Politics of Punjab, India

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{{Short description|Politics of the contemporary Indian state of Punjab (1967–present)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
Politics in [[Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966|reorganised present-day]] Punjab is dominated by mainly three parties – [[Indian National Congress]] , [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and [[Shiromani Akali Dal|Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/ht-explainer-three-years-short-of-100-sad-s-struggle-for-a-comeback/story-dNcd4mFnzfd5QKMNvh6n7K.html|title=HT Explainer: Three years short of 100, SAD's struggle for a comeback|date=2017-12-15|work=HindustanTimes|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/punjabs-tryst-with-destiny-3099537/|title=Punjab's tryst with destiny|date=2016-10-24|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}</ref> Since 1967, [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] has been predominantly from [[Jatt Sikh]] community despite its 21 percent state population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/dalit-votes-to-decide-ruling-party-of-punjab-89788-2012-01-16|title=Dalit votes to decide ruling party of Punjab|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Why-only-a-Jat-Sikh-can-become-Punjab-CM-questions-ousted-Cong-leader/articleshow/9817416.cms|title=Why only a Jat Sikh can become Punjab CM, questions ousted Cong leader - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Kumar | first=Pramod | title=The Punjab poll vault | website=The Tribune | date=2017-01-11 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-punjab-poll-vault/348647.html | access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> Only exception was Giani [[Zail Singh]], the Chief Minister of Punjab from 17 March 1972 to 30 April 1977 belonging to [[Ramgarhia]] community<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/ramgarhia-forum-appeals-cm-fadnavis-for-obc-status-to-ramgarhia-sikhs-in-state/04281232|title=Ramgarhia Forum appeals CM Fadnavis for OBC status to Ramgarhia Sikhs in state|website=nagpurtoday.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/8046-amarinder-challenges-cm-badal-lambi|title=Amarinder challenges CM Badal from Lambi - The Sunday Guardian Live|date=2017-01-15|work=The Sunday Guardian Live|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref> part of significant [[Other Backward Class|OBC community]] having population of 31.3 percent in the state.<ref>{{cite web | title=Quota will have little impact in Punjab | website=The Tribune | date=2019-01-11 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/quota-will-have-little-impact-in-punjab-711664 | access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=India | first=Tribune | title=Congress plays SC card to checkmate AAP, SAD | website=The Tribune | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/cong-plays-sc-card-to-checkmate-aap-sad-313432 | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> However [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] ([[Dalit]]) community never had Chief Minister from community till 2021, as in September 2021 [[Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency|Chamkaur Sahib]] Mla [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] was appointed as Punjab's first Chief Minister from SC community . Other prominent party is [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] especially in [[Doaba Punjab|Doaba region]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/in-doaba-bsp-promoting-ambedkarite-culture-to-politically-awaken-dalits-5679495/|title=Punjab: In Doaba, BSP promoting 'Ambedkarite culture' to 'politically awaken' Dalits|date=2019-04-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bsp-mayawati-punjab-elephant-emerges-the-dark-horse-5748855/|title=Elephant emerges the dark horse in Punjab|date=2019-05-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bsps-punjab-surprise-three-candidates-finish-third-fares-better-than-aap-2158685.html|title=BSP's Punjab Surprise: Three Candidates Finish Third, Fares Better Than AAP|website=News18|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/bsp-gains-in-punjab-amid-pda-thrashing/articleshow/69471908.cms|title=BSP gains in Punjab amid PDA thrashing |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref> founded by [[Kanshi Ram]] of [[Rupnagar district]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=Kanshi Ram and the Making of Dalit Political Agency | journal=Economic and Political Weekly | volume=56 | issue=3 | date=2021-01-16 | pages=7–8 | url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/3/special-articles/kanshi-ram-and-making-dalit-political-agency.html | access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref> In 1992 [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] won 9 seats [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name="Elections in India 1992">{{cite web | title=Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1992 | website=Elections.in | date=11 April 2014 | url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1992-election-results.html | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> Also [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] won 3 lok sabha seats from Punjab in [[1996 Indian general election|1996 general elections]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Roy|first1=Meenu|title=India Votes, Elections 1996: A Critical Analysis|year=1996|page=198|isbn=9788171009008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wm2dVWi-2I4C&q=PUNJAB+lok+sabha+election+results+1996&pg=PA198}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Result Of Punjab In 1996|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/stateresult/1996/s19.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123041819/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/stateresult/1996/s19.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-23}}</ref> and only [[Garhshanker]] seat in [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|1997 Vidhan Sabha elections]].<ref name="hindustantimes.com 2013">{{cite web | title=In 1997, the BSP won Vidhan Sabha seat of Garhshankar | website=hindustantimes.com/ | date=18 May 2013 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/bsp-announces-4-nominees-in-punjab/story-kPAoiJe67qVmmMyAhHwsKM.html | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> [[Punjab Communist Revolutionary Committee|Communist parties]] too have some influence in the [[Malwa, Punjab|Malwa area]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kumar|first1=P|title=Coalition Politics in Punjab in E. Sridharan|url=http://www.idcindia.org/pdf/elections/Coalition%20politics%20in%20Punjab_Dr_Pramod.pdf}}</ref> In the [[Indian general election, 2014 (Punjab)|2014 general elections]], the first-time contesting [[Aam Aadmi Party]] got 4 out of 13 seats in Punjab by winning 15 of the total 117 assembly segments, coming second in 7, third in 73 and fourth in the rest 3 segments.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies - General Elections, 2014 - 16th Lok Sabha (page 946 of 1698)|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/34%20-%20Details%20of%20Assembly%20segment%20of%20PC.pdf#page=946|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> The support for the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] increased in Punjab from 2014 to 2017<ref name="TOI 2014">{{cite web | last=N | first=TN | title=Other party netas lining up for AAP | website=The Times of India | date=20 May 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Other-party-netas-lining-up-for-AAP/articleshow/35361782.cms | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Mohan 2014">{{cite web | last=Mohan | first=Vibhor | title=AAP may face problem of plenty in choosing candidates for bypolls | website=The Times of India | date=21 May 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AAP-may-face-problem-of-plenty-in-choosing-candidates-for-bypolls/articleshow/35399210.cms | access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> but declined in 2019.<ref>{{cite web | title=Lok Sabha election results 2019: Aam Aadmi Party decimated in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann its lone MP | website=Hindustan Times | date=2019-05-24 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-aam-aadmi-party-decimated-bhagwant-mann-its-lone-mp/story-BVUBGax0IyALEAt80YxOYP.html | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Pandit | first=Ambika | title=In Punjab, AAP may no longer be ‘3rd force’ | website=The Times of India | date=2019-05-19 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/punjab/news/in-punjab-aap-may-no-longer-be-3rd-force/articleshow/69392531.cms | access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> The current Government was elected in the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017 Punjab Assembly elections]] and the Congress won 77 out of 117 Assembly seats with Captain [[Amarinder Singh]] as the Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/punjab-election-result-2017-triangular-battle-between-akali-dal-bjp-congress-aap-1668526|title=Punjab Election Result 2017: Congress' Amarinder Singh Defeats Akali Dal-BJP, AAP - Highlights|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-07-31}}</ref> [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] resigned on 18 September 2021 and [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] became the Chief Minister.

