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 51–100 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULLUNDUR NORTH | INCAVTAR HENRY | BJPSURESH SEHGAL | 22,36734.46% | 50.8% |
| JULLUNDUR SOUTH | INCMOHINDER SINGH KAYPEE | BJPCHUNI LAL BHAGAT | 10,82313.20% | 57.4% |
| KAHNUWAN | INCPARTAP SINGH BAJWA | SADSEWA SINGH SEKHWAN | 6,8057.99% | 69.5% |
| KAPURTHALA | INCRANA GURJEET SINGH | SADRAGHBIR SINGH | 10,12514.11% | 62.5% |
| KARTARPUR | INCCHAUDHRY JAGJIT SINGH | SADCHARNJIT SINGH ATWAL | 4,1234.78% | 66.7% |
| KHADOOR SAHIB | SADMANJIT SINGH | INCSUKHDEV SINGH | 22,71032.68% | 59.4% |
| KHANNA | INCHARBANS KAUR | SADSATWINDER KAUR DHALIWAL | 9,63511.23% | 63.5% |
| KHARAR | INCBIR DEVINDER SINGH | INDBALBIR SINGH | 1,5201.43% | 60.4% |
| KOT KAPURA | SADMANTAR SINGH | INCPROF. VIBHA SHARMA | 1,7391.62% | 71.1% |
| KUM KALAN | SADINDER IQBAL SINGH ATWAL | INCISHAR SINGH | 2,6062.76% | 65.1% |
| LAMBI | SADPARKASH SINGH BADAL | INDMAHESHINDER SINGH | 23,92925.67% | 71.4% |
| LEHRA | INCRAJINDER KAUR | SADNARANJAN SINGH | 15,50816.37% | 71.1% |
| LOHIAN | SADAJIT SINGH KOHAR | INCBRIJ BHUPINDER SINGH LALLY | 5,1755.33% | 68.3% |
| LUDHIANA EAST | INCSURINDER KUMAR DAWAR | BJPSAT PAL GOSAIN | 13,24924.72% | 46.1% |
| LUDHIANA NORTH | INCRAKESH PANDEY | BJPPRAN NATH BHATIA | 22,87235.66% | 45.6% |
| LUDHIANA RURAL | INCMALKIT SINGH BIRMI | SADAMRIK SINGH ALIWAL | 30,10320.01% | 42.4% |
| LUDHIANA WEST | INCHARNAM DASS JOHAR | SADAVTAR SINGH MAKKAR | 16,60024.37% | 43.8% |
| MAHILPUR | SADSOHAN SINGH THANDAL | BSPAVTAR SINGH KARIMPURI | 9,28014.29% | 65.9% |
| MAJITHA | INCSWINDER SINGH | SADRAJ MOHINDER SINGH MAJITHA | 2,1982.64% | 70.5% |
| MALERKOTLA | INCRAZIA SULTANA | INDAJIT SINGH | 1790.17% | 73.9% |
| MALOUT | CPINATHU RAM | SADMUKHTIAR KAUR | 6,6097.33% | 67.4% |
| MANSA | INDSHER SINGH | SADSUKHWINDER SINGH | 440.05% | 71.3% |
| MOGA | SADTOTA SINGH | INCSATHI VIJAY KUMAR | 3050.34% | 57.8% |
| MORINDA | INCJAGMOHAN SINGH | SADUJAGAR SINGH | 22,71723.18% | 70.8% |
| MUKERIAN | INCDR. KEWAL KRISHAN | BJPARUNESH SHAKAR | 9,0639.60% | 71.8% |
| MUKTSAR | INDSUKHDARSHAN SINGH(MADAHAR KALAN) | INCHARCHARAN SINGH | 2000.21% | 69.6% |
| NABHA | INCRANDEEP SINGH | SADNARINDER SINGH | 13,95112.97% | 78.4% |
| NAKODAR | INCAMARJIT SINGH SAMRA | SADGURMEET SINGH DADUWAL | 9,46711.10% | 64.4% |
| NANGAL | INCKANWAR PAL SINGH | BJPMADAN MOHAN MITTAL | 13,96218.66% | 65.2% |
| NAROT MEHRA | INCRUMAL CHAND | BJPBISHAMBAR DASS | 10,51314.64% | 67.3% |
| NATHANA | SADGURA SINGH | INCJASMAIL SINGH | 3,5023.63% | 72.4% |
| NAUSHAHRA PANWAN | SADRANJIT SINGH | INCJAGIR SINGH | 5,9348.62% | 62.8% |
| NAWAN SHAHR | INCPARKASH SINGH | BSPRAM KISHAN | 5,3465.28% | 70.1% |
| NIHAL SINGH WALA | SADZORA SINGH | CPIAJAIB SINGH | 18,82723.41% | 65.4% |
| NUR MAHAL | INCGURBINDER SINGH ATWAL | SADGURDIP SINGH | 9,27910.73% | 70.5% |
| PAKKA KALAN | CPIGURJANT SINGH | SADMAKHAN SINGH | 1,7772.08% | 67.8% |
| PANJGRAIN | SADGURDEV SINGH BADAL | CPIDARSHAN SINGH | 21,43723.91% | 70.8% |
| PATHANKOT | INCASHOK SHARMA | BJPMASTER MOHAN LAL | 17,36421.93% | 64.4% |
| PATIALA TOWN | INCAMARINDER SINGH | SADSARUP SINGH SEHGAL | 33,58353.49% | 48.7% |
| PATTI | SADADESH PARTAP SINGH KAIRON | INCTARLOK SINGH | 21,37926.38% | 61.7% |
| PAYAL | INCTEJ PARKASH SINGH | SADJAGJIWAN PAL SINGH | 7,6018.79% | 68.7% |
| PHAGWARA | INCJOGINDER SINGH | BJPSWARNA RAM | 1,1861.37% | 58.1% |
| PHILLAUR | INCSANTOKH SINGH CHOUDHARY | SADSARWAN SINGH | 4,6555.36% | 70.3% |
| QADIAN | INCTRIPT RAJINDER SINGH | SADNATHA SINGH | 6,9547.64% | 71.2% |
| QILA RAIPUR | SADJAGDISH SINGH GURCHA | INCGURDIAL KAUR KHANGURA | 6,5797.54% | 67.7% |
| RAIKOT | SADRANJIT SINGH TALWANDI | INCHARMOHINDER SINGH PARDHAN | 6,3997.08% | 67.6% |
| RAJA SANSI | SADVIR SINGH LOPOKE | INDSUKHBINDER SINGH (SUKH SARKARIA) | 3,4534.04% | 72.3% |
| RAJPURA | INCRAJ KHURANA | BJPBALRAM JI DASS | 16,74618.53% | 61.5% |
| RAMPURA PHUL | INDGURPREET SINGH KANGRU | SADSIKANDER SINGH MALUKA | 2,6592.63% | 73.2% |
| SAMANA | SADSURJIT SINGH RAKHRA | INCBRAHM MOHINDRA | 10,7729.07% | 57.5% |
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.
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.
