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Punjab Assembly Election, 1992

117 seats · 92 changed party since 1985

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Party standings

Punjab Assembly Election, 1992 · 10 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 87 seatsBahujan Samaj Party — 9 seatsBharatiya Janata Party — 6 seatsIndependent — 4 seatsCommunist Party of India — 4 seatsShiromani Akali Dal — 3 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 1 seat3 other parties — 3 seats59117of 117 seats
  • INC87
  • BSP9
  • BJP6
  • IND4
  • CPI4
  • SAD3
  • CPM1
  • Others3

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress8774%13,17,07543.8%115
BSPBahujan Samaj Party98%4,90,55216.3%105
BJPBharatiya Janata Party65%4,95,16116.5%66
INDIndependent43%2,77,7069.2%151
CPICommunist Party of India43%1,09,3863.6%20
SADShiromani Akali Dal33%1,56,1715.2%57
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)11%72,0612.4%17
JDJanata Dal11%64,6662.2%37
UCPIUCPI11%14,4420.5%1
IPFIPF11%2,2920.1%2

+ 5 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Punjab Assembly Election, 1992 · winner by seat

117 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 59

1992 · selected
Majority 59
INC87BSP9BJP6IND4CPI4SAD3CPM1JD1UCPI1IPF1
1985 · previous
Majority 59

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1985 → 1992

1985 1992· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
37.9
43.8
0.0
16.3
5.0
16.5
11.7
9.2
4.4
3.6
38.0
5.2
INCBSPBJPINDCPISAD

Seat change

1992 seats minus 1985 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
32 → 87
+55
BSP
0 → 9
+9
BJP
6 → 6
0
IND
4 → 4
0
CPI
1 → 4
+3
SAD
73 → 3
−70
CPM
0 → 1
+1
JD
0 → 1
+1
UCPI
0 → 1
+1
IPF
0 → 1
+1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1985 → 1992

share lostshare gained
BSP
0.0% → 16.3%
+16.3%
BJP
5.0% → 16.5%
+11.5%
INC
37.9% → 43.8%
+6.0%
JD
0.0% → 2.2%
+2.2%
CPM
1.9% → 2.4%
+0.5%
UCPI
0.0% → 0.5%
+0.5%
CPI
4.4% → 3.6%
−0.8%
JNP
1.1% → 0.0%
−1.1%
IND
11.7% → 9.2%
−2.5%
SAD
38.0% → 5.2%
−32.8%

Biggest INC–SAD swings

Seats where the INC-vs-SAD vote gap moved most, 1985 → 1992. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (INC share − SAD share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward SAD.

toward SADtoward INC
Ajnala
+106.3%
Naushahra Panwan
+103.5%
Kahnuwan
+101.1%
Kum Kalan
+96.2%
Valtoha
+90.2%
Dakha
+89.4%
Qadian
+87.1%
Bholath
+81.8%
Jagraon
+81.3%
Rampura Phul
+79.6%
Sardulgarh
+78.3%
Lambi
+76.0%

Closest races · 1992

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1992

117 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1985