== History ==
===Pre-1947 period===
{{See also|1907 Punjab unrest}}
Before [[Partition of India|1947 partition of Punjab]], politics were dominated by [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]] as it was main party in [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] especially seen in [[1937 Indian provincial elections|1937 elections]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Talbot|first1=Ian|title=Khizr Tiwana, the Punjab Unionist Party and the Partition of India|date=16 December 2013|isbn=9781136790362|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEldAgAAQBAJ&q=before+partition+politics+of+punjab+unionist&pg=PR9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Low|first1=D. A.|title=Political Inheritance of Pakistan|date=18 June 1991|page=86|isbn=9781349115563|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VaeuCwAAQBAJ&q=before+partition+politics+of+punjab+unionist&pg=PA86}}</ref>

===1947–1966===
{{See also|Punjabi Suba movement}}
During 1947-1966 Punjab was undivided and consisted of present-day [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Himachal Pradesh]],
and [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Dhaliwal | first=Sarbjit | title=Punjabi Suba: What's there to celebrate? | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2016-09-09 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/punjabi-suba-what-s-there-to-celebrate/292265.html | access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref> This meant that both population and religion factor of whole state was mixed and politics were dominated by [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee|Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Revisiting past elections... | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2016-10-30 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/spectrum/revisiting-past-elections/316070.html | access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=When Punjab & PEPSU merged | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2016-11-06 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/arts/when-punjab-pepsu-merged/318713.html | access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Kairon retains his hold on Punjab | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2016-11-13 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/arts/kairon-retains-his-hold-on-punjab/322284.html | access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=A United Front pushes Congress to the Opposition Benches | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2016-11-20 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/society/a-united-front-pushes-congress-to-the-opposition-benches/325486.html | access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref>

