# 16th Punjab Assembly

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. 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.
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.

## History

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. Other 10 cabinet ministers of the Mann ministry, took oath on 19 March.
On 22 June 2022, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan announced that the 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.

## Leaders

| Title | Name | Since |
| Constitutional Posts ||||
| Governor | Gulab Chand Kataria | 30 July 2024 |
| Speaker | Kultar Singh Sandhwan | 21 March 2022 |
| Deputy speaker | Jai Krishan Singh | 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 |
| Leader of INC legislature party | Pratap Singh Bajwa | 9 April 2022 |
| Leader of SAD legislature party | Manpreet Singh Ayali | April 2022 |
| Leader of BJP legislature party | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | April 2022 |

## Committees

List of committees and chairpersons for the term 2022–2023.
| Committee | Chairperson | Party or Organization |
| Committee on Local Bodies | Jagroop Singh Gill | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Public Accounts | Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria | Indian National Congress |
| Committee on Estimates | Aman Arora | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Public Undertakings | Budh Ram | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes | Manjit Singh Bilaspur | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Privileges | Kulwant Singh Pandori | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Government Assurances | Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Local Bodies | Jagroop Singh Gill | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions | Gurmeet Singh Khudian | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Subordinate Legislation | Barinder Kumar Goyal Vakeel | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Papers Laid/to be Laid on the Table and Library | Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Petitions | Mohammad Jamil Ur Rahman | Aam Aadmi Party |
| House Committee | Jai Krishan Singh Deputy speaker (Ex-Officio Chairperson) | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Questions & References | Baljinder Kaur | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Press Gallery Committee | Naresh Sharma | Punjab Kesari |
| Committee on Co-operation and its allied activities | Sarvjit Kaur Manuke | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Committee on Agriculture and its allied activities | Gurpreet Singh Banawali | Aam Aadmi Party |

## Composition

* AAP - 93 79.4 (79.4%)
* INC - 16 13.7 (13.7%)
* SAD - 2 2.5 (2.50%)
* BJP - 2 1.7 (1.70%)
* BSP - 1 0.9 (0.90%)
* IND - 1 0.9 (0.90%)
* Vacant - 1 0.9 (0.90%)

### By alliance and party

| Alliance | Alliance | Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Legislative Party Leader | Bench | Bench | Bench |
| Alliance | Alliance | Party | Party | Won | Change | Legislative Party Leader | Bench | Bench | Bench |
| | Aam Aadmi Party | Aam Aadmi Party | Aam Aadmi Party | 93 | 73 | Bhagwant Singh Mann | 93 | | Government |
| | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress | 16 | 61 | Partap Singh Bajwa | 16 | | Main Opposition |
| | Shiromani Akali Dal | Shiromani Akali Dal | Shiromani Akali Dal | 3 | 12 | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 7 | | Other Opposition |
| | NDA | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 7 | | Other Opposition |
| | Bahujan Samaj Party | Bahujan Samaj Party | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1 | 1 | Nachhatar Pal | 7 | | Other Opposition |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | 1 | 1 | Rana Inder Partap Singh | 7 | | Other Opposition |
| Vacant=1 ||||||||||
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 117 | | | 117 | | |

