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Gurdaspur, Punjab — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Gurdaspur (Punjab) was won by Sunny Deol (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 82,459 votes over Sunil Jakhar. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Gurdaspur, Punjab, from 1951 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1951–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1951 Teja Singh Indian National Congress 86,052 47.2% Gurbhajan Singh (Independent) 21,688 (11.9 pts)
1957 Dewan Chand Indian National Congress 100,911 40.3% Teja Singh (Independent) 49,014 (19.6 pts)
1962 Dewan Chand Indian National Congress 138,907 48.1% Natha Singh (AD) 56,498 (19.6 pts)
1967 D. Chand Indian National Congress 105,971 31.7% K. Lal (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 22,746 (6.8 pts)
1971 Prabodh Chandra Indian National Congress 184,788 62.6% Mohan Lal (Congress (O)) 93,847 (31.8 pts)
1977 Yagya Datt Bharatiya Lok Dal 204,802 50.9% Prabodh Chander (Indian National Congress) 28,122 (7.0 pts)
1980 Sukhbans Kaur Congress (I) 250,452 58.5% P.N.Lekhi (Janata Party) 151,739 (35.5 pts)
1984-85 (phased) Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress 186,765 38.0% Baldev Prakash (Bharatiya Janata Party) 37,677 (7.7 pts)
1989 Sukhbans Kaur Indian National Congress 220,755 40.5% Chaun Singh Sidhu (Shiromani Akali Dal) 77,215 (14.2 pts)
1991-92 (phased) Sukhbuns Kaur (W) Indian National Congress 172,391 51.0% Om Prakash Bhardwaj (Bharatiya Janata Party) 67,997 (20.1 pts)
1996 Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress 237,499 35.2% Jagdish Sawhney (Bharatiya Janata Party) 74,547 (11.1 pts)
1998 Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party 398,527 56.6% Sukhbuns Kaur (Indian National Congress) 106,833 (15.2 pts)
1999 Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party 315,267 47.0% Sukhbuns Kaur (Indian National Congress) 1,399 (0.2 pts)
2004 Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party 387,612 49.3% Sukhbuns Kaur Bhinder (Indian National Congress) 24,983 (3.2 pts)
2009 Partap Singh Bajwa Indian National Congress 447,994 48.0% Vinod Khanna (Bharatiya Janata Party) 8,342 (0.9 pts)
2014 Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party 482,255 46.3% Partap Singh Bajwa (Indian National Congress) 136,065 (13.1 pts)
2019 Sunny Deol Bharatiya Janata Party 558,719 51.1% Sunil Jakhar (Indian National Congress) 82,459 (7.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Teja Singh Indian National Congress 86,052 47.2%
Gurbhajan Singh Independent 64,364 35.3%
Sunder Das Independent 14,803 8.1%
Bhag Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 12,813 7.0%
Naranjan Singh Independent 4,381 2.4%