==Political parties==
Punjab has many [[:Category:Political parties in Punjab, India|political parties]] but only eight parties recognized by [[Election Commission of India]] and having presence in the state:
*National parties in Punjab
**[[Indian National Congress]]
**[[Bhartiya Janta Party]]
**[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-all-the-political-parties-in-india-1476786411-1|title=List of All the Political Parties in India|date=2018-04-16|work=Jagranjosh.com|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Recognition of 'All India Trinamool Congress, as a National party|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/AITCNationalParty_09092016.pdf|website=ECI|access-date=17 September 2016}}</ref>
**[[Communist Party of India]]
**[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (''Limited presence in Punjab'')
*Recognized state parties in Punjab
**[[Aam Aadmi Party]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140602/nation-politics/article/aam-aadmi-party-recognised-state-party-punjab|title=Aam Aadmi Party recognised as state party in Punjab|date=2014-06-03|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-07-30|language=en}}</ref>
**[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/ge98/parties/state/index.htm|title=State Parties|website=eci.nic.in|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref>
*Other Parties
**[[Lok Insaaf Party]]
**[[Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)]]
**[[Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann)]]
**[[Revolutionary Marxist Party of India]]
**[[Punjab Lok Congress]]
**[[Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Party]]
**Punjab Seva Dal (Beant Singh Bhullar)
*Alliances in Punjab
**[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]
**[[Punjab Democratic Alliance]]
**[[United Progressive Alliance]]

== Maps ==

=== Punjab in Map of India ===
Punjab is situated in Northern India and shares its boundary with three states – [[Rajasthan]], [[Haryana]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]] and with two [[Union territory|Union territories]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Chandigarh]]. It also shares its border with [[Pakistan]]. [[File:India_PB.svg|right|thumb|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]]]

The election Schedule will declare by [[Election Commission of India]] on the reasonable time.<ref>[https://www.elections.in/upcoming-elections-in-india.html Upcoming elections in India] ''elections.in''</ref>

Last year election dates were announced on 4 January and polling was completed on 4 February 2017. Results were declared on 11 March 2017.

=== Map of Punjab ===
Punjab has 22 districts and is divided into 3 regions, having 117 total constituencies.

[[File:Punjab district map.png|thumb|right|250px|All the 22 districts of Punjab along with their headquarters as of 2016.]]

# Majha region have 4 district and 25 Assembly constituencies
# Doaba is the smallest region with 23 assembly constituencies and 4 districts
# Malwa is the biggest region with 14 districts and 69 assembly constituencies
# 34 seats are reserved for [[Scheduled Castes]] and Punjab have no reservation for ST community.

===Legislative Assembly Seats Map===
This year Punjab will see Major Fight between [[Indian National Congress]], [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] and [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and [[Punjab Democratic Alliance]].

[[File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Punjab.svg]]

