Punjab assembly election, Feb 1997
117 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 67.58% turnout.
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
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
- SAD
- BJP
- INC
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 117 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–117 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMRALA | INCAMRIK SINGH | SADKIRPAL SINGH | 1,4191.76% | 73.0% |
| SANGRUR | SADRANJIT SINGH | INCSURINDER PAL SINGH | 2,3562.36% | 72.9% |
| SARDULGARH | SADMAJIT INDER SINGH | SADBALWINDER SINGH | 3,1173.19% | 78.8% |
| SHAM CHAURASI | SADARJAN SINGH JOSH | BSPGURPAL CHAND | 13,49518.35% | 62.6% |
| SHERPUR | SADGOBIND SINGH | BSPRAJ SINGH | 3,2023.59% | 76.3% |
| SHUTRANA | SADGURDEV SINGH SIDHU | CPIRAM CHAND | 16,17317.07% | 66.8% |
| SIRHIND | INCHARBANS LAL | SADKIRPAL SINGH LIBRA | 5,2395.54% | 70.7% |
| SRIHARGOBINDPUR | SADBALBIR SINGH | CPIGURNAM SINGH | 24,98935.58% | 66.2% |
| SUJANPUR | BJPSATPAL SAINI | INCRAGHUNATH SAHAI PURI | 10,03411.88% | 70.4% |
| SULTANPUR | SADUPINDERJIT KAUR | INCRAJANBIR SINGH | 21,92627.63% | 70.5% |
| SUNAM | INCBHAGWAN DASS ARORA | SADSUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA | 2,5062.43% | 76.7% |
| TALWANDI SABO | INCHARMINDER SINGH JASSI | SADJEET MOHINDER SINGH | 3,1933.49% | 76.7% |
| TANDA | SADBALVIR SINGH | INCSURJIT KAUR | 20,38626.02% | 68.2% |
| TARN TARAN | SADPREM SINGH LALPUR | INCDALBAGH SINGH DALEKE | 25,21933.26% | 62.7% |
| VALTOHA | SADJAGIR SINGH | INCGURCHET SINGH | 1,1541.46% | 72.7% |
| VERKA | SADUJAGAR SINGH | INCGURMEJ SINGH | 31,44534.14% | 55.8% |
| ZIRA | SADINDERJIT SINGH | INCNARESH KUMAR | 19,59819.53% | 75.4% |
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.
