1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election

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All 117 seats to the Vidhan Sabha 59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.73% (44.91pp)
First party Second party   Leader Parkash Singh Badal Rajinder Kaur Bhattal Party SAD INC Alliance NDA UPA Leader since 1 March 1997 26 February 2002 Leader's seat Lambi and Qila Raipur Lehra Last election 3 87 Seats won 75 14 Seat change 72 73 Popular vote 4,730,318 2,736,346 Percentage 45.97% 26.38% Swing 40.7% 17.5%
Chief Minister before election Rajinder Kaur Bhattal INC Elected Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal SAD

Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1997 was held in Indian state of Punjab in 1997, to elect 117 members to the 11th Punjab Legislative Assembly.^[1] Shiromani Akali Dal had majority of the seats in the 11th Punjab Assembly that was constituted after this election. Parkash Singh Badal was elected as the chief minister.