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Punjab Vidhan Sabha 1997

Results board · 117 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StatePunjab
Seats
117
Constituencies
Majority
59
Seats needed of 117
Electors
1.52Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
1.05Cr
68.7% of electors
Median turnout
70.2%
Median of 117 seats
SAD lead
+16
Above majority · 75 − 59

[01]Seat matrix

117 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 117 seats: SAD 75, BJP 18, INC 14, IND 6, CPI 2, SADSS 1, BSP 1. Majority line at 59 seats. Hemicycle of 117 seats: SAD 75, BJP 18, INC 14, IND 6, CPI 2, SADSS 1, BSP 1. Majority line at 59 seats.
Majority · 59 of 117SAD 75 · +16 above majority
SAD 7564.1% Shiromani Akali Dal
BJP 1815.4% Bharatiya Janata Party
INC 1412.0% Indian National Congress
IND 65.1% Independents
CPI 21.7% Communist Party of India
SADSS 10.9% Shiromani Akali Dal (SIMRANJIT SINGH MANN)
BSP 10.9% Bahujan Samaj Party

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
SAD 37.6%75 seats · 64.1%
INC 26.6%14 seats · 12.0%
BJP 8.3%18 seats · 15.4%
BSP 7.5%1 seat · 0.9%
SAD(M) 3.1%Seats unmatched
Others 16.9%Seat count not derivable

Vote share not published

  • IND6 seats
  • CPI2 seats
  • SADSS1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

AKALI DAL ALLIANCE 46.8%95 seats
CONGRESS ALLIANCE 29.3%16 seats
BSP ALLIANCE 10.6%2 seats
OTHERS 13.3%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. SAD converted 37.6% of votes into 64.1% of seats, a seat premium of 26.5 pp.

    75 ÷ 117 = 64.1% · 64.1 − 37.6 = +26.5

  2. INC polled 26.6% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 14 seats (12.0%).

    14 ÷ 117 = 12.0% · 12.0 − 26.6 = −14.6

  3. Dasuya was decided by 53 votes, the closest of 117 seats; Ludhiana Rural had the widest margin, 61,027.

    min / max of margin over 117 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 4 seats were won by a margin under 1%; INC won 2 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 4 of 117 · INC 2

  5. In SC-reserved seats SAD won 23 of 29 (79.3%), against 64.1% of all seats.

    23 ÷ 29 = 79.3% · 75 ÷ 117 = 64.1%

  6. Turnout ran from 49.4% in Ludhiana North to 81.9% in Dirbha; the median seat polled 70.2%.

    min / median / max over 117 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

117 of 117 seats carry a turnout
025507510070.2%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 10.9% of seats
50–60 1210.3% of seats
60–70 4538.5% of seats
70–80 5748.7% of seats
≥ 80% 21.7% of seats
  • LowestLudhiana North49.4%
  • HighestDirbha81.9%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

