2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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2002 Punjab legislative assembly election
← 1997 30 January 2002 (2002-01-30) 2007 →
All 117 seats to the Punjab Legislative Assembly
59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.14% (Decrease6.59%)
  First party Second party
  Captain Amarinder Singh.jpg ParkashSinghBadal.JPG
Leader Captain Amarinder Singh Parkash Singh Badal
Party INC SAD
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader since 26 February 2002 1 March 1997
Leader's seat Patiala Lambi
Last election 46 75
Seats won 62 41
Seat change Increase 16 Decrease 34
Popular vote 5,572,643 4,828,612
Percentage 40.11% 34.76%
Chief Minister before election

Parkash Singh Badal
SAD

Elected Chief Minister

Amarinder Singh
INC

Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2002 was held in Indian state of Punjab in 2002, to elect 117 members to the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1] Indian National Congress gained majority of the seats. Amarinder Singh was elected as the Chief Minister.

Background[edit]

Results[edit]

e • d 
Political Party
 No. of Candidates
 Seats won
 Number of Votes
 % of Votes
Indian National Congress 105 62 3,682,877 35.81%
Shiromani Akali Dal 92 41 3,196,924 31.08%
Bharatiya Janata Party 23 3 583,214 5.67%
Communist Party of India 11 2 220,785 2.15%
Independents 274 9 1,159,552 11.27%
Total[2] 923 117 10,284,686

Result by Region[edit]

Region Seats INC SAD BJP CPI style="background:gray;
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Malwa 65 29 27 1 2 6
Majha 27 17 7 0 0 3
Doaba 25 16 7 2 0 0
Sum 117 62 41 3 2 9

Constituency wise Results[edit]

A.C. NO. Constituency Name Category Party Winner Candidate Vote Party Runner-up Candidate vote
1 Fatehgarh GEN INC Sukhjinder Singh 46739 SAD Nirmal Singh Kahlon 39287
2 Batala GEN INC Ashwani 47933 BJP Jagdish Sawhney 34405
3 Qadian GEN INC Tript Rajinder Singh 46902 SAD Natha Singh 39948
4 Sri Hargobindpur GEN SAD Capt. Balbir Singh Bath 27836 IND Fateh Jang Singh Bajwa 16337
5 Kahnuwan GEN INC Partap Singh Bajwa 44540 SAD Sewa Singh Sekhwan 37735
6 Dhariwal GEN style="background:gray;
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 Sucha Singh Chhotepur 32442 SAD Sucha Singh Langah 32362
7 Gurdaspur GEN INC Khushhal Bahl 35442 SAD Munawar Masih 23751
8 Dina Nagar (SC) INC Aruna 36765 BJP Sita Ram 34083
9 Narot Mehra (SC) INC Rumal Chand 32107 BJP Bishambar Dass 21594
10 Pathankot GEN INC Ashok Sharma 45073 BJP Master Mohan Lal 27709
11 Sujanpur GEN INC Raghunath Sahai Puri 48740 BJP Satya Pal Saini 30496
12 Beas GEN INC Jasbir Singh Gill (Dimpa) 45832 SAD Manjinder Singh Kang 39382
13 Majitha GEN INC Swinder Singh 41072 SAD Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha 38874
14 Verka (SC) INC Raj Kumar 48041 SAD Dalbir Singh 38651
15 Jandiala (SC) INC Sardul Singh 45599 SAD Malkiat Singh 37866
16 Amritsar North GEN INC Jugal Kishore Sharma 31024 BJP Baldev Raj Chawala 16268
17 Amritsar West GEN style="background:gray;
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 Om Parkash Soni 45331 CPI Amarjit Singh 21791
18 Amritsar Central GEN INC Darbari Lal 24286 BJP Laxmi Kanta Chawla 18115
19 Amritsar South GEN INC Harjinder Singh Thekedar 23322 IND Raminder Singh Bolaria 19232
20 Ajnala GEN SAD Dr. Rattan Singh 47182 IND Harpartap Singh 46826
By Polls in 2005 Ajnala GEN INC Harpartap Singh Ajnala 66661 SAD Amarpal Singh Ajnala 47415
21 Raja Sansi GEN SAD Vir Singh Lopoke 42238 IND Sukhbinder Singh (Sukh Sarkaria) 38785
22 Attari (SC) SAD Gulzar Singh Ranike 43740 INC Rattan Singh 19521
23 Tarn Taran GEN style="background:gray;
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 Harmeet Singh Sandhu 30560 SAD Alwinderpal Singh 24341
24 Khadoor Sahib (SC) SAD Manjit Singh 37200 INC Sukhdev Singh 14490
25 Naushahra Panwan GEN SAD Ranjit Singh 36153 INC Jagir Singh 30219
26 Patti GEN SAD Adesh Partap Singh Kairon 44703 INC Tarlok Singh 23324
27 Valtoha GEN INC Gurchet Singh 39064 SAD Gurdial Singh 34119
28 Adampur GEN INC Kanwaljit Singh Lally 32619 SAD Sarabjit Singh Makkar 25243
29 Jullundur Cantonment GEN INC Gurkanwal Kaur 29160 SAD Paramjit Singh 18307
30 Jullundur North GEN INC Avtar Henry 41856 BJP Suresh Sehgal 19489
31 Jullundur Central GEN INC Raj Kumar Gupta 30066 BJP Manoranjan Kalia 22355
32 Jullundur South (SC) INC Mohinder Singh Kaypee 34869 BJP Chuni Lal Bhagat 24046
33 Kartarpur (SC) INC Chaudhry Jagjit Singh 39010 SAD Charnjit Singh Atwal 34887
34 Lohian GEN SAD Ajit Singh Kohar 48787 INC Brij Bhupinder Singh Lally 43612
35 Nakodar GEN INC Amarjit Singh Samra 39216 SAD Gurmeet Singh Daduwal 29749
36 Nur Mahal GEN INC Gurbinder Singh Atwal 35610 SAD Gurdip Singh 26331
37 Banga (SC) INC Tarlochan Singh 27574 BSP Mohan Lal 23919
38 Nawanshahr GEN INC Parkash Singh 32667 BSP Ram Kishan 27321
39 Phillaur (SC) INC Santokh Singh Choudhary 33570 SAD Sarwan Singh 28915
40 Bholath GEN SAD Jagir Kaur 41937 INC Sukhpal Singh 30559
41 Kapurthala GEN INC Rana Gurjeet Singh 33715 SAD Raghbir Singh 23590
By Polls in 2004 Kapurthala GEN INC Sukhjinder Kaur 47890 SAD Raghbir Singh 34600
42 Sultanpur GEN SAD Upinderjit Kaur 40485 INC Rajanbir Singh 34971
43 Phagwara (SC) INC Joginder Singh 31601 BJP Swarna Ram 30415
44 Balachaur GEN SAD Nand Lal 33629 INC Ram Kishan Kataria 23286
45 Garhshankar GEN BJP Avinash Rai Khanna 24638 BSP Shingara Ram Sahungra 18463
By Polls in 2004 Garhshankar GEN INC Lov Kumar Goldi 37378 BJP Mohinder Pal Mann 19298
46 Mahilpur (SC) SAD Sohan Singh Thandal 27724 BSP Avtar Singh Karimpuri 18444
47 Hoshiarpur GEN BJP Tikshan Sud 24141 INC Naresh Thakur 23833
48 Sham Chaurasi (SC) INC Ram Lubhaya 24446 IND Mohinder Kaur Josh 22965
49 Tanda GEN SAD Balbir Singh 37354 INC Sangat Singh 34828
50 Garhdiwala (SC) SAD Des Raj 30761 INC Pawan Kumar Adia 22860
51 Dasuya GEN INC Ramesh Chander 38718 BJP Mahant Ram Parkash 26635
52 Mukerian GEN INC Dr. Kewal Krishan 43579 BJP Arunesh Shakar 34516
53 Jagraon GEN SAD Bhag Singh Mallah 32152 IND Darshan Singh Brar 30595
54 Raikot GEN SAD Ranjit Singh Talwandi 44388 INC Harmohinder Singh Pardhan 37989
55 Dakha (SC) INC Malkiat Singh Dakha 51570 SAD Darshan Singh Shivalik 42844
56 Qila Raipur GEN SAD Jagdish Singh Gurcha 36849 INC Gurdial Kaur Khangura 30270
57 Ludhiana North GEN INC Rakesh Pandey 39167 BJP Pran Nath Bhatia 16295
58 Ludhiana West GEN INC Harnam Dass Johar 36006 SAD Avtar Singh Makkar 19406
59 Ludhiana East GEN INC Surinder Kumar Dawar 32016 BJP Sat Pal Gosain 18767
60 Ludhiana Rural GEN INC Malkit Singh Birmi 60638 SAD Amrik Singh Aliwal 30535
61 Payal GEN INC Tej Parkash Singh 42282 SAD Jagjiwan Pal Singh 34681
62 Kum Kalan (SC) SAD Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal 45026 INC Ishar Singh 42420
63 Samrala GEN INC Amrik Singh 43845 SAD Kirpal Singh 36478
64 Khanna (SC) INC Harbans Kaur 41578 SAD Satwinder Kaur Dhaliwal 31943
65 Nangal GEN INC Kanwar Pal Singh 37629 BJP Madan Mohan Mittal 23667
66 Anandpur Sahib Ropar GEN INC Ramesh Dutt Sharma 41950 SAD Tara Singh 29268
67 Chamkaur Sahib (SC) SAD Satwant Kaur 33511 INC Bhag Singh 24413
68 Morinda GEN INC Jagmohan Singh 47631 SAD Ujjagar Singh 24914
69 Kharar GEN INC Bir Devinder Singh 24846 IND Balbir Singh 23326
70 Banur GEN SAD Kanwaljit Singh 51002 INC Sheelam Sohi 50288
71 Rajpura GEN INC Raj Khurana 47472 BJP Balram Ji Dass 30726
72 Ghanaur GEN INC Jasjit Singh 40945 SAD Ajaib Singh S/O Harchand Singh 29357
73 Dakala GEN INC Lal Singh 38424 SAD Charanjit Singh Walia 22597
74 Shutrana (SC) SAD Nirmal Singh 34123 IND Hamir Singh 18567
75 Samana GEN SAD Surjit Singh Rakhra 46681 INC Brahm Mohindra 35909
76 Patiala Town GEN INC Amarinder Singh 46750 SAD Sarup Singh Sehgal 13167
77 Nabha GEN INC Randeep Singh 37453 SAD Narinder Singh 23502
78 Amloh (SC) INC Sadhu Singh 45383 SAD Gurdev Singh 26633
79 Sirhind GEN INC Dr. Harbans Lal 35659 SAD Didar Singh Bhatti 32528
80 Dhuri GEN SAD Gaganjit Singh 25538 SAD(M) Iqbal Singh 23979
81 Malerkotla GEN INC Razia Sultana 37557 IND Ajit Singh 37378
82 Sherpur (SC) style="background:gray;
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 Gobind Singh 30132 SAD Piara Singh 26525
83 Barnala GEN SAD Malkit Singh Keetu 37575 INC Surinder Pal Singh 21305
84 Bhadaur (SC) SAD Balbir Singh Ghunas 43558 INC Surinder Kaur 20471
85 Dhanaula GEN SAD Gobind Singh Longowal 31007 INC Jagjit Singh 22514
86 Sangrur GEN INC Arvind Khanna 42339 IND Ranjit Singh Balian 23207
87 Dirbha GEN style="background:gray;
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 Surjit Singh Dhiman 35099 SAD Baldev Singh Mann 34103
88 Sunam GEN SAD Parminder Singh 44506 INC Sonia Deepa Arora 25831
89 Lehra GEN INC Rajinder Kaur 43579 SAD Naranjan Singh 28071
90 Balluana (SC) INC Parkash Singh Bhatti 41683 SAD Gurtej Singh 37363
91 Abohar GEN INC Sunil Kumar 37552 IND Sudhir Nagpal 30213
92 Fazilka GEN INC Mohinder Kumar 51033 BJP Surjit Kumar 37178
93 Jalalabad GEN INC Hans Raj Josan 45727 SAD Sher Singh 41396
94 Guru Har Sahai GEN INC Gurmit Singh 42135 SAD Paramjit Singh 36704
95 Firozepur GEN BJP Sukhpal Singh 34995 INC Balmukand Sharma 27238
96 Firozepur Cantonment GEN INC Ravinder Singh 47077 SAD Janmeja Singh 38046
97 Zira GEN SAD Hari Singh 43991 INC Kuldeep Singh 36424
98 Dharamkot (SC) SAD Sital Singh 35729 IND Mukhtiar Singh 20200
99 Moga GEN SAD Tota Singh 42579 INC Sathi Vijay Kumar 42274
100 Bagha Purana GEN SAD Sadhu Singh Rajeana 47425 INC Mahesh Inder Singh 42378
101 Nihal Singh Wala (SC) SAD Zora Singh 35556 CPI Ajaib Singh 16729
102 Panjgrain (SC) SAD Gurdev Singh Badal 43811 CPI Darshan Singh 22374
103 Kotkapura GEN SAD Mantar Singh 42725 INC Prof. Vibha Sharma 40986
104 Faridkot GEN SAD Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon 57282 INC Avtar Singh Brar 51011
105 Muktsar GEN style="background:gray;
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 Sukhdarshan Singh(Madahar Kalan) 32465 INC Harcharan Singh 32265
106 Giddarbaha GEN SAD Manpreet Singh Badal 59336 INC Raghuveer Singh 43801
107 Malout (SC) CPI Nathu Ram 46180 SAD Mukhtiar Kaur 39571
108 Lambi GEN SAD Parkash Singh Badal 50545 IND Maheshinder Singh 26616
109 Talwandi Sabo GEN style="background:gray;
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 Jeetmohinder Singh Sidhu 29879 INC Harminder Singh Jassi 29642
110 Pakka Kalan (SC) CPI Gurjant Singh 34254 SAD Makhan Singh 32477
111 Bhatinda GEN INC Surinder Singla 46451 SAD Chiranji Lal 33038
112 Nathana (SC) SAD Gura Singh 46042 INC Jasmail Singh 42540
113 Rampura Phul GEN style="background:gray;
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 Gurpreet Singh "Kangur" 40303 SAD Sikander Singh Maluka 37644
114 Joga GEN SAD Jagdeep Singh 41077 INC Sukhraj Singh 33077
115 Mansa GEN style="background:gray;
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 Sher Singh 27826 SAD Sukhwinder Singh 27782
116 Budhlada GEN SAD Harbant Singh 44184 CPI Hardev Singh 29384
117 Sardulgarh GEN SAD Balwinder Singh 49281 INC Ajit Inder Singh 48186

See also[edit]

1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 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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