### By constituency

| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Bench |
| Pathankot | 1 | Sujanpur | Naresh Puri | INC | Opposition |
| Pathankot | 2 | Bhoa (SC) | Lal Chand Kataruchakk | AAP | Government |
| Pathankot | 3 | Pathankot | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | BJP | Opposition |
| Gurdaspur | 4 | Gurdaspur | Barindermeet Singh Pahra | INC | Opposition |
| Gurdaspur | 5 | Dina Nagar (SC) | Aruna Chaudhary | INC | Opposition |
| Gurdaspur | 6 | Qadian | Partap Singh Bajwa | INC | Opposition |
| Gurdaspur | 7 | Batala | Amansher Singh (Shery Kalsi) | AAP | Government |
| Gurdaspur | 8 | Sri Hargobindpur (SC) | Amarpal Singh | AAP | Government |
| Gurdaspur | 9 | Fatehgarh Churian | Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa | INC | Opposition |
| Gurdaspur | 10 | Dera Baba Nanak | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | INC | Opposition |
| Gurdaspur | 10 | Dera Baba Nanak | Gurdeep Singh Randhawa | AAP | Government |
| Amritsar | 11 | Ajnala | Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal | AAP | Government |
| Amritsar | 12 | Rajasansi | Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria | INC | Opposition |
| Amritsar | 13 | Majitha | Ganieve Kaur Majithia | SAD | Opposition |
| Amritsar | 14 | Jandiala (SC) | Harbhajan Singh E.T.O. | AAP | Government |
| Amritsar | 15 | Amritsar North | Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh | AAP | Government |
| Amritsar | 16 | Amritsar West (SC) | Jasbir Singh Sandhu | AAP | Government |
| Amritsar | 17 | Amritsar Central | Ajay Gupta | AAP | Government |
| Amritsar | 18 | Amritsar East | Jeevan Jyot Kaur | AAP | Government |
| Amritsar | 19 | Amritsar South | Inderbir Singh Nijjar | AAP | Government |
| Amritsar | 20 | Attari (SC) | Jaswinder Singh | AAP | Government |
| Tarn Taran | 21 | Tarn Taran | Kashmir Singh Sohal | AAP | Government |
| Tarn Taran | 22 | Khemkaran | Sarvan Singh Dhun | AAP | Government |
| Tarn Taran | 23 | Patti | Laljit Singh Bhullar | AAP | Government |
| Tarn Taran | 24 | Khadoor Sahib | Manjinder Singh Lalpura | AAP | Government |
| Amritsar | 25 | Baba Bakala (SC) | Dalbir Singh Tong | AAP | Government |
| Kapurthala | 26 | Bholath | Sukhpal Singh Khaira | INC | Opposition |
| Kapurthala | 27 | Kapurthala | Rana Gurjeet Singh | INC | Opposition |
| Kapurthala | 28 | Sultanpur Lodhi | Rana Inder Pratap Singh | IND | Opposition |
| Kapurthala | 29 | Phagwara (SC) | Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal | INC | Opposition |
| Jalandhar | 30 | Phillaur (SC) | Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary | INC | Opposition |
| Jalandhar | 30 | Phillaur (SC) | Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary | IND | Suspended by INC in April 2024. |
| Jalandhar | 31 | Nakodar | Inderjit Kaur Mann | AAP | Government |
| Jalandhar | 32 | Shahkot | Hardev Singh Laddi | INC | Opposition |
| Jalandhar | 33 | Kartarpur (SC) | Balkar Singh | AAP | Government |
| Jalandhar | 34 | Jalandhar West (SC) | Sheetal Angural | AAP | Government |
| Jalandhar | 34 | Jalandhar West (SC) | Mohinder Pal Bhagat | AAP | Government |
| Jalandhar | 35 | Jalandhar Central | Raman Arora | AAP | Government |
| Jalandhar | 36 | Jalandhar North | Avtar Singh Junior | INC | Opposition |
| Jalandhar | 37 | Jalandhar Cantonment | Pargat Singh | INC | Opposition |
| Jalandhar | 38 | Adampur (SC) | Sukhwinder Singh Kotli | INC | Opposition |
| Hoshiarpur | 39 | Mukerian | Jangi Lal Mahajan | BJP | Opposition |
| Hoshiarpur | 40 | Dasuya | Karambir Singh Ghuman | AAP | Government |
| Hoshiarpur | 41 | Urmar | Jasvir Singh Raja Gill | AAP | Government |
| Hoshiarpur | 42 | Sham Chaurasi (SC) | Ravjot Singh | AAP | Government |
| Hoshiarpur | 43 | Hoshiarpur | Bram Shanker | AAP | Government |
| Hoshiarpur | 44 | Chabbewal (SC) | Raj Kumar Chabbewal | INC | Opposition |
| Hoshiarpur | 44 | Chabbewal (SC) | Ishank Kumar | AAP | Government |
| Hoshiarpur | 45 | Garhshankar | Jai Krishan Singh | AAP | Government |
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar | 46 | Banga (SC) | Sukhwinder Kumar | AAP | Government (Defected from SAD to AAP) |
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar | 47 | Nawan Shahr | Nachhatar Pal | BSP | Opposition |
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar | 48 | Balachaur | Santosh Katariaa | AAP | Government |
| Rupnagar | 49 | Anandpur Sahib | Harjot Singh Bains | AAP | Government |
| Rupnagar | 50 | Rupnagar | Dinesh Chadha | AAP | Government |
