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

National parties Bharatiya Janata Party Indian National Congress Communist Party of India (Marxist) Bahujan Samaj Party Aam Aadmi Party

State parties Shiromani Akali Dal Communist Party of India

Registered unrecognized parties Lok Insaaf Party Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)

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

• Elections in Haryana, carved out of Punjab in 1966
• Elections in Himachal Pradesh, carved out of Punjab in 1966
• Elections in India, national elections

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.

External links

• Election Commission of India