2019 Indian general election in Punjab

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2019 Indian general election in Punjab
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  2014
19 May 2019
2024  

13 seats
Turnout65.94% (Decrease2.svg 4.71%)
 First partySecond party
 
Amarinder Singh.jpg
Sukhbir Singh Badal.png
Party INC SAD
Alliance UPA NDA
Last election34
Seats won82
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 2
Percentage40.12%27.45%
SwingIncrease2.svg 7.04%Increase2.svg 1.15%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Sunny Deol snapped during Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas promotions in New Delhi.jpg
Bhagwant Mann.png
Party BJP AAP
Alliance NDA
Last election24
Seats won21
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 3
Percentage9.63%7.38%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.93%Decrease2.svg 17.05%

2019 Punjab Lok Sabha Election Result Seatwise Map.svg
2019 Punjab Lok Sabha Result Seatwise Map

Prime Minister before election

Narendra Modi
BJP

Prime Minister after election

Narendra Modi
BJP

The 2019 Indian general election in Punjab was held on 19 May 2019, [1] making it seventh and the last phase of the election. Counting was held on 23 May 2019 and result was also declared on same day.

Contents

Parties and alliances

   United Progressive Alliance

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Indian National Congress INC Flag Official.jpg Hand INC.svg Captain Amarinder Singh 13

   National Democratic Alliance

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) SAD flag.svg Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg Sukhbir Singh Badal 10
2. Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotos flower symbol.svg 3

   Aam Aadmi Party

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Aam Aadmi Party Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg AAP Symbol.png Arvind Kejriwal 13

   Punjab Democratic Alliance

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1. Lok Insaaf Party Blank.svg Simarjit Singh Bains 3
2. Bahujan Samaj Party Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png Mayawati 3
3. Punjab Ekta Party Indian election symbol Key.svg Sukhpal Singh Khaira 3
4. Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg CPI symbol.svg D. Raja 2
5. Revolutionary Marxist Party South Asian Communist Banner.svg Blank.svg T. P. Chandrasekharan 1
6. Nawan Punjab Party Blank.svg Blank.svg Dharamvir Gandhi1

List of Candidates

Constituency
UPA NDA AAP PDA
1 Gurdaspur INC Sunil Jakhar BJP Sunny Deol AAP Peter Masih RMPI Lal Chand
2 Amritsar INC Gurjeet Singh Aujla BJP Hardeep Singh Puri AAP Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal CPI Daswinder Kaur
3 Khadoor Sahib INC Jasbir Singh Gill SAD Jagir Kaur AAP Manjinder Singh Sidhu PEP Paramjit Kaur Khalra
4 Jalandhar (SC) INC Santokh Singh Chaudhary SAD Charanjit Singh Atwal AAP Justice (Retd.) Zora Singh BSP Balwinder Kumar
5 Hoshiarpur (SC) INC Raj Kumar Chabbewal BJP Som Parkash AAP Ravjot Singh BSP Khushi Ram
6 Anandpur Sahib INC Manish Tiwari SAD Prem Singh Chandumajra AAP Narinder Singh Shergill BSP Vikram Singh Sodhi
7 Ludhiana INC Ravneet Singh Bittu SAD Maheshinder Singh AAP Tejpal Singh Simarjit LIP Simarjit Singh Bains
8 Fatehgarh Sahib (SC) INC Dr. Amar Singh SAD Darbara Singh Guru AAP Bandeep Singh Dullo LIP Manwinder Singh Gaispura
9 Faridkot (SC) INC Mohammad Sadiq SAD Gulzar Singh Ranike AAP Sadhu Singh PEP Baldev Singh Jaiton
10 Firozpur INC Sher Singh Ghubaya SAD Sukhbir Singh Badal AAP Harjinder Singh Kaka CPI Hansraj Golden
11 Bathinda INC Amrinder Singh Raja Warring SAD Harsimrat Kaur Badal AAP Baljinder Kaur PEP Sukhpal Singh Khaira
12 Sangrur INC Kewal Singh Dhillon SAD Parminder Singh Dhindsa AAP Bhagwant Mann LIP Jasraj Singh Longia
13 Patiala INC Preneet Kaur SAD Surjit Singh Rakhra AAP Neena Mittal NPP Dharamvir Gandhi

Surveys

Opinion polls

Date publishedPolling agencyLead
NDA UPA AAP
17 May 2019 elections.in 6701
08 Apr 2019 Times of India 21109
08 Apr 2019 News Nation 5712
06 Apr 2019 India TV 3916
5 April 2019 Republic TV-Jan ki Baat 3916
Mar 2019 Zee 24 Taas 11028
Mar 2019 India TV 3916
Jan 2019 ABP News - Cvoter Archived 2019-04-29 at the Wayback Machine 112011
Oct 2018 ABP News- CSDS 112011

Exit Polls

Date publishedPolling agencyLead
NDA UPA AAP
19 May 2019 Times Now-VMR Archived 2020-09-12 at the Wayback Machine 31007
19 May 2019 Aaj Tak 3–58-90–13-6
19 May 2018 NEWS 18 INDIA 21018
19 May 2019 Today's Chanakya 6610
19 May 2018 NDTV 4814
19 May 2018 News-X 4814
19 May 2018 India TV CNX 5803