| Rupnagar | 51 | Chamkaur Sahib (SC) | Dr Charanjit Singh | AAP | Government |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | 52 | Kharar | Anmol Gagan Maan | AAP | Government |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | 53 | S.A.S. Nagar | Kulwant Singh | AAP | Government |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 54 | Bassi Pathana (SC) | Rupinder Singh | AAP | Government |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 55 | Fatehgarh Sahib | Lakhbir Singh Rai | AAP | Government |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 56 | Amloh | Gurinder Singh Garry | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 57 | Khanna | Tarunpreet Singh Sond | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 58 | Samrala | Jagtar Singh | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 59 | Sahnewal | Hardeep Singh Mundian | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 60 | Ludhiana East | Daljit Singh Grewal | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 61 | Ludhiana South | Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 62 | Atam Nagar | Kulwant Singh Sidhu | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 63 | Ludhiana Central | Ashok Prashar Pappi | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 64 | Ludhiana West | None | Vacant | Death of sitting MLA Gurpreet Gogi on 11 January 2025. |
| Ludhiana | 65 | Ludhiana North | Madan Lal Bagga | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 66 | Gill (SC) | Jiwan Singh Sangowal | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 67 | Payal (SC) | Manwinder Singh Gyaspura | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 68 | Dakha | Manpreet Singh Ayali | SAD | Opposition |
| Ludhiana | 69 | Raikot (SC) | Hakam Singh Thekedar | AAP | Government |
| Ludhiana | 70 | Jagraon (SC) | Saravjit Kaur Manuke | AAP | Government |
| Moga | 71 | Nihal Singh Wala (SC) | Manjit Singh Bilaspur | AAP | Government |
| Moga | 72 | Bhagha Purana | Amritpal Singh Sukhanand | AAP | Government |
| Moga | 73 | Moga | Amandeep Kaur Arora | AAP | Government |
| Moga | 74 | Dharamkot | Devinder Singh Laddi Dhos | AAP | Government |
| Ferozpur | 75 | Zira | Naresh Kataria | AAP | Government |
| Ferozpur | 76 | Firozpur City | Ranveer Singh Bhullar | AAP | Government |
| Ferozpur | 77 | Firozpur Rural (SC) | Rajnish Dahiya | AAP | Government |
| Ferozpur | 78 | Guru Har Sahai | Fauja Singh Sarari | AAP | Government |
| Fazilka | 79 | Jalalabad | Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy | AAP | Government |
| Fazilka | 80 | Fazilka | Narinderpal Singh Sawna | AAP | Government |
| Fazilka | 81 | Abohar | Sandeep Jakhar | INC | |
| Fazilka | 81 | Abohar | Sandeep Jakhar | IND | Suspended by INC in August 2023. |
| Fazilka | 82 | Balluana (SC) | Amandeep Singh ‘Goldy’ Musafir | AAP | Government |
| Sri Muktsar Sahib | 83 | Lambi | Gurmeet Singh Khudian | AAP | Government |
| Sri Muktsar Sahib | 84 | Gidderbaha | Amrinder Singh Raja Warring | INC | Opposition |
| Sri Muktsar Sahib | 84 | Gidderbaha | Hardeep Singh Dhillon | AAP | Government |
| Sri Muktsar Sahib | 85 | Malout (SC) | Baljit Kaur | AAP | Government |
| Sri Muktsar Sahib | 86 | Muktsar | Jagdeep Singh Brar | AAP | Government |
| Faridkot | 87 | Faridkot | Gurdit Singh Sekhon | AAP | Government |
| Faridkot | 88 | Kotkapura | Kultar Singh Sandhwan | AAP | Government |
| Faridkot | 89 | Jaitu (SC) | Amolak Singh | AAP | Government |
| Bathinda | 90 | Rampura Phul | Balkar Singh Sidhu | AAP | Government |
| Bathinda | 91 | Bhucho Mandi (SC) | Master Jagsir Singh | AAP | Government |
| Bathinda | 92 | Bathinda Urban | Jagroop Singh Gill | AAP | Government |
| Bathinda | 93 | Bathinda Rural (SC) | Amit Rattan Kotfatta | AAP | Government |
| Bathinda | 94 | Talwandi Sabo | Baljinder Kaur | AAP | Government |
| Bathinda | 95 | Maur | Sukhvir Maiser Khana | AAP | Government |
| Mansa | 96 | Mansa | Vijay Singla | AAP | Government |
| Mansa | 97 | Sardulgarh | Gurpreet Singh Banawali | AAP | Government |
| Mansa | 98 | Budhlada (SC) | Budhram Singh | AAP | Government |
| Sangrur | 99 | Lehragaga | Barinder Kumar Goyal | AAP | Government |
| Sangrur | 100 | Dirba (SC) | Harpal Singh Cheema | AAP | Government |
| Sangrur | 101 | Sunam | Aman Arora | AAP | Government |
| Sangrur | 102 | Malerkotla | Mohammad Jamil Ur Rehman | AAP | Government |
| Sangrur | 103 | Amargarh | Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra | AAP | Government |
| Sangrur | 104 | Dhuri | Bhagwant Mann | AAP | Government |
| Sangrur | 105 | Sangrur | Narinder Kaur Bharaj | AAP | Government |
| Barnala | 106 | Bhadaur (SC) | Labh Singh Ugoke | AAP | Government |
| Barnala | 107 | Barnala | Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer | AAP | Government |
| Barnala | 107 | Barnala | Kuldeep Singh Dhillon | INC | Opposition |
| Barnala | 108 | Mehal Kalan (SC) | Kulwant Singh Pandori | AAP | Government |
| Patiala | 109 | Nabha (SC) | Gurdev Singh Dev Maan | AAP | Government |
| Patiala | 110 | Patiala Rural | Balbir Singh | AAP | Government |
| Patiala | 111 | Rajpura | Neena Mittal | AAP | Government |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | 112 | Dera Bassi | Kuljit Singh Randhawa | AAP | Government |
| Patiala | 113 | Ghanaur | Gurlal Ghanaur | AAP | Government |
| Patiala | 114 | Sanour | Harmit Singh Pathanmajra | AAP | Government |
| Patiala | 115. | Patiala | Ajit Pal Singh Kohli | AAP | Government |
| Patiala | 116 | Samana | Chetan Singh Jaura Majra | AAP | Government |
| Patiala | 117 | Shutrana (SC) | Kulwant Singh Bazigar | AAP | Government |