34 Seats are Reserved for SC's and 83 are unreserved out of 117 assembly Constituencies of Punjab

===Region and District wise list of Assembly constituencies===

[[File:Assembly Constituencies map district wise.png|thumb|This map shows the Districts and Assembly constituencies in the District|280px]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="Text-align:center"
|-
!S. No.
!Region
!District
! AC No.
!Assembly Constituency
|-
|align="center" style="background-color: grey;" |'''1.'''
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color: grey;" |'''MAJHA'''
|-
|1.
| rowspan="25" |[[Majha|MAJHA]]
|[[Pathankot district|Pathankot]]
|1
|[[Sujanpur (Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency)|Sujanpur]]
|-
|2.
|[[Pathankot district|Pathankot]]
|2
|[[Bhoa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhoa]]
|-
|3.
|[[Pathankot district|Pathankot]]
|3
|[[Pathankot Assembly Constituency|Pathankot]]
|-
|4.
|[[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]]
|4
|[[Gurudaspur Assembly Constituency|Gurdaspur]]
|-
|5.
|[[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]]
|5
|[[Dina Nagar Assembly Constituency|Dina Nagar]]
|-
|6.
|[[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]]
|6
|[[Qadian Assembly Constituency|Qadian]]
|-
|7.
|[[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]]
|7
|[[Batala Assembly Constituency|Batala]]
|-
|8.
|[[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]]
|8.
|[[Sri Hargobindpur Assembly Constituency|Sri Hargobindpur]]
|-
|9.
|[[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]]
|9
|[[Fatehgarh Churian Assembly Constituency|Fatehgarh Churian]]
|-
|10.
|[[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]]
|10
|[[Dera Baba Nanak Assembly Constituency|Dera Baba Nanak]]
|-
|11.
|[[Amritsar district|Sri Amritsar Sahib]]
|11
|[[Ajnala Assembly Constituency|Ajnala]]
|-
|12.
|[[Amritsar district|Sri Amritsar Sahib]]
|12
|[[Raja Sansi Assembly Constituency|Raja Sansi]]
|-
|13.
|[[Amritsar district|Sri Amritsar Sahib]]
|13
|[[Majitha Assembly Constituency|Majitha]]
|-
|14.
|[[Amritsar district|Sri Amritsar Sahib]]
|15
|[[Amritsar North Assembly Constituency|Amritsar North]]
|-
|15.
|[[Amritsar district|Sri Amritsar Sahib]]
|16
|[[Amritsar West Assembly Constituency|Amritsar West]]
|-
|16.
|[[Amritsar district|Sri Amritsar Sahib]]
|17
|[[Amritsar Central Assembly Constituency|Amritsar Central]]
|-
|17.
|[[Amritsar district|Sri Amritsar Sahib]]
|18
|[[Amritsar East (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)|Amritsar East]]
|-
|18.
|[[Amritsar district|Sri Amritsar Sahib]]
|19
|[[Amritsar South Assembly Constituency|Amritsar South]]
|-
|19.
|[[Amritsar district|Sri Amritsar Sahib]]
|20
|[[Attari Assembly Constituency|Attari]]
|-
|20.
|[[Amritsar district|Sri Amritsar Sahib]]
|14
|[[Jandiala Assembly Constituency|Jandiala]]
|-
|21.
|[[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran Sahib]]
|21
|[[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency|Tarn Taran]]
|-
|22.
|[[Tarn Taran district|Sri Tarn Taran Sahib]]
|22
|[[Khemkaran South Assembly Constituency|Khem Karan]]
|-
|23.
|[[Tarn Taran district|Sri Tarn Taran Sahib]]
|23
|[[Patti Assembly Constituency|Patti]]
|-
|24.
|[[Tarn Taran district|Sri Tarn Taran Sahib]]
|24
|[[Khadoor Sahib Assembly Constituency|Khadoor Sahib]]
|-
|25.
|[[Amritsar district|Sri Amritsar Sahib]]
|25
|[[Baba Bakala Assembly Constituency|Baba Bakala]]
|-
|align="center" style="background-color: grey;" |'''2.'''
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color: grey;" |'''DOABA'''
|-
|26.
| rowspan="23" |[[Doaba|DOABA]]
|[[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]]
|27
|[[Kapurthala Assembly Constituency|Kapurthala]]
|-
|27.
|[[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]]
|28
|[[Sultanpur Lodhi Assembly Constituency|Sultanpur Lodhi]]
|-
|28.
|[[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]]
|29.
|[[Phagwara Assembly Constituency|Phagwara]]
|-
|29.
|[[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
|30
|[[Phillaur Assembly Constituency|Phillaur]]
|-
|30.
|[[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
|31
|[[Nakodar Assembly Constituency|Nakodar]]
|-
|31.
|[[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
|32
|[[Shahkot Assembly Constituency|Shahkot]]
|-
|32.
|[[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
|33
|[[Kartarpur Assembly Constituency|Kartarpur]]
|-
|33.
|[[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
|34
