# 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

A Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Punjab on 4 February 2017 to elect the 117 members of the Fifteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes was done on 11 March 2017. The ruling pre-election coalition was the alliance comprising the political parties Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party and led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The voter turnout for the Punjab Assembly election was 77.2% The Indian National Congress led by former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh defeated the ruling alliance and the newcomer Aam Aadmi Party.

## Background
### Electoral process changes

In April 2016, the Election Commission of India revealed about 8 lakh bogus votes of state being cancelled in the past one year and over 7 lakh youngsters who have attained the age of 18 this year were yet to get registered. One constituency in every district will be chosen for trial run of Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines used along with EVMs. Election Commission also decided to set up new polling stations if the number of voters was more than 1200 in rural areas and 1400 in urban areas.
33 constituencies of all district headquarters in Punjab had VVPAT machines installed with EVMs, including 22 district headquarters besides 11 high-profile constituencies.
Assembly constituencies of Punjab having VVPAT facility with EVMs :
| Lambi | Jalalabad | Majitha | Patiala |
| Atam Nagar | Chabbewal | Guruharsahai | Ferozpur |
| Barnala | Sanour | Lehragaga | Jalandhar (central) |
| Bathinda (urban) | Raikot | Moga | Anandpur Sahib |
| Bholath | Qadian | Chabbewal | Rampura Phul |
As per the special summary revision of electoral rolls, there are a total of 1.9 crore voters in Punjab as of August 2016.
Final voters list for Punjab Legislative Assembly election 2017 :
| S.No | Group of voters | Voters population |
| 1 | Male | 1.05 crore |
| 2 | Female | 94 lakhs |
| Total Voters | Total Voters | 1.9 crore |

### Political developments

The 2014 general election was held in Punjab for 13 parliamentary constituencies. Shiromani Akali Dal and Aam Aadmi Party won 4 seats each, Congress won 3 while 2 constituencies elected Bharatiya Janata Party candidates. The first-time contesting Aam Aadmi Party won from 34 of the total 117 assembly segments, coming second in 7, third in 73 and fourth in the rest 3 segments. Wherever it trailed the major parties, its vote share was mostly bigger than the margin of victory of the winning candidate, turning forthcoming elections into three-cornered contests.

#### Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party

The previous election, held in 2012, resulted in a majority of seats being won by ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party and Parkash Singh Badal became Chief Minister of Punjab.

#### Aam Aadmi Party

In December 2015, Aam Aadmi Party declared that it would contest the Legislative Assembly elections in 2017. AAP which did not participate in the previous assembly election, had fought 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Their 2014 performance translates to 33 assembly seats out of 117. In the election, the party formed a coalition with the Lok Insaaf Party and gave it five seats. No CM candidate was declared before the elections. According to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, the CM candidate would be selected from Punjab. AAP won 20 seats in the Punjab Assembly in its debut in the 2017 Punjab elections. The performance of AAP was below expectations and 25 candidates of the party lost their deposit amounts.

#### Indian National Congress

The Congress took part in the elections under the leadership of Amarinder Singh, and the party hired poll strategist Prashant Kishor for campaigning.

#### Bahujan Samaj Party

BSP is the fourth largest party in Punjab after improving its vote share in 2012 elections started preparations for 2017 early by launching Punjab Bachao Abhiyaan from 1 November 2014. In 2012, the BSP came second from Balachaur Vidhan Sabha seat with 21,943 votes. On 15 March 2016, Mayawati during a mega-rally in Nawanshahr on the birth anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram in Punjab attacked SAD-BJP government as "anti-Dalit" and Arvind Kejriwal as a "baniya" who had "always worked against Dalit and Scheduled Caste people" before he became Delhi CM. Mayawati also declared that the BSP will contest Punjab 2017 elections on its own in all 117 seats. The BSP declared that it will root out the drug menace from the state within a month of coming to power in Punjab. On 9 June 2016, BSP national president Mayawati supported the film on Punjab drug abuse Udta Punjab, saying there is 'nothing wrong' in it. In May 2016, the BSP launched the Pind Pind Chalo, Ghar Ghar Chalo campaign, a door-to-door drive to cover 29 million people across 550,000 households with Punjab Bachao, BSP laao (Save Punjab, elect BSP) as its main slogan as well as the overall theme of the campaign. The BSP formed 65 teams for around 15,000 big and small rallies as well as seminars to be conducted in the state. The party also announced a 10% reservation for the poor upper castes if the BSP government comes to power in Punjab. BSP Punjab unit started social media campaigning and also visited NRIs for support in Vienna, Europe and North America. On 16 May 2016, the Ambedkar Sena Punjab merged with BSP. Gurmel Chander, former president of the SC & BC teachers employees union, joined the BSP on 25 August. On 25 September 2016, the BSP announced a list of nine candidates for 2017 Punjab assembly elections. On 25 September 2016, Avtar Singh Karimpuri was replaced with Rashpal Singh Raju as BSP Punjab state president as the former was declared a Vidhan Sabha candidate from Phillaur. Karimpuri's entry in Phillaur constituency spiced up the political battle in the seat. Karimpuri said that the Punjab Congress does not want an alliance with the BSP, rather its agenda was to wipe out BSP from Punjab in the 2017 assembly elections. New BSP president Rashpal Raju announced a mega rally in Phagwara on 9 October Parinirvana divas of BSP founder Kanshi Ram. At this rally, Avtar Singh Karimpuri and Dr. Megh Raj attacked Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress as anti-Sikh parties.

