1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election|
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| Turnout | 23.82 ( 42.68%) |
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Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab in 1992 to elect the members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Chief Minister Beant Singh was elected as the leader of the ruling party.[1]
Voter turnout
| S.No.
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District
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Total Voter Turnout
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| 1.
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Firozpur
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43.3%
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| 2.
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Patiala
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22.9%
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| 3.
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Hoshiarpur
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36.9%
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| 4.
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Ropar
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19.8%
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| 5.
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Jalandhar
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30.4%
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| 6.
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Ludhiana
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16.6%
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| 7.
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Amritsar
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16.1%
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| 8.
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Gurdaspur
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24.3%
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| 9.
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Bhatinda
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13.9%
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| 10.
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Faridkot
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24.3%
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| 11.
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Kapurthala
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25.8%
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| 12
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Sangrur
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13.1%
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Urban-Rural turnout 1992
| S.No.
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Title
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Constituencies
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Turnout
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| 1.
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Urban
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12
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38.3%
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| 2.
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Semi-Urban
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11
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26.5%
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| 3.
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Semi-Rural
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24
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25.3%
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| 4.
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Rural
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70
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15.1%
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SOURCE : India Today, 15 March 1992
Participating Parties
List of Participating Political Parties in Punjab Assembly Election in 1992
| S. No.
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Party Abbreviation
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Party
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| National Parties
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| 1.
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INC
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Indian National Congress
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| 2
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CPI
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Communist Party Of India
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| 3
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CPM
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Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
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| 4.
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BJP
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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| 5
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JD
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Janata Dal
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| 6
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LKD
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Lok Dal
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| State Parties
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| 7
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BSP
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Bahujan Samaj Party
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| 8
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SAD
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Shiromani Akali Dal
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| Registered(Unrecognised) Parties
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| 9
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BKUS
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Bharatiya Krishni Udyog Santh
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| 10
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CPI(ML)
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Communist Party Of India (Marxist Leninist)
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| 11
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DPP
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Dalit Panthers Party
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| 12
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IPF
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Indian Peoples Front
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| 13
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SBJ(MD)
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All India Shiromani Baba Jiwan Singh Mazhabi Dal
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| 14
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UCPI
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United Communist Party Of India
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| Independents
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| 15
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IND
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Independents
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Results
The election results were declared with the Indian National Congress winning an absolute majority of 87 seats out of 117.
Summary of results of the Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1992
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| Party
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No. of Candidates
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Seats won
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Votes
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Vote %
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Indian National Congress |
116 |
87 |
13,17,075 |
43.83%
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Bahujan Samaj Party |
105 |
9 |
4,90,552 |
17.59%
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Bharatiya Janata Party |
66 |
6 |
4,95,161 |
16.48%
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Communist Party of India |
20 |
4 |
1,09,386 |
3.64%
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Shiromani Akali Dal |
58 |
3 |
1,56,171 |
5.20%
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Communist Party of India (M) |
17 |
1 |
72,061 |
2.40%
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Janata Dal |
37 |
1 |
64,666 |
2.15%
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United Communist Party of India
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1 |
1 |
14442 |
0.48%
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Indian People's Front
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2 |
1 |
2,292 |
0.08%
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Independents |
151 |
4 |
2,77,706 |
9.24%
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| Total[2] |
579 |
117 |
30,05,083
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Results by Region
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