Elections in Punjab, India

Elections in Punjab, a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Punjab creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

Political parties

Lok Sabha elections

Lok Sabha Election Year 1st Party 2nd Party 3rd Party 4th Party Others Total Seats
1st Lok Sabha 1951-52 INC 16 Ind 2 18
2nd Lok Sabha 1957 INC 21 CPI 1 – 22
3rd Lok Sabha 1962 INC 17 BJS 3 AD 1 SP 1 HLS 1 17
4th Lok Sabha 1967 INC 9 AD(SF) 3 BJS 1 – 13
5th Lok Sabha 1971 INC(R) 10 CPI 2 Ind 1 13
6th Lok Sabha 1977 AD 7 JP 3 SAD 2 CPI(M) 1 – 13
7th Lok Sabha 1980 INC(I) 12 SAD 1 – 13
8th Lok Sabha 1984 INC 6 AD 6 SAD 1 – 13
9th Lok Sabha 1989 SAD(A) 7 INC 1 JD 1 BJP 1 BSP 1, Ind 2 13
10th Lok Sabha 1991 INC 12 BSP 1 – 13
11th Lok Sabha 1996 SAD 8 BSP 3 INC 2 – 13
12th Lok Sabha 1998 SAD 8 BJP 3 JD 1 Ind 1 13
13th Lok Sabha 1999 INC 8 SAD 2 BJP 1 CPI 1 SAD(A) 1 13
14th Lok Sabha 2004 SAD 8 BJP 3 INC 2 – 13
15th Lok Sabha 2009 INC 8 SAD 4 BJP 1 – 13
16th Lok Sabha 2014 SAD 4 AAP 4 INC 3 BJP 2 – 13
17th Lok Sabha 2019 INC 8 SAD 2 BJP 2 AAP 1 – 13
18th Lok Sabha 2024 INC 7 AAP 3 SAD 1 Ind 2 13



Year Lok Sabha Election Winning Party/Coalition
1951 First Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
1957 Second Lok Sabha
1962 Third Lok Sabha
1967 Fourth Lok Sabha
1971 Fifth Lok Sabha
1977 Sixth Lok Sabha Janata alliance (SAD, BLD, CPI(M)) : 13 seats out of 13
1980 Seventh Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
1984 Eighth Lok Sabha
1989 Ninth Lok Sabha National Front (Akali (M) - 6/13), Cong : 2, Janata : 1, BSP : 1, Independents : 3
1991 Tenth Lok Sabha No elections in May 1991 due to unrest, but elections were held for all seats at
a later date (probably 1992 with assembly polls).
1996 Eleventh Lok Sabha Shiromani Akali Dal - 8 of 13, Congress - 2, BSP : 3.
1998 Twelfth Lok Sabha National Democratic Alliance (SAD, BJP)
1999 Thirteenth Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
2004 Fourteenth Lok Sabha National Democratic Alliance (SAD, BJP)
2009 Fifteenth Lok Sabha United Progressive Alliance (Indian National Congress)
2014 Sixteenth Lok Sabha National Democratic Alliance (SAD, BJP) : 6/13, AAP : 4, Congress: 3
2019 Seventeenth Lok Sabha Indian National Congress (8/13), AAP - 1, Akali + BJP = 2+2 .
2024 Eighteenth Lok Sabha Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INC + AAP): 10, SAD : 1, IND: 2

Vidhan Sabha Elections

Pre-Independence

Year UoP INC SAD AIML IND Others Total
1937 95 18 10 1 20 30 175
1946 20 51 22 73 7 2

Post-Independence

United Punjab

United Punjab

(Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Chandigarh)

Years INC SAD CPI IND Others Total
1952[1] 96 13 4 9 4 126
1957[2] 120 ^ 6 13 21 154
1962[3] 90 16 12 18 18

After Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

Punjab
Years INC SAD CPI CPI(M) IND Others Total
1967 48 ^ 5 3 9 39 104
1969[4] 38 43 4 2 4 17
1972[5] 66 24 10 1 3 11
New Boundaries Reorganized

Punjab

Years SAD INC CPI BJP IND Others Total
1977[6] 58 17 7 ~ 2 33 117
1980[7] 37 63 9 1 2 5
1985[8] 73 32 1 6 4 1
1992[9] ^ 87 4 6 4 16
1997[10] 75 14 2 18 6 2
2002[11] 41 62 2 3 9 0
2007[12] 48 44 0 19 5 0 116
New Boundaries Reorganized
Years INC SAD AAP BJP IND Others Total
2012[13] 46 56 ~ 12 3 0 117
2017[14] 77 15 20 3 0 2
2022[15] 18 3 92 2 1 1
  • ^ - Party didn't contest election
  • ~ - Party didn't exist
  • - Green color box indicates the party/parties who formed the government

Next Punjab Legislative Assembly election is expected to be held in 2027.

Maps

Election Year Map
2012
2017
2022

See also

References

  1. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1952". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1957". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1962". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1969". Election Commission of India. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1962". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1977". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1980". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1985". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1992". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1997". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2002". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2007". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.