Lok Sabha · PB-5

Phillaur

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

1998

SATNAM SINGH KAINTH

INDIndependent

Margin68,05310.3%

Winner votes3,43,85652.0%

ReservationSC

INDBSPCPMINDBSP(A)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	SATNAM SINGH KAINTH IND	3,43,856	52.0%
2	HARBHAJAN LAKHA BSP	2,75,803	41.7%
3	DR. HARJINDER JAKHU CPM	26,856	4.1%
4	HANS RAJ IND	4,127	0.6%
5	VIJAY KUMAR HANS BSP(A)	3,809	0.6%
6	CHOWDHARY HARBANS LAL BANGA IND	2,098	0.3%
7	HARPAL SINGH SAD(M)	1,839	0.3%
8	MOHAN SINGH IND	1,208	0.2%
9	DARSHAN RAM IND	1,107	0.2%

Turnout59.5%Votes cast6,60,703Electors11,10,552

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates9 → 9

Margin range49,867 – 68,053