Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1996
13 constituencies in Punjab, 60.93% turnout.
Seats
13
Candidates
259
18 women, 1 elected
Turnout
60.93%
88.3 lakh of 1.45 cr
Leading party
SAD
8 of 13 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 8 | +8 | 9 | 25,34,979 | 28.72% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 3 | +2 | 4 | 8,25,565 | 9.35% | -10.36 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2 | -10 | 13 | 30,98,956 | 35.10% | -14.17 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 181 | 6,63,168 | 7.51% | +3.50 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5,71,920 | 6.48% | -10.03 |
| SADMSADM | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3,39,520 | 3.85% | +1.26 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,36,994 | 2.68% | -1.29 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,34,818 | 2.66% | +1.36 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,41,496 | 1.60% | +0.04 |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50,938 | 0.58% | — |
| BSPABSPA | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48,457 | 0.55% | — |
| LHPLHP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37,127 | 0.42% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18,066 | 0.20% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8,686 | 0.10% | — |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,673 | 0.06% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,068 | 0.06% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,694 | 0.03% | -0.90 |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,453 | 0.02% | -0.03 |
| PVPPPVPP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,185 | 0.01% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 776 | 0.01% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 406 | 0.00% | — |
- SAD8 (62%)
- BSP3 (23%)
- INC2 (15%)
- SAD8
- BSP3
- INC2
- SAD8
- BSP3
- INC2
Constituency performance
From the 13 results in Punjab
Closest contest
HOSHIARPUR
won by 10,944 (1.88%)
Biggest victory
BHATINDA
won by 92,229 (13.64%)
Highest turnout
FARIDKOT
70.57%
Lowest turnout
HOSHIARPUR
56.20%
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained3 (23%)
- Changed hands10 (77%)
3 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 10 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
VOTE SHARE
- SAD
- BSP
- INC
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 13 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–13 of 13
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMRITSAR | INCRAGHNANDAN LAL BHATIA | JDKIRPAL SINGH | 33,6725.15% | 57.7% |
| BHATINDA | SADHARINDER SINGH KHALSA(NORWAY) | INCSARVJOT SINGH | 92,22913.64% | 59.7% |
| FARIDKOT | SADSUKHBIR SINGH BADAL | INCKANWALJEET KAUR | 37,8584.83% | 70.6% |
| FEROZEPUR | BSPMOHAN SINGH | INCSUNIL KUMAR | 59,9128.33% | 62.7% |
| GURDASPUR | INCSUKHBUNS KAUR | BJPJAGDISH SAWHNEY | 74,54711.06% | 64.2% |
| HOSHIARPUR | BSPKANSHI RAM | INCKAMAL CHOUDHARY | 10,9441.88% | 56.2% |
| JULLUNDUR | SADDARBARA SINGH | INCUMRAO SINGH | 18,5553.01% | 57.5% |
| LUDHIANA | SADAMRIK SINGH ALIWAL | INCJASWANT KAUR | 71,2509.12% | 58.4% |
| PATIALA | SADPREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA | INCSANT RAM | 49,0667.20% | 57.5% |
| PHILLAUR | BSPHARBHAJAN LAKHA | INCSANTOSH CHAUDHARY | 49,8678.09% | 58.5% |
| ROPAR | SADBASANT SINGH | INCSHAMSHER SINGH | 71,09110.51% | 57.7% |
| SANGRUR | SADSURJEET SINGH BARNALA | SADMSIMARANJEET SINGH MANN | 75,65210.19% | 70.1% |
| TARN TARAN | SADMAJOR SINGH UBOKE | INCSURINDER SINGH KAIRON | 33,8525.41% | 62.5% |
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.