### Election issues

First and foremost issue was drug peddling. There were several election issues like unemployment & lack of skills, farmers' crises, continually failing economy, sifarish (patronage & influence peddling & nepotism), unbridled crime and the role of goons in day-to-day matters of the citizen, road rage & accidents. Atrocities against Dalits and Dalit land issues in Sangrur area, the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the supply of drugs & addiction to them. Punjabi Non-resident Indians (NRIs) play a major role in elections.

### Caste and religion data

As per the 2011 census, 57.69% of the state's population follows Sikhism, making Punjab the only Sikh majority state in India. Hindus form 38.5% of the population, while Muslims, 1.93%; Christians, 1.3%; Buddhists, 0.12%; and Jains, 0.16%. Dalits (Scheduled Castes) constitute 31.94% of the population, the highest percentage amongst all the states. Other Backward Classes (OBCs) like Sainis, Sunar, Kambojs, Tarkhans/Ramgarhias, Gurjars, Kumhars/Prajapatis, Telis, Banjaras, Lohars constitute 31.3% of the population. Jat-Sikhs comprise 21% of the population while other forward castes (general category) - Brahmins, Khatris/Bhapas, Bania, Thakurs/Rajputs constitute around rest. As of 2016, Government of India did not publicly release Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 caste population data for every single non-SC/ST castes (General castes, OBC/EBCs) in India.
* Sikh 58 (57.8%)
* Hindu 38.5 (38.4%)
* Muslim 1.9 (1.89%)
* Christian 1.3 (1.30%)
* Others and non-religious 0.6 (0.60%)
Caste Population data of Punjab :
| Constitutional categories | Population (%) | Castes |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 31.3% | includes Sikh Rajputs, Saini (Sainis added to OBC list in 2016), Sunar, Kamboj, Labana, Tarkhan/Ramgarhia, Kumhar/Prajapati, Arain, Gurjar, Teli, Banjara, Lohar, Bhat, Others |
| Scheduled Castes (Dalits) | 31.9% | includes Mazhabi Sikh - 10%, Ramdasia Sikh/Ravidassia (Chamar)/Ad-Dharmi - 13.1%, Balmiki/Bhanghi - 3.5%, Bazigar - 1.05%, Others - 4% |
| Unreserved (mostly Upper castes) | 33% | includes Jat Sikh - 21%, (Brahmin, Rajput, Bania, Khatri-Arora-Sood) - 12% |
| Others (religious minorities) | 3.8% | includes Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jains |

## Schedule

Election Commission of India Announced poll dates on Jan 4, 2017
| Event | Date | Day |
| Date of Notification | 11 Jan 2017 | Wednesday |
| Last date for nominations | 18 Jan 2017 | Wednesday |
| Scrutiny of nominations | 19 Jan 2017 | Thursday |
| Withdrawal of candidature | 21 Jan 2017 | Saturday |
| Date of poll | 4 Feb 2017 | Saturday |
| Date of counting | 11 Mar 2017 | Saturday |
| Date before which the election shall be completed | 15 Mar 2017 | Wednesday |
Counting of vote in assembly elections in Punjab took place on 11 March. The Punjab state witnessed a tough fight between the major four political parties in the assembly election held on 4 February 2017. The term of the current assembly will end on 18 March 2017.

