# 1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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.

## Voter turnout

| S.No. | District | Total Voter Turnout |
| 1. | Firozpur | 43.3% |
| 2. | Patiala | 22.9% |
| 3. | Hoshiarpur | 36.9% |
| 4. | Ropar | 19.8% |
| 5. | Jalandhar | 30.4% |
| 6. | Ludhiana | 16.6% |
| 7. | Amritsar | 16.1% |
| 8. | Gurdaspur | 24.3% |
| 9. | Bhatinda | 13.9% |
| 10. | Faridkot | 24.3% |
| 11. | Kapurthala | 25.8% |
| 12 | Sangrur | 13.1% |

### Urban-Rural turnout 1992

| S.No. | Title | Constituencies | Turnout |
| 1. | Urban | 12 | 38.3% |
| 2. | Semi-Urban | 11 | 26.5% |
| 3. | Semi-Rural | 24 | 25.3% |
| 4. | Rural | 70 | 15.1% |
SOURCE : India Today, 15 March 1992

## Participating Parties
### List of Participating Political Parties in Punjab Assembly Election in 1992

| S. No. | Party Abbreviation | Party |
| National Parties |||
| 1. | INC | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | CPI | Communist Party Of India |
| 3 | CPM | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
| 4. | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 5 | JD | Janata Dal |
| 6 | LKD | Lok Dal |
| State Parties |||
| 7 | BSP | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | SAD | Shiromani Akali Dal (Kabul) |
| Registered(Unrecognised) Parties |||
| 9 | BKUS | Bharatiya Krishni Udyog Santh |
| 10 | CPI(ML) | Communist Party Of India (Marxist Leninist) |
| 11 | DPP | Dalit Panthers Party |
| 12 | IPF | Indian Peoples Front |
| 13 | SBJ(MD) | All India Shiromani Baba Jiwan Singh Mazhabi Dal |
| 14 | UCPI | United Communist Party Of India |
| Independents |||
| 15 | IND | Independents |

## 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 :
| Party | Party | No. of Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote % |
| | Indian National Congress | 116 | 87 | 13,17,075 | 43.83% |
| | Bahujan Samaj Party | 105 | 9 | 4,90,552 | 17.59% |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 66 | 6 | 4,95,161 | 16.48% |
| | Communist Party of India | 20 | 4 | 1,09,386 | 3.64% |
| | Shiromani Akali Dal | 58 | 3 | 1,56,171 | 5.20% |
| | Communist Party of India (M) | 17 | 1 | 72,061 | 2.40% |
| | Janata Dal | 37 | 1 | 64,666 | 2.15% |
| | United Communist Party of India | 1 | 1 | 14442 | 0.48% |
| | Indian People's Front | 2 | 1 | 2,292 | 0.08% |
| | Independents | 151 | 4 | 2,77,706 | 9.24% |
| Total | Total | 579 | 117 | 30,05,083 |

## Results by Region

| Region | Seats | INC | BSP | CPI | BJP | Others |
| Malwa | 65 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Majha | 27 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Doaba | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sum | 117 | 87 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 |