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dewan Chand Indian National Congress 100,911 40.3%
Teja Singh Independent 51,897 20.7%
Oma Shankar Bharatiya Jana Sangh 48,127 19.2%
Dalip Singh Communist Party of India 31,546 12.6%
Bawa Ram Independent 18,080 7.2%
Karam Chand SCF 0 0.0%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dewan Chand Indian National Congress 138,907 48.1%
Natha Singh AD 82,409 28.5%
Dilbagh Rai Jharkhand Party 55,442 19.2%
Harbans Singh Independent 6,781 2.3%
Pritpal Singh Independent 5,510 1.9%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
D. Chand Indian National Congress 105,971 31.7%
K. Lal Bharatiya Jana Sangh 83,225 24.9%
H. Singh ADS 69,029 20.6%
R. Singh Independent 41,140 12.3%
U. Singh Swatantra Party 20,546 6.1%
S. Singh Independent 8,426 2.5%
C. Lal Independent 6,197 1.9%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Prabodh Chandra Indian National Congress 184,788 62.6%
Mohan Lal Congress (O) 90,941 30.8%
Pritam Singh Independent 19,394 6.6%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Yagya Datt Bharatiya Lok Dal 204,802 50.9%
Prabodh Chander Indian National Congress 176,680 43.9%
Piara Lal Independent 8,946 2.2%
Surjit Singh Independent 4,486 1.1%
Sanadatta Alias Sanaullah Independent 4,054 1.0%
Pritam Singh Independent 3,483 0.9%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sukhbans Kaur Congress (I) 250,452 58.5%
P.N.Lekhi Janata Party 98,713 23.1%
Khushhal Bahl Congress (U) 37,946 8.9%
Randhir Singh Independent 17,087 4.0%
Mela Ram Independent 7,040 1.6%
Dalip Singh Independent 6,076 1.4%
Kamal Kumar Dubey Independent 4,130 1.0%
Azad Singh Independent 3,371 0.8%
Dharam Pal Kapai Independent 1,822 0.4%
Dalip Singh Independent 1,322 0.3%

1984-85 (phased)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress 186,765 38.0%
Baldev Prakash Bharatiya Janata Party 149,088 30.3%
Isaac B. Das Shiromani Akali Dal 136,742 27.8%
S.T. Paramhans Alias Gandotra S.M. Independent 12,111 2.5%
Dharam Chand Independent 7,148 1.5%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sukhbans Kaur Indian National Congress 220,755 40.5%
Chaun Singh Sidhu Shiromani Akali Dal 143,540 26.3%
Jag Dutt Bharatiya Janata Party 128,714 23.6%
Dharam Chand Bahujan Samaj Party 17,198 3.2%
Isare B.Das SAD(B) 9,725 1.8%
Dharam Pal Kapai Independent 5,171 0.9%
Avinas Rani IGC 4,400 0.8%
Lubhaya Independent 3,544 0.7%
Gandotra S.M.Alias S.T.Pramhans Independent 2,920 0.5%
Yunus Masih Independent 2,896 0.5%
Hans Raj Independent 2,078 0.4%
Mela Ram Independent 2,015 0.4%
Bishambar Das Independent 1,022 0.2%
Raghunath DDP 509 0.1%
Udham Singh BJMD 330 0.1%

