Elections in Punjab, India explained

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

State parties

Registered unrecognized parties

Lok Sabha elections

Lok SabhaElection Year1st Party2nd Party3rd Party4th PartyOthersTotal Seats
1st Lok Sabha1951-52INC 16Ind 218
2nd Lok Sabha1957INC 21CPI 1–22
3rd Lok Sabha1962INC 17BJS 3AD 1SP 1HLS 117
4th Lok Sabha1967INC 9AD(SF) 3BJS 1–13
5th Lok Sabha1971INC(R) 10CPI 2Ind 113
6th Lok Sabha1977AD 7JP 3SAD 2CPI(M) 1–13
7th Lok Sabha1980INC(I) 12SAD 1–13
8th Lok Sabha1984INC 6AD 6SAD 1–13
9th Lok Sabha1989SAD(A) 7INC 1JD 1BJP 1BSP 1, Ind 213
10th Lok Sabha1991INC 12BSP 1–13
11th Lok Sabha1996SAD 8BSP 3INC 2–13
12th Lok Sabha1998SAD 8BJP 3JD 1Ind 113
13th Lok Sabha1999INC 8SAD 2BJP 1CPI 1SAD(A) 113
14th Lok Sabha2004SAD 8BJP 3INC 2–13
15th Lok Sabha2009INC 8SAD 4BJP 1–13
16th Lok Sabha2014SAD 4AAP 4INC 3BJP 2–13
17th Lok Sabha2019INC 8SAD 2BJP 2AAP 113
18th Lok Sabha2024INC 7AAP 3SAD 1Ind 213
YearLok Sabha ElectionWinning Party/Coalition
1951First Lok SabhaIndian National Congress
1957Second Lok Sabha
1962Third Lok Sabha
1967Fourth Lok Sabha
1971Fifth Lok Sabha
1977Sixth Lok SabhaJanata alliance (SAD, BLD, CPI(M)) : 13 seats out of 13
1980Seventh Lok Sabha
1984Eighth Lok Sabha
1989Ninth Lok SabhaNational Front (Akali (M) - 6/13), Cong : 2, Janata : 1, BSP : 1, Independents : 3
1991Tenth Lok SabhaNo elections in May 1991 due to unrest, but elections were held for all seats at
a later date (probably 1992 with assembly polls).
1996Eleventh Lok SabhaShiromani Akali Dal - 8 of 13, Congress - 2, BSP : 3.
1998Twelfth Lok SabhaNational Democratic Alliance (SAD, BJP)
1999Thirteenth Lok SabhaIndian National Congress
2004Fourteenth Lok SabhaNational Democratic Alliance (SAD, BJP)
2009Fifteenth Lok SabhaUnited Progressive Alliance (Indian National Congress)
2014Sixteenth Lok SabhaNational Democratic Alliance (SAD, BJP) : 6/13, AAP : 4, Congress: 3
2019Seventeenth Lok SabhaIndian National Congress (8/13), AAP - 1, Akali + BJP = 2+2 .
2024Eighteenth Lok SabhaIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INC + AAP): 10, SAD : 1, IND: 2

Vidhan Sabha Elections

Pre-Independence

YearUoPINCSADAIMLINDOthers Total
1937bgcolor=lightgreen95181012030175
1946bgcolor=lightgreen20bgcolor=lightgreen51bgcolor=lightgreen227372

Post-Independence

United Punjab

United Punjab (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Chandigarh)
YearsINCSADCPIINDOthers Total
19529613494126
1957120^61321154
19629016121818

After Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

Punjab
YearsINCSADCPICPI(M)INDOthers Total
196748^bgcolor=lightgreen5bgcolor=lightgreen3bgcolor=lightgreen9bgcolor=lightgreen39104
196938bgcolor=lightgreen4342417
1972bgcolor=lightgreen6624101311
New Boundaries ReorganizedPunjab
YearsSADINCCPIBJPINDOthersTotal
197758177~233117
198037639125
198573321641
1992^8746416
199775142 1862
200241622390
2007484401950116
New Boundaries Reorganized
YearsINCSADAAPBJPINDOthers Total
20124656~1230117
2017bgcolor=lightgreen771520302
2022183bgcolor=lightgreen92 211

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

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