## Districts and constituencies

| District | Constituency | Region |
| Pathankot | Sujanpur | Majha |
| Pathankot | Bhoa | Majha |
| Pathankot | Pathankot | Majha |
| Gurdaspur | Gurdaspur | Majha |
| Gurdaspur | Dina Nagar | Majha |
| Gurdaspur | Qadian | Majha |
| Gurdaspur | Batala | Majha |
| Gurdaspur | Sri Hargobindpur | Majha |
| Gurdaspur | Fatehgarh Churian | Majha |
| Gurdaspur | Dera Baba Nanak | Majha |
| Amritsar | Ajnala | Majha |
| Amritsar | Raja Sansi | Majha |
| Amritsar | Majitha | Majha |
| Amritsar | Jandiala | Majha |
| Amritsar | Amritsar North | Majha |
| Amritsar | Amritsar West | Majha |
| Amritsar | Amritsar Central | Majha |
| Amritsar | Amritsar East | Majha |
| Amritsar | Amritsar South | Majha |
| Amritsar | Attari | Majha |
| Tarn Taran | Tarn Taran | Majha |
| Tarn Taran | Khem Karan | Majha |
| Tarn Taran | Patti | Majha |
| Tarn Taran | Khadur Sahib | Majha |
| Amritsar | Baba Bakala | Majha |
| Kapurthala | Bholath | Doaba |
| Kapurthala | Kapurthala | Doaba |
| Kapurthala | Sultanpur Lodhi | Doaba |
| Kapurthala | Phagwara | Doaba |
| Jalandhar | Phillaur | Doaba |
| Jalandhar | Nakodar | Doaba |
| Jalandhar | Shahkot | Doaba |
| Jalandhar | Kartarpur | Doaba |
| Jalandhar | Jalandhar West | Doaba |
| Jalandhar | Jalandhar Central | Doaba |
| Jalandhar | Jalandhar North | Doaba |
| Jalandhar | Jalandhar Cantt | Doaba |
| Jalandhar | Adampur | Doaba |
| Hoshiarpur | Mukerian | Doaba |
| Hoshiarpur | Dasuya | Doaba |
| Hoshiarpur | Urmar | Doaba |
| Hoshiarpur | Sham Chaurasi | Doaba |
| Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | Doaba |
| Hoshiarpur | Chabbewal | Doaba |
| Hoshiarpur | Garhshankar | Doaba |
| Nawanshahr | Banga | Doaba |
| Nawanshahr | Nawanshahr | Doaba |
| Nawanshahr | Balachaur | Doaba |
| Rup Nagar | Anandpur Sahib | Malwa |
| Rup Nagar | Rup Nagar | Malwa |
| Rup Nagar | Chamkaur Sahib | Malwa |
| S.A.S. Nagar | Kharar | Malwa |
| S.A.S. Nagar | S.A.S. Nagar | Malwa |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | Bassi Pathana | Malwa |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | Fatehgarh Sahib | Malwa |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | Amloh | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Khanna | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Samrala | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Sahnewal | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Ludhiana South | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Atam Nagar | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Ludhiana Central | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Ludhiana West | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Ludhiana North | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Gill | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Payal | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Dakha | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Raikot | Malwa |
| Ludhiana | Jagraon | Malwa |
| Moga | Nihal Singh Wala | Malwa |
| Moga | Bagha Purana | Malwa |
| Moga | Moga | Malwa |
| Moga | Dharamkot | Malwa |
| Firozpur | Zira | Malwa |
| Firozpur | Firozpur City | Malwa |
| Firozpur | Firozpur Rural | Malwa |
| Firozpur | Guru Har Sahai | Malwa |
| Fazilka | Jalalabad | Malwa |
| Fazilka | Fazilka | Malwa |
| Fazilka | Abohar | Malwa |
| Fazilka | Balluana | Malwa |
| Muktsar | Lambi | Malwa |
| Muktsar | Gidderbaha | Malwa |
| Muktsar | Malout | Malwa |
| Muktsar | Muktsar | Malwa |
| Faridkot | Faridkot | Malwa |
| Faridkot | Kot Kapura | Malwa |
| Faridkot | Jaito | Malwa |
| Bathinda | Rampura Phul | Malwa |
| Bathinda | Bhucho Mandi | Malwa |
| Bathinda | Bathinda | Malwa |
| Bathinda | Bathinda Rural | Malwa |
| Bathinda | Talwandi Sabo | Malwa |
| Bathinda | Maur | Malwa |
| Mansa | Mansa | Malwa |
| Mansa | Sardulgarh | Malwa |
| Mansa | Budhlada | Malwa |
| Sangrur | Lehra | Malwa |
| Sangrur | Dirba | Malwa |
| Sangrur | Sunam | Malwa |
| Barnala | Bhadaur | Malwa |
| Barnala | Barnala | Malwa |
| Barnala | Mehal Kalan | Malwa |
| Sangrur | Malerkotla | Malwa |
| Sangrur | Amargarh | Malwa |
| Sangrur | Dhuri | Malwa |
| Sangrur | Sangrur | Malwa |
| Patiala | Nabha | Malwa |
| Patiala | Patiala Rural | Malwa |
| Patiala | Rajpura | Malwa |
| S.A.S. Nagar | Dera Bassi | Malwa |
| Patiala | Ghanaur | Malwa |
| Patiala | Sanaur | Malwa |
| Patiala | Patiala | Malwa |
| Patiala | Samana | Malwa |
| Patiala | Shutrana | Malwa |

## Parties and Alliances
### United Progressive Alliance

| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | Seats Won |
| 1. | Indian National Congress | | | | Captain Amarinder Singh | 117 | 77 |

### Aam Aadmi Party +

| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | Seats Won |
| 1. | Aam Aadmi Party | | | | Gurpreet Singh Waraich | 112 | 20 |
| 2. | Lok Insaaf Party | | | | Simarjit Singh Bains | 5 | 2 |

### National Democratic Alliance

| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | Seats Won |
| 1. | Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) | | | | Sukhbir Singh Badal | 94 | 15 |
| 2. | Bharatiya Janata Party | | | | | 23 | 3 |

