List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly

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Punjab Legislative Assembly
16th Legislative Assembly of Punjab
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Established1952
Preceded by Interim East Punjab Assembly
Seats117
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
 20 February 2022
Next election
 2027
Meeting place
Assembly 09.jpg
Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India
Website
Homepage
Constitution
Constitution of India
Location of Punjab (highlighted in red) within India IN-PB.svg
Location of Punjab (highlighted in red) within India

The Punjab Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Punjab state in North India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. It is housed within the Chandigarh Capitol Complex, a World Heritage Site designed by Le Corbusier. [1] The term of the assembly is five years, unless it is dissolved early. [2] : 72  Since 1977, it has had 117 members who are directly elected, from single-seat constituencies.

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Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs. [2] : 35, 137  [3] The 2011 census of India stated that there were no people of any Scheduled Tribes in Punjab, while the Scheduled Castes constitute a significant portion of the population of the state, at 31.9%. [4] The Scheduled Castes have been granted a reservation of 34 seats in the assembly. [5] [6]

History

Changes in the constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly over time
YearAct/OrderExplanationTotal
seats		 SC-reserved seatsElection(s)
1950, 1951Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951 [7] The Indian Constitution came into effect and new constituencies were created.1050 1952 [8]
1956 States Reorganisation Act, 1956 Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was merged with Punjab and the number of constituencies of the enlarged state was increased.12133 1957 [9]
1961Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961 [10] There were changes in the number and reservation status of constituencies. Two-member constituencies were abolished.15433 1962 [11]
1966 Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 The new state of Haryana was created from the south-east parts of Punjab. Some districts of Punjab were also merged with Himachal Pradesh.10423 1969, [12] 1972 [13]
1976Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 [14] There were changes in the number and reservation status of constituencies.11729 1977, [15] 1980, [16] 1985, [17] 1992, [18] 1997, [19] 2002, [20] 2007 [21]
2008Delimitation Commission Order, 2007 [6] There were changes in the reservation status and area covered by constituencies.11734 2012, [22] 2017, [23] 2022 [24]

Constituencies

Constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Punjab.svg
Constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly

The following is a list of the constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008. [6]

