1992 elections in India
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Elections in the Republic of India in 1992 included elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, seats in the Rajya Sabha and the elections to the posts of President and vice president.
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Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| Political Party |
No. of Candidates |
Seats won |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes | |
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| Indian National Congress | 116 | 87 | 13,17,075 | 43.83% | |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 58 | 3 | 1,56,171 | 5.20% | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 66 | 6 | 4,95,161 | 16.48% | |
| Communist Party of India | 20 | 4 | 1,09,386 | 3.64% | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 105 | 9 | 4,90,552 | 17.59% | |
| Communist Party of India (M) | 17 | 1 | 72,061 | 2.40% | |
| Indian People's Front | 2 | 1 | 2,292 | 0.08% | |
| Janata Dal | 37 | 1 | 64,666 | 2.15% | |
| Independents | 151 | 4 | 2,77,706 | 9.24% | |
| Total[2] | 579 | 117 | 30,05,083 |
Rajya Sabha
President
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[3][4]
| Candidate | Electoral Values |
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| Shankar Dayal Sharma | 675,864 |
| George Gilbert Swell | 346,485 |
| Ram Jethmalani | 2,704 |
| Joginder Singh | 1,135 |
| Total | 1,026,188 |
Vice-president
| Candidate |
Party |
Electoral Votes |
% of Votes | |
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| K. R. Narayanan | INC | 700 | 99.86 | |
| Joginder Singh | Independent | 1 | 0.14 | |
| Total | 701 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid Votes | 701 | 98.59 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 10 | 1.41 | ||
| Turnout | 711 | 90.00 | ||
| Abstentions | 79 | 10.00 | ||
| Electors | 790 | |||