Punjab assembly election, Feb 2002
117 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 65.03% turnout.
Seats
117
Candidates
923
71 women, 8 elected
Turnout
65.03%
1.03 cr of 1.58 cr
Leading party
INC
62 of 117 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 62 | +48 | 105 | 36,82,877 | 35.81% | +9.22 |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 41 | -34 | 92 | 31,96,924 | 31.08% | -6.56 |
| INDIndependent | 9 | +3 | 274 | 11,59,552 | 11.27% | +0.41 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 3 | -15 | 23 | 5,83,214 | 5.67% | -2.66 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2,20,785 | 2.15% | -0.84 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | -1 | 100 | 5,85,579 | 5.69% | -1.79 |
| SADMSADM | 0 | -1 | 84 | 4,78,115 | 4.65% | +1.55 |
| LBPLBP | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1,19,923 | 1.17% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 39 | 92,315 | 0.90% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 36,683 | 0.36% | -1.43 |
| DBSMDBSM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34,036 | 0.33% | — |
| BSPABSPA | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20,261 | 0.20% | -0.04 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19,513 | 0.19% | +0.18 |
| LJNSPLJNSP | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17,095 | 0.17% | — |
| PBLPPBLP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7,387 | 0.07% | — |
| RRDRRD | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4,645 | 0.05% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3,967 | 0.04% | +0.03 |
| DBSPDemocratic Bharatiya Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3,189 | 0.03% | — |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,084 | 0.03% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,516 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,991 | 0.02% | -0.06 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,700 | 0.02% | -0.02 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,640 | 0.02% | -0.01 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,568 | 0.02% | — |
| ABSRABSR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,209 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,208 | 0.01% | — |
| LPSPLPSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 906 | 0.01% | — |
| MBSPMBSP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 859 | 0.01% | — |
| PRBPPRBP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 592 | 0.01% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 537 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| SPSPSardar Patel Siddhant Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 445 | 0.00% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 318 | 0.00% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 0.00% | — |
- INC62 (53%)
- SAD41 (35%)
- IND9 (8%)
- BJP3 (3%)
- CPI2 (2%)
- INC62
- SAD41
- IND9
- BJP3
- CPI2
- INC62
- SAD41
- IND9
- BJP3
- CPI2
Constituency performance
From the 117 results in Punjab
Closest contest
MANSA
won by 44 (0.05%)
Biggest victory
PATIALA TOWN
won by 33,583 (53.49%)
Highest turnout
BUDHLADA
79.29%
Lowest turnout
LUDHIANA RURAL
42.40%
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1997), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained44 (38%)
- Changed hands73 (62%)
44 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 73 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
- INC
- SAD
- IND
- BJP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 117 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOHAR | INCSUNIL KUMAR | INDSUDHIR NAGPAL | 7,3397.64% | 70.2% |
| ADAMPUR | INCKANWALJIT SINGH LALLY | SADSARABJIT SINGH MAKKAR | 7,3768.94% | 62.4% |
| AJNALA | SADDR. RATTAN SINGH | INDHARPARTAP SINGH | 3560.35% | 69.9% |
| AMLOH | INCSADHU SINGH | SADGURDEV SINGH | 18,75018.80% | 67.3% |