## Resolutions passed

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.
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.
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.
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.

## By-Elections

| Date | Constituency | Constituency | Previous MLA | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected Members | Elected Members | Elected Members | PARTY | PARTY | PARTY |
| TBD | 44 | Chabbewal | Raj Kumar Chabbewal | Indian National Congress | Resigned on 15 March 2024 | Ishank Chabewal | Ishank Chabewal | Ishank Chabewal | Aam Aadmi Party | Aam Aadmi Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 10 July 2024 | 34 | Jalandhar West | Sheetal Angural | Aam Aadmi Party | Resigned on 28 March 2024 | Mohinder Pal Bhagat | Mohinder Pal Bhagat | Mohinder Pal Bhagat | Aam Aadmi Party | Aam Aadmi Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| TBD | 10 | Dera Baba Nanak | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | Indian National Congress | Elected to Lok Sabha on 4 June 2024 | Gurdeep Randhava | Gurdeep Randhava | Gurdeep Randhava | Aam Aadmi Party | Aam Aadmi Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| TBD | 84 | Gidderbaha | Amrinder Singh Raja Warring | Indian National Congress | Elected to Lok Sabha on 4 June 2024 | Hardeep Singh Dhillon | Hardeep Singh Dhillon | Hardeep Singh Dhillon | Aam Aadmi Party | Aam Aadmi Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| TBD | 107 | Barnala | Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer | Aam Aadmi Party | Elected to Lok Sabha on 4 June 2024 | Kuldeep Singh Dhillon | Kuldeep Singh Dhillon | Kuldeep Singh Dhillon | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress |