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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1997 Punjab legislative assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1992
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|02|07}}
| next_election = Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2002
| next_year = 2002
| seats_for_election = All 117 seats to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]]
| majority_seats = 59
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 68.73% ({{increase}}44.91pp)
| image1 = [[File:ParkashSinghBadal.JPG|80x80px]]
| leader1 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
| party1 = Shiromani Akali Dal
| leader_since1 = 1 March 1997
| leaders_seat1 = [[Lambi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lambi]]
| last_election1 = 9
| seats_before1 =
| alliance1 = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
| seats1 = 93
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 84
| popular_vote1 = 4,730,318
| percentage1 = 45.97%
| swing1 = 
| image2 = [[File:Rajinder Kaur Bhattal.jpg|80x80px]]
| leader2 = [[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]]
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| leader_since2 = 26 February 2002
| leaders_seat2 = [[Lehra Assembly Constituency|Lehra]]
| last_election2 = 87
| alliance2 = [[United Progressive Alliance (India)|UPA]]
| seats2 = 14
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 73
| popular_vote2 = 2,736,346
| percentage2 = 26.38%
| swing2 = 
| title = Chief Minister
| before_election = [[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
| after_party = Shiromani Akali Dal
| ongoing = No
}}

'''Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1997''' was held in [[India]]n state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] in 1997, to elect 117 members to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]].<ref name= pdf>{{cite web|url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1997/StatiscialReport-PU97.pdf |title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB}} [[Election Commission of India]]</ref> [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] gained majority of the seats. [[Parkash Singh Badal]] was elected as the [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]].

==Background==

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== Voter Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!S.No.
!Title
!#
|-
!1.
|'''Electors'''
|1,52,25,395
|-
!2.
|'''Votes Polled'''
|1,04,63,868
|-
!3.
|'''Turnout'''
|68.7%
|-
!4.
|'''Total ACs'''
|117
|-
!5.
|'''General Seats'''
|88
|-
!6.
|'''SC Reserved Constituencies'''
|29
|}

== Voter Turnout ==
Voter Turnout and total electrols list [https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/info?eid=133&stateac=7]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="1" |S. No.
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |AC Name
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |AC No.
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Type
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Total Electors
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Voter Turnout
