Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Jalandhar (Punjab) was won by Santokh Singh Chaudhary (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 19,491 votes over Charanjit Singh Atwal. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Jalandhar, Punjab, from 1951 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1951–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1951
Amar Nath
Indian National Congress
100,103
50.2%
Ajit Singh (Shiromani Akali Dal)
34,458 (17.3 pts)
1957
Swaran Singh
Indian National Congress
255,545
25.3%
Sadhu Ram (Indian National Congress)
18,452 (1.8 pts)
1962
Swaran Singh
Indian National Congress
150,474
51.5%
Kartar Singh (Swatantra Party)
69,081 (23.7 pts)
1967
S. Singh
Indian National Congress
122,923
39.2%
S.P. Singh (Swatantra Party)
31,480 (10.0 pts)
1971
Swaran Singh
Indian National Congress
170,164
53.6%
Iqbal Singh Dhillon (Shiromani Akali Dal)
93,469 (29.4 pts)
1977
Iqbal Singh Dhillon
Shiromani Akali Dal
261,558
62.1%
Swaran Singh (Indian National Congress)
118,108 (28.1 pts)
1980
Rajinder Singh Sparrow
Congress (I)
214,386
50.4%
Sarar Sarup Singh (Janata Party)
72,321 (17.0 pts)
1984-85 (phased)
Rajinder Singh Sparrow
Indian National Congress
248,276
50.8%
Pritam Singh (Shiromani Akali Dal)
69,643 (14.2 pts)
1989
I.K.Gujral
Janata Dal
262,032
48.1%
Rajinder Singh (Indian National Congress)
80,358 (14.8 pts)
1991-92 (phased)
Yash
Indian National Congress
160,168
55.5%
Jugal Mahajan (Bharatiya Janata Party)
113,813 (39.4 pts)
1996
Darbara Singh
Shiromani Akali Dal
276,897
45.0%
Umrao Singh (Indian National Congress)
18,555 (3.0 pts)
1998
Inder Kumar Gujral
Janata Dal
380,785
59.1%
Umrao Singh (Indian National Congress)
131,016 (20.3 pts)
1999
Balbir Singh
Indian National Congress
267,209
47.5%
Prabhjot Kaur (Shiromani Akali Dal)
34,566 (6.1 pts)
2004
Rana Gurjeet Singh
Indian National Congress
344,619
46.5%
Naresh Gujral (Shiromani Akali Dal)
33,463 (4.5 pts)
2009
Mohinder Singh Kaypee
Indian National Congress
408,103
45.4%
Hans Raj Hans (Shiromani Akali Dal)
36,445 (4.0 pts)
2014
Santokh Singh Chaudhary
Indian National Congress
380,479
36.6%
Pawan Kumar Tinu (Shiromani Akali Dal)
70,981 (6.8 pts)
2019
Santokh Singh Chaudhary
Indian National Congress
385,712
38.3%
Charanjit Singh Atwal (Shiromani Akali Dal)
19,491 (1.9 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Amar Nath
Indian National Congress
100,103
50.2%
Ajit Singh
Shiromani Akali Dal
65,645
32.9%
Bikram Lal
Independent
19,242
9.6%
Lal Chand
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
7,263
3.6%
Sukhdev Singh
Independent
4,519
2.3%
Sohan Lal
Independent
2,696
1.4%
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Swaran Singh
Indian National Congress
255,545
25.3%
Sadhu Ram
Indian National Congress
237,093
23.5%
Chanan Ram
SCF
154,583
15.3%
Darshan Singh
Communist Party of India
149,457
14.8%
Sadhu Ram S/O Rikhi Ram
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
86,952
8.6%
Sant Ram
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
86,606
8.6%
Mela Singh
Independent
39,542
3.9%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Swaran Singh