Coalition and Party wise result

Alliance/ PartyPopular voteSeats
Votes%±pp ContestedWon+/−
INC 55,23,06640.12Increase2.svg 7.02138Increase2.svg 5
NDA SAD 37,78,57427.54Increase2.svg 1.24102Decrease2.svg 2
BJP 13,25,4459.63Increase2.svg 0.9332Steady2.svg
Total51,04,01937.17Increase2.svg 2.18134Decrease2.svg 2
AAP 10,15,7737.38Decrease2.svg 17.02131Decrease2.svg 3
PDA LIP 4,69,7843.41Steady2.svg30Steady2.svg
BSP 4,79,7883.49Steady2.svg30Steady2.svg
PEP 2,96,6202.15Steady2.svg30Steady2.svg
CPI 42,4630.30Steady2.svg20Steady2.svg
NPP 1,61,6451.17Steady2.svg10Steady2.svg
RMP 15,2740.11Steady2.svg10Steady2.svg
Total14,65,57410.65Steady2.svg130Steady2.svg
SAD(A) 52,1850.38Steady2.svg20Steady2.svg
Others 2,15,2861.56Steady2.svg1010Steady2.svg
IND 2,35,1061.71Steady2.svg1230Steady2.svg
NOTA 1,54,4231.12Steady2.svg13Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Total1,37,65,432100%-27813-

Constituency wise results

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMargin
CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%
1 Gurdaspur Sunny Deol BJP 558,71950.58 Sunil Kumar Jakhar INC 476,26043.1282,4597.46
2 Amritsar Gurjeet Singh Aujla INC 445,03251.71 Hardeep Singh Puri BJP 345,40640.1499,62611.57
3 Khadoor Sahib Jasbir Singh Gill INC 459,71043.86 Jagir Kaur SAD 319,13730.45140,57313.41
4 Jalandhar Santokh Singh Chaudhary INC 385,71237.84 Charanjit Singh Atwal SAD 366,22135.9319,4911.91
5 Hoshiarpur Som Parkash BJP 421,32042.49 Raj Kumar Chabbewal INC 372,79037.5948,5304.90
6 Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari INC 428,04539.56 Prem Singh Chandumajra SAD 381,16135.2346,8844.33
7 Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu INC 383,79536.66 Simarjit Singh Bains LIP 307,42329.3676,3727.30
8 Fatehgarh Sahib Amar Singh INC 411,65141.70 Darbara Singh Guru SAD 317,75332.1993,8989.51
9 Faridkot Mohammad Sadique INC 419,06542.97 Gulzar Singh Ranike SAD 335,80934.4383,2568.54
10 Firozpur Sukhbir Singh Badal SAD 633,42754.01 Sher Singh Ghubaya INC 434,57737.05198,85016.96
11 Bathinda Harsimrat Kaur Badal SAD 492,82440.98 Amrinder Singh Raja Warring INC 471,05239.1721,7721.81
12 Sangrur Bhagwant Mann AAP 413,56137.35 Kewal Singh Dhillon INC 303,35027.40110,2119.95
13 Patiala Preneet Kaur INC 532,02745.13 Surjit Singh Rakhra SAD 369,30931.33162,71813.80

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Punjab

#NameConstituencyDesignationDepartmentFromToParty
1Harsimrat Kaur BadalBathindaCabinet MinisterMinister of Food Processing Industries31 May
2019
18 September
2020 (Resigned)
SAD
2Som ParkashHoshiarpur (SC)MoSMoS in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry9 June
2024
BJP

By-Polls Held

ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin
No.NameDateCandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
12 Sangrur 23 June 2022 Simranjit Singh Mann SAD(A) 253,15435.61 Gurmail Singh AAP 247,33234.796,245
The Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll was held after the resignation of the incumbent MP, Bhagwant Mann, following his appointment as Chief Minister of Punjab.
4 Jalandhar (SC) 10 May 2023 Sushil Kumar Rinku AAP 302,27934.05Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary INC 243,58827.4458,691
The Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll was held following the death of the incumbent MP, Santokh Singh Chaudhary.

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

Assembly segments wise lead.png
PartyAssembly segments [6] Position in Assembly (2022 election)
Aam Aadmi Party 792
Bahujan Samaj Party 21
Bharatiya Janata Party 122
Indian National Congress 6918
Lok Insaaf Party 40
Shiromani Akali Dal 233
Total117

Bypolls

ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin
No.NameCandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
12 Sangrur Simranjit Singh Mann SAD(A) 253,15435.61Gurmail Singh AAP 247,33234.796,245
After winning the Punjab Assembly election with AAP’s majority and being designated Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann resigned as Sangrur MP, leading to a by-election held on 23 June 2022 in which Simranjit Singh Mann was declared the winner on 26 June 2022. [7]
4 Jalandhar Sushil Kumar Rinku AAP 302,27934.05Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary INC 243,58827.4458,691
Congress MP from Jalandhar Santokh Singh Chaudhary, 76, died of a sudden heart attack after collapsing during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab’s Phillaur on January 14, 2023, leading to the march being suspended. [8]

See also

References

  1. Punjab vote on May 19
  2. "Captain said Congress will win all 13 seats in Punjab".
  3. "SAD-BJP to continue alliance will contest same seats as 2014 polls". March 2019.
  4. "Aam Aadmi Party to contest all 13 seats in Punjab".
  5. "Punjab Democratic Alliance declare seats sharing".
  6. Assembly segments wise Result
  7. "Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann resigns as Lok Sabha MP". 14 March 2022.
  8. "Congress MP Dies Of Heart Attack During Bharat Jodo Yatra".