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Poll%
|-
|1
|Abohar
|91
|GEN
|1,48,380
|1,00,293
|67.6 %
|-
|2
|Adampur
|28
|GEN
|1,19,434
|84,410
|70.7 %
|-
|3
|Ajnala
|20
|GEN
|1,34,221
|1,02,467
|76.3 %
|-
|4
|Amloh
|78
|SC
|1,47,805
|1,02,116
|69.1 %
|-
|5
|Amritsar Central
|18
|GEN
|83,232
|50,771
|61.0 %
|-
|6
|Amritsar North
|16
|GEN
|1,14,372
|59,968
|52.4 %
|-
|7
|Amritsar South
|19
|GEN
|1,40,221
|77,599
|55.3 %
|-
|8
|Amritsar West
|17
|GEN
|1,83,163
|1,07,564
|58.7 %
|-
|9
|Anandpur Sahib-Ropar
|66
|GEN
|1,26,851
|81,387
|64.2 %
|-
|10
|Attari
|22
|SC
|1,07,125
|70,340
|65.7 %
|-
|11
|Bagha Purana
|100
|GEN
|1,23,916
|95,824
|77.3 %
|-
|12
|Balachaur
|44
|GEN
|1,25,037
|80,941
|64.7 %
|-
|13
|Balluana
|90
|SC
|1,20,739
|82,921
|68.7 %
|-
|14
|Banga
|37
|SC
|1,11,340
|81,150
|72.9 %
|-
|15
|Banur
|70
|GEN
|1,34,234
|92,554
|68.9 %
|-
|16
|Barnala
|83
|GEN
|1,32,009
|99,443
|75.3 %
|-
|17
|Batala
|2
|GEN
|1,30,145
|89,860
|69.0 %
|-
|18
|Beas
|12
|GEN
|1,26,962
|91,722
|72.2 %
|-
|19
|Bhadaur
|84
|SC
|1,14,730
|85,567
|74.6 %
|-
|20
|Bhatinda
|111
|GEN
|1,93,167
|1,11,463
|57.7 %
|-
|21
|Bholath
|40
|GEN
|1,12,970
|80,783
|71.5 %
|-
|22
|Budhlada
|116
|GEN
|1,24,112
|97,626
|78.7 %
|-
|23
|Chamkaur Sahib
|67
|SC
|1,13,509
|71,922
|63.4 %
|-
|24
|Dakala
|73
|GEN
|1,39,963
|1,05,788
|75.6 %
|-
|25
|Dakha
|55
|SC
|2,09,058
|1,26,522
|60.5 %
|-
|26
|Dasuya
|51
|GEN
|1,20,362
|82,180
|68.3 %
|-
|27
|Dhanaula
|85
|GEN
|1,19,150
|92,764
|77.9 %
|-
|28
|Dharamkot
|98
|SC
|1,24,204
|90,360
|72.8 %
|-
|29
|Dhariwal
|6
|GEN
|1,17,425
|85,062
|72.4 %
|-
|30
|Dhuri
|80
|GEN
|1,26,343
|96,781
|76.6 %
|-
|31
|Dina Nagar
|8
|SC
|1,24,892
|75,556
|60.5 %
|-
|32
|Dirbha
|87
|GEN
|1,15,875
|94,881
|81.9 %
|-
|33
|Faridkot
|104
|GEN
|1,50,512
|1,11,139
|73.8 %
|-
|34
|Fatehgarh
|1
|GEN
|1,10,698
|82,970
|75.0 %
|-
|35
|Fazilka
|92
|GEN
|1,19,160
|93,093
|78.1 %
|-
|36
|Firozepur
|95
|GEN
|1,31,177
|85,496
|65.2 %
|-
|37
|Firozepur Cantonment
|96
|GEN
|1,15,672
|87,999
|76.1 %
|-
|38
|Garhdiwala
|50
|SC
|1,17,417
|73,251
|62.4 %
|-
|39
|Garhshankar
|45
|GEN
|1,15,301
|77,489
|67.2 %
|-
|40
|Ghanaur
|72
|GEN
|1,28,171
|89,964
|70.2 %
|-
|41
|Giddar Baha
|106
|GEN
|1,31,786
|97,179
|73.7 %
|-
|42
|Gurdaspur
|7
|GEN
|1,30,216
|88,016
|67.6 %
|-
|43
|Guru Har Sahai
|94
|GEN
|1,41,744
|1,10,411
|77.9 %
|-
|44
|Hoshiarpur
|47
|GEN
|1,28,754
|80,793
|62.7 %
|-
|45
|Jagraon
|53
|GEN
|1,37,323
|96,946
|70.6 %
|-
|46
|Jalalabad
|93
|GEN
|1,47,927
|1,16,769
|78.9 %
|-
|47
|Jandiala
|15
|SC
|1,45,055
|92,821
|64.0 %
|-
|48
|Joga
|114
|GEN
|1,15,657
|92,531
|80.0 %
|-
|49
|Jullundur Cantonment
|29
|GEN
|1,27,315
|77,077
|60.5 %
|-
|50
|Jullundur Central
|31
|GEN
|1,23,014
|71,826
|58.4 %
|-
|51
|Jullundur North
|30
|GEN
|1,19,515
|74,623
|62.4 %
|-
|52
|Jullundur South
|32
|SC
|1,31,230
|85,882
|65.4 %
|-
|53
|Kahnuwan
|5
|GEN
|1,12,812
|81,502
|72.2 %
|-
|54
|Kapurthala
|41
|GEN
|1,11,537
|71,100
|63.7 %
|-
|55
|Kartarpur
|33
|SC
|1,20,395
|84,205
|69.9 %
|-
|56
|Khadoor Sahib
|24
|SC
|1,14,193
|74,413
|65.2 %
|-
|57
|Khanna
|64
|SC
|1,30,540
|89,207
|68.3 %
|-
|58
|Kharar
|69
|GEN
|1,86,970
|1,01,492
|54.3 %
|-
|59
|Kot Kapura
