# 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.

## Lok Sabha elections

| Lok Sabha | Election Year | 1st Party | 2nd Party | 3rd Party | 4th Party | Others | Total Seats |
| 1st Lok Sabha | 1951-52 | INC 16 | | | | Ind 2 | 18 |
| 2nd Lok Sabha | 1957 | INC 21 | CPI 1 | | | – | 22 |
| 3rd Lok Sabha | 1962 | INC 17 | BJS 3 | AD 1 | SP 1 | HLS 1 | 17 |
| 4th Lok Sabha | 1967 | INC 9 | AD(SF) 3 | BJS 1 | | – | 13 |
| 5th Lok Sabha | 1971 | INC(R) 10 | CPI 2 | | | Ind 1 | 13 |
| 6th Lok Sabha | 1977 | AD 7 | JP 3 | SAD 2 | CPI(M) 1 | – | 13 |
| 7th Lok Sabha | 1980 | INC(I) 12 | SAD 1 | | | – | 13 |
| 8th Lok Sabha | 1984 | INC 6 | AD 6 | SAD 1 | | – | 13 |
| 9th Lok Sabha | 1989 | SAD(A) 7 | INC 1 | JD 1 | BJP 1 | BSP 1, Ind 2 | 13 |
| 10th Lok Sabha | 1991 | INC 12 | BSP 1 | | | – | 13 |
| 11th Lok Sabha | 1996 | SAD 8 | BSP 3 | INC 2 | | – | 13 |
| 12th Lok Sabha | 1998 | SAD 8 | BJP 3 | JD 1 | | Ind 1 | 13 |
| 13th Lok Sabha | 1999 | INC 8 | SAD 2 | BJP 1 | CPI 1 | SAD(A) 1 | 13 |
| 14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | SAD 8 | BJP 3 | INC 2 | | – | 13 |
| 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | INC 8 | SAD 4 | BJP 1 | | – | 13 |
| 16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | SAD 4 | AAP 4 | INC 3 | BJP 2 | – | 13 |
| 17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | INC 8 | SAD 2 | BJP 2 | AAP 1 | – | 13 |
| 18th Lok Sabha | 2024 | INC 7 | AAP 3 | SAD 1 | | Ind 2 | 13 |
| 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 |
| 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 . |
| 2024 | Eighteenth Lok Sabha | Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INC + AAP): 10, SAD : 1, IND: 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 | 175 |

### Post-Independence
#### United Punjab

United Punjab
(Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Chandigarh) :
| Years | INC | SAD | CPI | IND | Others | Total |
| 1952 | 96 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 126 |
| 1957 | 120 | ^ | 6 | 13 | 21 | 154 |
| 1962 | 90 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 154 |

#### After Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

Punjab :
| Years | INC | SAD | CPI | CPI(M) | IND | Others | Total |
| 1967 | 48 | ^ | 5 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 104 |
| 1969 | 38 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 104 |
| 1972 | 66 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 104 |
New Boundaries Reorganized
Punjab :
| Years | SAD | INC | CPI | BJP | IND | Others | Total |
| 1977 | 58 | 17 | 7 | ~ | 2 | 33 | 117 |
| 1980 | 37 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 117 |
| 1985 | 73 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 117 |
| 1992 | ^ | 87 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 117 |
| 1997 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 117 |
| 2002 | 41 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 117 |
| 2007 | 48 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 116 |
| New Boundaries Reorganized ||||||||
| Years | INC | SAD | AAP | BJP | IND | Others | Total |
| 2012 | 46 | 56 | ~ | 12 | 3 | 0 | 117 |
| 2017 | 77 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 117 |
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 117 |
* ^ - 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 2027.

### Maps

* Election Year
* 2012
* 2017
* 2022