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Elections in Punjab, India
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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[edit]
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National Parties
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State Parties
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Registered Unrecognized Parties
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Lok Sabha elections[edit]
| Year | Lok Sabha Election | Winning Party/Coalition | |
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| 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[edit]
Pre-Independence
| Year | UoP | INC | SAD | AIML | IND | Others | Total |
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| 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 |
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| 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[edit]
- Elections in Haryana, carved out of Punjab in 1966
- Elections in Himachal Pradesh, carved out of Punjab in 1966
- Elections in India, national elections
