Punjab assembly election, Feb 1997
117 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 67.58% turnout.
Seats
117
Candidates
693
52 women, 7 elected
Turnout
67.58%
1.03 cr of 1.52 cr
Leading party
SAD
75 of 117 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 75 | +72 | 92 | 38,73,099 | 37.64% | +32.44 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 18 | +12 | 22 | 8,57,219 | 8.33% | -8.15 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 14 | -73 | 105 | 27,36,346 | 26.59% | -17.24 |
| INDIndependent | 6 | +2 | 244 | 11,18,348 | 10.87% | +1.63 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | -2 | 15 | 3,07,023 | 2.98% | -0.66 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 1 | -8 | 67 | 7,69,675 | 7.48% | -8.84 |
| SADMSADM | 1 | +1 | 30 | 3,19,111 | 3.10% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 25 | 1,83,978 | 1.79% | -0.61 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | -1 | 27 | 57,283 | 0.56% | -1.60 |
| BSPABSPA | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24,373 | 0.24% | — |
| PJMPJM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10,016 | 0.10% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8,134 | 0.08% | — |
| AIRKCAIRKC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4,433 | 0.04% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,490 | 0.03% | — |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,528 | 0.02% | — |
| UCPIUCPI | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2,056 | 0.02% | -0.46 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,640 | 0.02% | — |
| MCPISMCPIS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,607 | 0.02% | — |
| LVPLVP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,428 | 0.01% | — |
| BLLPBLLP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,270 | 0.01% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,135 | 0.01% | — |
| ABSRABSR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 944 | 0.01% | — |
| ABRCDABRCD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 763 | 0.01% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 3 | 719 | 0.01% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 655 | 0.01% | — |
| INDPINDP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 651 | 0.01% | — |
| ABLRPABLRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 568 | 0.01% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 537 | 0.01% | — |
| NCYNCY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 450 | 0.00% | — |
| BAMPBAMP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 335 | 0.00% | — |
- SAD75 (64%)
- BJP18 (15%)
- INC14 (12%)
- IND6 (5%)
- CPI2 (2%)
- BSP1 (1%)
- Others1 (1%)
- SAD75
- BJP18
- INC14
- IND6
- CPI2
- BSP1
- Others1
- SAD75
- BJP18
- INC14
- IND6
- CPI2
- BSP1
- SADM1
Constituency performance
From the 117 results in Punjab
Closest contest
DASUYA
won by 53 (0.07%)
Biggest victory
ATTARI
won by 41,178 (59.69%)
Highest turnout
DIRBHA
80.98%
Lowest turnout
LUDHIANA NORTH
48.46%
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1992), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained23 (20%)
- Changed hands94 (80%)
23 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 94 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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- SAD
- BJP
- INC
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 117 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOHAR | BJPRAM KUMAR | INCSAJJAN KUMAR | 15,56215.75% | 66.6% |
| ADAMPUR | SADSAROOP SINGH | INCKANWALJIT SINGH LALLY | 16,30419.59% | 69.7% |
| AJNALA | SADRATTAN SINGH | INCRAJBIR SINGH | 1,7111.70% | 74.8% |
| AMLOH | SADBALWANT SINGH | INCSADHU SINGH | 12,73212.83% | 67.2% |
| AMRITSAR CENTRAL | BJPLAXMI KANTA CHAWLA | INCDARBARI LAL | 14,58329.02% | 60.4% |