|103
|GEN
|1,44,040
|1,05,674
|73.4 %
|-
|60
|Kum Kalan
|62
|SC
|1,33,344
|92,374
|69.3 %
|-
|61
|Lambi
|108
|GEN
|1,23,519
|93,592
|75.8 %
|-
|62
|Lehra
|89
|GEN
|1,22,760
|97,788
|79.7 %
|-
|63
|Lohian
|34
|GEN
|1,34,946
|1,00,051
|74.1 %
|-
|64
|Ludhiana East
|59
|GEN
|1,07,827
|62,874
|58.3 %
|-
|65
|Ludhiana North
|57
|GEN
|1,31,959
|65,217
|49.4 %
|-
|66
|Ludhiana Rural
|60
|GEN
|3,04,396
|1,64,704
|54.1 %
|-
|67
|Ludhiana West
|58
|GEN
|1,40,898
|76,375
|54.2 %
|-
|68
|Mahilpur
|46
|SC
|1,00,624
|66,855
|66.4 %
|-
|69
|Majitha
|13
|GEN
|1,16,382
|88,158
|75.7 %
|-
|70
|Malerkotla
|81
|GEN
|1,43,138
|1,07,639
|75.2 %
|-
|71
|Malout
|107
|SC
|1,27,844
|82,736
|64.7 %
|-
|72
|Mansa
|115
|GEN
|1,36,293
|95,613
|70.2 %
|-
|73
|Moga
|99
|GEN
|1,33,659
|88,825
|66.5 %
|-
|74
|Morinda
|68
|GEN
|1,34,315
|95,268
|70.9 %
|-
|75
|Mukerian
|52
|GEN
|1,37,792
|99,545
|72.2 %
|-
|76
|Muktsar
|105
|GEN
|1,35,073
|93,237
|69.0 %
|-
|77
|Nabha
|77
|GEN
|1,40,317
|1,10,055
|78.4 %
|-
|78
|Nakodar
|35
|GEN
|1,24,878
|89,874
|72.0 %
|-
|79
|Nangal
|65
|GEN
|1,14,113
|75,259
|66.0 %
|-
|80
|Narot Mehra
|9
|SC
|1,06,958
|70,189
|65.6 %
|-
|81
|Nathana
|112
|SC
|1,27,392
|87,831
|68.9 %
|-
|82
|Naushahra Panwan
|25
|GEN
|1,03,296
|68,702
|66.5 %
|-
|83
|Nawan Shahr
|38
|GEN
|1,41,268
|1,04,391
|73.9 %
|-
|84
|Nihal Singh Wala
|101
|SC
|1,14,967
|85,487
|74.4 %
|-
|85
|Nur Mahal
|36
|GEN
|1,22,281
|92,836
|75.9 %
|-
|86
|Pakka Kalan
|110
|SC
|1,20,682
|81,600
|67.6 %
|-
|87
|Panjgrain
|102
|SC
|1,21,481
|89,299
|73.5 %
|-
|88
|Pathankot
|10
|GEN
|1,23,297
|82,711
|67.1 %
|-
|89
|Patiala Town
|76
|GEN
|1,40,286
|79,464
|56.6 %
|-
|90
|Patti
|26
|GEN
|1,25,816
|85,999
|68.4 %
|-
|91
|Payal
|61
|GEN
|1,22,579
|87,148
|71.1 %
|-
|92
|Phagwara
|43
|SC
|1,47,094
|96,996
|65.9 %
|-
|93
|Phillaur
|39
|SC
|1,22,565
|88,955
|72.6 %
|-
|94
|Qadian
|3
|GEN
|1,31,298
|94,523
|72.0 %
|-
|95
|Qila Raipur
|56
|GEN
|1,22,318
|87,511
|71.5 %
|-
|96
|Raikot
|54
|GEN
|1,23,977
|92,032
|74.2 %
|-
|97
|Raja Sansi
|21
|GEN
|1,12,257
|85,695
|76.3 %
|-
|98
|Rajpura
|71
|GEN
|1,38,793
|93,450
|67.3 %
|-
|99
|Rampura Phul
|113
|GEN
|1,28,785
|96,124
|74.6 %
|-
|100
|Samana
|75
|GEN
|2,14,305
|1,14,127
|53.3 %
|-
|101
|Samrala
|63
|GEN
|1,10,568
|83,098
|75.2 %
|-
|102
|Sangrur
|86
|GEN
|1,36,696
|1,01,111
|74.0 %
|-
|103
|Sardulgarh
|117
|GEN
|1,24,201
|99,290
|79.9 %
|-
|104
|Sham Chaurasi
|48
|SC
|1,17,504
|74,559
|63.5 %
|-
|105
|Sherpur
|82
|SC
|1,16,748
|90,325
|77.4 %
|-
|106
|Shutrana
|74
|SC
|1,41,832
|96,590
|68.1 %
|-
|107
|Sirhind
|79
|GEN
|1,33,703
|97,246
|72.7 %
|-
|108
|Srihargobindpur
|4
|GEN
|1,06,090
|71,137
|67.1 %
|-
|109
|Sujanpur
|11
|GEN
|1,19,889
|85,810
|71.6 %
|-
|110
|Sultanpur
|42
|GEN
|1,12,575
|80,650
|71.6 %
|-
|111
|Sunam
|88
|GEN
|1,34,659
|1,04,925
|77.9 %
|-
|112
|Talwandi Sabo
|109
|GEN
|1,19,178
|92,602
|77.7 %
|-
|113
|Tanda
|49
|GEN
|1,14,886
|79,405
|69.1 %
|-
|114
|Tarn Taran
|23
|GEN
|1,20,879
|77,100
|63.8 %
|-
|115
|Valtoha
|27
|GEN
|1,08,827
|80,618
|74.1 %
|-
|116
|Verka
|14
|SC
|1,65,207
|93,809
|56.8 %
|-
|117
|Zira
|97
|GEN
|1,33,104
|1,02,031
|76.7 %
|}

== Results ==

=== Result By Party ===
{| class="wikitable"
!S.No.
