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Lok Sabha elections

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			{{short description\|Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Punjab}}
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	~~{{short description\|Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Punjab}}~~
	'''Elections in [[Punjab (India)\|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.		'''Elections in [[Punjab (India)\|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.

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	! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"\|Year		! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"\|Year
	! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"\|Lok Sabha Election		! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"\|Lok Sabha Election
	~~\| style~~="~~width:4px~~" \|		!colspan="2"! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"\|Winning Party/Coalition
	! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"\|Winning Party/Coalition
	\|----		\|----
	\|1951		\|1951
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1951\|First Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1951\|First Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{INC~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|INC}}" \|
	\|[[Indian National Congress]]		\|[[Indian National Congress]]
	\|----		\|----
	\|1957		\|1957
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1957\|Second Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1957\|Second Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{INC~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|INC}}" \|
	\|Indian National Congress		\|Indian National Congress
	\|----		\|----
	\|1962		\|1962
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1962\|Third Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1962\|Third Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{INC~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|INC}}" \|
	\|Indian National Congress		\|Indian National Congress
	\|----		\|----
	\|1967		\|1967
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1967\|Fourth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1967\|Fourth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{INC~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|INC}}" \|
	\|Indian National Congress		\|Indian National Congress
	\|----		\|----
	\|1971		\|1971
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1971\|Fifth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1971\|Fifth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{INC~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|INC}}" \|
	\|Indian National Congress		\|Indian National Congress
	\|----		\|----
	\|1977		\|1977
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1977\|Sixth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1977\|Sixth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{BJP~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|BJP}}" \|
	\|[[Janata alliance]] ([[Shiromani Akali Dal\|SAD]], [[Bharatiya Lok Dal\|BLD]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI(M)]]) : 13 seats out of 13		\|[[Janata alliance]] ([[Shiromani Akali Dal\|SAD]], [[Bharatiya Lok Dal\|BLD]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI(M)]]) : 13 seats out of 13
	\|----		\|----
	\|1980		\|1980
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1980\|Seventh Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1980\|Seventh Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{INC~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|INC}}" \|
	\|Indian National Congress (Indira) : 10/13, CPI : 2, Akali Dal : one		\|Indian National Congress (Indira) : 10/13, CPI : 2, Akali Dal : one
	\|----		\|----
	\|1984		\|1984
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1984\|Eighth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1984\|Eighth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{INC~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|INC}}" \|
	\|Indian National Congress		\|Indian National Congress
	\|----		\|----
	\|1989		\|1989
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1989\|Ninth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1989\|Ninth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{BJP~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|BJP}}" \|
	\|[[National Front (India)\|National Front]] ([[Shiromani Akali Dal\|Akali (M)]] - 6/13), Cong : 2, Janata : 1, BSP : 1, Independents : 3		\|[[National Front (India)\|National Front]] ([[Shiromani Akali Dal\|Akali (M)]] - 6/13), Cong : 2, Janata : 1, BSP : 1, Independents : 3
	\|----		\|----
	\|1991		\|1991
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1991\|Tenth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1991\|Tenth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{INC~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|INC}}" \|
	\|No elections in May 1991 due to unrest, but elections were held for all seats at <br/>a later date (probably 1992 with assembly polls).		\|No elections in May 1991 due to unrest, but elections were held for all seats at <br/>a later date (probably 1992 with assembly polls).
	\|----		\|----
	\|1996		\|1996
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1996\|Eleventh Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1996\|Eleventh Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{BJP~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|BJP}}" \|
	\|Shiromani Akali Dal - 8 of 13, Congress - 2, BSP : 3.		\|Shiromani Akali Dal - 8 of 13, Congress - 2, BSP : 3.
	\|----		\|----
	\|1998		\|1998
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1998\|Twelfth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1998\|Twelfth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{BJP~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|BJP}}" \|
	\|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|National Democratic Alliance]] (SAD, [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])		\|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|National Democratic Alliance]] (SAD, [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])
	\|----		\|----
	\|1999		\|1999
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1999\|Thirteenth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1999\|Thirteenth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{INC~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|INC}}" \|
	\|Indian National Congress		\|Indian National Congress
	\|----		\|----
	\|2004		\|2004
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 2004\|Fourteenth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 2004\|Fourteenth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{BJP~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|BJP}}" \|
	\|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|National Democratic Alliance]] (SAD, [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])		\|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|National Democratic Alliance]] (SAD, [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])
	\|----		\|----
	\|2009		\|2009
	\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 2009\|Fifteenth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 2009\|Fifteenth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{INC~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|INC}}" \|
	\|\|United Progressive Alliance (Indian National Congress)		\|\|United Progressive Alliance (Indian National Congress)
	\|----		\|----
	\|2014		\|2014
	\|[[Indian general election, 2014 (Punjab)\|Sixteenth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election, 2014 (Punjab)\|Sixteenth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color: {{BJP~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color: {{party color\|BJP}}" \|
	\|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|National Democratic Alliance]] (SAD, [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]) : 6/13, AAP : 4, Congress: 3		\|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|National Democratic Alliance]] (SAD, [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]) : 6/13, AAP : 4, Congress: 3
	\|----		\|----
	\|2019		\|2019
	\|[[Indian general election, 2019 (Punjab)\|Seventeenth Lok Sabha]]		\|[[Indian general election, 2019 (Punjab)\|Seventeenth Lok Sabha]]
	! style="background-color:{{INC~~/meta/color~~}}" \|		! style="background-color:{{party color\|INC}}" \|
	\| [[Indian National Congress]] (8/13), AAP - 1, Akali + BJP = 2+2 .		\| [[Indian National Congress]] (8/13), AAP - 1, Akali + BJP = 2+2 .
	\|}		\|}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{short description|Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Punjab}}
'''Elections in [[Punjab (India)|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==
{{Col-begin}}{{col-break}}
'''National Parties'''
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
* [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
{{col-break}}
'''State Parties'''
* [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
* [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
{{col-break}}
'''Registered Unrecognized Parties'''
* [[Lok Insaaf Party]]
* [[Punjab Ekta Party]]
{{Col-end}}