## Result by Constituency

| # | Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| # | Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Party | Name | Votes | Party | Name | Votes |
| 1 | Fatehgarh | None | INC | Lakhmir Singh | 4205 | BJP | Khairati Lal | 3906 |
| 2 | Batala | None | BJP | Jagdish | 20288 | INC | Ashwani | 17229 |
| 3 | Qadian | None | INC | Tripat Rajinder Singh | 9560 | BJP | Kashmir Singh | 1173 |
| 4 | Sri Hargobindpur | None | CPI | Gurnam Singh | 5000 | INC | Mustak Masih | 1115 |
| 5 | Kahnuwan | None | INC | Pratap Singh | 9042 | BJP | Kashmir Singh | 2408 |
| 6 | Dhariwal | None | INC | Sushil Mahajan | 7245 | BJP | Umar Masih | 2844 |
| 7 | Gurdaspur | None | INC | Khushhal Bahi | 18076 | BJP | Mohan Lal Mohni | 8938 |
| 8 | Dina Nagar | (SC) | INC | Krishna Kumar | 24275 | BJP | Tilak Raj | 9668 |
| 9 | Narot Mehra | (SC) | INC | Krishan Chand | 25479 | BJP | Ram Lal | 16208 |
| 10 | Pathankot | None | INC | Raman Kumar | 32130 | BJP | Master Mohan Lal | 21595 |
| 11 | Sujanpur | None | INC | Raghu Nath Sahai | 21212 | BJP | Satya Pal Saini | 18409 |
| 12 | Beas | None | INC | Vir Pawan Kumar | 3636 | IND | Kulwant Singh | 3107 |
| 13 | Majitha | None | IND | Ranjit Singh | 14502 | INC | Surinder Pal Singh | 7686 |
| 14 | Verka | None | INC | Gurmej Singh | 7426 | BJP | Karatar Singh | 1596 |
| 15 | Jandiala | (SC) | INC | Sardul Singh | 4560 | BSP | Sardul Singh Nona | 1245 |
| 16 | Amritsar North | None | INC | Faqur Chand | 20412 | BJP | Sat Pal Mahajan | 15949 |
| 17 | Amritsar West | None | CPI | Vimla Dang | 19140 | INC | Sewa Ram | 13812 |
| 18 | Amritsar Central | None | BJP | Laxmi Kanta Chawla | 22296 | INC | Darbari Lal | 18198 |
| 19 | Amritsar South | None | INC | Maninderjit Singh | 19451 | BJP | Raj Kumar | 7461 |
| 20 | Ajnala | None | INC | Harcharn Singh | 8893 | BJP | Bhagwan Dass | 1461 |
| 20 | Ajnala | None | IND | Rattan Singh | 46856 | INC | Rajbir Singh | 36542 |
| 21 | Raja Sansi | None | INC | Parminder Singh | 2869 | BSP | Jang Bahadur Singh | 2097 |
| 22 | Attari | (SC) | INC | Sukhdev Singh Shehbazpuri | 2722 | BSP | Kunwant Singh Mubaba | 2238 |
| 23 | Tarn Taran | None | INC | Dilbag Singh | Uncontested | Uncontested | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| 24 | Khadoor Sahib | (SC) | SAD | Ranjit Singh | 4034 | INC | Lakha Singh | 3736 |
| 25 | Naushahra Panwan | None | INC | Jagir Singh | 4418 | BSP | Kirpal Singh | 338 |
| 26 | Patti | None | INC | Sakhwinder Singh | 6303 | SAD | Pirthipal Singh | 2640 |
| 27 | Valtoha | None | INC | Gurchet Singh | 20048 | BSP | Gopal Singh | 3203 |
| 28 | Adampur | None | BSP | Rajender Kumar | 7847 | INC | Manjinder Singh | 7235 |
| 29 | Jullundur Cantonment | None | INC | Beant Singh | 18449 | BSP | Gulzara Ram | 8336 |
| 30 | Jullundur North | None | INC | Avtar Henry | 34179 | BJP | Vaid Om Parkash | 11084 |
| 31 | Jullundur Central | None | INC | Jai Kishan Saini | 23002 | BJP | Manoranjan Kalia | 14367 |
| 32 | Jullundur South | (SC) | INC | Mohinder Singh Kaypee | 21022 | BSP | Jaswinder Paul | 11368 |
| 33 | Kartarpur | (SC) | INC | Jagjit Singh | 12036 | BSP | Ram Lal | 5923 |
| 34 | Lohian | None | INC | Brij Bhupinder Singh | 16036 | CPI | Chand Singh | 5066 |
| 35 | Nakodar | None | INC | Umaro Singh | 13200 | BSP | Hari Dass | 9175 |
| 35 | Nakodar | None | INC | A.S. Samra | 37526 | IND | K.S. Wadala | 32316 |
| 36 | Nur Mahal | None | INC | Gurbinder Singh Atwal | 12749 | CPM | Kulwant Singh Sandhu | 12505 |
