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  Highlights 1997: Punjab
 Type of Constituency Gen SC ST Total
  1.No. of Constituencies 87 29 1 117
 2.Contesting Candidates
  a.Men 494 8 248 750
  b.Women 12 0 12 24
  c.Total 506 8 260 774
 3.Electors
  a.Men 3736247 965302 533798 5235347
  b.Women 3479806 874232 535866 4889904
  c.Total 7216053 1839534 1069664 10125251
 4. Electors who voted
  a.Men 2806361 652970 476902 3936233
  b.Women 2600364 577824 470144 3648332
  c.Total 5406725 1230794 947046 7584565
  5.Poll Percentage 74.92% 66.90% 88.53% 74.90%
  6.No. of Polling
      Stations
68522 2184 1636 72342
  7.Average no.of
      electors per polling
      station
105 842 653 1600
  Partywise Positions
No. Party Seats Won Votes Polled Percentage
1. Shiromani Akali Dal 75 37.64%
2. Bharatiya Janata Party 18 8.33%
3. Indian National Congress 14 26.59%
4. Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 2.98%
5. Bahujan Samaj Party 1 7.48%
6. Shiromani Akali Dal (M) 1 3.10%
7. Independent 6 10.87%