### Others

| No. | Party | Leader | Seats contested | Seats Won |
| 1. | Bahujan Samaj Party | Jasvir Singh Garhi | 111 | 0 |
| 2. | Aapna Punjab Party | Sucha Singh Chhotepur | 77 | 0 |
| 3. | Shiromani Akali Dal (A) | Simranjit Singh Mann | 54 | 0 |
| 4. | Communist Party of India | Bant Singh Brar | 23 | 0 |
| 5. | All India Trinamool Congress | | 20 | 0 |
| 6. | Revolutionary Marxist Party of India | Mangat Ram Pasla | 13 | 0 |

## Opinion polls

| Polling firm/Link | Date | SAD-BJP | INC | AAP |
| HuffPost-CVoter | Feb 2017 | 11 | 43 | 63 |
| AajTak Axis My India | Jan 2017 | 11-15 (13) | 60-65 (63) | 41-44 (43) |
| ABP News-CSDS | Jan 2017 | 28-36 (32) | 47-55 (51) | 26-34 (30) |
| TV24 News | Jan 2017 | 20-25(22) | 27-35(31) | 70-80(75) |
| VDP Associates | Jan 2017 | 7 | 44 | 62 |
| The Week-Hansa Research | Jan 2017 | 28-30 (29) | 49-51 (50) | 33-35 (34) |
| India Today Axis My India | Jan 2017 | 18-22 (20) | 56-62 (59) | 36-41 (39) |
| Lokniti-ABP-CSDS | Jan 2017 | 50-58 (54) | 41-49 (45) | 12-18 (15) |
| VDP Associates | Oct 2016 | 6 | 15 | 93 |
| India Today Axis My India | Oct 2016 | 17-21 (19) | 49-55 (52) | 42-46 (44) |
| TV24 India | Aug 2016 | 20-25 (23) | 27-35 (31) | 70-80 (75) |
| HuffPost-C Voter | Mar 2016 | 06-12(9) | 08-14(11) | 94-100(97) |
| Election results | Mar 2017 | 18 | 77 | 20 |

### Exit polls

All the exit polls other than India Today Axis My India, wrongly predicted the winner of the election. The exit polls were published on the day of the election in March 2017.
| Polling firm/Link | SAD-BJP | INC | AAP |
| News24 Today's Chanakya | 9 ± 5 | 54 ± 9 | 54 ± 9 |
| India Today Axis My India | 4-7 | 62-71 | 42-51 |
| India TV CVoter | 5-13 | 41-49 | 59-67 |
| Election results | 18 | 77 | 20 |

## Incidents
### Voting Machine malfunction

Several reports of the Electronic Voting Machine malfunctioning was reported from multiple locations in the state. AAP said that it had received more than 406 complaints of EVM malfunction.

## Results

* INC - 77 (65.8%)
* AAP - 20 (17.1%)
* SAD - 15 (12.8%)
* BJP - 3 (2.6%)
* LIP - 2 (1.7%)
* INC 38.5 (38.4%)
* SAD 25.2 (25.1%)
* BSP 1.5 (1.50%)
* AAP 23.7 (23.7%)
* BJP 5.4 (5.39%)
* LIP 1.2 (1.20%)
* Others 4.7 (4.69%)
Seats :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− |
| | Indian National Congress (INC) | 59,45,899 | 38.5 | 1.4 | 117 | 77 | 31 |
| | Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 36,62,665 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 112 | 20 | 20 |
| | Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) | 38,98,161 | 25.2 | 9.4 | 94 | 15 | 41 |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 8,33,092 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 23 | 3 | 9 |
| | Independents (IND) | 3,23,243 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 303 | 0 | 3 |
| | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 2,34,400 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 117 | 0 | |
| | Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) | 1,89,228 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| | Shiromani Akali Dal (A) SAD(A) | 49,260 | 0.3 | | 54 | 0 | |
| | Aapna Punjab Party (APPA) | 37,476 | 0.2 | | 78 | 0 | |
| | Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPOI) | 37,243 | 0.2 | | 13 | 0 | |
| | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 34,074 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 23 | 0 | |
| | None of the above (NOTA) | 108,471 | 0.7 | 0.7 | — | — | |
| Total | Total | 1,54,43,466 | 100.00 | | | 117 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,54,43,466 | 99.87 | | | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 19,337 | 0.13 | | | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,54,62,803 | 77.20 | | | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 45,66,843 | 22.80 | | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 2,00,29,646 | | | | | |
| Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 2017 (pdf) ||||||||

### Results By region

| Region | Seats | INC | AAP | SAD | BJP | LIP |
| Malwa | 69 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Majha | 25 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Doaba | 23 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sum | 117 | 77 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 |

### Results By district

| S. No. | District | Seats | INC | AAP | SAD | BJP | LIP |
| 1 | Ludhiana | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Amritsar | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jalandhar | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Patiala | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Gurdaspur | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hoshiarpur | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sangrur | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Bathinda | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Fazilka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Firozpur | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kapurthala | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Moga | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sri Muktsar Sahib | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Tarn Taran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Barnala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Faridkot | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mansa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Nawanshahr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Pathankot | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Rup Nagar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | S.A.S. Nagar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Sum | 117 | 77 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 |

### Results by constituency

| Constituency | Constituency | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Margin |
| # | Name | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | Margin |
| Pathankot district |||||||||||
| 1 | Sujanpur | Dinesh Singh | | BJP | 48910 | Amit Singh | | INC | 30209 | 18701 |
| 2 | Bhoa (SC) | Joginder Pal | | INC | 67865 | Seema Kumari | | BJP | 40369 | 27496 |
| 3 | Pathankot | Amit Vij | | INC | 56383 | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | | BJP | 45213 | 11170 |
| Gurdaspur district |||||||||||
| 4 | Gurdaspur | Barindermeet Singh Pahra | | INC | 67709 | Gurbachan Singh Babehali | | SAD | 38753 | 28956 |
| 5 | Dina Nagar (SC) | Aruna Chaudhary | | INC | 72176 | Bishan Dass | | BJP | 40259 | 31917 |
| 6 | Qadian | Fatehjang Singh Bajwa | | INC | 62596 | Sewa Singh | | SAD | 50859 | 11737 |
| 7 | Batala | Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal | | SAD | 42517 | Ashwani Sekhri | | INC | 42032 | 485 |
| 8 | Sri Hargobindpur (SC) | Balwinder Singh | | INC | 57489 | Manjit Singh | | SAD | 39424 | 18065 |
| 9 | Fatehgarh Churian | Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa | | INC | 54348 | Nirmal Singh Kahlon | | SAD | 52349 | 1999 |
| 10 | Dera Baba Nanak | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | | INC | 60385 | Sucha Singh Langah | | SAD | 59191 | 1194 |
| Amritsar district |||||||||||
| 11 | Ajnala | Harpartap Singh | | INC | 61378 | Amarpal Singh Bony Ajnala | | SAD | 42665 | 18713 |
| 12 | Raja Sansi | Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria | | INC | 59628 | Vir Singh Lopoke | | SAD | 53901 | 5727 |
| 13 | Majitha | Bikram Singh Majithia | | SAD | 65803 | Sukhjinder Raj Singh (Lalli) | | INC | 42919 | 22884 |
| 14 | Jandiala (SC) | Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala | | INC | 53042 | Dalbir Singh | | SAD | 34620 | 18422 |
| 15 | Amritsar North | Sunil Dutti | | INC | 59212 | Anil Joshi | | BJP | 44976 | 14236 |
| 16 | Amritsar West (SC) | Raj Kumar Verka | | INC | 52271 | Rakesh Gill | | BJP | 25424 | 26847 |
| 17 | Amritsar Central | Om Parkash Soni | | INC | 51242 | Tarun Chugh | | BJP | 30126 | 21116 |
| 18 | Amritsar East | Navjot Singh Sidhu | | INC | 60477 | Rajesh Kumar Honey | | BJP | 17668 | 42809 |
| 19 | Amritsar South | Inderbir Singh Bolaria | | INC | 47581 | Inderbir Singh Nijjar | | AAP | 24923 | 22658 |
| 20 | Attari (SC) | Tarsem Singh D.C. | | INC | 55335 | Gulzar Singh Ranike | | SAD | 45133 | 10202 |
| Tarn Taran district |||||||||||
| 21 | Tarn Taran | Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri | | INC | 59794 | Harmeet Singh Sandhu | | SAD | 45165 | 14629 |
| 22 | Khem Karan | Sukhpal Singh Bhullar | | INC | 81897 | Virsa Singh | | SAD | 62295 | 19602 |
| 23 | Patti | Harminder Singh Gill | | INC | 64617 | Adesh Partap Singh Kairon | | SAD | 56254 | 8363 |
| 24 | Khadoor Sahib | Ramanjeet Singh Sahota Sikki | | INC | 64666 | Ravinder Singh Brahampura | | SAD | 47611 | 17055 |
| Amritsar district |||||||||||
| 25 | Baba Bakala (SC) | Santokh Singh | | INC | 45965 | Dalbir Singh Tong | | AAP | 39378 | 6587 |
| Kapurthala district |||||||||||
| 26 | Bholath | Sukhpal Singh Khaira | | AAP | 48873 | Yuvraj Bhupinder Singh | | SAD | 40671 | 8202 |
| 27 | Kapurthala | Rana Gurjit Singh | | INC | 56378 | Advocate Paramjit Singh | | SAD | 27561 | 28817 |
| 28 | Sultanpur Lodhi | Navtej Singh Cheema | | INC | 41843 | Upinderjit Kaur | | SAD | 33681 | 8162 |
| 29 | Phagwara (SC) | Som Parkash | | BJP | 45479 | Joginder Singh Mann | | INC | 43470 | 2009 |
| Jalandhar district |||||||||||