Indian National Congress
150,474
51.5%
Kartar Singh
Swatantra Party
81,393
27.9%
Ravi Nanda
Jharkhand Party
42,630
14.6%
Randhir Sen
Independent
17,497
6.0%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
S. Singh
Indian National Congress
122,923
39.2%
S.P. Singh
Swatantra Party
91,443
29.1%
L. Ram
Independent
68,654
21.9%
B.D. Shastri
Independent
11,285
3.6%
P. Paul
Independent
7,595
2.4%
L. Singh
Independent
6,316
2.0%
H. Singh
Independent
5,574
1.8%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Swaran Singh
Indian National Congress
170,164
53.6%
Iqbal Singh Dhillon
Shiromani Akali Dal
76,695
24.2%
Virendra
Congress (O)
50,985
16.1%
Duni Chand Shahpuri
RPK
8,343
2.6%
Piara Singh
Independent
6,844
2.2%
Nirmal Singh
Independent
1,625
0.5%
Diljit Singh
Independent
1,364
0.4%
Ram Sarup
Independent
687
0.2%
Surinderjeet Singh Surjeet
Independent
651
0.2%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Iqbal Singh Dhillon
Shiromani Akali Dal
261,558
62.1%
Swaran Singh
Indian National Congress
143,450
34.1%
Jagdish Singh
ILP
8,351
2.0%
Vinay Kumar Sehgal
Independent
2,949
0.7%
Rattan Chand
Independent
1,770
0.4%
Munshi Ram
Independent
941
0.2%
Chakradhari Jyotishi
Independent
839
0.2%
Amar Nath
Independent
744
0.2%
Mohinder Kumar Jain
Independent
352
0.1%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajinder Singh Sparrow
Congress (I)
214,386
50.4%
Sarar Sarup Singh
Janata Party
142,065
33.4%
Hari Kisan Bhatti
Janata Party (Secular)
29,840
7.0%
Mohinder Singh
Independent
15,188
3.6%
Charanjit Singh
Independent
4,791
1.1%
Baba Brispati Nath Yogi
Independent
3,165
0.7%
Jagjit Singh Takhar
Independent
3,061
0.7%
S.Sukhbir Singh Hazuria
ILP
2,433
0.6%
Diljit Singh
Independent
1,984
0.5%
Jaswant Singh Khalsa
Independent
1,708
0.4%
Bhagat Gopal Krishna Gangotra
Independent
1,335
0.3%
Kuldip Singh
Independent
1,334
0.3%
Jagdaman Lal Daman
Independent
1,200
0.3%
Chitranjan Rai Gautam
Independent
1,138
0.3%
Gurbux
Independent
934
0.2%
Amar Nath
Independent
881
0.2%
1984-85 (phased)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajinder Singh Sparrow
Indian National Congress
248,276
50.8%
Pritam Singh
Shiromani Akali Dal
178,633
36.5%
Barjinder Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
28,025
5.7%
Amar Nath
Independent
25,737
5.3%
Baijmin
Independent
8,378
1.7%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
I.K.Gujral
Janata Dal
262,032
48.1%
Rajinder Singh
Indian National Congress
181,674
33.4%
Devidass Nahar
Bahujan Samaj Party
71,733
13.2%
Babulal Patanga
Independent
5,660
1.0%
Hazara Ram Bodhi
RPI
3,430
0.6%
Ajitpal Singh
JNP (JP)
3,258
0.6%
Sukhbir Singh Hazooria
Independent
2,464
0.5%
Sigen Dass
DDP
1,866
0.3%
Bachan Lal
PPP
1,374
0.3%
Om Parkash Sareen
Independent
1,101
0.2%
Manjit Singh
IGC
1,088
0.2%
Amarnath Bhagat
Independent
1,048
0.2%
Nirmal Singh
ICS(SCS)
968
0.2%
Subhash Cnader Chand
Independent
887
0.2%
Sukhdev
Independent
592
0.1%
Daulat Ram Dhanowalia
Independent
577
0.1%
Waryam Singh
Independent
551
0.1%
Sarbjit Singh
Independent
514
0.1%
Arvind Kumar Tuli
Independent
513
0.1%
Raghbir Singh Rana
Independent
486
0.1%
Gurpreet Singh Dhillon
LKD (B)