==Lok Sabha elections==
{| class="wikitable" width="70%" style="font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Lok Sabha Election
| style="width:4px" |
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winning Party/Coalition
|----
|1951
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1951|First Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|----
|1957
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1957|Second Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
|Indian National Congress
|----
|1962
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1962|Third Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
|Indian National Congress
|----
|1967
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1967|Fourth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
|Indian National Congress
|----
|1971
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1971|Fifth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
|Indian National Congress
|----
|1977
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1977|Sixth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
|[[Janata alliance]] ([[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]], [[Bharatiya Lok Dal|BLD]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]) : 13 seats out of 13
|----
|1980
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1980|Seventh Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
|Indian National Congress (Indira) : 10/13, CPI : 2, Akali Dal : one
|----
|1984
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1984|Eighth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
|Indian National Congress
|----
|1989
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1989|Ninth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Front (India)|National Front]] ([[Shiromani Akali Dal|Akali (M)]] - 6/13), Cong : 2, Janata : 1, BSP : 1, Independents : 3
|----
|1991
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1991|Tenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
|No elections in May 1991 due to unrest, but elections were held for all seats at <br/>a later date (probably 1992 with assembly polls).
|----
|1996
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1996|Eleventh Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
|Shiromani Akali Dal - 8 of 13, Congress - 2, BSP : 3.
|----
|1998
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1998|Twelfth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (SAD, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|----
|1999
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 1999|Thirteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
|Indian National Congress
|----
|2004
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 2004|Fourteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (SAD, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|----
|2009
|[[Indian general election in Punjab, 2009|Fifteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
||United Progressive Alliance (Indian National Congress)
|----
|2014
|[[Indian general election, 2014 (Punjab)|Sixteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (SAD, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) : 6/13, AAP : 4, Congress: 3
|----
|2019
|[[Indian general election, 2019 (Punjab)|Seventeenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color:{{INC/meta/color}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]] (8/13), AAP - 1, Akali + BJP = 2+2 .
|}

== Vidhan Sabha Elections ==

'''Pre-Independence'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
! [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|UoP]]
! [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
! [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]]
! [[All-India Muslim League|AIML]]
! [[Independent politician|IND]]
! Others
!Total
|-
![[1937 Indian provincial elections#Punjab|1937]]
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''95'''
|18
|10
|1
|20
|30
!rowspan=2|175
|-
![[1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly election|1946]]
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''20'''
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''51'''
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''22'''
|73
|7
|2
|}

'''Post-Independence'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Years
! [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
! [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]]
! [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
! [[Independent politician|IND]]
! Others
! Total
|-
![[1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''96'''
|13
!rowspan=14| ~
!rowspan=7| ~
|9
|8
!126
|-
![[1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''120'''
! ^
|13
|21
!rowspan=2|154
|-
![[1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''90'''
|19
|18
|27
|-
![[1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|48
! ^
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''9'''
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''47'''
!rowspan=3|104
|-
![[1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|38
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''43'''
|4
|17
|-
![[1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''66'''
|24
|3
|11
|-
![[1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|17
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''58'''
|2
|40
!rowspan=6|117
|-
![[1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''63'''
|37
|1
|2
|14
|-
![[1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|32
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''73'''
|6
|4
|2
|-
![[1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1992]]
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''87'''
!^
|6
|4
|20
|-
![[1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1997]]
|14
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''75'''
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''18'''
|6
|4
|-
![[2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''62'''
|41
|3
|9
|2
|-
![[2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2007]]
|44
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''48'''
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''19'''
|5
|0
!116
|-
![[2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2012]]
|46
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''56'''
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''12'''
|3
|0
!rowspan=2|117
|-
![[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
|bgcolor=lightgreen|'''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 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]

==See also==
* [[Elections in Haryana]], carved out of Punjab in 1966
* [[Elections in Himachal Pradesh]], carved out of Punjab in 1966
* [[Elections in India]], national elections

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp Election Commission of India]

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