|[[Jalandhar West Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar West]]
|-
|34.
|[[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
|35
|[[Jalandhar Central Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar Central]]
|-
|35.
|[[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
|36
|[[Jalandhar North Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar North]]
|-
|36.
|[[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
|37
|[[Jalandhar Cantt Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar Cantt.]]
|-
|37.
|[[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
|38
|[[Adampur Assembly Constituency|Adampur]]
|-
|38.
|[[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]]
|26
|[[Bholath Assembly Constituency|Bholath]]
|-
|39.
|[[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]]
|39
|[[Mukerian Assembly Constituency|Mukerian]]
|-
|40.
|[[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]]
|40
|[[Dasuya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dasuya]]
|-
|41.
|[[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]]
|41
|[[Urmar Assembly Constituency|Urmar]]
|-
|42.
|[[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]]
|42
|[[Sham Chaurasi Assembly Constituency|Sham Chaurasi]]
|-
|43.
|[[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]]
|43
|[[Hoshiarpur Assembly Constituency|Hoshiarpur]]
|-
|44.
|[[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]]
|44
|[[Chabbewal Assembly Constituency|Chabbewal]]
|-
|45.
|[[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]]
|45
|[[Garhshankar Assembly Constituency|Garhshankar]]
|-
|46.
|[[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|NawanShahr]]
|46
|[[Banga Assembly Constituency|Banga]]
|-
|47.
|[[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|NawanShahr]]
|47
|[[Nawan Shahr Assembly Constituency|Nawanshahr]]
|-
|48.
|[[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|NawanShahr]]
|48
|[[Balachaur Assembly Constituency|Balachaur]]
|-
|align="center" style="background-color: grey;" |'''3.'''
| colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color: grey;" |'''MALWA'''
|-
|49.
| rowspan="69" |[[Malwa (Punjab)|MALWA]]
|[[Rupnagar district|Rupnagar]]
|49
|[[Ananadpur Sahib Assembly Constituency|Anandpur Sahib]]
|-
|50.
|[[Rupnagar district|Rupnagar]]
|50
|[[Rupnagar Assembly Constituency|Rupnagar]]
|-
|51.
|[[Rupnagar district|Rupnagar]]
|51
|[[Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency|Chamkaur Sahib]]
|-
|52.
|[[Mohali district|Mohali]]
|52
|[[Kharar Assembly Constituency|Kharar]]
|-
|53.
|[[Mohali district|Mohali]]
|53
|[[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Assembly Constituency|S.A.S. Nagar]]
|-
|54.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|60
|[[Ludhiana East Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana East]]
|-
|55.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|61
|[[Ludhiana South Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana South]]
|-
|56.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|62
|[[Atam Nagar Assembly Constituency|Atam Nagar]]
|-
|57.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|63
|[[Ludhiana Central Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana Central]]
|-
|58.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|64
|[[Ludhiana West Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana West]]
|-
|59.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|65
|[[Ludhiana North Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana North]]
|-
|60.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|66
|[[Gill Assembly Constituency|Gill]]
|-
|61.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|68
|[[Dakha Assembly Constituency|Dakha]]
|-
|62.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|70
|[[Jagraon Assembly Constituency|Jagraon]]
|-
|63.
|[[Fatehgarh Sahib district|Sri Fatehgarh Sahib]]
|54
|[[Bassi Pathana Assembly Constituency|Bassi Pathana]]
|-
|64.
|[[Ludhiana district|Sri Fatehgarh Sahib]]
|55
|[[Fatehgarh Sahib Assembly Constituency|Fatehgarh Sahib]]
|-
|65.
|[[Ludhiana district|Sri Fatehgarh Sahib]]
|56
|[[Amloh Assembly Constituency|Amloh]]
|-
|66.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|57
|[[Khanna Assembly Constituency|Khanna]]
|-
|67.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|58
|[[Samrala Assembly Constituency|Samrala]]
|-
|68.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|59
|[[Sahnewal Assembly Constituency|Sahnewal]]
|-
|69.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|67