! colspan="2" |Party
!Seats
!Votes %
|-
!1.
|style="background:{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}" |
|SAD
|75
|37.6
|-
!2.
|bgcolor="orange"|
|BJP
|18
|8.3
|-
!3.
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|INC
|14
|26.6
|-
!4.
|bgcolor=#FF0000|
|CPI
|2
|3
|-
!5.
|style="background:gray;|
|IND
|6
|10.9
|-
!6.
|
|Others
|2
|13.6
|-
!7.
| colspan="2" |Total
|117
|100
|}

=== Result by Alliance ===
{| class="wikitable"
!S.No.
!Alliance
!Seats
!Votes %
!Contested Voteshare
|-
!1.
|AKALI DAL ALLIANCE
|95
|46.8
|47.1
|-
!2.
|CONGRESS ALLIANCE
|16
|29.3
|30
|-
!3.
|BSP ALLIANCE
|2
|10.6
|12.9
|-
!4.
|Total
|113
|86.7
|90
|}

{{election table|title=Summary of results of the Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1997<ref name= pdf />|sortable=yes}}
|- align=center
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Political Party 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |No. of Candidates 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats won 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Number of Votes 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of Votes 
|-
| {{party color cell|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|align="left"|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]||92||75||38,73,099||37.64%
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|align="left"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]||22||18||8,57,219||8.33%
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|align="left"|[[Indian National Congress]]||105||14||27,36,346||26.38%
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[Communist Party of India]]||15||2||3,07,023||2.86%
|-
| {{party color cell|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
|align="left"|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]||67||1||7,69,675||6.37%
|-
| {{party color cell|Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann)}}
|align="left"|[[Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann)|Shiromani Akali Dal (M)]]||30||1||3,19,111||3.10%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
|align="left"|[[Independent (politician)|Independents]]||244||6||11,18,348||10.87%
|-
|
|align="left"|'''Total'''<ref>The total includes votes and contestants of all parties, even those who failed to win any seat.</ref>||'''693'''||'''117'''||''' 1,02,89,814'''||
|-
|}

== Results by constituencies ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="1" | S.No.
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |AC Name
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |AC No.
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Type
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Winning Candidate
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Party
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Total Electors
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Total Votes
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Poll%
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Margin
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Margin %
|-
|1
|Abohar
|91
|GEN
|Ram Kumar
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,48,380
|1,00,293
|67.6 %
|15,562
|15.5%
|-
|2
|Adampur
|28
|GEN
|Saroop Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,19,434
|84,410
|70.7 %
|16,304
|19.3%
|-
|3
|Ajnala
|20
|GEN
|Rattan Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,34,221
|1,02,467
|76.3 %
|1,711
|1.7%
|-
|4
|Amloh
|78
|SC
|Balwant Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,47,805
|1,02,116
|69.1 %
|12,732
|12.5%
|-
|5
|Amritsar Central
|18
|GEN
|Laxmi Kanta Chawla
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|83,232
|50,771
|61.0 %
|14,583
|28.7%
|-
|6
|Amritsar North
|16
|GEN
|Baldev Raj Chawla
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,14,372