| AMRITSAR CENTRAL | INCDARBARI LAL | BJPLAXMI KANTA CHAWLA | 6,17113.97% | 52.1% |
| AMRITSAR NORTH | INCJUGAL KISHORE SHARMA | BJPBALDEV RAJ CHAWALA | 14,75625.86% | 44.8% |
| AMRITSAR SOUTH | INCHARJINDER SINGH THEKEDAR | INDRAMINDER SINGH BOLARIA | 4,0906.46% | 49.8% |
| AMRITSAR WEST | INDOM PARKASH SONI | CPIAMARJIT SINGH | 23,54022.90% | 48.8% |
| ANANDPUR SAHIB - ROPAR | INCRAMESH DUTT SHARMA | SADTARA SINGH | 12,68215.30% | 64.9% |
| ATTARI | SADGULZAR SINGH RANIKE | INCRATTAN SINGH | 24,21934.84% | 63.3% |
| BAGHA PURANA | SADSADHU SINGH RAJEANA | INCMAHESH INDER SINGH | 5,0475.23% | 67.7% |
| BALACHAUR | SADNAND LAL | INCRAM KISHAN KATARIA | 10,34312.86% | 69.3% |
| BALLUANA | INCPARKASH SINGH BHATTI | SADGURTEJ SINGH | 4,3205.09% | 71.0% |
| BANGA | INCTARLOCHAN SINGH | BSPMOHAN LAL | 3,6554.61% | 69.7% |
| BANUR | SADKANWALJIT SINGH | INCSHEELAM SOHI | 7140.67% | 72.4% |
| BARNALA | SADMALKIT SINGH KEETU | INCSURINDER PAL SINGH | 16,27016.55% | 70.0% |
| BATALA | INCASHWANI | BJPJAGDISH SAWHNEY | 13,52815.91% | 66.6% |
| BEAS | INCJASBIR SINGH GILL (DIMPA) | SADMANJINDER SINGH KANG | 6,4507.12% | 63.0% |
| BHADAUR | SADBALBIR SINGH GHUNAS | INCSURINDER KAUR | 23,08726.79% | 70.7% |
| BHATINDA | INCSURINDER SINGLA | SADCHIRANJI LAL | 13,41311.73% | 54.6% |
| BHOLATH | SADJAGIR KAUR | INCSUKHPAL SINGH | 11,37815.03% | 65.7% |
| BUDHLADA | SADHARBANT SINGH | CPIHARDEV SINGH | 14,80015.04% | 79.3% |
| CHAMKAUR SAHIB | SADSATWANT KAUR | INCBHAG SINGH | 9,09812.39% | 66.7% |
| DAKALA | INCLAL SINGH | SADCHARANJIT SINGH WALIA | 15,82715.38% | 69.9% |
| DAKHA | INCMALKIAT SINGH DAKHA | SADDARSHAN SINGH SHIVALIK | 8,7267.49% | 51.3% |
| DASUYA | INCRAMESH CHANDER | BJPMAHANT RAM PARKASH | 12,08315.52% | 66.9% |
| DHANAULA | SADGOBIND SINGH LONGOWAL | INCJAGJIT SINGH | 8,4939.11% | 75.1% |
| DHARAMKOT | SADSITAL SINGH | INDMUKHTIAR SINGH | 15,52917.81% | 66.3% |
| DHARIWAL | INDSUCHA SINGH CHHOTEPUR | SADSUCHA SINGH LANGAH | 800.10% | 71.5% |
| DHURI | SADGAGANJIT SINGH | SADMIQBAL SINGH | 1,5591.62% | 72.4% |
| DINA NAGAR | INCARUNA | BJPSITA RAM | 2,6823.51% | 63.1% |
| DIRBHA | INDSURJIT SINGH DHIMAN | SADBALDEV SINGH MANN | 9961.04% | 76.3% |
| FARIDKOT | SADKUSHALDEEP SINGH DHILLON | INCAVTAR SINGH BRAR | 6,2715.47% | 70.3% |
| FATEHGARH | INCSUKHJINDER SINGH | SADNIRMAL SINGH KAHLON | 7,4528.54% | 69.5% |
| FAZILKA | INCMOHINDER KUMAR | BJPSURJIT KUMAR | 13,85515.00% | 72.1% |
| FIROZEPUR | BJPSUKHPAL SINGH | INCBALMUKAND SHARMA | 7,7578.81% | 64.2% |
| FIROZEPUR CANTONMENT | INCRAVINDER SINGH | SADJANMEJA SINGH | 9,03110.31% | 72.6% |
| GARHDIWALA | SADDES RAJ | INCPAWAN KUMAR ADIA | 7,90111.21% | 57.9% |
| GARHSHANKAR | BJPAVINASH RAI KHANNA | BSPSHINGARA RAM SAHUNGRA | 6,1758.35% | 67.3% |
| GHANAUR | INCJASJIT SINGH | SADAJAIB SINGH S/O HARCHAND SINGH | 11,58813.10% | 70.0% |
| GIDDAR BAHA | SADMANPREET SINGH BADAL | INCRAGHUVEER SINGH | 15,53514.54% | 76.5% |
| GURDASPUR | INCKHUSHHAL BAHL | SADMUNAWAR MASIH | 11,69114.60% | 65.5% |
| GURU HAR SAHAI | INCGURMIT SINGH | SADPARAMJIT SINGH | 5,4315.04% | 71.3% |
| HOSHIARPUR | BJPTIKSHAN SUD | INCNARESH THAKUR | 3080.41% | 54.0% |
| JAGRAON | SADBHAG SINGH MALLAH | INDDARSHAN SINGH BRAR | 1,5571.69% | 64.6% |
| JALALABAD | INCHANS RAJ JOSAN | SADSHER SINGH | 4,3313.67% | 78.3% |
| JANDIALA | INCSARDUL SINGH | SADMALKIAT SINGH | 7,7338.82% | 58.5% |
| JOGA | SADJAGDEEP SINGH | INCSUKHRAJ SINGH | 8,0008.50% | 77.8% |
| JULLUNDUR CANTONMENT | INCGURKANWAL KAUR | SADPARAMJIT SINGH | 10,85316.36% | 50.8% |
| JULLUNDUR CENTRAL | INCRAJ KUMAR GUPTA | BJPMANORANJAN KALIA | 7,71112.20% | 49.6% |
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 2002?
Indian National Congress won 62 of 117 seats in Punjab, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab assembly election, Feb 2002?
Turnout was 65.03% — 1.03 cr of 1.58 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 117 assembly seats.
