Punjab assembly election, Feb 2007
The 13th Punjab legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
116
59 needed for a majority
Largest party
SAD
48 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
1,043
56 women, 7 elected
Turnout
75.36%
1.26 cr of 1.68 cr
The house
116 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- SAD48
- INC44
- BJP19
- IND5
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Punjab assembly election (2002)
INC
-18
BJP
+16
SAD
+7
IND
-4
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 48 | +7 | 93 | 45.1% | 46,89,018 | 37.09% | +6.01 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 44 | -18 | 116 | 40.9% | 51,70,548 | 40.90% | +5.09 | 4 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 19 | +16 | 23 | 46.8% | 10,46,451 | 8.28% | +2.61 | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 5 | -4 | 431 | 1.7% | 8,61,595 | 6.82% | -4.46 | 416 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 115 | 4.2% | 5,21,972 | 4.13% | -1.57 | 113 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -2 | 25 | 3.3% | 95,704 | 0.76% | -1.39 | 25 |
| SADMSADM | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1.6% | 65,248 | 0.52% | -4.13 | 37 |
| LBPLBP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.3% | 40,629 | 0.32% | -0.85 | 9 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.2% | 35,147 | 0.28% | -0.08 | 14 |
| BSPABSPA | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.7% | 23,477 | 0.19% | -0.01 | 31 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | — | 37 | 0.6% | 23,331 | 0.18% | — | 37 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.8% | 13,965 | 0.11% | -0.79 | 15 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.0% | 11,420 | 0.09% | +0.07 | 10 |
| BJSHBJSH | 0 | — | 10 | 0.7% | 7,474 | 0.06% | — | 10 |
| DBSPDemocratic Bharatiya Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.4% | 6,037 | 0.05% | +0.02 | 17 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.6% | 5,375 | 0.04% | -0.15 | 8 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.6% | 4,860 | 0.04% | 0.00 | 6 |
| JMJM | 0 | — | 4 | 0.6% | 3,116 | 0.03% | — | 4 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | 2,845 | 0.02% | +0.02 | 2 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | — | 7 | 0.3% | 2,303 | 0.02% | — | 7 |
| BGTDBGTD | 0 | — | 6 | 0.4% | 2,006 | 0.02% | — | 6 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | — | 2 | 0.9% | 1,325 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| PBLPPBLP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4% | 1,286 | 0.01% | -0.06 | 3 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% | 1,068 | 0.01% | -0.01 | 1 |
| APPAll Peoples Party | 0 | — | 4 | 0.2% | 1,035 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| LPSPLPSP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3% | 552 | 0.00% | -0.01 | 2 |
| JKNPPJammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party | 0 | — | 3 | 0.2% | 499 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2% | 496 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 2 |
| ABSRABSR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2% | 492 | 0.00% | -0.01 | 2 |
| ARWPARWP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 462 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| JJJKMCJJJKMC | 0 | — | 1 | 0.4% | 461 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| AIDWCAIDWC | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 385 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| ABJPAkhand Bharat Janpriya Party | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 312 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| PVCPPVCP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 233 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% | 218 | 0.00% | -0.03 | 1 |
| RVNPRVNP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 194 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| PTSSPTSS | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 167 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Punjab at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Feb 2007
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATIALA TOWN | Punjab | INCAMARINDER SINGH | SADSURJIT SINGH KOHLI | 32,75035.65% |
| BANUR | Punjab | SADKANWALJIT SINGH | INCRAKESH SHARMA | 42,65131.97% |
| JALALABAD | Punjab | SADSHER SINGH | INCHANS RAJ JOSAN | 44,07730.73% |
| AMRITSAR SOUTH | Punjab | SADRAMINDER SINGH BOLARIA | INCHARJINDER SINGH THEKEDAR | 24,00827.47% |
| ATTARI | Punjab | SADGULZAR SINGH RANIKE | INCRATTAN SINGH | 19,07225.88% |
| GARHDIWALA | Punjab | SADDES RAJ DHUGGA | INCJASBIR SINGH PAL | 20,38425.22% |
| MAJITHA | Punjab | SADBIKRAM SINGH MAJITHIA | INCSUKHJINDER RAJ SINGH (LALLI) MAJITHIA | 23,00824.62% |
| JULLUNDUR CENTRAL | Punjab | BJPMANORANJAN KALIA | INCTAJINDER SINGH BITTU | 19,00921.18% |
| SIRHIND | Punjab | SADDIDAR SINGH | INCDR HARBANS LAL | 23,39920.37% |
| AMRITSAR NORTH | Punjab | BJPANIL JOSHI | INCJUGAL KISHORE SHARMA | 14,09519.68% |
Closest results of Feb 2007
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATALA | Punjab | BJPJAGDISH SAHNI | INCASHWANI | 860.08% |
| BHADAUR | Punjab | SADBALVIR SINGH GHUNAS | INCSURINDER KAUR BALIAN | 1860.18% |
| LEHRA | Punjab | INCRAJINDER KAUR | SADPROF PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA | 2480.21% |
| PHILLAUR | Punjab | SADSARWAN SINGH | INCSANTOKH SIGNH CHAUDHARY | 2730.27% |
| SUJANPUR | Punjab | BJPDINESH SINGH | INCRAGHUNATH SAHAI PURI | 3280.29% |
| GHANAUR | Punjab | INDMADAN LAL THEKEDAR | SADAJAIB SINGH MUKHMAILPURA | 7320.66% |
| JAGRAON | Punjab | INCGURDEEP SINGH BHAINI | SADBHAG SINGH MALLAH | 8730.80% |
| DINA NAGAR | Punjab | BJPSITA RAM | INCARUNA CHOUDHRY | 8420.82% |
| DIRBHA | Punjab | INCSURJIT SINGH DHIMAN | SADBALDEV SINGH MANN | 1,1531.02% |
| BARNALA | Punjab | INCKEWAL SINGH DHILLON | SADMALKIT SINGH KEETU | 1,3641.11% |