Chandigarh, Lok Sabha election 1996
1 constituencies in Chandigarh, 57.48% turnout.
Seats
1
Candidates
48
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
57.48%
2.59 lakh of 4.51 lakh
Leading party
BJP
1 of 1 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Chandigarh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1,01,137 | 39.05% | +10.25 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -1 | 1 | 77,168 | 29.79% | -6.07 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45,569 | 17.59% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10,612 | 4.10% | -0.61 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8,145 | 3.14% | -0.98 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6,030 | 2.33% | — |
| BSPABSPA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,128 | 1.59% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,405 | 0.93% | -1.84 |
| SMPSMP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 882 | 0.34% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 834 | 0.32% | -23.16 |
| PHKPHK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 735 | 0.28% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 654 | 0.25% | — |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 513 | 0.20% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 0.08% | — |
- BJP1 (100%)
- BJP1
- BJP1
Constituency performance
From the 1 results in Chandigarh
Closest contest
CHANDIGARH
won by 23,969 (9.25%)
Biggest victory
CHANDIGARH
won by 23,969 (9.25%)
Highest turnout
CHANDIGARH
57.48%
Seat change
Against Chandigarh's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands1 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 1 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Chandigarh, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 1 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–1 of 1
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDIGARH | BJPSATYA PAL JAIN | INCPAWAN KUMAR BANSAL | 23,9699.25% | 57.5% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Chandigarh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.