483
0.1%
Kulbhushan Kumar
Independent
474
0.1%
Jagdish Singh
ILP
406
0.1%
Bir Singh
BJMD
378
0.1%
Mit Singh
Independent
344
0.1%
Jai Pal
Independent
318
0.1%
Jaswant Rai
Independent
281
0.1%
Mohinder Singh
Independent
123
0.0%
Mohinder Kumar Jain
Independent
114
0.0%
1991-92 (phased)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Yash
Indian National Congress
160,168
55.5%
Jugal Mahajan
Bharatiya Janata Party
46,355
16.1%
Vipin Kumar
Bahujan Samaj Party
43,380
15.0%
Shiv Kanwar Singh Sandhu
Independent
17,880
6.2%
Dalbir Singh
Independent
11,217
3.9%
Arvind Kumar Tuli
Independent
4,252
1.5%
Amar Nath
Independent
3,033
1.1%
Dharub Singh
LKD
893
0.3%
Balwant Singh
Independent
789
0.3%
Charanjit Singh
Independent
688
0.2%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Darbara Singh
Shiromani Akali Dal
276,897
45.0%
Umrao Singh
Indian National Congress
258,342
42.0%
Devinder Nath Bahri
Bharatiya Janata Party
44,287
7.2%
Master Gurdev Singh
CPI (ML) Liberation
8,408
1.4%
Shadi Ram Sital
BSP(A)
4,693
0.8%
Matharow Harbans Singh
Independent
3,177
0.5%
Hira Lal
Independent
2,760
0.4%
Anil Kumar
Independent
2,533
0.4%
Shiv Kanwar Sandhu
Independent
2,354
0.4%
Kulbhushan Kumar
Independent
1,884
0.3%
Daulat Ram Dhanowali
Independent
1,404
0.2%
Mandeep Nanda
AIIC(T)
1,374
0.2%
Amarjit Singh
Independent
1,300
0.2%
Subhash Bhagat
PVP(P)
1,185
0.2%
Subhash Chander Chand
Independent
958
0.2%
Amar Nath
Independent
954
0.2%
Mohan Lal Zakhmi
Independent
761
0.1%
J. C. Bhatt
Independent
752
0.1%
Omkar Nath
Independent
688
0.1%
Balbir Singh
Independent
550
0.1%
Ram Sarup
Independent
263
0.0%
Waryam Singh Rajput
Independent
143
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Inder Kumar Gujral
Janata Dal
380,785
59.1%
Umrao Singh
Indian National Congress
249,769
38.8%
Master Baldev Singh
BSP(A)
5,693
0.9%
Master Gurdev Singh
Independent
3,160
0.5%
Om Parkash
Independent
1,447
0.2%
Krishan Pal Bansal
ABJS
1,367
0.2%
Amarjit Singh
Independent
1,054
0.2%
Laxmi Prashad
Independent
546
0.1%
Dr. Waryam Singh Rajput
Independent
400
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Balbir Singh
Indian National Congress
267,209
47.5%
Prabhjot Kaur
Shiromani Akali Dal
232,643
41.3%
Kuldip Singh Wadala
Independent
38,649
6.9%
Sant Sukhjit Singh
Independent
10,845
1.9%
Master Baldev Singh
BSP(A)
6,116
1.1%
James Masih
Independent
3,768
0.7%
Balbir Singh
Independent
1,489
0.3%
Kulbhushan Kumar
Independent
846
0.2%
Amritpal Singh
Independent
697
0.1%
Darshan Singh
Independent
330
0.1%
Dr. Waryam Singh Rajpoot
Independent
297
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rana Gurjeet Singh
Indian National Congress
344,619
46.5%
Naresh Gujral
Shiromani Akali Dal
311,156
41.9%
Devi Dass Nahar
Bahujan Samaj Party
69,188
9.3%
Vinay Jalandhari
Independent
3,716
0.5%
Balkar Singh
BGTD
3,342
0.5%
Manohar Lal
Independent
2,088
0.3%
Hamid Masih
Independent
2,078
0.3%
Kulbhushan Kumar
Independent
1,837
0.2%
Sandeep Jairath
Independent
1,591
0.2%
Vijay Kumar Hans
DBSP
1,288
0.2%
Dr. Kuldeep Singh Dhillon
Independent
836
0.1%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohinder Singh Kaypee
Indian National Congress
