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Patiala, Punjab — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Patiala (Punjab) was won by Preneet Kaur (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 162,718 votes over Surjit Singh Rakhra. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Patiala, Punjab, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Achint Ram Indian National Congress 124,380 52.3% Dewan Singh (Independent) 44,433 (18.7 pts)
1962 Hukum Singh Indian National Congress 156,452 46.6% Gurdial Singh (AD) 10,086 (3.0 pts)
1967 M. Kaur Indian National Congress 189,825 60.1% T. Singh (Communist Party of India) 110,210 (34.9 pts)
1971 Sat Pal Indian National Congress 147,436 47.9% Gian Singh (Shiromani Akali Dal) 41,697 (13.5 pts)
1977 Gurcharan Sing Tohra Shiromani Akali Dal 265,111 58.6% Amarender Singh (Indian National Congress) 90,317 (20.0 pts)
1980 Amarender Singh Congress (I) 256,233 56.1% Ajit Singh (Shiromani Akali Dal) 78,979 (17.3 pts)
1984-85 (phased) Charanjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 254,302 45.0% Amarjit Kaur (Indian National Congress) 20,268 (3.6 pts)
1989 Atinderpal Singh Independent 294,172 46.6% Vinod Kumar S/O Kidar Nath (Indian National Congress) 81,260 (12.9 pts)
1991-92 (phased) Sant Ram Singla Indian National Congress 135,864 58.8% Manjit Singh Khaira (Shiromani Akali Dal) 103,776 (44.9 pts)
1996 Prem Singh Chandumajra Shiromani Akali Dal 316,554 46.5% Sant Ram (Indian National Congress) 49,066 (7.2 pts)
1998 Prem Singh Chandumajra Shiromani Akali Dal 410,937 50.9% Amrinder Singh (Indian National Congress) 33,251 (4.1 pts)
1999 Preneet Kaur Indian National Congress 360,125 46.1% Surjit Singh Rakhra (Shiromani Akali Dal) 78,908 (10.1 pts)
2004 Preneet Kaur Indian National Congress 409,917 46.9% Kanwaljit Singh (Shiromani Akali Dal) 23,667 (2.7 pts)
2009 Preneet Kaur Indian National Congress 474,188 50.7% Prem Singh Chandumajra (Shiromani Akali Dal) 97,389 (10.4 pts)
2014 Dr. Dharam Vira Gandhi Aam Aadmi Party 365,671 32.6% Preneet Kaur (Indian National Congress) 20,942 (1.9 pts)
2019 Preneet Kaur Indian National Congress 532,027 45.6% Surjit Singh Rakhra (Shiromani Akali Dal) 162,718 (14.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Achint Ram Indian National Congress 124,380 52.3%
Dewan Singh Independent 79,947 33.6%
Shri Chand Bharatiya Jana Sangh 17,516 7.4%
Bachan Singh SCF 16,087 6.8%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hukum Singh Indian National Congress 156,452 46.6%
Gurdial Singh AD 146,366 43.6%
Bansi Lal Jharkhand Party 32,603 9.7%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
M. Kaur Indian National Congress 189,825 60.1%
T. Singh Communist Party of India 79,615 25.2%
S. Singh Swatantra Party 36,455 11.6%
I. Kaur Independent 9,715 3.1%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sat Pal Indian National Congress 147,436 47.9%
Gian Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 105,739 34.3%
Mohinder Kaur Congress (O) 36,334 11.8%
Santokh Singh Independent 12,392 4.0%
Krishan Kumar Alias D. S. Diwana Independent 4,532 1.5%
Gurjagjit Singh Independent 1,558 0.5%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gurcharan Sing Tohra Shiromani Akali Dal 265,111 58.6%
Amarender Singh Indian National Congress 174,794 38.6%
Gopal Chand Independent 3,082 0.7%
Arjan Singh Independent 2,656 0.6%
Sher Singh Independent 2,163 0.5%
Mohinderpal Singh Independent 1,931 0.4%
Gurdip Singh Independent 1,726 0.4%
Suresh Kapoor Independent 1,113 0.2%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Amarender Singh Congress (I) 256,233 56.1%
Ajit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 177,254 38.8%
Sardara Singh Independent 6,304 1.4%
Krishan Lal Independent 2,344 0.5%
Avtar Singh Independent 1,911 0.4%
Krishan Chand Independent 1,576 0.3%
Jatinder Singh Independent 1,522 0.3%
Dalip Singh Independent 1,475 0.3%
Jai Chand Independent 1,415 0.3%
Gopal Chand Independent 1,025 0.2%
Gurubakhsh Singh Janata Party 973 0.2%
Teja Singh Independent 893 0.2%
Makhan Singh Independent 844 0.2%
Ajmer Singh Independent 732 0.2%
Jai Krishan Independent 728 0.2%
Krishni Independent 545 0.1%
Kahna Ram Independent 541 0.1%
Naunihal Singh Independent 478 0.1%
Gurcharan Singh Independent 354 0.1%