|[[Payal Assembly Constituency|Payal]]
|-
|70.
|[[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
|69
|[[Raikot Assembly Constituency|Raikot]]
|-
|71.
|[[Sangrur district|Sangrur]]
|106
|[[Amargarh Assembly Constituency|Amargarh]]
|-
|72.
|[[Moga district|Moga]]
|71
|[[Nihal Singh Wala Assembly Constituency|Nihal Singhwala]]
|-
|73.
|[[Moga district|Moga]]
|72
|[[Bhagha Purana Assembly Constituency|Bhagha Purana]]
|-
|74.
|[[Moga district|Moga]]
|73
|[[Moga Assembly Constituency|Moga]]
|-
|75.
|[[Moga district|Moga]]
|74
|[[Dharamkot Assembly Constituency|Dharamkot]]
|-
|76.
|[[Firozpur district|Firozpur]]
|75.
|[[Zira Assembly Constituency|Zira]]
|-
|77.
|[[Sri Muktsar Sahib district|Sri Mukatsar Sahib]]
|84
|[[Gidderbaha Assembly Constituency|Gidderbaha]]
|-
|78.
|[[Faridkot district|Faridkot]]
|87
|[[Faridkot Assembly Constituency|Faridkot]]
|-
|79.
|[[Faridkot district|Faridkot]]
|88
|[[Kotkapura Assembly Constituency|Kotkapura]]
|-
|80.
|[[Faridkot district|Faridkot]]
|89
|[[Jaitu Assembly Constituency|Jaitu]]
|-
|81.
|[[Bathinda district|Bathinda]]
|90
|[[Rampura Phul Assembly Constituency|Rampura Phul]]
|-
|82.
|[[Firozpur district|Firozpur]]
|76
|[[Firozpur City Assembly Constituency|Firozpur City]]
|-
|83.
|[[Firozpur district|Firozpur]]
|77
|[[Firozpur Rural Assembly Constituency|Firozpur Rural]]
|-
|84.
|[[Firozpur district|Firozpur]]
|78
|[[Guru Har Sahai Assembly Constituency|Guru Har Sahai]]
|-
|85.
|[[Fazilka district|Fazilka]]
|79
|[[Jalalabad (Punjab Assembly constituency)|Jalalabad]]
|-
|86.
|[[Fazilka district|Fazilka]]
|80
|[[Fazilka Assembly Constituency|Fazilka]]
|-
|87.
|[[Fazilka district|Fazilka]]
|81
|[[Abohar Assembly Constituency|Abohar]]
|-
|88.
|[[Fazilka district|Fazilka]]
|82
|[[Balluana Assembly Constituency|Balluana]]
|-
|89.
|[[Sri Muktsar Sahib district|Sri Mukatsar Sahib]]
|85
|[[Malout Assembly Constituency|Malout]]
|-
|90.
|[[Sri Muktsar Sahib district|Sri Mukatsar Sahib]]
|86
|[[Muktsar Assembly Constituency|Muktsar]]
|-
|91.
|[[Sri Muktsar Sahib district|Sri Mukatsar Sahib]]
|83
|[[Lambi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lambi]]
|-
|92.
|[[Bathinda district|Bathinda]]
|91
|[[Bhucho Mandi Assembly Constituency|Bhucho Mandi]]
|-
|93.
|[[Bathinda district|Bathinda]]
|92
|[[Bathinda Urban Assembly Constituency|Bathinda Urban]]
|-
|94.
|[[Bathinda district|Bathinda]]
|93
|[[Bathinda Rural Assembly Constituency|Bathinda Rural]]
|-
|95.
|[[Bathinda district|Bathinda]]
|94
|[[Talwandi Sabo Assembly Constituency|Talwandi Sabo]]
|-
|96.
|[[Bathinda district|Bathinda]]
|95
|[[Maur Assembly Constituency|Maur]]
|-
|97.
|[[Mansa district, India|Mansa]]
|96
|[[Mansa Assembly Constituency|Mansa]]
|-
|98.
|[[Mansa district, India|Mansa]]
|97
|[[Sardulgarh Assembly Constituency|Sardulgarh]]
|-
|99.
|[[Mansa district, India|Mansa]]
|98
|[[Budhalada Assembly Constituency|Budhlada]]
|-
|100.
|[[Sangrur district|Sangrur]]
|99
|[[Lehra Assembly Constituency|Lehra]]
|-
|101.
|[[Sangrur district|Sangrur]]
|100
|[[Dirba Assembly Constituency|Dirba]]
|-
|102.
|[[Sangrur district|Sangrur]]
|101
|[[Sunam Assembly Constituency|Sunam]]
|-
|103.
|[[Barnala district|Barnala]]
|102
|[[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency|Bhadaur]]
|-
|104.
|[[Barnala district|Barnala]]
|103
|[[Barnala Assembly Constituency|Barnala]]
|-
|105.
|[[Barnala district|Barnala]]
|104
|[[Mehal Kalan Assembly Constituency|Mehal Kalan]]
|-
|106.
|[[Sangrur district|Sangrur]]
|105
|[[Malerkotla Assembly Constituency|Malerkotla]]
|-
|107.
|[[Sangrur district|Sangrur]]
|107
|[[Dhuri Assembly Constituency|Dhuri]]
|-
|108.
|[[Sangrur district|Sangrur]]
|108
|[[Sangrur Assembly Constituency|Sangrur]]
|-
|109.
|[[Patiala district|Patiala]]
|109
|[[Nabha Assembly Constituency|Nabha]]
|-
|110.
|[[Patiala district|Patiala]]
|110
|[[Patiala Rural Assembly Constituency|Patiala Rural]]
|-
|111.
|[[Patiala district|Patiala]]
|111
|[[Rajpura Assembly Constituency|Rajpura]]
|-
|112.
|[[Mohali district|Mohali]]
|112
|[[Dera Bassi Assembly Constituency|Dera Bassi]]
|-
|113.
|[[Patiala district|Patiala]]
|113
|[[Ghanaur Assembly Constituency|Ghanaur]]
|-
|114.
|[[Patiala district|Patiala]]
|114
|[[Sanour Assembly Constituency|Sanour]]
|-
|115.
|[[Patiala district|Patiala]]
|115
|[[Patiala Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patiala]]
|-
|116.
|[[Patiala district|Patiala]]
|116
|[[Samana Assembly Constituency|Samana]]
|-
|117.
|[[Patiala district|Patiala]]
|117
|[[Shutrana Assembly Constituency|Shutrana]]
|}

