1996
199219891985198019771971196719621957Total Constituencies: 13
Punjab Lok Sabha Election 1996 covered all 13 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 35.10% and won 2 seats, while the SAD received 28.72% of the vote and won 8 seats. The BSP won 3 seats with 9.35% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Punjab.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2 | 35.10% | 35.10% | 30,98,956 | |
| 9 | 8 | 28.72% | 40.52% | 25,34,979 | |
| 4 | 3 | 9.35% | 31.86% | 8,25,565 | |
| IND | 13 | 0 | 7.51% | 7.51% | 6,63,168 |
| 6 | 0 | 6.48% | 14.20% | 5,71,920 | |
| SAD(M) | 7 | 0 | 3.85% | 7.35% | 3,39,520 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Gurdaspur | Sukhbuns Kaur | INC | 2,37,499 | Jagdish Sawhney | BJP | 1,62,952 | 74,547 | 11.06 |
| Amritsar | Raghnandan Lal Bhatia | INC | 2,68,490 | Kirpal Singh | JD | 2,34,818 | 33,672 | 5.15 |
| Tarn Taran | Major Singh Uboke | SAD | 2,70,499 | Surinder Singh Kairon | INC | 2,36,647 | 33,852 | 5.4 |
| Jullundur | Darbara Singh | SAD | 2,76,897 | Umrao Singh | INC | 2,58,342 | 18,555 | 3.02 |
| Phillaur | Harbhajan Lakha | BSP | 2,95,868 | Santosh Chaudhary | INC | 2,46,001 | 49,867 | 8.09 |
| Hoshiarpur | Kanshi Ram | BSP | 2,30,011 | Kamal Choudhary | INC | 2,19,067 | 10,944 | 1.88 |
| Ropar | Basant Singh | SAD | 3,27,958 | Shamsher Singh | INC | 2,56,867 | 71,091 | 10.51 |
| Patiala | Prem Singh Chandumajra | SAD | 3,16,554 | Sant Ram | INC | 2,67,488 | 49,066 | 7.21 |
| Ludhiana | Amrik Singh Aliwal | SAD | 3,56,157 | Jaswant Kaur | INC | 2,84,907 | 71,250 | 9.12 |
| Sangrur | Surjeet Singh Barnala | SAD | 2,38,131 | Simaranjeet Singh Mann | SAD(M) | 1,62,479 | 75,652 | 10.19 |
| Bhatinda | Harinder Singh Khalsa(Norway) | SAD | 3,02,302 | Sarvjot Singh | INC | 2,10,073 | 92,229 | 13.64 |
| Faridkot | Sukhbir Singh Badal | SAD | 3,05,669 | Kanwaljeet Kaur | INC | 2,67,811 | 37,858 | 4.83 |
| Ferozepur | Mohan Singh | BSP | 2,64,799 | Sunil Kumar | INC | 2,04,887 | 59,912 | 8.34 |
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