| 37 | Banga | (SC) | BSP | Satnam Singh Kainth | 14272 | INC | Doger Ram | 12042 |
| 38 | Nawanshahr | None | INC | Dilbagh Singh | 25191 | BSP | Darshan Ram | 17849 |
| 39 | Phillaur | (SC) | INC | Santokh Singh Chaudhary | 11787 | BSP | Dev Raj Sandhu | 10333 |
| 40 | Bholath | None | INC | Jagtar Singh | 2865 | BSP | Roop Singh | 649 |
| 41 | Kapurthala | None | INC | Gulzar Singh | 10710 | BJP | Hira Lal Dhir | 8652 |
| 42 | Sultanpur | None | INC | Gurmail Singh | 16382 | IND | Sadhu Singh | 12853 |
| 43 | Phagwara | (SC) | INC | Joginder Singh Mann | 14363 | BJP | Swarna Ram | 13643 |
| 44 | Balachaur | None | BSP | Hargopal Singh | 15696 | IND | Nand Lal | 12468 |
| 45 | Garhshankar | None | BSP | Shangara Ram | 15390 | INC | Kamal Singh | 8564 |
| 46 | Mahilpur | (SC) | BSP | Avtar Singh Karimpuri | 12030 | INC | Param Jit Singh | 6456 |
| 47 | Hoshiarpur | None | INC | Naresh | 14558 | BJP | Baldev Sahai | 13931 |
| 48 | Sham Chaurasi | (SC) | BSP | Gurpal Chand | 13168 | INC | Hari Mittar | 9449 |
| 49 | Tanda | None | INC | Surjit Kaur | 11195 | BSP | Sukhwinder Kaur Saini | 6892 |
| 50 | Garhdiwala | (SC) | INC | Dharam Pal Sabharwal | 11484 | BSP | Des Raj Dhugga | 9171 |
| 51 | Dasuya | None | INC | Romesh Chander | 20957 | BSP | Dial Singh | 8951 |
| 52 | Mukerian | None | INC | Kewal Krishan | 19169 | BJP | Janak Singh | 15853 |
| 53 | Jagraon | None | INC | Darshan Singh | 8190 | BJP | Ayudhia Prakash | 2649 |
| 54 | Raikot | None | INC | Nirmal Singh | 4325 | SAD | Bachitter Singh | 2822 |
| 55 | Dakha | (SC) | INC | Malkiat Singh | 4404 | BJP | Ghanaya Lal | 1225 |
| 56 | Qila Raipur | None | CPM | Tarsem Lal | 1906 | INC | Gurdev Singh | 1135 |
| 57 | Ludhiana North | None | INC | Rakesh Kumar Panday | 32033 | BJP | Harish Kumar | 20187 |
| 58 | Ludhiana West | None | INC | Harnam Dass Johar | 15036 | BJP | Kailash Sharma | 10550 |
| 59 | Ludhiana East | None | BJP | Satpaul Gosain | 16619 | INC | Rajinder Saini | 12803 |
| 60 | Ludhiana Rural | None | INC | Malkit Singh Birmi | 13586 | BSP | Jarnial Singh | 7020 |
| 61 | Payal | None | INC | Harnek Singh | 8081 | CPI | Kartar Singh | 6772 |
| 62 | Kum Kalan | (SC) | INC | Isher Singh | 5405 | BSP | Inderjit Singh | 1712 |
| 63 | Samrala | None | INC | Karam Singh | 7920 | BSP | Sohan Lal | 5046 |
| 64 | Khanna | (SC) | INC | Shamsher Singh | 16399 | BJP | Mohinder Pal | 2776 |
| 65 | Nangal | None | BJP | Madan Mohan | 15616 | CPM | Mohinder Paul | 13490 |
| 66 | Anandpur Sahib Ropar | None | BJP | Ramesh Dutt | 11699 | INC | Basant Singh | 8232 |
| 67 | Chamkaur Sahib | (SC) | INC | Shamsher Singh | 3641 | BSP | Gurmukh Singh | 2706 |
| 68 | Morinda | None | INC | Jag Mohan Singh | 7714 | BSP | Balbir Singh | 1299 |
| 69 | Kharar | None | INC | Harnek Singh | 4551 | BSP | Man Singh | 3043 |
| 70 | Banur | None | INC | Mohinder Singh Gill | 13756 | SAD | Kanwaljit Singh | 11142 |
| 71 | Rajpura | None | INC | Raj Kumar Khurana | 18876 | BJP | Ram Chand | 4942 |
| 72 | Ghanaur | None | INC | Jasjit Singh | 8746 | CPM | Balwant Singh | 5196 |
| 73 | Dakala | None | INC | Lal Singh | 11010 | IND | Ram Lal | 9508 |
| 74 | Shutrana | (SC) | INC | Hamir Singh | 7025 | SAD | Nirmal Singh | 3968 |
| 75 | Samana | None | SAD | Amarinder Singh | Uncontested | Uncontested | Uncontested | Uncontested |
| 76 | Patiala Town | None | INC | Brahm Mohinder | 13135 | IND | Krishna Kumar | 11663 |
| 77 | Nabha | None | IND | Ramesh Kumar | 12082 | INC | Satinder Kaur | 9549 |