1991-92 (phased)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sukhbuns Kaur (W) Indian National Congress 172,391 51.0%
Om Prakash Bhardwaj Bharatiya Janata Party 104,394 30.9%
Dharam Chand Bahujan Samaj Party 33,146 9.8%
Varinder Bharti Janata Party 27,966 8.3%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress 237,499 35.2%
Jagdish Sawhney Bharatiya Janata Party 162,952 24.2%
Jagdish Singh Walia Shiromani Akali Dal 140,812 20.9%
Dharam Chand Bahujan Samaj Party 34,887 5.2%
Sucha Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 30,255 4.5%
Tilak Raj Independent 26,928 4.0%
Ashwani Kumar AIIC(T) 17,386 2.6%
Elizabeth Independent 12,391 1.8%
Amarjit Kaur Independent 3,425 0.5%
Mushtaq Masih Independent 2,559 0.4%
Satbir Singh Independent 1,863 0.3%
Amar Singh Independent 1,127 0.2%
Desh Bandhu Independent 1,108 0.2%
Raghu Nandan Kumar Independent 783 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party 398,527 56.6%
Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress 291,694 41.4%
Roshan Lal Independent 4,168 0.6%
Jagdish Chander Independent 3,554 0.5%
Fauja Singh Independent 1,736 0.2%
N.K. Mann BKKP 1,606 0.2%
Elizbeth Independent 1,150 0.2%
Bishamber Dass Independent 1,094 0.2%
Tilak Raj Independent 1,039 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party 315,267 47.0%
Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress 313,868 46.8%
Sucha Singh SHSAD 35,665 5.3%
Amarjit Kaur Independent 4,000 0.6%
Elizbeth Independent 1,769 0.3%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party 387,612 49.3%
Sukhbuns Kaur Bhinder Indian National Congress 362,629 46.1%
Brij Mohan Julka Bahujan Samaj Party 16,651 2.1%
Balkar Independent 7,503 1.0%
Balkar Singh BGTD 3,858 0.5%
Devinder Singh Saini Independent 3,277 0.4%
Ramesh Kumar PBLP 1,690 0.2%
Neeraj Joshi Independent 1,645 0.2%
Kewal Krishan Independent 969 0.1%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Partap Singh Bajwa Indian National Congress 447,994 48.0%
Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party 439,652 47.1%
Swaran Singh Thakur Bahujan Samaj Party 15,420 1.7%
Lal Chand Independent 7,037 0.8%
Vidya Bhushan Independent 6,970 0.7%
Balbir Singh Independent 3,896 0.4%
Sukrit Sharda Samajwadi Party 3,819 0.4%
Gurmeet Singh Independent 3,386 0.4%
Narain Singh Independent 1,431 0.2%
Yog Raj Sharma Shiv Sena 1,260 0.1%
Raghvir Kaur LJP 1,092 0.1%
Gurpreet Singh Khanna BGTD 731 0.1%
Kuldeep Chand Saini Independent 682 0.1%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party 482,255 46.3%
Partap Singh Bajwa Indian National Congress 346,190 33.2%
Sucha Singh Chhotepur Aam Aadmi Party 173,376 16.6%
Varinder Singh Communist Party of India 11,839 1.1%
Sukhwinder Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 5,621 0.5%
None Of The Above Independent 4,625 0.4%
Rohit Maingi Independent 4,057 0.4%
Santosh Kumari MDP 3,645 0.3%
Gurmeet Singh Bakhatpura CPI (ML) Liberation 2,875 0.3%
Sikander Singh Independent 2,124 0.2%
Gurpreet Singh Khanna BGTD 1,785 0.2%
Mukesh Independent 1,649 0.2%
Peter Masih SSPD 1,463 0.1%
Amit Aggarwal Independent 1,195 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sunny Deol Bharatiya Janata Party 558,719 51.1%
Sunil Jakhar Indian National Congress 476,260 43.5%
Peter Masih Aam Aadmi Party 27,744 2.5%
Lal Chand Kataru Chak RMPI 15,274 1.4%
Kasim Deen Independent 3,136 0.3%
Parampreet Singh Independent 2,964 0.3%
Ashwani Kumar Happy CPI (ML) Liberation 2,469 0.2%
Sukrit Sharda Independent 1,801 0.2%
Pritam Singh Bhatti JSP 1,241 0.1%
Karam Singh Independent 1,065 0.1%
Amandeep Singh Ghotra Independent 888 0.1%
Jasbir Singh BSP(A) 801 0.1%
Harpreet Singh Independent 800 0.1%
Yash Paul BMP 666 0.1%
Mangal Singh DPI 499 0.0%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1951: Indian National Congress margin 11.9 pts 1957: Indian National Congress margin 19.6 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 19.6 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 6.8 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 31.8 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 7.0 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 35.5 pts 1984-85 (phased): Indian National Congress margin 7.7 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 14.2 pts 1991-92 (phased): Indian National Congress margin 20.1 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 11.1 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 15.2 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 0.2 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 3.2 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 0.9 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 13.1 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 7.5 pts 1951 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984-85 (phased) 1989 1991-92 (phased) 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Gurdaspur has been contested at 17 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Gurdaspur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Sunny Deol (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Gurdaspur, Punjab, in 2019 with 558,719 votes (51.1%), a margin of 82,459 votes over Sunil Jakhar.

Which parties have won Gurdaspur since 1951?

Since 1951, Gurdaspur has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Gurdaspur?

The closest result on record for Gurdaspur was 1999, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 1,399 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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