|59,968
|52.4 %
|16,732
|27.9%
|-
|7
|Amritsar South
|19
|GEN
|Manjit Singh Calcutta
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,40,221
|77,599
|55.3 %
|14,495
|18.7%
|-
|8
|Amritsar West
|17
|GEN
|Om Parkash Soni
|Independent
|1,83,163
|1,07,564
|58.7 %
|13,671
|12.7%
|-
|9
|Anandpur Sahib-Ropar
|66
|GEN
|Tara Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,26,851
|81,387
|64.2 %
|6,044
|7.4%
|-
|10
|Attari
|22
|SC
|Gulzar Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,07,125
|70,340
|65.7 %
|41,178
|58.5%
|-
|11
|Bagha Purana
|100
|GEN
|Sadhu Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,23,916
|95,824
|77.3 %
|4,373
|4.6%
|-
|12
|Balachaur
|44
|GEN
|Nand Lal
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,25,037
|80,941
|64.7 %
|20,522
|25.4%
|-
|13
|Balluana
|90
|SC
|Gurtej Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,20,739
|82,921
|68.7 %
|22,031
|26.6%
|-
|14
|Banga
|37
|SC
|Mohan Lal
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,11,340
|81,150
|72.9 %
|609
|0.8%
|-
|15
|Banur
|70
|GEN
|Kanwaljit Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,34,234
|92,554
|68.9 %
|22,598
|24.4%
|-
|16
|Barnala
|83
|GEN
|Malkiat Singh
|Independent
|1,32,009
|99,443
|75.3 %
|23,714
|23.8%
|-
|17
|Batala
|2
|GEN
|Jagdish
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,30,145
|89,860
|69.0 %
|13,857
|15.4%
|-
|18
|Beas
|12
|GEN
|Manmohan Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,26,962
|91,722
|72.2 %
|1,827
|2.0%
|-
|19
|Bhadaur
|84
|SC
|Balbir Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,14,730
|85,567
|74.6 %
|11,527
|13.5%
|-
|20
|Bhatinda
|111
|GEN
|Chiranji Lal Garg
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,93,167
|1,11,463
|57.7 %
|24,381
|21.9%
|-
|21
|Bholath
|40
|GEN
|Jagir Kaur
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,12,970
|80,783
|71.5 %
|28,027
|34.7%
|-
|22
|Budhlada
|116
|GEN
|Hardev Singh
|Communist Party Of India
|1,24,112
|97,626
|78.7 %
|6,449
|6.6%
|-
|23
|Chamkaur Sahib
|67
|SC
|Satwant Kaur
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,13,509
|71,922
|63.4 %
|26,144
|36.4%
|-
|24
|Dakala
|73
|GEN
|Harmail Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,39,963
|1,05,788
|75.6 %
|9,903
|9.4%
|-
|25
|Dakha
|55
|SC
|Bikramjit Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|2,09,058
|1,26,522
|60.5 %
|15,110
|11.9%
|-
|26
|Dasuya
|51
|GEN
|Romesh Chander
|Indian National Congress
|1,20,362
|82,180
|68.3 %
|53
|0.1%
|-
|27
|Dhanaula
|85
|GEN
|Gobind Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,19,150
|92,764
|77.9 %
|3,082
|3.3%
|-
|28
|Dharamkot
|98
|SC
|Sital Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,24,204
|90,360
|72.8 %
|26,642
|29.5%
|-
|29
|Dhariwal
|6
|GEN
|Sucha Singh Langah
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,17,425
|85,062
|72.4 %
|4,479
|5.3%
|-
|30
|Dhuri
|80
|GEN
|Dhanwant Singh
|Independent
|1,26,343
|96,781
|76.6 %
|3,691
|3.8%
|-
|31
|Dina Nagar
|8
|SC
|Roop Rani
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,24,892
|75,556
|60.5 %
|27,818
|36.8%
|-
|32
|Dirbha
|87
|GEN
|Gurcharan Singh
|Indian National Congress
|1,15,875
|94,881
|81.9 %
|6,363
|6.7%
|-
|33
|Faridkot
|104
|GEN
|Avtar Singh
|Indian National Congress
|1,50,512
|1,11,139
|73.8 %
|3,523
|3.2%
|-
|34
|Fatehgarh
|1
|GEN
|Nirmal Singh
|Independent
|1,10,698
|82,970
|75.0 %
|5,536
|6.7%
|-
|35
|Fazilka
|92
|GEN
|Surjit Kumar
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,19,160
|93,093
|78.1 %
|12,121
|13.0%
|-
|36
|Firozepur
|95
|GEN
|Girdhara Singh
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,31,177
|85,496
|65.2 %
|23,869
|27.9%
|-
|37
|Firozepur Cantonment
|96
|GEN
|Janmeja Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,15,672
|87,999
|76.1 %
|1,730
|2.0%
|-
|38
|Garhdiwala
|50
|SC