| 78 | Amloh | (SC) | INC | Sadhu Singh | 8500 | SAD | Dalip Singh Pandhi | 3039 |
| 79 | Sirhind | None | BJP | Harbans Lal | 6981 | INC | Bir Devinder Singh | 6573 |
| 80 | Dhuri | None | INC | Dhanwant Singh | 4164 | CPI | Bhan Singh Bhora | 2640 |
| 81 | Malerkotla | None | INC | Abdul Ghaffar | 14271 | BJP | Ashoo Tosh | 7967 |
| 82 | Sherpur | (SC) | BSP | Raj Singh | 1693 | CPI | Sher Singh Pharwahi | 1173 |
| 83 | Barnala | None | INC | Som Dutt | 4289 | SAD | Malkit Singh | 3473 |
| 84 | Bhadaur | (SC) | BSP | Nirmal Singh Nimma | 1040 | INC | Bachan Singh | 859 |
| 85 | Dhanaula | None | INC | Manjit Singh | 2538 | SAD | Gobind Singh | 1350 |
| 86 | Sangrur | None | INC | Jasbir Singh | 8978 | SAD | Ranjit Singh | 6227 |
| 87 | Dirbha | None | INC | Gurharan Singh | 3072 | SAD | Baldev Singh | 2624 |
| 88 | Sunam | None | INC | Bhagwan Dass | 5727 | SAD | Sanmukh Singh | 4046 |
| 89 | Lehra | None | INC | Rajinder Kaur | 16369 | BJP | Barinder Kumar | 5704 |
| 90 | Balluana | (SC) | INC | Babu Ram S/O Ram Karan | 17192 | BSP | Satish Kumar | 7102 |
| 91 | Abohar | None | INC | Sajjan Kumar | 38211 | BJP | Arjan Singh | 14107 |
| 92 | Fazilka | None | IND | Moinder Kumar | 20322 | BJP | Sohan Lal | 14044 |
| 93 | Jalalabad | None | INC | Hans Raj | 18105 | BSP | Sucha Singh | 15217 |
| 94 | Guru Har Sahai | None | INC | Sajwar Singh | 18348 | IND | Iqbal Singh | 18028 |
| 95 | Firozepur | None | INC | Bal Mukand | 12513 | BSP | Mukhitiar Singh | 12158 |
| 96 | Firozepur Cantonment | None | IND | Ravinder Singh | 17891 | INC | Gurnaib Singh | 16345 |
| 97 | Zira | None | SAD | Inder Jit Singh | 16422 | INC | Harcharan Singh | 8479 |
| 98 | Dharamkot | (SC) | BSP | Baldev Singh | 5753 | INC | Piara Singh | 4429 |
| 99 | Moga | None | INC | Malti | 7865 | JD | Sathi Rup Lal | 7858 |
| 100 | Bagha Purana | None | JD | Vijay Kumar | 3615 | INC | Gur Charan Singh | 3607 |
| 101 | Nihal Singh Wala | (SC) | CPM | Ajaib Singh | 7816 | BSP | Sewak Singh | 1279 |
| 102 | Panjgrain | (SC) | INC | Gurcharan Singh | 1669 | BSP | Jagir Singh | 1593 |
| 103 | Kotkapura | None | INC | Upinder Kumar | 17382 | BSP | Narinder Singh | 5555 |
| 104 | Faridkot | None | INC | Avtar Singh | 15823 | BSP | Gurjant Singh | 10667 |
| 105 | Muktsar | None | INC | Har Charan Singh | 21500 | SAD | Avtar Singh | 15323 |
| 106 | Giddarbaha | None | INC | Raghubir Singh | 17561 | BSP | Raj Pal | 6524 |
| 106 | Giddarbaha | None | SAD | M.S. Badal | 50404 | INC | Deepak Kumar | 48289 |
| 107 | Malout | (SC) | UCPI | Baldev Singh | 14442 | INC | Shiv Chand | 9475 |
| 108 | Lambi | None | INC | Gurnam Singh Abul Khurana | 16170 | BSP | Notej Singh | 7071 |
| 109 | Talwandi Sabo | None | INC | Harminder Singh | 4209 | BSP | Jagdeep Singh | 3217 |
| 110 | Pakka Kalan | (SC) | INC | Baldev Singh | 7674 | CPI | Bhola Singh | 3970 |
| 111 | Bhatinda | None | INC | Surinder Kapoor | 17192 | CPI | Joginder Singh | 11312 |
| 112 | Nathana | (SC) | INC | Gulzar Singh | 3014 | SAD | Jasmel Singh | 2317 |
| 113 | Rampura Phul | None | INC | Harbans Singh | 11702 | BSP | Mangu Singh | 3736 |
| 114 | Joga | None | IPF | Surjan Singh | 394 | SAD | Teja Singh | 289 |
| 115 | Mansa | None | INC | Sher Singh | 6137 | CPI | Buta Singh | 6101 |
| 116 | Budhlada | None | CPI | Hardev Singh | 9034 | INC | Gurdev Singh | 6455 |
| 117 | Sardulgarh | None | INC | Kirpal Singh | 4116 | CPM | Bakhsish Singh | 1724 |
* ↑ By Polls in 1994
* ↑ By Polls in 1994
* ↑ By Polls in 1995