1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election


Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1997 was held in Indian state of Punjab in 1997, to elect 117 members to the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1] Shiromani Akali Dal gained majority of the seats. Parkash Singh Badal was elected as the Chief Minister.

1997 Punjab legislative assembly election
30 January 1997 (1997-01-30)
All 117 seats to the Vidhan Sabha
59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78.30% (2.88%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Parkash Singh Badal Captain Amarinder Singh
Party SAD INC
Alliance NDA UPA
Leader since 1 March 1997 26 February 2002
Leader's seat Lambi Patiala
Last election 9 87
Seats won 93 14
Seat change 84 73
Popular vote 4,730,318 2,736,346
Percentage 45.97% 26.38%
Chief Minister before election

Parkash Singh Badal
SAD

 Elected Chief Minister

Parkash Singh Badal
SAD


Results

 Summary of results of the Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1997[1]
Political Party
 No. of Candidates
 Seats won
 Number of Votes
 % of Votes
Shiromani Akali Dal927538,73,09937.64%
Bharatiya Janata Party22188,57,2198.33%
Indian National Congress1051427,36,34626.38%
Communist Party of India1523,07,0232.86%
Bahujan Samaj Party6717,69,6756.37%
Shiromani Akali Dal (M)3013,19,1113.10%
Independents244611,18,34810.87%
Total[2]693117 1,02,89,814

References
  1. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India
  2. The total includes votes and contestants of all parties, even those who failed to win any seat.
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