Chandigarh Lok Sabha Election Result 1996

India · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1996 GEN

Satya Pal Jain of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency in India in the 1996 general election, with a winning margin of 23,969 votes (9.10%).

48 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 450,599 registered electors and 263,189 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 58.40%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Satya Pal Jain

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
23,969
Margin %
9.10%
Total Electors
450,599
Votes Polled
263,189
Turnout
58.40%
Candidates
48
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
Constituency Number
532
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1996
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Satya Pal Jain

Bharatiya Janata Party

101,137
38.40%
Male
#2
Pawan Kumar Bansal

Indian National Congress

77,168
29.30%
Male
#3
Harmohan Dhawan

Samata Party

45,569
17.30%
Male
#4
Mata Ram Dhiman

Bahujan Samaj Party

10,612
4.00%
Male
#5
Chaman Lal

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

6,030
2.30%
Male
#6
Subhash Tamoli

Bahujan Samaj Party (AMBEDKAR)

4,128
1.60%
Male
#7
Ravi Parkash

Janata Dal

2,405
0.90%
Male
#8
Rajinder

Satya Marg Party

882
0.30%
Male
#9
Ajay Jagga

Jharkhand Party

834
0.30%
Male
#10
R R K Tiwari

Pavitra Hindustan Kaazhagam

735
0.30%
Male
#11
Ganga Ram

Independent

727
0.30%
Male
#12
Mahinder Kumar

Indian Congress (SOCIALIST)

654
0.20%
Male
#13
M Sadiq

Independent

533
0.20%
Male
#14
Vinod Kumar

Independent

528
0.20%
Male
#15
Vishwavir Sharma

All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)

513
0.20%
Male
#16
Harcharan Singh

Independent

492
0.20%
Male
#17
Lachhman Singh

Independent

484
0.20%
Male
#18
Deepak Malhotra

Independent

448
0.20%
Male
#19
Ram Hari

Independent

325
0.10%
Male
#20
Gurcharan Singh

Independent

311
0.10%
Male
#21
Deepak

Independent

277
0.10%
Male
#22
Chander Gupt Kapuria

Independent

253
0.10%
Male
#23
Malak Chand

Independent

244
0.10%
Male
#24
Satpal

Independent

233
0.10%
Male
#25
Rajesh Singh

Independent

226
0.10%
Male
#26
Vidya Bhushan

Independent

212
0.10%
Male
#27
Madan Lal Vedi

Independent

210
0.10%
Male
#28
Surat Chand Sharma

Independent

200
0.10%
Male
#29
Sudhir Kumar

Shiv Sena

195
0.10%
Male
#30
Sanjay Aggarwal

Independent

192
0.10%
Male
#31
Ram Phal

Independent

189
0.10%
Male
#32
Sat Paul Gupta

Independent

187
0.10%
Male
#33
Naresh Jaggi

Independent

184
0.10%
Male
#34
Jagmohan Singh Johal

Independent

175
0.10%
Male
#35
Om Parkash Chawla

Independent

172
0.10%
Male
#36
Ram Bali

Independent

150
0.10%
Male
#37
Jagtar Singh

Independent

131
0.00%
Male
#38
Didar Singh Kalsia

Independent

130
0.00%
Male
#39
S P Chauhan

Independent

129
0.00%
Male
#40
Jaspal Singh

Independent

127
0.00%
Male
#41
Sanjeev Sharma

Independent

107
0.00%
Male
#42
Kamal Kumar

Independent

101
0.00%
Male
#43
Virender Bajaj

Independent

94
0.00%
Male
#44
Surinder Pal

Independent

86
0.00%
Male
#45
Subhash Chander Katyal

Independent

80
0.00%
Male
#46
Inderjit Gupta

Independent

71
0.00%
Male
#47
Tilak Raj

Independent

71
0.00%
Male
#48
Harish Bawra

Independent

66
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Satya Pal Jain Bharatiya Janata Party 101,137 38.40%
2 Pawan Kumar Bansal Indian National Congress 77,168 29.30%
3 Harmohan Dhawan Samata Party 45,569 17.30%
4 Mata Ram Dhiman Bahujan Samaj Party 10,612 4.00%
5 Chaman Lal Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 6,030 2.30%
6 Subhash Tamoli Bahujan Samaj Party (AMBEDKAR) 4,128 1.60%
7 Ravi Parkash Janata Dal 2,405 0.90%
8 Rajinder Satya Marg Party 882 0.30%
9 Ajay Jagga Jharkhand Party 834 0.30%
10 R R K Tiwari Pavitra Hindustan Kaazhagam 735 0.30%
11 Ganga Ram Independent 727 0.30%
12 Mahinder Kumar Indian Congress (SOCIALIST) 654 0.20%
13 M Sadiq Independent 533 0.20%
14 Vinod Kumar Independent 528 0.20%
15 Vishwavir Sharma All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) 513 0.20%
16 Harcharan Singh Independent 492 0.20%
17 Lachhman Singh Independent 484 0.20%
18 Deepak Malhotra Independent 448 0.20%
19 Ram Hari Independent 325 0.10%
20 Gurcharan Singh Independent 311 0.10%
21 Deepak Independent 277 0.10%
22 Chander Gupt Kapuria Independent 253 0.10%
23 Malak Chand Independent 244 0.10%
24 Satpal Independent 233 0.10%
25 Rajesh Singh Independent 226 0.10%
26 Vidya Bhushan Independent 212 0.10%
27 Madan Lal Vedi Independent 210 0.10%
28 Surat Chand Sharma Independent 200 0.10%
29 Sudhir Kumar Shiv Sena 195 0.10%
30 Sanjay Aggarwal Independent 192 0.10%
31 Ram Phal Independent 189 0.10%
32 Sat Paul Gupta Independent 187 0.10%
33 Naresh Jaggi Independent 184 0.10%
34 Jagmohan Singh Johal Independent 175 0.10%
35 Om Parkash Chawla Independent 172 0.10%
36 Ram Bali Independent 150 0.10%
37 Jagtar Singh Independent 131 0.00%
38 Didar Singh Kalsia Independent 130 0.00%
39 S P Chauhan Independent 129 0.00%
40 Jaspal Singh Independent 127 0.00%
41 Sanjeev Sharma Independent 107 0.00%
42 Kamal Kumar Independent 101 0.00%
43 Virender Bajaj Independent 94 0.00%
44 Surinder Pal Independent 86 0.00%
45 Subhash Chander Katyal Independent 80 0.00%
46 Inderjit Gupta Independent 71 0.00%
47 Tilak Raj Independent 71 0.00%
48 Harish Bawra Independent 66 0.00%

Chandigarh — 1996 Election Analysis

In the 1996 Lok Sabha election, Satya Pal Jain of Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in the Chandigarh constituency () with a margin of 23,969 votes.

Out of 450,599 registered electors, 263,189 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 58.40%. A total of 48 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Satya Pal Jain (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 23,969 votes (9.10%%).

The voter turnout in Chandigarh for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 58.40%%.

48 candidates contested from Chandigarh constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Chandigarh is a Lok Sabha constituency in N/A.