Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1989
13 constituencies in Punjab, 61.34% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADMSADM | 6 | +6 | 8 | 23,18,739 | 29.19% | — |
| INDIndependent | 3 | +3 | 139 | 10,09,961 | 12.72% | +3.87 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2 | -4 | 13 | 21,03,712 | 26.49% | -15.04 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 1 | +1 | 12 | 6,84,763 | 8.62% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 1 | +1 | 4 | 4,34,031 | 5.46% | — |
| SADBSADB | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4,27,609 | 5.38% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,31,290 | 4.17% | +0.78 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,10,134 | 3.90% | +0.93 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,66,562 | 2.10% | -1.75 |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 0 | -7 | 4 | 1,00,570 | 1.27% | -35.91 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16,308 | 0.21% | — |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9,512 | 0.12% | — |
| IGCIGC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7,635 | 0.10% | — |
| CPI(ML)CPI(ML) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6,640 | 0.08% | — |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6,284 | 0.08% | — |
| LKDBLKDB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,154 | 0.04% | — |
| BJMDBJMD | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,368 | 0.03% | — |
| PPPPraja Prasthanam Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,374 | 0.02% | — |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 968 | 0.01% | — |
| PKDPKD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 493 | 0.01% | — |
| ILPILP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 406 | 0.01% | — |
| PNFPNF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 314 | 0.00% | — |
- SADM6 (46%)
- IND3 (23%)
- INC2 (15%)
- BSP1 (8%)
- JD1 (8%)
- SADM6
- IND3
- INC2
- BSP1
- JD1
- SADM6
- IND3
- INC2
- BSP1
- JD1
Constituency performance
From the 13 results in Punjab
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Lok Sabha election (1984), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained2 (15%)
- Changed hands11 (85%)
2 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 11 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
Punjab, every Lok Sabha election on record
- SADM
- IND
- INC
- BSP
Constituency results
All 13 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–13 of 13
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMRITSAR | INDKIRPAL SINGH | INCRAGHUNANDAN LAL BHATIA | 1,23,21321.27% | 58.2% |
| BHATINDA | SADMSUCHA SINGH | INCGURDEV SINGH GILL | 2,07,38034.79% | 60.2% |
| FARIDKOT | SADMJAGDEV SINGH | INCHARCHARAN SINGH | 1,57,38325.05% | 62.8% |
| FEROZEPUR | INDDHIAN SINGH | INCJAGMEET SINGH | 32,8505.02% | 63.1% |
| GURDASPUR | INCSUKHBANS KAUR | SADMCHAUN SINGH SIDHU | 77,21514.17% | 57.4% |
| HOSHIARPUR | INCKAMAL CHAUDHARY | BSPSATNAM SINGH | 68,10912.43% | 57.9% |
| JULLUNDUR | JDI.K.GUJRAL | INCRAJINDER SINGH | 80,35814.75% | 58.1% |
| LUDHIANA | SADMRAJINDER KAUR BULARA | INCGURCHARAN SINGH GALIB | 1,33,72920.01% | 58.8% |
| PATIALA | INDATINDERPAL SINGH | INCVINOD KUMAR S/O KIDAR NATH | 81,26012.87% | 62.1% |
| PHILLAUR | BSPHARBHAJAN LAKHA | SADBCHARANJIT SINGH | 8,1241.37% | 58.7% |
| ROPAR | SADMBIMAL KAUR | INCRAJA SINGH | 2,30,57632.83% | 67.3% |
| SANGRUR | SADMRAJDEV SINGH | CPMCHAND SINGH | 1,04,54315.83% | 69.9% |
| TARN TARAN | SADMSIMARANJIT SINGH MANN | INCAJIT SINGH MANN | 4,80,41781.17% | 62.8% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Punjab alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1989?
SADM won 6 of 13 seats in Punjab, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1989?
Turnout was 61.34% — 79.4 lakh of 1.29 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 13 Lok Sabha seats.

