Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1991
13 constituencies in Punjab, 22.90% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 12 | +10 | 13 | 14,86,289 | 49.27% | +22.79 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5,94,628 | 19.71% | +11.09 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4,97,999 | 16.51% | +12.34 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -3 | 32 | 1,21,009 | 4.01% | -8.70 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,19,902 | 3.98% | +0.07 |
| SADMSADM | 0 | -6 | 3 | 77,970 | 2.58% | -26.61 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47,226 | 1.57% | -0.53 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | -1 | 4 | 39,220 | 1.30% | -4.16 |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27,966 | 0.93% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,839 | 0.09% | — |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,349 | 0.04% | — |
- INC12 (92%)
- BSP1 (8%)
- INC12
- BSP1
- INC12
- BSP1
Constituency performance
From the 13 results in Punjab
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Lok Sabha election (1989), 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
- INC
- BSP
Constituency results
All 13 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–13 of 13
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMRITSAR | INCRAGHUNANDAN LAL BHATIA | BJPBALDEV RAJ CHAWLA | 57,35324.27% | 23.2% |
| BHATINDA | INCKEWAL SINGH | CPIMAKHAN SINGH | 10,2517.79% | 13.2% |
| FARIDKOT | INCJAGMEET SINGH | BSPBALJIT SINGH | 77,69631.41% | 24.6% |
| FEROZEPUR | BSPMOHAN SINGH S/O KANSHA SINGH | INCSANTOSH SINGH | 1,2960.30% | 41.7% |
| GURDASPUR | INCSUKHBUNS KAUR (W) | BJPOM PRAKASH BHARDWAJ | 67,99720.12% | 35.0% |
| HOSHIARPUR | INCKAMAL CHAUDHARY | BSPMAYA WATI (W) | 25,0047.33% | 35.5% |
| JULLUNDUR | INCYASH | BJPJUGAL MAHAJAN | 1,13,81339.43% | 29.9% |
| LUDHIANA | INCGURCHARAN SINGH GALIB | BJPKRISHAN KANT JAIN | 53,44827.58% | 16.1% |
| PATIALA | INCSANT RAM SINGLA | SADMMANJIT SINGH KHAIRA | 1,03,77644.89% | 22.4% |
| PHILLAUR | INCSANTOSH CHAUDHARY (W) | BSPHARBHAJAN LAKHA | 5,7842.34% | 24.2% |
| ROPAR | INCHARCHAND SINGH | BSPJASPAL SINGH | 63,57044.47% | 13.5% |
| SANGRUR | INCGURCHARAN SINGH DADAHOOR | CPMCHAND SINGH CHOPRA | 5,2985.35% | 10.3% |
| TARN TARAN | INCSURINDER SINGH KAIRON | BSPHARBHAJAN SINGH OSAHAN | 50,64660.01% | 8.9% |
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 1991?
Indian National Congress won 12 of 13 seats in Punjab, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1991?
Turnout was 22.90% — 30.2 lakh of 1.32 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 13 Lok Sabha seats.