117 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Punjab Vidhan Sabha 1997, all 117 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Fatehgarh Nirmal Singh Independent 82,970 5,536 6.7 75.0
02 Batala Jagdish Bharatiya Janata Party 89,860 13,857 15.4 69.0
03 Qadian Natha Singh Dalam Shiromani Akali Dal 94,523 5,663 6.0 72.0
04 Srihargobindpur Balbir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 71,137 24,989 35.1 67.1
05 Kahnuwan Sewa Singh Sekhwan Shiromani Akali Dal 81,502 6,755 8.3 72.2
06 Dhariwal Sucha Singh Langah Shiromani Akali Dal 85,062 4,479 5.3 72.4
07 Gurdaspur Kartar Singh Pahra Shiromani Akali Dal 88,016 17,107 19.4 67.6
08 Dina NagarSC Roop Rani Bharatiya Janata Party 75,556 27,818 36.8 60.5
09 Narot MehraSC Ram Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 70,189 21,252 30.3 65.6
10 Pathankot Mohan Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 82,711 14,716 17.8 67.1
11 Sujanpur Satpal Saini Bharatiya Janata Party 85,810 10,034 11.7 71.6
12 Beas Manmohan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 91,722 1,827 2.0 72.2
13 Majitha Parkash Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 88,158 2,831 3.2 75.7
14 VerkaSC Ujagar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 93,809 31,445 33.5 56.8
15 JandialaSC Ajaypal Singh Mirankot Shiromani Akali Dal 92,821 19,760 21.3 64.0
16 Amritsar North Baldev Raj Chawla Bharatiya Janata Party 59,968 16,732 27.9 52.4
17 Amritsar West Om Parkash Soni Independent 1,07,564 13,671 12.7 58.7
18 Amritsar Central Laxmi Kanta Chawla Bharatiya Janata Party 50,771 14,583 28.7 61.0
19 Amritsar South Manjit Singh Calcutta Shiromani Akali Dal 77,599 14,495 18.7 55.3
20 Ajnala Rattan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 1,02,467 1,711 1.7 76.3
21 Raja Sansi Vir Singh Lopoke Shiromani Akali Dal 85,695 20,655 24.1 76.3
22 AttariSC Gulzar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 70,340 41,178 58.5 65.7
23 Tarn Taran Prem Singh Lalpur Shiromani Akali Dal 77,100 25,219 32.7 63.8
24 Khadoor SahibSC Ranjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 74,413 33,290 44.7 65.2
25 Naushahra Panwan Ranjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 68,702 31,596 46.0 66.5
26 Patti Adaish Partap Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 85,999 47,487 55.2 68.4
27 Valtoha Jagir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 80,618 1,154 1.4 74.1
28 Adampur Saroop Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 84,410 16,304 19.3 70.7
29 Jullundur Cantonment Tej Parkash Singh Indian National Congress 77,077 3,660 4.7 60.5
30 Jullundur North Avtar Henry Indian National Congress 74,623 2,170 2.9 62.4
31 Jullundur Central Manoranjan Kalia Bharatiya Janata Party 71,826 19,370 27.0 58.4
32 Jullundur SouthSC Chuni Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 85,882 6,134 7.1 65.4
33 KartarpurSC Jagjit Singh Indian National Congress 84,205 276 0.3 69.9
34 Lohian Ajit Singh Kohar Shiromani Akali Dal 1,00,051 27,160 27.1 74.1
35 Nakodar Amarjit Singh Samra Indian National Congress 89,874 10,848 12.1 72.0
36 Nur Mahal Gurdip Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 92,836 448 0.5 75.9
37 BangaSC Mohan Lal Shiromani Akali Dal 81,150 609 0.8 72.9
38 Nawan Shahr Charanjit Singh Independent 1,04,391 1,990 1.9 73.9
39 PhillaurSC Sarwan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 88,955 5,552 6.2 72.6
40 Bholath Jagir Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal 80,783 28,027 34.7 71.5
41 Kapurthala Raghbir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 71,100 12,255 17.2 63.7
42 Sultanpur Upinderjit Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal 80,650 21,926 27.2 71.6
43 PhagwaraSC Swarna Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 96,996 26,623 27.4 65.9
44 Balachaur Nand Lal Shiromani Akali Dal 80,941 20,522 25.4 64.7
45 Garhshankar Shingara Ram Sahungra Bahujan Samaj Party 77,489 801 1.0 67.2
46 MahilpurSC Sohan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 66,855 8,733 13.1 66.4
47 Hoshiarpur Tikhshan Sood Bharatiya Janata Party 80,793 22,115 27.4 62.7
48 Sham ChaurasiSC Arjan Singh Josh Shiromani Akali Dal 74,559 13,495 18.1 63.5
49 Tanda Balvir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 79,405 20,386 25.7 69.1
50 GarhdiwalaSC Sohan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 73,251 18,516 25.3 62.4
51 DasuyaCLOSEST Romesh Chander Indian National Congress 82,180 53 0.1 68.3
52 Mukerian Arunesh Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 99,545 19,492 19.6 72.2
53 Jagraon Bhag Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 96,946 18,954 19.6 70.6
54 Raikot Harmohinder Singh Pardhan Indian National Congress 92,032 4,052 4.4 74.2
55 DakhaSC Bikramjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 1,26,522 15,110 11.9 60.5
56 Qila Raipur Parkash Singh Badal Shiromani Akali Dal 87,511 11,032 12.6 71.5
57 Ludhiana North Rakesh Kumar Indian National Congress 65,217 20,862 32.0 49.4
58 Ludhiana West Maheshinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 76,375 12,893 16.9 54.2
59 Ludhiana East Sat Pal Gosain Bharatiya Janata Party 62,874 16,311 25.9 58.3
60 Ludhiana RuralWIDEST Hira Singh Gabbaria Shiromani Akali Dal 1,64,704 61,027 37.1 54.1