1984-85 (phased)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Charanjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 254,302 45.0%
Amarjit Kaur Indian National Congress 234,034 41.4%
Karpal Singh Communist Party of India 58,665 10.4%
Karnail Singh Independent 10,362 1.8%
Beant Rai Independent 3,895 0.7%
Jagdish Singh Alias Jagjit Singh Independent 3,521 0.6%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Atinderpal Singh Independent 294,172 46.6%
Vinod Kumar S/O Kidar Nath Indian National Congress 212,912 33.7%
Balwant Singh SAD(B) 51,351 8.1%
Hardail Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 27,686 4.4%
Kirpal Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 18,190 2.9%
Kaka Singh Independent 4,024 0.6%
Beant Rai Independent 3,359 0.5%
Vinod Kumar Gupta S/O Hans Raj Gupta Independent 2,537 0.4%
Kartar Singh Independent 1,895 0.3%
Gopal Chand Independent 1,862 0.3%
Manohar Lal Independent 1,785 0.3%
Amrik Singh Ramgarh Independent 1,527 0.2%
Mit Singh Independent 1,434 0.2%
Tarsem Singh Khatkar Independent 1,416 0.2%
Dev Raj Independent 1,316 0.2%
Charanjit Sigh Walia Shiromani Akali Dal 1,190 0.2%
Madan Lal Independent 1,094 0.2%
Ajmer Singh Saini Independent 993 0.2%
Lehna Singhtur Independent 894 0.1%
Shyam Lal DDP 838 0.1%
Pawan Kumar Independent 492 0.1%
Giani Ram Singh Independent 451 0.1%