| AMRITSAR NORTH | BJPBALDEV RAJ CHAWLA | INCFAQIR CHAND SHARMA | 16,73228.20% | 51.9% |
| AMRITSAR SOUTH | SADMANJIT SINGH CALCUTTA | INCHARJINDER SINGH THEKEDAR | 14,49518.96% | 54.5% |
| AMRITSAR WEST | INDOM PARKASH SONI | BJPOM PARKASH KALIA | 13,67112.96% | 57.6% |
| ANANDPUR SAHIB - ROPAR | SADTARA SINGH | INCRAMESH DUTT SHARMA | 6,0447.53% | 63.3% |
| ATTARI | SADGULZAR SINGH | CPISARDUL SINGH | 41,17859.69% | 64.4% |
| BAGHA PURANA | SADSADHU SINGH | INCMAHESHINDER SINGH | 4,3734.62% | 76.4% |
| BALACHAUR | SADNAND LAL | BSPHARGOPAL SINGH | 20,52225.64% | 64.0% |
| BALLUANA | SADGURTEJ SINGH | INCBABU RAM | 22,03127.11% | 67.3% |
| BANGA | SADMOHAN LAL | BSPSATNAM SINGH KAINTH | 6090.76% | 71.8% |
| BANUR | SADKANWALJIT SINGH | INCMOHINDER SINGH GILL | 22,59824.85% | 67.7% |
| BARNALA | INDMALKIAT SINGH | SADRAJINDER KAUR | 23,71424.17% | 74.3% |
| BATALA | BJPJAGDISH | INCASHWANI | 13,85715.60% | 68.3% |
| BEAS | SADMANMOHAN SINGH | INCJASBIR SINGH | 1,8272.03% | 70.9% |
| BHADAUR | SADBALBIR SINGH | INCMOHINDER PAL SINGH (PAKHO) | 11,52713.72% | 73.2% |
| BHATINDA | SADCHIRANJI LAL GARG | INCSURINDER KAPOOR | 24,38122.24% | 56.8% |
| BHOLATH | SADJAGIR KAUR | INCSUKHPAL SINGH | 28,02735.28% | 70.3% |
| BUDHLADA | CPIHARDEV SINGH | SADHARBANT SINGH | 6,4496.70% | 77.6% |
| CHAMKAUR SAHIB | SADSATWANT KAUR | SADMBHAG SINGH | 26,14437.56% | 61.3% |
| DAKALA | SADHARMAIL SINGH | INCLAL SINGH | 9,9039.56% | 74.0% |
| DAKHA | SADBIKRAMJIT SINGH | INCMALKIT SINGH DAKHA | 15,11012.14% | 59.5% |
| DASUYA | INCROMESH CHANDER | BJPMAHANT RAM PARKASH | 530.07% | 67.2% |
| DHANAULA | SADGOBIND SINGH | INCMANJIT SINGH | 3,0823.37% | 76.8% |
| DHARAMKOT | SADSITAL SINGH | INCKEWAL SINGH | 26,64230.07% | 71.3% |
| DHARIWAL | SADSUCHA SINGH LANGAH | SADMSUCHA SINGH CHHOTEPUR | 4,4795.34% | 71.5% |
| DHURI | INDDHANWANT SINGH | SADSURINDER SINGH | 3,6913.98% | 73.4% |
| DINA NAGAR | BJPROOP RANI | INCKRISHAN KUMAR | 27,81837.29% | 59.7% |
| DIRBHA | INCGURCHARAN SINGH | SADBALDEV SINGH | 6,3636.78% | 81.0% |
| FARIDKOT | INCAVTAR SINGH | SADJAGDISH KAUR | 3,5233.22% | 72.8% |
| FATEHGARH | INDNIRMAL SINGH | INCSUKHJINDER SINGH | 5,5366.75% | 74.1% |
| FAZILKA | BJPSURJIT KUMAR | INDMOHINDER KUMAR | 12,12113.19% | 77.1% |
| FIROZEPUR | BJPGIRDHARA SINGH | BSPMUKHTIAR SINGH | 23,86928.31% | 64.3% |
| FIROZEPUR CANTONMENT | SADJANMEJA SINGH | INCRAVINDER SINGH | 1,7301.99% | 75.0% |
| GARHDIWALA | SADSOHAN SINGH | INCDHARAMPAL SABHARWAL | 18,51625.77% | 61.2% |
| GARHSHANKAR | BSPSHINGARA RAM SAHUNGRA | BJPAVINASH | 8011.05% | 66.4% |
| GHANAUR | SADAJAIB SINGH MUKHMAIL PURA | INCJASJIT SINGH RANDHAWA | 7,8248.93% | 68.3% |
| GIDDAR BAHA | SADMANPREET SINGH BADAL | INCMALKIT SINGH | 17,14817.80% | 73.1% |
| GURDASPUR | SADKARTAR SINGH PAHRA | INCKHUSHHAL BAHL | 17,10719.63% | 66.9% |
| GURU HAR SAHAI | SADPARAMJIT SINGH | INCSAJWAR SINGH | 8,6087.91% | 76.8% |
| HOSHIARPUR | BJPTIKHSHAN SOOD | BSPMOHINDER PAL | 22,11527.68% | 62.0% |
| JAGRAON | SADBHAG SINGH | INCDARSHAN SINGH | 18,95419.93% | 69.3% |
| JALALABAD | SADSHER SINGH | INDHANS RAJ | 3,3972.95% | 78.0% |
| JANDIALA | SADAJAYPAL SINGH MIRANKOT | INCSARDOOL SINGH | 19,76021.71% | 62.7% |
| JOGA | SADBALDEV SINGH | INDSUKHDEV SINGH DHILLON | 3,6193.98% | 78.5% |
| JULLUNDUR CANTONMENT | INCTEJ PARKASH SINGH | SADSURJIT SINGH MINHAS | 3,6604.81% | 59.7% |
| JULLUNDUR CENTRAL | BJPMANORANJAN KALIA | INCJAI KISHAN SAINI | 19,37027.27% | 57.7% |
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 assembly election, Feb 1997?
Shiromani Akali Dal won 75 of 117 seats in Punjab, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab assembly election, Feb 1997?
Turnout was 67.58% — 1.03 cr of 1.52 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 117 assembly seats.