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Punjab assembly election, Mar 2017

The 15th Punjab legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
117
59 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
77 seats · majority
Candidates
1,145
81 women, 6 elected
Turnout
77.10%
1.54 cr of 2 cr

The house

117 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

117SEATS
  • INC77
  • AAAP20
  • SAD15
  • BJP3
  • LIP2

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous Punjab assembly election (2012)

SAD
-41
INC
+31
BJP
-9
IND
-3

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
INCIndian National Congress77+3111738.5%59,45,89938.50%-1.592
AAAPAam Aadmi Party20—11224.6%36,62,66523.72%—28
SADShiromani Akali Dal15-419430.8%38,98,16125.24%-9.492
BJPBharatiya Janata Party3-92329.9%8,33,0925.39%-1.791
LIPLIP2—626.5%1,89,2281.23%—2
INDIndependent0-33030.8%3,23,2862.09%-4.66300
BSPBahujan Samaj Party001111.6%2,34,3991.52%-2.78110
SADMSADM00540.7%49,2600.32%+0.0454
APPAAawami Pichhada Party0—780.4%37,4760.24%—78
RMPOIRMPOI0—132.1%37,2430.24%—13
CPICommunist Party of India00231.1%34,0740.22%-0.6023
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)00130.7%11,2770.07%-0.0813
AITCAll India Trinamool Congress0—200.4%10,5870.07%—20
DEMSWPDEMSWP0—190.4%9,9310.06%—19
CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L)0080.8%9,6160.06%-0.048
SHSShiv Sena00150.3%6,7460.04%-0.0115
BSPABSPA00120.4%6,3590.04%-0.0512
HSSHSS0—150.2%4,0330.03%—15
BMUPBMUP0—140.2%2,9400.02%—14
DPINDPIN0—80.3%2,9200.02%—8
BDPTYBDPTY0—60.3%2,2400.01%—6
JJJKPJJJKP0—80.2%1,9790.01%—8
NAIPNAIP0—40.4%1,9750.01%—4
SAKAPSAKAP0—50.3%1,9400.01%—5
PDEMPPDEMP0—40.3%1,6630.01%—4
HINUPHINUP0—60.2%1,5030.01%—6
NCPNationalist Congress Party0070.2%1,3950.01%-0.037
IKLIKL0—40.2%1,0030.01%—4
JKNPPJammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party0—30.2%9810.01%—3
SLDPShiromani Lok Dal Party0—30.3%8920.01%—3
SWAPSWAP0—30.2%8560.01%—3
DPIDPI0—20.3%8470.01%—2
BRPPBRPP0—20.3%8220.01%—2
SAPUNPASAPUNPA0—40.1%8030.01%—4
IVDIVD0—20.3%7960.01%—2
RPIARPIA0—30.2%7530.01%—3
ABSDABSD0—30.2%7500.01%—3
PLPPLP0010.5%7300.01%0.001
IUMLIndian Union Muslim League0—10.4%5240.00%—1
RKSPRKSP0—20.2%5090.00%—2

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. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/punjab-2017/parties?limit=500.

Largest victories of Mar 2017

All seats via API →
Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
PATIALAPunjabINCAMARINDER SINGHAAAPDR.BALBIR SINGH52,40749.30%
AMRITSAR EASTPunjabINCNAVJOT SINGH SIDHUBJPRAJESH KUMAR HONEY42,80942.95%
LUDHIANA SOUTHPunjabLIPBALVINDER SINGH BAINSINCBHUPINDER SINGH SIDHU30,91730.40%
LUDHIANA WESTPunjabINCBHARAT BHUSHAN (ASHU)AAAPAHBAAB SINGH GREWAL36,52129.81%
GHANAURPunjabINCTHEKEDAR MADAN LAL JALALPURSADHARPREET KAUR MUKHMAILPUR36,55729.13%
KAPURTHALAPunjabINCRANA GURJIT SINGHSADADVOCATE PARAMJIT SINGH28,81727.30%
JALANDHAR NORTHPunjabINCAVTAR SINGH JUNIORBJPK D BHANDARI32,29125.94%
RAJPURAPunjabINCHARDIAL SINGH KAMBOJAAAPASHUTOSH JOSHI32,56525.43%
CHABBEWALPunjabINCDR. RAJ KUMARSADSOHAN SINGH THANDAL29,26125.26%
AMRITSAR WESTPunjabINCRAJ KUMAR VERKABJPRAKESH GILL26,84724.96%

Closest results of Mar 2017

All seats via API →
Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
FAZILKAPunjabINCDAVINDER SINGH GHUBAYABJPSURJIT KUMAR JYANI2650.19%
BATALAPunjabSADLAKHBIR SINGH LODHINANGALINCASHWANI SEKHRI4850.39%
BHUCHO MANDIPunjabINCPRITAM SINGH KOTBHAIAAAPJAGSIR SINGH6450.43%
BUDHLADAPunjabAAAPBUDH RAMINCRANJIT KAUR BHATTI1,2760.79%
DERA BABA NANAKPunjabINCSUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWASADSUCHA SINGH LANGAH1,1940.85%
DERA BASSIPunjabSADNARINDER KUMAR SHARMAINCDEEPINDER SINGH1,9211.08%
DIRBAPunjabAAAPHARPAL SINGH CHEEMAINCAJAIB SINGH RATOLAN1,6451.13%
LUDHIANA EASTPunjabINCSANJEEV TALWARAAAPDALJIT SINGH GREWAL (BHOLA)1,5811.21%
MOGAPunjabINCHARJOT KAMAL SINGHAAAPRAMESH GROVER1,7641.21%
KHARARPunjabAAAPKANWAR SANDHUINCJAGMOHAN SINGH KANG2,0121.26%