==Constituencies==
Following is the list of Parliamentary constituencies (PC) and Assembly constituencies (AC) of Punjab:-
[[File:Punjab PC-AC map.png|580px|thumb|In Punjab each Parliamentary constituency consists Nine Assembly constituencies.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="Text-align:center"
|-
!PC No.
!Parliamentary Constituency
! AC No.
!Assembly Constituency
|-
|rowspan=10|1
|rowspan=10|[[Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gurdaspur]]
|-
|1
|[[Sujanpur (Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency)|Sujanpur]]
|-
|2
|[[Bhoa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhoa]]
|-
|3
|[[Pathankot Assembly Constituency|Pathankot]]
|-
|4
|[[Gurudaspur Assembly Constituency|Gurdaspur]]
|-
|5
|[[Dina Nagar Assembly Constituency|Dina Nagar]]
|-
|6
|[[Qadian Assembly Constituency|Qadian]]
|-
|7
|[[Batala Assembly Constituency|Batala]]
|-
|9
|[[Fatehgarh Churian Assembly Constituency|Fatehgarh Churian]]
|-
|10
|[[Dera Baba Nanak Assembly Constituency|Dera Baba Nanak]]
|-
|rowspan=9|2
|rowspan=9|[[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amritsar]]
|11
|[[Ajnala Assembly Constituency|Ajnala]]
|-
|12
|[[Raja Sansi Assembly Constituency|Raja Sansi]]
|-
|13
|[[Majitha Assembly Constituency|Majitha]]
|-
|15
|[[Amritsar North Assembly Constituency|Amritsar North]]
|-
|16
|[[Amritsar West Assembly Constituency|Amritsar West]]
|-
|17
|[[Amritsar Central Assembly Constituency|Amritsar Central]]
|-
|18
|[[Amritsar East (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)|Amritsar East]]
|-
|19
|[[Amritsar South Assembly Constituency|Amritsar South]]
|-
|20
|[[Attari Assembly Constituency|Attari]]
|-
|rowspan=9|3
|rowspan=9|[[Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khadoor Sahib]]
|14
|[[Jandiala Assembly Constituency|Jandiala]]
|-
|21
|[[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency|Tarn Taran]]
|-
|22
|[[Khemkaran South Assembly Constituency|Khem Karan]]
|-
|23
|[[Patti Assembly Constituency|Patti]]
|-
|24
|[[Khadoor Sahib Assembly Constituency|Khadoor Sahib]]
|-
|25
|[[Baba Bakala Assembly Constituency|Baba Bakala]]
|-
|27
|[[Kapurthala Assembly Constituency|Kapurthala]]
|-
|28
|[[Sultanpur Lodhi Assembly Constituency|Sultanpur Lodhi]]
|-
|75
|[[Zira Assembly Constituency|Zira]]
|-
|rowspan=9|4
|rowspan=9|[[Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jalandhar]]
|30
|[[Phillaur Assembly Constituency|Phillaur]]
|-
|31
|[[Nakodar Assembly Constituency|Nakodar]]
|-
|32
|[[Shahkot Assembly Constituency|Shahkot]]
|-
|33
|[[Kartarpur Assembly Constituency|Kartarpur]]
|-
|34
|[[Jalandhar West Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar West]]
|-
|35
|[[Jalandhar Central Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar Central]]
|-
|36
|[[Jalandhar North Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar North]]
|-
|37
|[[Jalandhar Cantt Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar Cantt.]]
|-
|38
|[[Adampur Assembly Constituency|Adampur]]
|-
|rowspan=9|5
|rowspan=9|[[Hoshiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hoshiarpur]]
|8
|[[Sri Hargobindpur Assembly Constituency|Sri Hargobindpur]]
|-
|26
|[[Bholath Assembly Constituency|Bholath]]
|-
|29
|[[Phagwara Assembly Constituency|Phagwara]]
|-
|39
|[[Mukerian Assembly Constituency|Mukerian]]
|-
|40
|[[Dasuya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dasuya]]
|-
|41
|[[Urmar Assembly Constituency|Urmar]]
|-
|42
|[[Sham Chaurasi Assembly Constituency|Sham Chaurasi]]
|-
|43
|[[Hoshiarpur Assembly Constituency|Hoshiarpur]]
|-
|44
|[[Chabbewal Assembly Constituency|Chabbewal]]
|-
|rowspan=9|6
|rowspan=9|[[Anandpur Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anandpur Sahib]]
|45
|[[Garhshankar Assembly Constituency|Garhshankar]]
|-
|46
|[[Banga Assembly Constituency|Banga]]
|-
|47
|[[Nawan Shahr Assembly Constituency|Nawanshahr]]
|-
|48
|[[Balachaur Assembly Constituency|Balachaur]]
|-
|49
|[[Ananadpur Sahib Assembly Constituency|Anandpur Sahib]]
|-
|50
|[[Rupnagar Assembly Constituency|Rupnagar]]
|-
|51
|[[Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency|Chamkaur Sahib]]
|-
|52
|[[Kharar Assembly Constituency|Kharar]]
|-
|53
|[[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Assembly Constituency|S.A.S. Nagar]]
|-
|rowspan=9|7
|rowspan=9|[[Ludhiana (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ludhiana]]
|60
|[[Ludhiana East Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana East]]
|-
|61