61 Payal Sadhu Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 87,148 7,274 8.3 71.1
62 Kum KalanSC Charanjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 92,374 13,423 14.5 69.3
63 Samrala Amrik Singh Indian National Congress 83,098 1,419 1.7 75.2
64 KhannaSC Bachan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 89,207 12,749 14.3 68.3
65 Nangal Madan Mohan Mittal Bharatiya Janata Party 75,259 9,271 12.3 66.0
66 Anandpur Sahib-Ropar Tara Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 81,387 6,044 7.4 64.2
67 Chamkaur SahibSC Satwant Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal 71,922 26,144 36.4 63.4
68 Morinda Ravi Inder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 95,268 4,835 5.1 70.9
69 Kharar Daljeet Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal 1,01,492 34,756 34.2 54.3
70 Banur Kanwaljit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 92,554 22,598 24.4 68.9
71 Rajpura Balram Ji Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 93,450 1,091 1.2 67.3
72 Ghanaur Ajaib Singh Mukhmail Pura Shiromani Akali Dal 89,964 7,824 8.7 70.2
73 Dakala Harmail Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 1,05,788 9,903 9.4 75.6
74 ShutranaSC Gurdev Singh Sidhu Shiromani Akali Dal 96,590 16,173 16.7 68.1
75 Samana Jagtar Singh Rajla Shiromani Akali Dal 1,14,127 40,296 35.3 53.3
76 Patiala Town Surjit Singh Kohli Shiromani Akali Dal 79,464 12,664 15.9 56.6
77 Nabha Narinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 1,10,055 1,294 1.2 78.4
78 AmlohSC Balwant Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 1,02,116 12,732 12.5 69.1
79 Sirhind Harbans Lal Indian National Congress 97,246 5,239 5.4 72.7
80 Dhuri Dhanwant Singh Independent 96,781 3,691 3.8 76.6
81 Malerkotla Nusrat Ali Khan Shiromani Akali Dal 1,07,639 19,020 17.7 75.2
82 SherpurSC Gobind Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 90,325 3,202 3.5 77.4
83 Barnala Malkiat Singh Independent 99,443 23,714 23.8 75.3
84 BhadaurSC Balbir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 85,567 11,527 13.5 74.6
85 Dhanaula Gobind Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 92,764 3,082 3.3 77.9
86 Sangrur Ranjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 1,01,111 2,356 2.3 74.0
87 Dirbha Gurcharan Singh Indian National Congress 94,881 6,363 6.7 81.9
88 Sunam Bhagwan Dass Arora Indian National Congress 1,04,925 2,506 2.4 77.9
89 Lehra Rajinder Kaur Bhattal Indian National Congress 97,788 10,730 11.0 79.7
90 BalluanaSC Gurtej Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 82,921 22,031 26.6 68.7
91 Abohar Ram Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 1,00,293 15,562 15.5 67.6
92 Fazilka Surjit Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 93,093 12,121 13.0 78.1
93 Jalalabad Sher Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 1,16,769 3,397 2.9 78.9
94 Guru Har Sahai Paramjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 1,10,411 8,608 7.8 77.9
95 Firozepur Girdhara Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 85,496 23,869 27.9 65.2
96 Firozepur Cantonment Janmeja Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 87,999 1,730 2.0 76.1
97 Zira Inderjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 1,02,031 19,598 19.2 76.7
98 DharamkotSC Sital Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 90,360 26,642 29.5 72.8
99 Moga Tota Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 88,825 21,399 24.1 66.5
100 Bagha Purana Sadhu Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 95,824 4,373 4.6 77.3
101 Nihal Singh WalaSC Ajaib Singh Communist Party of India 85,487 1,791 2.1 74.4
102 PanjgrainSC Gurdev Singh Badal Shiromani Akali Dal 89,299 8,360 9.4 73.5
103 Kot Kapura Mantar Singh Independent 1,05,674 15,629 14.8 73.4
104 Faridkot Avtar Singh Indian National Congress 1,11,139 3,523 3.2 73.8
105 Muktsar Harnirpal Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 93,237 12,768 13.7 69.0
106 Giddar Baha Manpreet Singh Badal Shiromani Akali Dal 97,179 17,148 17.6 73.7
107 MaloutSC Sujan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 82,736 16,966 20.5 64.7
108 Lambi Parkash Singh Badal Shiromani Akali Dal 93,592 28,728 30.7 75.8
109 Talwandi Sabo Harminder Singh Jassi Indian National Congress 92,602 3,193 3.4 77.7
110 Pakka KalanSC Makhan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 81,600 11,029 13.5 67.6
111 Bhatinda Chiranji Lal Garg Shiromani Akali Dal 1,11,463 24,381 21.9 57.7
112 NathanaSC Balbir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 87,831 16,904 19.2 68.9
113 Rampura Phul Sikandar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 96,124 9,484 9.9 74.6
114 Joga Baldev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 92,531 3,619 3.9 80.0
115 Mansa Sukhvinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 95,613 1,786 1.9 70.2
116 Budhlada Hardev Singh Communist Party of India 97,626 6,449 6.6 78.7
117 Sardulgarh Ajit Inder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal (SIMRANJIT SINGH MANN) 99,290 3,117 3.1 79.9
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 61,027 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1997 · Punjab · 117 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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