Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1999
13 constituencies in Punjab, 55.70% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 8 | +8 | 11 | 33,65,176 | 38.44% | +12.59 |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 2 | -6 | 9 | 25,02,949 | 28.59% | -4.34 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | -2 | 3 | 8,01,806 | 9.16% | -2.51 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | +1 | 1 | 3,27,484 | 3.74% | +0.34 |
| SADMSADM | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2,98,846 | 3.41% | +0.69 |
| SHSADSHSAD | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4,06,421 | 4.64% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,36,375 | 3.84% | -8.81 |
| DBSMDBSM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,36,962 | 2.71% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 57 | 2,14,840 | 2.45% | -2.45 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,90,824 | 2.18% | +1.12 |
| BSPABSPA | 0 | 0 | 9 | 32,453 | 0.37% | -0.03 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9,079 | 0.10% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8,776 | 0.10% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7,022 | 0.08% | — |
| AIGCAIGC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,861 | 0.06% | +0.04 |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,498 | 0.05% | +0.03 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,475 | 0.03% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,770 | 0.02% | -0.03 |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 870 | 0.01% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 700 | 0.01% | — |
| BMPAIBMPAI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 338 | 0.00% | — |
- INC8 (62%)
- SAD2 (15%)
- BJP1 (8%)
- CPI1 (8%)
- SADM1 (8%)
- INC8
- SAD2
- BJP1
- CPI1
- SADM1
- INC8
- SAD2
- BJP1
- CPI1
- SADM1
Constituency performance
From the 13 results in Punjab
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Lok Sabha election (1998), 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
- INC
- SAD
- BJP
- CPI
Constituency results
All 13 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–13 of 13
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMRITSAR | INCRaghunandan Lal Bhatia | BJPDaya Singh Sodhi | 31,9995.43% | 47.4% |
| BHATINDA | CPIBhan Singh Bhaura | SADChatin Singh Samaon | 61,3179.43% | 53.4% |
| FARIDKOT | INCJagmeet Singh Brar | SADSukhbir Singh Badal | 5,1480.59% | 71.2% |
| FEROZEPUR | SADZora Singh | INCHans Raj | 14,8611.98% | 61.8% |
| GURDASPUR | BJPVinod Khanna | INCSukhbuns Kaur | 1,3990.21% | 59.8% |
| HOSHIARPUR | INCCharanjit Singh Channi | BJPKamal Chaudhry | 34,2065.89% | 52.1% |
| JULLUNDUR | INCBalbir Singh | SADPrabhjot Kaur | 34,5666.14% | 49.3% |
| LUDHIANA | INCGurcharan Singh Galib | SADAmrik Singh Aliwal | 1,05,24615.78% | 45.3% |
| PATIALA | INCPreneet Kaur | SADSurjit Singh Rakhra | 78,90810.09% | 59.7% |
| PHILLAUR | INCSantosh Chowdhary | DBSMSatnam Singh Kainth | 26,5784.33% | 53.6% |
| ROPAR | INCShamsher Singh | SADSatwinder Kaur | 77,38110.88% | 56.2% |
| SANGRUR | SADMSimranjit Singh Mann | SADSurjit Singh Barnala | 86,31712.15% | 62.0% |
| TARN TARAN | SADTarlochan Singh Tur | INCGurinder Partap Singh Kairon | 75,61712.72% | 54.0% |
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 1999?
Indian National Congress won 8 of 13 seats in Punjab, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1999?
Turnout was 55.70% — 87.5 lakh of 1.57 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 13 Lok Sabha seats.