|[[Ludhiana South Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana South]]
|-
|62
|[[Atam Nagar Assembly Constituency|Atam Nagar]]
|-
|63
|[[Ludhiana Central Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana Central]]
|-
|64
|[[Ludhiana West Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana West]]
|-
|65
|[[Ludhiana North Assembly Constituency|Ludhiana North]]
|-
|66
|[[Gill Assembly Constituency|Gill]]
|-
|68
|[[Dakha Assembly Constituency|Dakha]]
|-
|70
|[[Jagraon Assembly Constituency|Jagraon]]
|-
|rowspan=9|8
|rowspan=9|[[Fatehgarh Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Fatehgarh Sahib]]
|54
|[[Bassi Pathana Assembly Constituency|Bassi Pathana]]
|-
|55
|[[Fatehgarh Sahib Assembly Constituency|Fatehgarh Sahib]]
|-
|56
|[[Amloh Assembly Constituency|Amloh]]
|-
|57
|[[Khanna Assembly Constituency|Khanna]]
|-
|58
|[[Samrala Assembly Constituency|Samrala]]
|-
|59
|[[Sahnewal Assembly Constituency|Sahnewal]]
|-
|67
|[[Payal Assembly Constituency|Payal]]
|-
|69
|[[Raikot Assembly Constituency|Raikot]]
|-
|106
|[[Amargarh Assembly Constituency|Amargarh]]
|-
|rowspan=9|9
|rowspan=9|[[Faridkot (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridkot]]
|71
|[[Nihal Singh Wala Assembly Constituency|Nihal Singhwala]]
|-
|72
|[[Bhagha Purana Assembly Constituency|Bhagha Purana]]
|-
|73
|[[Moga Assembly Constituency|Moga]]
|-
|74
|[[Dharamkot Assembly Constituency|Dharamkot]]
|-
|84
|[[Gidderbaha Assembly Constituency|Gidderbaha]]
|-
|87
|[[Faridkot Assembly Constituency|Faridkot]]
|-
|88
|[[Kotkapura Assembly Constituency|Kotkapura]]
|-
|89
|[[Jaitu Assembly Constituency|Jaitu]]
|-
|90
|[[Rampura Phul Assembly Constituency|Rampura Phul]]
|-
|rowspan=9|10
|rowspan=9|[[Ferozepur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ferozepur]]
|76
|[[Firozpur City Assembly Constituency|Firozpur City]]
|-
|77
|[[Firozpur Rural Assembly Constituency|Firozpur Rural]]
|-
|78
|[[Guru Har Sahai Assembly Constituency|Guru Har Sahai]]
|-
|79
|[[Jalalabad (Punjab Assembly constituency)|Jalalabad]]
|-
|80
|[[Fazilka Assembly Constituency|Fazilka]]
|-
|81
|[[Abohar Assembly Constituency|Abohar]]
|-
|82
|[[Balluana Assembly Constituency|Balluana]]
|-
|85
|[[Malout Assembly Constituency|Malout]]
|-
|86
|[[Muktsar Assembly Constituency|Muktsar]]
|-
|rowspan=9|11
|rowspan=9|[[Bathinda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bathinda]]
|83
|[[Lambi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lambi]]
|-
|91
|[[Bhucho Mandi Assembly Constituency|Bhucho Mandi]]
|-
|92
|[[Bathinda Urban Assembly Constituency|Bathinda Urban]]
|-
|93
|[[Bathinda Rural Assembly Constituency|Bathinda Rural]]
|-
|94
|[[Talwandi Sabo Assembly Constituency|Talwandi Sabo]]
|-
|95
|[[Maur Assembly Constituency|Maur]]
|-
|96
|[[Mansa Assembly Constituency|Mansa]]
|-
|97
|[[Sardulgarh Assembly Constituency|Sardulgarh]]
|-
|98
|[[Budhalada Assembly Constituency|Budhlada]]
|-
|rowspan=9|12
|rowspan=9|[[Sangrur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sangrur]]
|99
|[[Lehra Assembly Constituency|Lehra]]
|-
|100
|[[Dirba Assembly Constituency|Dirba]]
|-
|101
|[[Sunam Assembly Constituency|Sunam]]
|-
|102
|[[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency|Bhadaur]]
|-
|103
|[[Barnala Assembly Constituency|Barnala]]
|-
|104
|[[Mehal Kalan Assembly Constituency|Mehal Kalan]]
|-
|105
|[[Malerkotla Assembly Constituency|Malerkotla]]
|-
|107
|[[Dhuri Assembly Constituency|Dhuri]]
|-
|108
|[[Sangrur Assembly Constituency|Sangrur]]
|-
|rowspan=9|13
|rowspan=9|[[Patiala (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patiala]]
|109
|[[Nabha Assembly Constituency|Nabha]]
|-
|110
|[[Patiala Rural Assembly Constituency|Patiala Rural]]
|-
|111
|[[Rajpura Assembly Constituency|Rajpura]]
|-
|112
|[[Dera Bassi Assembly Constituency|Dera Bassi]]
|-
|113
|[[Ghanaur Assembly Constituency|Ghanaur]]
|-
|114
|[[Sanour Assembly Constituency|Sanour]]
|-
|115
|[[Patiala Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patiala]]
|-
|116
|[[Samana Assembly Constituency|Samana]]
|-
|117
|[[Shutrana Assembly Constituency|Shutrana]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Incumbent Members of Parliament from Punjab, India]]
* [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[List of constituencies of Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab, Pakistan]]
* [[Punjab (India)|Punjab, India]]
* [[History of the Punjab]]
* [[Punjabi people]]

==References==
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