|Sohan Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,17,417
|73,251
|62.4 %
|18,516
|25.3%
|-
|39
|Garhshankar
|45
|GEN
|Shingara Ram Sahungra
|Bahujan Samaj Party
|1,15,301
|77,489
|67.2 %
|801
|1.0%
|-
|40
|Ghanaur
|72
|GEN
|Ajaib Singh Mukhmail Pura
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,28,171
|89,964
|70.2 %
|7,824
|8.7%
|-
|41
|Giddar Baha
|106
|GEN
|Manpreet Singh Badal
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,31,786
|97,179
|73.7 %
|17,148
|17.6%
|-
|42
|Gurdaspur
|7
|GEN
|Kartar Singh Pahra
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,30,216
|88,016
|67.6 %
|17,107
|19.4%
|-
|43
|Guru Har Sahai
|94
|GEN
|Paramjit Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,41,744
|1,10,411
|77.9 %
|8,608
|7.8%
|-
|44
|Hoshiarpur
|47
|GEN
|Tikhshan Sood
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,28,754
|80,793
|62.7 %
|22,115
|27.4%
|-
|45
|Jagraon
|53
|GEN
|Bhag Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,37,323
|96,946
|70.6 %
|18,954
|19.6%
|-
|46
|Jalalabad
|93
|GEN
|Sher Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,47,927
|1,16,769
|78.9 %
|3,397
|2.9%
|-
|47
|Jandiala
|15
|SC
|Ajaypal Singh Mirankot
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,45,055
|92,821
|64.0 %
|19,760
|21.3%
|-
|48
|Joga
|114
|GEN
|Baldev Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,15,657
|92,531
|80.0 %
|3,619
|3.9%
|-
|49
|Jullundur Cantonment
|29
|GEN
|Tej Parkash Singh
|Indian National Congress
|1,27,315
|77,077
|60.5 %
|3,660
|4.7%
|-
|50
|Jullundur Central
|31
|GEN
|Manoranjan Kalia
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,23,014
|71,826
|58.4 %
|19,370
|27.0%
|-
|51
|Jullundur North
|30
|GEN
|Avtar Henry
|Indian National Congress
|1,19,515
|74,623
|62.4 %
|2,170
|2.9%
|-
|52
|Jullundur South
|32
|SC
|Chuni Lal
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,31,230
|85,882
|65.4 %
|6,134
|7.1%
|-
|53
|Kahnuwan
|5
|GEN
|Sewa Singh Sekhwan
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,12,812
|81,502
|72.2 %
|6,755
|8.3%
|-
|54
|Kapurthala
|41
|GEN
|Raghbir Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,11,537
|71,100
|63.7 %
|12,255
|17.2%
|-
|55
|Kartarpur
|33
|SC
|Jagjit Singh
|Indian National Congress
|1,20,395
|84,205
|69.9 %
|276
|0.3%
|-
|56
|Khadoor Sahib
|24
|SC
|Ranjit Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,14,193
|74,413
|65.2 %
|33,290
|44.7%
|-
|57
|Khanna
|64
|SC
|Bachan Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,30,540
|89,207
|68.3 %
|12,749
|14.3%
|-
|58
|Kharar
|69
|GEN
|Daljeet Kaur
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,86,970
|1,01,492
|54.3 %
|34,756
|34.2%
|-
|59
|Kot Kapura
|103
|GEN
|Mantar Singh
|Independent
|1,44,040
|1,05,674
|73.4 %
|15,629
|14.8%
|-
|60
|Kum Kalan
|62
|SC
|Charanjit Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,33,344
|92,374
|69.3 %
|13,423
|14.5%
|-
|61
|Lambi
|108
|GEN
|Parkash Singh Badal
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,23,519
|93,592
|75.8 %
|28,728
|30.7%
|-
|62
|Lehra
|89
|GEN
|Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
|Indian National Congress
|1,22,760
|97,788
|79.7 %
|10,730
|11.0%
|-
|63
|Lohian
|34
|GEN
|Ajit Singh Kohar
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,34,946
|1,00,051
|74.1 %
|27,160
|27.1%
|-
|64
|Ludhiana East
|59
|GEN
|Sat Pal Gosain
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,07,827
|62,874
|58.3 %
|16,311
|25.9%
|-
|65
|Ludhiana North
|57
|GEN
|Rakesh Kumar
|Indian National Congress
|1,31,959
|65,217
|49.4 %
|20,862
|32.0%
|-
|66
|Ludhiana Rural
|60
|GEN
|Hira Singh Gabbaria
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|3,04,396
|1,64,704
|54.1 %
|61,027
|37.1%
|-
|67
|Ludhiana West
|58
|GEN
|Maheshinder Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,40,898
|76,375
|54.2 %
|12,893
|16.9%
|-
|68
|Mahilpur
|46