408,103
45.4%
Hans Raj Hans
Shiromani Akali Dal
371,658
41.3%
Surjit Singh
Bahujan Samaj Party
93,592
10.4%
Rakesh Kumar Bhagat
Independent
5,303
0.6%
Hans Raj Pabwan
Independent
4,070
0.5%
Mohinder Singh
Independent
3,371
0.4%
Dr. Rajinder Kumar
Samajwadi Party
2,878
0.3%
Mohinder Singh Gill
Independent
2,865
0.3%
Ashok Kumar
BGTD
2,623
0.3%
Vijay Hans
DBSP
1,156
0.1%
Hari Mitter
Independent
915
0.1%
Nav Vikas
LJP
893
0.1%
Jagjivan Ram Bharti
RPI
844
0.1%
Sanjeev Kumar Rahela
Independent
790
0.1%
Rajinder Singh
LTSD
603
0.1%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Santokh Singh Chaudhary
Indian National Congress
380,479
36.6%
Pawan Kumar Tinu
Shiromani Akali Dal
309,498
29.7%
Jyoti Mann
Aam Aadmi Party
254,121
24.4%
Sukhwinder Singh Kotli
Bahujan Samaj Party
46,914
4.5%
Darshan Nahar
Independent
10,074
1.0%
Tarsem Peter
Independent
6,249
0.6%
None Of The Above
Independent
5,436
0.5%
Subhash Goria
Shiv Sena
3,497
0.3%
Love Kishor
Independent
3,265
0.3%
Dharminder
Independent
2,459
0.2%
Tara Singh Gill
BSP(A)
2,268
0.2%
Nirmal Singh Bolina
Independent
2,256
0.2%
Manjeet Kaur W/O Sukhdev Singh
Independent
1,952
0.2%
Vijay Kumar
Independent
1,528
0.1%
K.K. Sabharwal
Independent
1,454
0.1%
Vijay Hans
DBSP
1,192
0.1%
Jarnail Singh
BJSP
1,178
0.1%
Jagan Nath Bajwa
Independent
1,083
0.1%
Manjit Kaur W/O Sukhwinder Singh
Independent
1,044
0.1%
Kuldip Kumar
Independent
953
0.1%
Kamal Thapar
Independent
933
0.1%
Amit Jassi
Independent
779
0.1%
Vivek
Independent
741
0.1%
Paramjit Kumar
BMP
717
0.1%
Ajay Kumar Bhagat
Independent
692
0.1%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Santokh Singh Chaudhary
Indian National Congress
385,712
38.3%
Charanjit Singh Atwal
Shiromani Akali Dal
366,221
36.4%
Balwinder Kumar
Bahujan Samaj Party
204,783
20.3%
Justice (Retd.) Jora Singh
Aam Aadmi Party
25,467
2.5%
Kashmir Singh Ghugshore
Independent
4,100
0.4%
Sukhdev Singh
Independent
3,154
0.3%
Subhash Goria
Shiv Sena
2,470
0.2%
Tara Singh Gill
BSP(A)
2,463
0.2%
Valmikacharaya Nitya Anand
Independent
1,858
0.2%
Amrish Kumar
Independent
1,591
0.2%
Jagan Nath Bajwa
HBP
1,430
0.1%
Urmilla
ANC
1,340
0.1%
Hari Mitter
PPI(D)
1,191
0.1%
Opkar Singh Bakhshi
Independent
1,088
0.1%
Ramesh Lal Kala
BMP
921
0.1%
Neetu Shutteran Wala
Independent
856
0.1%
Baljinder Sodhi
NJP
845
0.1%
Parkash Chand Jassal
RPI(A)
684
0.1%
Gurupal Singh
BPP
500
0.0%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Jalandhar 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, Shiromani Akali Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Jalandhar in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Santokh Singh Chaudhary (Indian National Congress) won Jalandhar, Punjab, in 2019 with 385,712 votes (38.3%), a margin of 19,491 votes over Charanjit Singh Atwal.
Which parties have won Jalandhar since 1951?
Since 1951, Jalandhar has been won by: Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Shiromani Akali Dal.
What was the closest result in Jalandhar?
The closest result on record for Jalandhar was 1957, when Indian National Congress beat Indian National Congress by just 18,452 votes (1.8 percentage points).