Reservation

   Scheduled Castes
Constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
#Constituency
name		Reserved for
(SC/None)		District [25] Lok Sabha
constituency		Electors
(2022) [26]
1 Sujanpur None Pathankot Gurdaspur 167,230
2 Bhoa SC182,915
3 Pathankot None152,519
4 Gurdaspur None Gurdaspur 169,628
5 Dina Nagar SC192,562
6 Qadian None181,907
7 Batala None188,862
8 Sri Hargobindpur SC Hoshiarpur 178,734
9 Fatehgarh Churian None Gurdaspur 175,730
10 Dera Baba Nanak None194,613
11 Ajnala None Amritsar Amritsar 157,161
12 Raja Sansi None177,713
13 Majitha None166,136
14 Jandiala SC Khadoor Sahib 180,674
15 Amritsar North None Amritsar 202,095
16 Amritsar West SC214,073
17 Amritsar Central None147,058
18 Amritsar East None168,013
19 Amritsar South None177,605
20 Attari SC189,475
21 Tarn Taran None Tarn Taran Khadoor Sahib 196,866
22 Khem Karan None216,090
23 Patti None202,155
24 Khadoor Sahib None201,328
25 Baba Bakala SC199,929
26 Bholath None Kapurthala Hoshiarpur 136,413
27 Kapurthala None Khadoor Sahib 149,885
28 Sultanpur Lodhi None148,094
29 Phagwara SC Hoshiarpur 192,867
30 Phillaur SC Jalandhar Jalandhar 207,149
31 Nakodar None194,824
32 Shahkot None181,946
33 Kartarpur SC184,515
34 Jalandhar West SC171,632
35 Jalandhar Central None174,003
36 Jalandhar North None192,058
37 Jalandhar Cantt None193,666
38 Adampur SC167,424
39 Mukerian None Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur 202,924
40 Dasuya None197,021
41 Urmar None181,007
42 Sham Chaurasi SC177,269
43 Hoshiarpur None192,794
44 Chabbewal SC161,535
45 Garhshankar None Anandpur Sahib 175,287
46 Banga SC S.B.S. Nagar 165,283
47 Nawan Shahr None177,231
48 Balachaur None155,145
49 Anandpur Sahib None Rupnagar 191,727
50 Rupnagar None183,115
51 Chamkaur Sahib SC197,330
52 Kharar None Mohali 266,514
53 S.A.S. Nagar None238,998
54 Bassi Pathana SC Fatehgarh Sahib Fatehgarh Sahib 149,248
55 Fatehgarh Sahib None161,754
56 Amloh None144,482
57 Khanna None Ludhiana 171,622
58 Samrala None175,822
59 Sahnewal None265,097
60 Ludhiana East None Ludhiana 217,728
61 Ludhiana South None178,167
62 Atam Nagar None170,654
63 Ludhiana Central None158,931
64 Ludhiana West None182,455
65 Ludhiana North None205,063
66 Gill SC273,104
67 Payal SC Fatehgarh Sahib 165,608
68 Dakha None Ludhiana 187,760
69 Raikot SC Fatehgarh Sahib 156,301
70 Jagraon SC Ludhiana 184,819
71 Nihal Singhwala SC Moga Faridkot 197,869
72 Bhagha Purana None172,120
73 Moga None203,541
74 Dharamkot None181,612
75 Zira None Firozpur Khadoor Sahib 187,300
76 Firozpur City None Firozpur 172,957
77 Firozpur Rural SC195,975
78 Guru Har Sahai None172,641
79 Jalalabad None Fazilka 213,416
80 Fazilka None177,520
81 Abohar None178,416
82 Balluana SC183,929
83 Lambi None Sri Muktsar Sahib Bathinda 165,263
84 Gidderbaha None Faridkot 167,228
85 Malout SC Firozpur 176,573
86 Muktsar None188,889
87 Faridkot None Faridkot Faridkot 169,823
88 Kotkapura None159,646
89 Jaitu SC151,056
90 Rampura Phul None Bathinda 169,859
91 Bhucho Mandi SC Bathinda 184,785
92 Bathinda Urban None229,525
93 Bathinda Rural SC158,082
94 Talwandi Sabo None156,336
95 Maur None167,547
96 Mansa None Mansa 218,339
97 Sardulgarh None181,679
98 Budhlada SC195,170
99 Lehra None Sangrur Sangrur 172,109
100 Dirba SC182,695
101 Sunam None196,136
102 Bhadaur SC Barnala 157,809
103 Barnala None182,502
104 Mehal Kalan SC160,348
105 Malerkotla None Malerkotla 159,900
106 Amargarh None Fatehgarh Sahib 165,909
107 Dhuri None Sangrur Sangrur 165,053
108 Sangrur None189,838
109 Nabha SC Patiala Patiala 184,623
110 Patiala Rural None225,639
111 Rajpura None182,228
112 Dera Bassi None Mohali 287,622
113 Ghanaur None Patiala 164,546
114 Sanour None222,969
115 Patiala None161,399
116 Samana None192,473
117 Shutrana SC181,568

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UNESCO approves all 3 Indian nominations for heritage tag". India Today . 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "The Constitution of India [As on 9th December, 2020]" (PDF). Legislative Department . Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Kumar, K Shiva (17 February 2020). "Reserved uncertainty or deserved certainty? Reservation debate back in Mysuru". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Prachi Salve (13 December 2013). "How India's Scheduled Castes & Tribes Are Empowering Themselves". IndiaSpend. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Rehnamol Raveendran (14 February 2022). "Whether Dalit polarisation will reap benefits in Punjab has to be seen". The Economic Times . Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024. Of the 117 seats, 34 (one-third) seats are reserved for the scheduled castes.
  6. 1 2 3 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies order, 1951". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1952" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1957" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1962" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1969" . Election Commission of India. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1972" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1977" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1980" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1985" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1992" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 1997" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2002" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2007" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  22. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2012" . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  23. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017" . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  24. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022" . Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  25. ↑ "List of Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Constituencies in the State of Punjab as determined by the delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituency notification dated 19th June, 2006". Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab. 19 June 2006. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  26. ↑ "Vidhan Sabha 2022 Electoral Detail". Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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