Lok Sabha · PB-5

Phillaur

1991

SANTOSH CHAUDHARY (W)

INCOther / no major front

Margin5,7842.3%

Winner votes99,38540.2%

ReservationSC

INCBSPCPMINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	SANTOSH CHAUDHARY (W) INC	99,385	40.2%
2	HARBHAJAN LAKHA BSP	93,601	37.9%
3	MASTER BHAGAT RAM CPM	44,457	18.0%
4	HANS RAJ IND	8,702	3.5%
5	MANJIT SINGH RATTU IND	1,101	0.5%

Turnout24.2%Votes cast2,47,246Electors10,23,457

1996

HARBHAJAN LAKHA

BSPOther / no major front

Margin49,8678.1%

Winner votes2,95,86848.0%

ReservationSC

BSPINCCPMSAD(M)CPI(ML)(L)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	HARBHAJAN LAKHA BSP	2,95,868	48.0%
2	SANTOSH CHAUDHARY INC	2,46,001	39.9%
3	MASTER BHAGAT RAM CPM	50,843	8.3%
4	HARI SINGH SAD(M)	10,361	1.7%
5	TARSEM CPI(ML)(L)	5,869	0.9%
6	VIJAY KUMAR HANS BSP(A)	3,405	0.6%
7	KISHAN DASS SWAMY IND	1,564	0.3%
8	MOHAN SINGH IND	1,502	0.2%
9	SUKHDEV SINGH IND	886	0.1%

Turnout58.5%Votes cast6,16,299Electors10,54,420

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates5 → 9

Margin range5,784 – 49,867

Phillaur (PB-5): 1991 vs 1996 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots