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

Lok Sabha elections
Year Lok Sabha Election Winning Party/Coalition
1951 First Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
1957 Second Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
1962 Third Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
1967 Fourth Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
1971 Fifth Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
1977 Sixth Lok Sabha Janata alliance (SAD, BLD, CPI(M)) : 13 seats out of 13
1980 Seventh Lok Sabha Indian National Congress (Indira) : 10/13, CPI : 2, Akali Dal : one
1984 Eighth Lok Sabha Indian National Congress
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 .

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

Years INC SAD AAP BJP IND Others Total
1952 96 13 ~ ~ 9 8 126
1957 120 ^ 13 21 154
1962 90 19 18 27
1967 48 ^ 9 47 104
1969 38 43 4 17
1972 66 24 3 11
1977 17 58 2 40 117
1980 63 37 1 2 14
1985 32 73 6 4 2
1992 87 ^ 6 4 20
1997 14 75 18 6 4
2002 62 41 3 9 2
2007 44 48 19 5 0 116
2012 46 56 12 3 0 117
2017 77 15 20 3 0 2
  • ^ - 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 2022

See also
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