| 30 | Phillaur (SC) | Baldev Singh Khaira | | SAD | 41336 | Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary | | INC | 37859 | 3477 |
| 31 | Nakodar | Gurpratap Singh Wadala | | SAD | 56241 | Sarwan Singh Hayer | | AAP | 37834 | 18407 |
| 32 | Shahkot | Ajit Singh Kohar | | SAD | 46913 | Hardev Singh Laddi | | INC | 42008 | 4905 |
| 33 | Kartarpur (SC) | Chaudhary Surinder Singh | | INC | 46729 | Seth Sat Paul | | SAD | 40709 | 6020 |
| 34 | Jalandhar West (SC) | Sushil Kumar Rinku | | INC | 53983 | Mahinder Pal Bhagat | | BJP | 36649 | 17334 |
| 35 | Jalandhar Central | Rajinder Beri | | INC | 55518 | Manoranjan Kalia | | BJP | 31440 | 24078 |
| 36 | Jalandhar North | Avtar Singh Junior | | INC | 69715 | K. D. Bhandari | | BJP | 37424 | 32291 |
| 37 | Jalandhar Cantonment | Pargat Singh Powar | | INC | 59349 | Sarabjit Singh Makkar | | SAD | 30225 | 29124 |
| 38 | Adampur (SC) | Pawan Kumar Tinu | | SAD | 45229 | Mohinder Singh Kaypee | | INC | 37530 | 7699 |
| Hoshiarpur district |||||||||||
| 39 | Mukerian | Rajnish Kumar Babbi | | INC | 56787 | Arunesh Kumar | | BJP | 33661 | 23126 |
| 40 | Dasuya | Arun Dogra | | INC | 56527 | Sukhjit Kaur | | BJP | 38889 | 17638 |
| 41 | Urmar | Sangat Singh Gilzian | | INC | 51477 | Arbinder Singh Rasulpur | | SAD | 36523 | 14954 |
| 42 | Sham Chaurasi (SC) | Pawan Kumar Adia | | INC | 46612 | Dr. Ravjot Singh | | AAP | 42797 | 3815 |
| 43 | Hoshiarpur | Sunder Sham Arora | | INC | 49951 | Tikshan Sud | | BJP | 38718 | 11233 |
| 44 | Chabbewal (SC) | Dr. Raj Kumar | | INC | 57857 | Sohan Singh Thandal | | SAD | 28596 | 29261 |
| 45 | Garhshankar | Jai Krishan Singh | | AAP | 41720 | Surinder Singh Heer | | SAD | 40070 | 1650 |
| Nawanshahr District |||||||||||
| 46 | Banga (SC) | Sukhwinder Kumar | | SAD | 45256 | Harjot Singh Bains | | AAP | 43363 | 1893 |
| 47 | Nawanshahr | Angad Singh | | INC | 38197 | Jarnail Singh Wahid | | SAD | 34874 | 3323 |
| 48 | Balachaur | Darshan Lal | | INC | 49558 | Nand Lal | | SAD | 29918 | 19640 |
| Rupnagar district |||||||||||
| 49 | Anandpur Sahib | Kanwar Pal Singh | | INC | 60800 | Dr. Parminder Sharma | | BJP | 36919 | 23881 |
| 50 | Rupnagar | Amarjit Singh Sandoa | | AAP | 58994 | Brinder Singh Dhillon | | INC | 35287 | 23707 |
| 51 | Chamkaur Sahib (SC) | Charanjit Singh Channi | | INC | 61060 | Charanjit Singh | | AAP | 48752 | 12308 |
| Mohali district |||||||||||
| 52 | Kharar | Kanwar Sandhu | | AAP | 54171 | Jagmohan Singh Kang | | INC | 52159 | 2012 |
| 53 | S.A.S.Nagar | Balbir Singh Sidhu | | INC | 66844 | Narinder Singh | | AAP | 38971 | 27873 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib district |||||||||||
| 54 | Bassi Pathana (SC) | Gurpreet Singh | | INC | 47319 | Santokh Singh | | AAP | 37273 | 10046 |
| 55 | Fatehgarh Sahib | Kuljit Singh Nagra | | INC | 58205 | Didar Singh Bhatti | | SAD | 34338 | 23867 |
| 56 | Amloh | Randeep Singh | | INC | 39669 | Gurpreet Singh Raju Khanna | | SAD | 35723 | 3946 |
| Ludhiana district |||||||||||
| 57 | Khanna | Gurkirat Singh Kotli | | INC | 55690 | Anil Dutt Phally | | AAP | 35099 | 20591 |
| 58 | Samrala | Amrik Singh Dhillon | | INC | 51930 | Sarbans Singh Manki | | AAP | 40925 | 11005 |
| 59 | Sahnewal | Sharanjit Singh Dhillon | | SAD | 63184 | Satwinder Kaur Bitti | | INC | 58633 | 4551 |
| 60 | Ludhiana East | Sanjeev Talwar | | INC | 43010 | Daljit Singh Grewal (Bhola) | | AAP | 41429 | 1581 |
| 61 | Ludhiana South | Balvinder Singh Bains | | LIP | 53955 | Bhupinder Singh Sidhu | | INC | 23038 | 30917 |
| 62 | Atam Nagar | Simarjeet Singh Bains | | LIP | 53421 | Kamal Jit Singh Karwal | | INC | 36508 | 16913 |
| 63 | Ludhiana Central | Surinder Kumar Dawar | | INC | 47871 | Gurdev Sharma Debi | | BJP | 27391 | 20480 |
