| Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Punjab | |
| Established: | 11 March 2022 |
| Preceded By: | 15th Punjab Legislative Assembly |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Term Length: | 5 years |
| Leader1 Type: | Governor |
| Leader1: | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Election1: | 31 August 2021 |
| Leader2 Type: | Speaker |
| Leader2: | Kultar Singh Sandhwan |
| Party2: | AAP |
| Election2: | 21 March 2022 |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
| Leader3: | Jai Krishan Singh |
| Party3: | AAP |
| Election3: | 30 June 2022 |
| Leader4 Type: | Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
| Leader4: | Bhagwant Mann |
| Party4: | AAP |
| Election4: | 16 March 2022 |
| Leader5 Type: | Deputy Leader of the House (Cabinet Minister) |
| Leader5: | Harpal Singh Cheema |
| Party5: | AAP |
| Election5: | April 2022 |
| Leader6 Type: | Minister of Legislative Affairs |
| Leader6: | Balkar Singh |
| Party6: | AAP |
| Election6: | 31 May 2023 |
| Leader7 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Leader7: | Partap Singh Bajwa |
| Party7: | INC |
| Election7: | 9 April 2022 |
| Members: | 117 |
| Political Groups1: | Government (91)
Official Opposition (13)
Other opposition (9) Vacant (4) Vacant (4) |
| Structure1 Res: | 300px |
| Voting System1: | First-past-the-post |
| Last Election1: | 20 February 2022 |
| Constitution: | Constitution of India |
Election for the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly was held in the Indian state of Punjab. Polling was done on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes declaration of results was done on 10 March 2022.[2] [3] [4] The Fifteenth Punjab assembly was dissolved on 11 March 2022. The dissolution was necessitated after the results of the election was declared on 10 March.[5] [6] In the Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly, 92 members of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party form the treasury benches. The main opposition party in the assembly is Indian National Congress with 18 seats. The other parties which are in opposition are the Shiromani Akali Dal, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and independents. AAP MLA, Kultar Singh Sandhwan was announced as the speaker of the assembly.[7]
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took the oath of office on 16 March at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Bhagat Singh. Inderbir Singh Nijjar took the oath as Protem Speaker. On 17 March Nijjar administered the oath of office to all the 117 legislators of the Sixteenth Punjab Legislative assembly.[8] Other 10 cabinet ministers of the Mann ministry, took oath on 19 March.
On 22 June 2022, Speaker kultar singh sandwa announced that the Punjab legislators will get answers on all issues that they raise during the Assembly debates. The answers would be provided during the Zero Hour. This was done for the first time in the history of Punjab Assembly.[9]
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| Constitutional Posts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Gulab Chand Kataria | 30 July 2024 | ||
| Speaker | Kultar Singh Sandhwan[10] | 21 March 2022 | ||
| Deputy speaker | Jai Krishan Singh[11] | 30 June 2022 | ||
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Bhagwant Mann | 16 March 2022 | ||
| Leader of Opposition | Pratap Singh Bajwa | 9 April 2022 | ||
| Political posts | ||||
| Leader of AAP legislature party | Bhagwant Mann | 16 March 2022 | ||
| Deputy Chief Minister | TBA | |||
| Leader of INC legislature party | Pratap Singh Bajwa | 9 April 2022 | ||
| Leader of SAD legislature party | Manpreet Singh Ayali | April 2022 | ||
List of committees and chairpersons for the term 2022-2023.[12]
| Alliance | Party | Seats | LegislativeParty Leader | Bench | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won [14] | Change | |||||||||
| Aam Aadmi Party | 92 | 72 | Bhagwant Singh Mann[15] | 92 | Government | |||||
| Indian National Congress | 18 | 59 | Partap Singh Bajwa | 19 | Opposition | |||||
| SAD+ | Shiromani Akali Dal | 3 | 12 | Manpreet Singh Ayali[16] | 6 | Others | ||||
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 1 | 1 | Nachhatar Pal | |||||||
| NDA | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | ||||||
| Independents | 1 | 1 | Rana Inder Partap Singh | |||||||
| Total | 117 | 117 | ||||||||
On 22 March, the assembly unanimously passed a resolution to install the statues of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the assembly complex.[18]
On 1 April, the assembly unanimously passed a resolution to immediately transfer union territory of Chandigarh — the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, to Punjab.[19] [20]
On 30 June, the assembly passed a resolution recommending the state government that it urges the Government of India to immediately rollback the Agnipath scheme. The resolution was opposed by BJP members of the assembly who were in minority. Punjab was the only state to pass such a resolution.[21]
On 30 June, the assembly passed a resolution recommending the state government that it urges the Government of India to not alter the nature and character of Panjab University. The resolution was opposed by BJP members of the assembly who were in minority.[22]
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | 44 | Resigned on 15 March 2024[23] | TBD | ||||||
| 10 July 2024[24] | 34 | Jalandhar West | Sheetal Angural | Resigned on 28 March 2024[25] | Mohinder Pal Bhagat | ||||
| TBD | 10 | Dera Baba Nanak | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | Elected to Lok Sabha on 4 June 2024 | TBD | ||||
| 84 | Gidderbaha | Amrinder Singh Raja Warring | TBD | ||||||
| 107 | Barnala | Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer | TBD | ||||||