|SC
|Sohan Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,00,624
|66,855
|66.4 %
|8,733
|13.1%
|-
|69
|Majitha
|13
|GEN
|Parkash Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,16,382
|88,158
|75.7 %
|2,831
|3.2%
|-
|70
|Malerkotla
|81
|GEN
|Nusrat Ali Khan
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,43,138
|1,07,639
|75.2 %
|19,020
|17.7%
|-
|71
|Malout
|107
|SC
|Sujan Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,27,844
|82,736
|64.7 %
|16,966
|20.5%
|-
|72
|Mansa
|115
|GEN
|Sukhvinder Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,36,293
|95,613
|70.2 %
|1,786
|1.9%
|-
|73
|Moga
|99
|GEN
|Tota Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,33,659
|88,825
|66.5 %
|21,399
|24.1%
|-
|74
|Morinda
|68
|GEN
|Ravi Inder Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,34,315
|95,268
|70.9 %
|4,835
|5.1%
|-
|75
|Mukerian
|52
|GEN
|Arunesh Kumar
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,37,792
|99,545
|72.2 %
|19,492
|19.6%
|-
|76
|[[Muktsar Assembly Constituency|Muktsar]]
|105
|GEN
|[[Harnirpal Singh]]
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,35,073
|93,237
|69.0 %
|12,768
|13.7%
|-
|77
|Nabha
|77
|GEN
|Narinder Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,40,317
|1,10,055
|78.4 %
|1,294
|1.2%
|-
|78
|Nakodar
|35
|GEN
|Amarjit Singh Samra
|Indian National Congress
|1,24,878
|89,874
|72.0 %
|10,848
|12.1%
|-
|79
|Nangal
|65
|GEN
|Madan Mohan Mittal
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,14,113
|75,259
|66.0 %
|9,271
|12.3%
|-
|80
|Narot Mehra
|9
|SC
|Ram Lal
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,06,958
|70,189
|65.6 %
|21,252
|30.3%
|-
|81
|Nathana
|112
|SC
|Balbir Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,27,392
|87,831
|68.9 %
|16,904
|19.2%
|-
|82
|Naushahra Panwan
|25
|GEN
|Ranjit Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,03,296
|68,702
|66.5 %
|31,596
|46.0%
|-
|83
|Nawan Shahr
|38
|GEN
|Charanjit Singh
|Independent
|1,41,268
|1,04,391
|73.9 %
|1,990
|1.9%
|-
|84
|Nihal Singh Wala
|101
|SC
|Ajaib Singh
|Communist Party Of India
|1,14,967
|85,487
|74.4 %
|1,791
|2.1%
|-
|85
|Nur Mahal
|36
|GEN
|Gurdip Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,22,281
|92,836
|75.9 %
|448
|0.5%
|-
|86
|Pakka Kalan
|110
|SC
|Makhan Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,20,682
|81,600
|67.6 %
|11,029
|13.5%
|-
|87
|Panjgrain
|102
|SC
|Gurdev Singh Badal
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,21,481
|89,299
|73.5 %
|8,360
|9.4%
|-
|88
|Pathankot
|10
|GEN
|Mohan Lal
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,23,297
|82,711
|67.1 %
|14,716
|17.8%
|-
|89
|Patiala Town
|76
|GEN
|Surjit Singh Kohli
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,40,286
|79,464
|56.6 %
|12,664
|15.9%
|-
|90
|Patti
|26
|GEN
|Adaish Partap Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,25,816
|85,999
|68.4 %
|47,487
|55.2%
|-
|91
|Payal
|61
|GEN
|Sadhu Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,22,579
|87,148
|71.1 %
|7,274
|8.3%
|-
|92
|Phagwara
|43
|SC
|Swarna Ram
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,47,094
|96,996
|65.9 %
|26,623
|27.4%
|-
|93
|Phillaur
|39
|SC
|Sarwan Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,22,565
|88,955
|72.6 %
|5,552
|6.2%
|-
|94
|Qadian
|3
|GEN
|Natha Singh Dalam
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,31,298
|94,523
|72.0 %
|5,663
|6.0%
|-
|95
|Qila Raipur
|56
|GEN
|Parkash Singh Badal
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,22,318
|87,511
|71.5 %
|11,032
|12.6%
|-
|96
|Raikot
|54
|GEN
|Harmohinder Singh Pardhan
|Indian National Congress
|1,23,977
|92,032
|74.2 %
|4,052
|4.4%
|-
|97
|Raja Sansi
|21
|GEN
|Vir Singh Lopoke
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,12,257
|85,695
|76.3 %
|20,655
|24.1%
|-
|98
|Rajpura
|71
|GEN
|Balram Ji Dass