| 64 | Ludhiana West | Bharat Bhushan Ashu | | INC | 66627 | Ahbaab Singh Grewal | | AAP | 30106 | 36521 |
| 65 | Ludhiana North | Rakesh Pandey | | INC | 44864 | Parveen Bansal | | BJP | 39732 | 5132 |
| 66 | Gill (SC) | Kuldeep Singh Vaid | | INC | 67927 | Jiwan Singh Sangowal | | AAP | 59286 | 8641 |
| 67 | Payal (SC) | Lakhvir Singh Lakha | | INC | 57776 | Gurpreet Singh Lapran | | AAP | 36280 | 21496 |
| 68 | Dakha | Harvinder Singh Phoolka | | AAP | 58923 | Manpreet Singh Ayali | | SAD | 54754 | 4169 |
| 69 | Raikot (SC) | Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal | | AAP | 48245 | Amar Singh | | INC | 37631 | 10614 |
| 70 | Jagraon (SC) | Saravjit Kaur Manuke | | AAP | 61521 | Malkit Singh Dakha | | INC | 35945 | 25576 |
| Moga district |||||||||||
| 71 | Nihal Singhwala (SC) | Manjit Singh | | AAP | 67313 | Rajwinder Kaur | | INC | 39739 | 27574 |
| 72 | Bhagha Purana | Darshan Singh Brar | | INC | 48668 | Gurbinder Singh Kang | | AAP | 41418 | 7250 |
| 73 | Moga | Harjot Kamal Singh | | INC | 52357 | Ramesh Grover | | AAP | 50593 | 1764 |
| 74 | Dharamkot | Sukhjit Singh | | INC | 63238 | Tota Singh | | SAD | 41020 | 22218 |
| Firozpur district |||||||||||
| 75 | Zira | Kulbir Singh | | INC | 69899 | Hari Singh Zira | | SAD | 46828 | 23071 |
| 76 | Firozpur City | Parminder Singh Pinki | | INC | 67559 | Sukhpal Singh | | BJP | 37972 | 29587 |
| 77 | Firozpur Rural (SC) | Satkar Kaur | | INC | 71037 | Joginder Singh Jindu | | SAD | 49657 | 21380 |
| 78 | Guru Har Sahai | Gurmeet Singh Sodhi | | INC | 62787 | Vardev Singh | | SAD | 56991 | 5796 |
| Fazilka district |||||||||||
| 79 | Jalalabad | Sukhbir Singh Badal | | SAD | 75271 | Bhagwant Mann | | AAP | 56771 | 18500 |
| 80 | Fazilka | Davinder Singh Ghubaya | | INC | 39276 | Surjit Kumar Jyani | | BJP | 39011 | 265 |
| 81 | Abohar | Arun Narang | | BJP | 55091 | Sunil Jakhar | | INC | 51812 | 3279 |
| 82 | Balluana (SC) | Nathu Ram | | INC | 65607 | Parkash Singh Bhatti | | SAD | 50158 | 15449 |
| Sri Muktsar Sahib district |||||||||||
| 83 | Lambi | Parkash Singh Badal | | SAD | 66375 | Amarinder Singh | | INC | 43605 | 22770 |
| 84 | Gidderbaha | Amrinder Singh Raja Warring | | INC | 63500 | Hardeep Singh @ Dimpy Dhillon | | SAD | 47288 | 16212 |
| 85 | Malout (SC) | Ajaib Singh Bhatti | | INC | 49098 | Darshan Singh | | SAD | 44109 | 4989 |
| 86 | Muktsar | Kanwarjit Singh | | SAD | 44894 | Karan Kaur | | INC | 36914 | 7980 |
| Faridkot district |||||||||||
| 87 | Faridkot | Kusaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon | | INC | 51026 | Gurdit Singh Sekhon | | AAP | 39367 | 11659 |
| 88 | Kotkapura | Kultar Singh Sandhwan | | AAP | 47401 | Bhai Harnirpal Singh Kukku | | INC | 37326 | 10075 |
| 89 | Jaitu (SC) | Baldev Singh | | AAP | 45344 | Mohammad Sadique | | INC | 35351 | 9993 |
| Bathinda district |||||||||||
| 90 | Rampura Phul | Gurpreet Singh Kangar | | INC | 55269 | Sikander Singh Maluka | | SAD | 44884 | 10385 |
| 91 | Bhucho Mandi (SC) | Pritam Singh Kotbhai | | INC | 51605 | Jagsir Singh | | AAP | 50960 | 645 |
| 92 | Bathinda Urban | Manpreet Singh Badal | | INC | 63942 | Deepak Bansal | | AAP | 45462 | 18480 |
| 93 | Bathinda Rural (SC) | Rupinder Kaur Ruby | | AAP | 51572 | Er. Amit Rattan Kotfatta | | SAD | 40794 | 10778 |
| 94 | Talwandi Sabo | Prof. Baljinder Kaur | | AAP | 54553 | Khushbaz Singh Jatana | | INC | 35260 | 19293 |
| 95 | Maur | Jagdev Singh | | AAP | 62282 | Janmeja Singh Sekhon | | SAD | 47605 | 14677 |
| Mansa district |||||||||||
| 96 | Mansa | Nazar Singh Manshahia | | AAP | 70586 | Manoj Bala | | INC | 50117 | 20469 |