1991-92 (phased)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sant Ram Singla Indian National Congress 135,864 58.8%
Manjit Singh Khaira Shiromani Akali Dal 32,088 13.9%
Diwan Chand Singla Bharatiya Janata Party 28,877 12.5%
Hardial Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 25,001 10.8%
Sohan Lal Dukhi Independent 3,733 1.6%
Amrinder Singh Independent 2,570 1.1%
Karamjit Singh Independent 1,712 0.7%
Tarsem Singh Khatkar BKUS 1,349 0.6%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Prem Singh Chandumajra Shiromani Akali Dal 316,554 46.5%
Sant Ram Indian National Congress 267,488 39.3%
Harpal Singh Communist Party of India 36,027 5.3%
Satnam Singh Behru Independent 18,230 2.7%
Sondhi M.L. Independent 11,728 1.7%
Prem Independent 5,311 0.8%
Swami Joti Ma Mahadev Independent 4,504 0.7%
Jai Chand Independent 3,153 0.5%
Surinder Kaur Independent 2,886 0.4%
Prem Chand Independent 2,455 0.4%
Hari Parkash Shiv Sena 2,331 0.3%
Seema Vaid Independent 2,034 0.3%
Ram Partap AIIC(T) 1,539 0.2%
Suresh Independent 1,229 0.2%
Sohan Singh Independent 878 0.1%
Tarsem Singh Independent 828 0.1%
Ajaib Singh Independent 699 0.1%
Swaran Singh Independent 637 0.1%
Gopal Krishan Independent 630 0.1%
Bodh Raj Independent 532 0.1%
Joginder Singh Independent 503 0.1%
Banarsi Dass Independent 378 0.1%
Gurdarshan Singh Independent 354 0.1%
Manvinder Singh Independent 347 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Prem Singh Chandumajra Shiromani Akali Dal 410,937 50.9%
Amrinder Singh Indian National Congress 377,686 46.8%
Ranjeet Singh Thekhedar Independent 5,805 0.7%
Kulwant Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 2,452 0.3%
Jaswinder Singh Independent 2,420 0.3%
Gurcharan Singh Independent 1,711 0.2%
Om Parkash LS 1,519 0.2%
Lakhwinder Singh AJBP 1,200 0.1%
Parveen Kamal ICS 928 0.1%
Prem Singh Independent 922 0.1%
Prem Singh Independent 559 0.1%
Murari Lal Independent 476 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Preneet Kaur Indian National Congress 360,125 46.1%
Surjit Singh Rakhra Shiromani Akali Dal 281,217 36.0%
Prem Singh Chandumajra SHSAD 89,268 11.4%
Surjit Kaur Independent 13,089 1.7%
Ranjit Singh Thekedar Independent 9,920 1.3%
Amritbir Singh Gulati Janata Dal (United) 8,038 1.0%
Swaran Singh Nationalist Congress Party 5,760 0.7%
Pritam Pal Midha Independent 4,537 0.6%
Varinder Singh Faganmajra BSP(A) 3,815 0.5%
Madan Pal Independent 3,794 0.5%
Dr. Krishan Kumar Prashar AJBP 2,231 0.3%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Preneet Kaur Indian National Congress 409,917 46.9%
Kanwaljit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 386,250 44.2%
Hargopal Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 39,331 4.5%
Gurnam Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 11,496 1.3%
Ram Sarup Independent 6,070 0.7%
Ram Isher Singh Independent 5,460 0.6%
Gurbachan Singh SMSP 3,356 0.4%
Darshan Singh Independent 2,992 0.3%
Binder Kaur Independent 2,535 0.3%
Jai Pal Independent 1,924 0.2%
Krishna Dahri Independent 1,585 0.2%
Kartar Singh Independent 1,358 0.2%
Ranjit Kaur BGTD 933 0.1%
Harbans Singh Independent 924 0.1%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Preneet Kaur Indian National Congress 474,188 50.7%
Prem Singh Chandumajra Shiromani Akali Dal 376,799 40.3%
Deepak Joshi Bahujan Samaj Party 57,839 6.2%
Bant Singh Independent 6,819 0.7%
Karamjit Singh Independent 4,591 0.5%
Kuldip Singh Grewal Independent 4,473 0.5%
Amrik Singh Revolutionary Socialist Party 3,127 0.3%
Harwinder Singh Independent 1,887 0.2%
Sanjeev Kumar Kaushal Independent 1,415 0.2%
Barjesh Batta LJP 1,216 0.1%
Surinder Kumar Independent 1,190 0.1%
Sohan Singh Independent 1,089 0.1%
Arun Sood Independent 687 0.1%
Satish Kumar Independent 685 0.1%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dr. Dharam Vira Gandhi Aam Aadmi Party 365,671 32.6%
Preneet Kaur Indian National Congress 344,729 30.8%
Deepinder Singh Dhillon Shiromani Akali Dal 340,109 30.3%
Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur Rajoana Independent 15,313 1.4%
Ram Singh Dhiman Bahujan Samaj Party 13,014 1.2%
Nirmal Singh Dhaliwal Communist Party of India 8,537 0.8%
Parvesh Bhateja Independent 4,915 0.4%
Parveen Kumar Independent 4,089 0.4%
None Of The Above Independent 3,008 0.3%
Mohinder Pal Singh SAD(A)(SSM) 2,773 0.2%
Ramisher Singh Billa Independent 2,625 0.2%
Gurpreet Singh BSP(A) 2,378 0.2%
Harish Kumar Shiv Sena 2,325 0.2%
Gurbhej Singh Independent 2,217 0.2%
Ranjit Kaur BGTD 2,178 0.2%
Rajinder Singh Pawar Independent 1,625 0.1%
Dharam Pal Independent 1,271 0.1%
Randhir Singh BMP 1,234 0.1%
Ravinder Singh BSMP 1,177 0.1%
Amrik Singh NAICP 936 0.1%
Lakhwinder Singh Malhi Independent 809 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Preneet Kaur Indian National Congress 532,027 45.6%
Surjit Singh Rakhra Shiromani Akali Dal 369,309 31.7%
Dharam Vira Gandhi NPP 161,645 13.9%
Neena Mittal Aam Aadmi Party 56,877 4.9%
Banwari Lal Independent 8,113 0.7%
Ashwani Kumar Shiv Sena 4,917 0.4%
Parveen Kumar Independent 4,747 0.4%
Kshmakant Pandey HSS 4,308 0.4%
Makhan Singh Independent 2,808 0.2%
Harpal Singh API 2,439 0.2%
Jagmail Singh Independent 2,274 0.2%
Amarpreet Singh Independent 1,839 0.2%
Harbhajan Singh Virk Independent 1,613 0.1%
Ajaib Singh RJP(S) 1,518 0.1%
Baldeep Singh Independent 1,499 0.1%
Rishabh Sharma Independent 1,390 0.1%
Parminder Kumar Independent 1,345 0.1%
Rajesh Kumar Independent 1,284 0.1%
Jasbir Singh Independent 1,126 0.1%
Lal Chand Independent 1,079 0.1%
Manjeet Singh Independent 1,062 0.1%
Randhir Singh Khangura Independent 1,023 0.1%
Mohan Lal Independent 986 0.1%
Shankar Lal Independent 803 0.1%
Gurnam Singh Independent 762 0.1%

Margin Over Time

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

1957: Indian National Congress margin 18.7 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 3.0 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 34.9 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 13.5 pts 1977: Shiromani Akali Dal margin 20.0 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 17.3 pts 1984-85 (phased): Shiromani Akali Dal margin 3.6 pts 1989: Independent margin 12.9 pts 1991-92 (phased): Indian National Congress margin 44.9 pts 1996: Shiromani Akali Dal margin 7.2 pts 1998: Shiromani Akali Dal margin 4.1 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 10.1 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 2.7 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 10.4 pts 2014: Aam Aadmi Party margin 1.9 pts 2019: Indian National Congress margin 14.0 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984-85 (phased) 1989 1991-92 (phased) 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Patiala has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal, Congress (I), Independent, Aam Aadmi Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Patiala in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Preneet Kaur (Indian National Congress) won Patiala, Punjab, in 2019 with 532,027 votes (45.6%), a margin of 162,718 votes over Surjit Singh Rakhra.

Which parties have won Patiala since 1957?

Since 1957, Patiala has been won by: Aam Aadmi Party, Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal.

What was the closest result in Patiala?

The closest result on record for Patiala was 2014, when Aam Aadmi Party beat Indian National Congress by just 20,942 votes (1.9 percentage points).

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