REPUBLIC OF INDIA
STATE OF PUNJAB
STATE ELECTION OF 7 FEBRUARY 1997
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Source: Election Commission of India website

Registered voters:                       15,225,395
Votes cast:                              10,463,045  68.7%
Invalid votes:                              173,151  01.6%
Valid votes:                             10,289,894  98.4%
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Party                                    Votes       %        Seats
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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)                   769,675  07.5         1
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)                857,219  08.3        18
Communist Party of India (CPI)              307,023  03.0         2
Indian National Congress (INC)            2,736,346  26.6        14
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)                 3,873,099  37.6        75
Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann) (SADM)           319,111  03.1         1
Independents and others                   1,427,421  13.9         6
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Total                                    10,289,894             117
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