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,38,793
|93,450
|67.3 %
|1,091
|1.2%
|-
|99
|Rampura Phul
|113
|GEN
|Sikandar Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,28,785
|96,124
|74.6 %
|9,484
|9.9%
|-
|100
|Samana
|75
|GEN
|Jagtar Singh Rajla
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|2,14,305
|1,14,127
|53.3 %
|40,296
|35.3%
|-
|101
|Samrala
|63
|GEN
|Amrik Singh
|Indian National Congress
|1,10,568
|83,098
|75.2 %
|1,419
|1.7%
|-
|102
|Sangrur
|86
|GEN
|Ranjit Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,36,696
|1,01,111
|74.0 %
|2,356
|2.3%
|-
|103
|Sardulgarh
|117
|GEN
|Ajit Inder Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal (SIMRANJIT SINGH MANN)
|1,24,201
|99,290
|79.9 %
|3,117
|3.1%
|-
|104
|Sham Chaurasi
|48
|SC
|Arjan Singh Josh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,17,504
|74,559
|63.5 %
|13,495
|18.1%
|-
|105
|Sherpur
|82
|SC
|Gobind Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,16,748
|90,325
|77.4 %
|3,202
|3.5%
|-
|106
|Shutrana
|74
|SC
|Gurdev Singh Sidhu
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,41,832
|96,590
|68.1 %
|16,173
|16.7%
|-
|107
|Sirhind
|79
|GEN
|Harbans Lal
|Indian National Congress
|1,33,703
|97,246
|72.7 %
|5,239
|5.4%
|-
|108
|Srihargobindpur
|4
|GEN
|Balbir Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,06,090
|71,137
|67.1 %
|24,989
|35.1%
|-
|109
|Sujanpur
|11
|GEN
|Satpal Saini
|Bharatiya Janta Party
|1,19,889
|85,810
|71.6 %
|10,034
|11.7%
|-
|110
|Sultanpur
|42
|GEN
|Upinderjit Kaur
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,12,575
|80,650
|71.6 %
|21,926
|27.2%
|-
|111
|Sunam
|88
|GEN
|Bhagwan Dass Arora
|Indian National Congress
|1,34,659
|1,04,925
|77.9 %
|2,506
|2.4%
|-
|112
|Talwandi Sabo
|109
|GEN
|Harminder Singh Jassi
|Indian National Congress
|1,19,178
|92,602
|77.7 %
|3,193
|3.4%
|-
|113
|Tanda
|49
|GEN
|Balvir Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,14,886
|79,405
|69.1 %
|20,386
|25.7%
|-
|114
|Tarn Taran
|23
|GEN
|Prem Singh Lalpur
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,20,879
|77,100
|63.8 %
|25,219
|32.7%
|-
|115
|Valtoha
|27
|GEN
|Jagir Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,08,827
|80,618
|74.1 %
|1,154
|1.4%
|-
|116
|Verka
|14
|SC
|Ujagar Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,65,207
|93,809
|56.8 %
|31,445
|33.5%
|-
|117
|Zira
|97
|GEN
|Inderjit Singh
|Shiromani Akali Dal
|1,33,104
|1,02,031
|76.7 %
|19,598
|19.2%
|}

== Bye Elections 1997-2002 ==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="1" | #
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |AC Name
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |No
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Type
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |State
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Winning Candidate
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Party
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Electors
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Turnout
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Reason
|-
|1
|Ludhiana North
|57
|GEN
|Punjab
|Rakesh Pandey
|INC
|1,39,156
|51,187
|NA
|NA
|-
|2
|Majitha
|13
|GEN
|Punjab
|Raj Mohinder Singh
|SAD
|1,23,829
|87,764
|70.9 %
|Death of Shri Sardar Parkash Singh Majitha
|-
|3
|Raipur
|56
|GEN
|Punjab
|Jagdish Singh Garcha
|SAD
|1,22,399
|90,129
|73.6 %
|NA
|-
|4
|Shamchurasi
|48
|SC
|Punjab
|Mohinder Kaur
|SAD
|1,18,915
|63,639
|53.5 %
|NA
|-
|5
|Sunam
|88
|GEN
|Punjab
|Parminder Singh
|SAD
|1,39,301
|97,497
|70 %
|NA
|}

== See also ==
[[2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]

[[1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}3. https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/info?eid=133&stateac=7

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