2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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.

2002 Punjab legislative assembly election

30 January 2002
All 117 seats to the Vidhan Sabha 59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	78.30% (2.88%)
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 16 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

Results

 Summary of results of the Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2002[1]

	Political Party	No. of Candidates	Seats won	Number of Votes	% of Votes
	Indian National Congress	105	62	36,82,877	35.81%
	Shiromani Akali Dal	92	41	31,96,924	31.08%
	Bharatiya Janata Party	23	3	5,83,214	5.67%
	Communist Party of India	11	2	2,20,785	2.15%
	Independents	274	9	11,59,552	11.27%
	Total[2]	923	117	1,02,84,686

References

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.