| 97 | Sardulgarh | Dilraj Singh | | SAD | 59420 | Ajit Inder Singh | | INC | 50563 | 8857 |
| 98 | Budhalada (SC) | Budh Ram | | AAP | 52265 | Ranjit Kaur Bhatti | | INC | 50989 | 1276 |
| Sangrur district |||||||||||
| 99 | Lehra | Parminder Singh Dhindsa | | SAD | 65550 | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal | | INC | 38735 | 26815 |
| 100 | Dirba (SC) | Harpal Singh Cheema | | AAP | 46434 | Ajaib Singh Ratolan | | INC | 44789 | 1645 |
| 101 | Sunam | Aman Arora | | AAP | 72815 | Gobind Singh Longowal | | SAD | 42508 | 30307 |
| Barnala district |||||||||||
| 102 | Bhadaur (SC) | Pirmal Singh Dhaula | | AAP | 57095 | Sant Balvir Singh Ghunas | | SAD | 36311 | 20784 |
| 103 | Barnala | Gurmeet Singh (Meet Hayer) | | AAP | 47606 | Kewal Singh Dhillon | | INC | 45174 | 2432 |
| 104 | Mehal Kalan (SC) | Kulwant Singh Pandori | | AAP | 57551 | Ajit Singh Shant | | SAD | 30487 | 27064 |
| Sangrur district |||||||||||
| 105 | Malerkotla | Razia Sultana | | INC | 58982 | Mohammad Owais | | SAD | 46280 | 12702 |
| 106 | Amargarh | Surjit Singh Dhiman | | INC | 50994 | Iqbal Singh Jhundan | | SAD | 39115 | 11879 |
| 107 | Dhuri | Dalvir Singh Goldy | | INC | 49347 | Jasvir Singh Jassi Sekhon | | AAP | 46536 | 2811 |
| 108 | Sangrur | Vijay Inder Singla | | INC | 67310 | Dinesh Bansal | | AAP | 36498 | 30812 |
| Patiala district |||||||||||
| 109 | Nabha (SC) | Sadhu Singh Dharamsot | | INC | 60861 | Gurdev Singh Dev Mann | | AAP | 41866 | 18995 |
| 110 | Patiala Rural | Brahm Mohindra | | INC | 68891 | Karanvir Singh Tiwana | | AAP | 41662 | 27229 |
| 111 | Rajpura | Hardial Singh Kamboj | | INC | 59107 | Ashutosh Joshi | | AAP | 26542 | 32565 |
| Mohali district |||||||||||
| 112 | Dera Bassi | Narinder Kumar Sharma | | SAD | 70792 | Deepinder Singh | | INC | 68871 | 1921 |
| Patiala district |||||||||||
| 113 | Ghanaur | Thekedar Madan Lal Jalalpur | | INC | 65965 | Harpreet Kaur Mukhmailpur | | SAD | 29408 | 36557 |
| 114 | Sanour | Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra | | SAD | 58867 | Harinder Pal Singh Mann | | INC | 53997 | 4870 |
| 115 | Patiala | Amarinder Singh | | INC | 72586 | Dr. Balbir Singh | | AAP | 20179 | 52407 |
| 116 | Samana | Rajinder Singh | | INC | 62551 | Surjit Singh Rakhra | | SAD | 52702 | 9849 |
| 117 | Shutrana (SC) | Nirmal Singh | | INC | 58008 | Vaninder Kaur Loomba | | SAD | 39488 | 18520 |
| Source: Election Commission of India Archived 18 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine |||||||||||

## Government Formation

On March 11, 2017, the results of the Punjab Assembly elections were declared and the Akali-BJP coalition was defeated. Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal resigned in next 12 days.
On March 16, 2017, Capt. Amarinder Singh was sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab, along with nine of his cabinet ministers.

## Bypolls 2017-2021

| No. | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | Reason |
| 1. | 28 May 2018 | Shahkot | Ajit Singh Kohar | Shiromani Akali Dal | Hardev Singh Ladi | Indian National Congress | Death |
| 2. | 21 October 2019 | Phagwara (SC) | Som Parkash | Bharatiya Janata Party | Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal | Indian National Congress | Elected to Lok Sabha |
| 3. | 21 October 2019 | Mukerian | Rajnish Kumar | Indian National Congress | Indu Bala | Indian National Congress | Death |
| 4. | 21 October 2019 | Jalalabad | Sukhbir Singh Badal | Shiromani Akali Dal | Raminder Singh Awla | Indian National Congress | Elected to Lok Sabha |
| 5. | 21 October 2019 | Dakha | H. S. Phoolka | Aam Aadmi Party | Manpreet Singh Ayali | Shiromani Akali Dal | Resigned |