CHANDIGARH: AII the eight candidates backed by the militants in Punjab swept the polls in an angry rebuke to Delhi for its anti-Sikh policies. Congress barely managed to retain 2 of the 13 seats. The Bahujan Samaj Party got one as did Janata Dal and one seat went to an independent. PATIALA: Atinderpal Singh was elected supported by militants. He polled 294172 votes. Vinod Sharma Cong-1 212912. Balwant S Ramoowalia AkaliT 51358. Kirpal Singh Akali L 18100. BATHINDA: Baba Sucha Singh father of S Beant Singh Backed by militants won polling 316979 votes Gurdev S Badal AkaliT 35030, Teja S Dardi AkaliL11340. FEROZEPUR: Dhian S. Mund militant backed polled 221320. Jagmeet Brar Cong-1 169282 Devi Lal JD 123064 LUDHIANA: Bibi Rajinder Kaur wife of Martyr Prof. Rajinder Pal Singh Gill 354349. Gurcharan Singh Cong-1 223620. Jagdev S Jassowal AkaliT 25258. PHILLAUR: Harbhajan Singh Lakha of the Bahujan Samaj Party, supported by militants pol led 173558 to win Charanjit Sat wal AkaliT 165468 and sunder Singh Cong-1 164633. HOSHIARPUR: Kamal Chowd hry of the Cong-1 176676 Gard hara Singh BJP 23345 Har Kan wal Singh CPM 11030. Capt Vik ram Singh JD 46892. SANGRUR: Rajbir Singh backed by militants 242443. Chand Singh
Chopra 137900 S.S. Dhindsa of AkaliT 67041.
FARIDKOT: Jagdey S Khudian Backed by militants polled 305221 Bhai Shavinder Singh AkaliT 152967 Harcharan Brar of Cong-1 141131. AMRITSAR:Kirpal Singh who stood as an independent backed by the militants won polling 272422 votes R L Bhatia Cong-1 49214. ROPAR: Bimal Khalsa wife of S Beant Singh routed her rival pol ling 424010 votes Raja Singh of Cong-1 polled only 193334 votes. JALANDHAR: 1 K Gujral of the Janata Dal 262032 R.S. Sparrow Cong-1 181684 and Bir Singh Ind 71733.
GURDASPUR: Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder Cong-1 elected with 230 155 Chanan S Subedar AkaliM 143270 I Dass AkaliT 9725
TARNTARAN: Simranjit Singh Mann AkaliM with the support of the militants polled an unbeatable 527760. ASMann who stood against him from Cong-1 managed only 45290.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 1, 1989
