People's Conference |  |
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T. Sailo | 28 |
| 4. | Janata Dal (United) | _Flag.svg){kind=small} |
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Sharad Yadav | 28 |
| 5. | Zoram Nationalist Party | |
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27 | |
| 6. | Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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L. K. Advani | 8 |
| 7. | Communist Party of India |  |
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Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan | 4 |
| 8. | Ephraim Union | |
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3 | |
| 9. | Maraland Democratic Front | |
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P. P. Thawla | 2 |
| 10. | Hmar People's Convention | |
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1 | |
| 11. | Independents | |
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collective leadership | 12 |
Result
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Mizo National Front | 132,507 | 31.69 | 21 | 0 | |
| Indian National Congress | 125,690 | 30.06 | 12 |  6 | |
| Mizoram People's Conference | 67,576 | 16.16 | 3 |  9 | |
| Zoram Nationalist Party | 61,466 | 14.70 | 2 | New | |
| Maraland Democratic Front | 8,146 | 1.95 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hmar People's Convention | 2,195 | 0.52 | 1 | New | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 7,823 | 1.87 | 0 | 0 | |
| Janata Dal (United) | 1,864 | 0.45 | 0 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 124 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Ephraim Union | 123 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 10,599 | 2.53 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 418,113 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 418,113 | 99.93 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 307 | 0.07 | |||
| Total votes | 418,420 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 532,028 | 78.65 | |||
| Source: ECI[2] | |||||