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Punjab Lok Sabha 1996

Results board · 13 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StatePunjab
Seats
13
Constituencies
Majority
7
Seats needed of 13
Electors
1.45Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
90.19L
62.2% of electors
Median turnout
60.1%
Median of 13 seats
SAD lead
+1
Above majority · 8 − 7

[01]Seat matrix

13 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 13 seats: SAD 8, BSP 3, INC 2. Majority line at 7 seats. Hemicycle of 13 seats: SAD 8, BSP 3, INC 2. Majority line at 7 seats.
Majority · 7 of 13SAD 8 · +1 above majority
SAD 861.5% Shiromani Akali Dal
BSP 323.1% Bahujan Samaj Party
INC 215.4% Indian National Congress

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 35.1%2 seats · 15.4%
SAD 28.7%8 seats · 61.5%
BSP 9.4%3 seats · 23.1%
BJP 6.5%0 seats
SAD(M) 3.8%0 seats
Others 16.5%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

UPA 35.1%2 seats
NDA 6.5%0 seats
THIRD FRONT 4.3%0 seats
OTHERS 54.1%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. SAD converted 28.7% of votes into 61.5% of seats, a seat premium of 32.8 pp.

    8 ÷ 13 = 61.5% · 61.5 − 28.7 = +32.8

  2. INC polled 35.1% of votes, the highest share, but won 2 seats (15.4%).

    2 ÷ 13 = 15.4% · 15.4 − 35.1 = −19.7

  3. Hoshiarpur was decided by 10,944 votes, the closest of 13 seats; Bhatinda had the widest margin, 92,229.

    min / max of margin over 13 seats with a recorded margin

  4. Turnout ran from 57.3% in Hoshiarpur to 72.0% in Faridkot; the median seat polled 60.1%.

    min / median / max over 13 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

13 of 13 seats carry a turnout
025507510060.1%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 646.2% of seats
60–70 538.5% of seats
70–80 215.4% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestHoshiarpur57.3%
  • HighestFaridkot72.0%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

13 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Punjab Lok Sabha 1996, all 13 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Gurdaspur Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress 6,87,387 74,547 10.8 65.5
02 Amritsar Raghnandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 6,67,780 33,672 5.0 58.8
03 Tarn Taran Major Singh Uboke Shiromani Akali Dal 6,40,771 33,852 5.3 64.0
04 JullundurSC Darbara Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 6,27,014 18,555 3.0 58.5
05 PhillaurSC Harbhajan Lakha Bahujan Samaj Party 6,28,548 49,867 7.9 59.6
06 HoshiarpurCLOSEST Kanshi Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 5,93,425 10,944 1.8 57.3
07 Ropar Basant Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 6,89,353 71,091 10.3 58.8
08 PatialaSC Prem Singh Chandumajra Shiromani Akali Dal 6,97,006 49,066 7.0 58.9
09 LudhianaSC Amrik Singh Aliwal Shiromani Akali Dal 8,03,903 71,250 8.9 60.1
10 Sangrur Surjeet Singh Barnala Shiromani Akali Dal 7,57,827 75,652 10.0 71.6
11 BhatindaWIDEST Harinder Singh Khalsa(NORWAY) Shiromani Akali Dal 6,92,961 92,229 13.3 61.2
12 Faridkot Sukhbir Singh Badal Shiromani Akali Dal 7,99,077 37,858 4.7 72.0
13 Ferozepur Mohan Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 7,34,250 59,912 8.2 64.0
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 92,229 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1996 · Punjab · 13 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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