Punjab assembly election, Mar 2012
117 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 78.25% turnout.
Seats
117
Candidates
1,078
93 women, 14 elected
Turnout
78.25%
1.39 cr of 1.78 cr
Leading party
SAD
56 of 117 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 56 | +8 | 94 | 48,28,612 | 34.73% | -2.36 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 46 | +2 | 117 | 55,72,643 | 40.09% | -0.81 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 12 | -7 | 23 | 9,98,098 | 7.18% | -1.10 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | -2 | 418 | 9,38,770 | 6.75% | -0.06 |
| PPOPPPOP | 0 | 0 | 87 | 7,00,145 | 5.04% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 117 | 5,97,020 | 4.29% | +0.17 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1,14,211 | 0.82% | +0.06 |
| SADMSADM | 0 | 0 | 57 | 39,106 | 0.28% | -0.23 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21,719 | 0.16% | -0.12 |
| PNPPPNPP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17,539 | 0.13% | — |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14,229 | 0.10% | -0.08 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13,758 | 0.10% | +0.01 |
| BSPABSPA | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11,903 | 0.09% | -0.10 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6,872 | 0.05% | +0.01 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4,810 | 0.03% | -0.08 |
| BRSPBahujan Republican Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,822 | 0.02% | — |
| DBSPDemocratic Bharatiya Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2,363 | 0.02% | -0.03 |
| SSPDSunder Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,147 | 0.02% | — |
| BSABSA | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,081 | 0.01% | — |
| BGTDBGTD | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1,850 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| PLPPLP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,067 | 0.01% | — |
| SPISPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,016 | 0.01% | — |
| BCPBCP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,003 | 0.01% | — |
| JANSPJANSP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 938 | 0.01% | — |
| MBSPMBSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 745 | 0.01% | — |
| BSPKBSPK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 712 | 0.01% | — |
| BHJASPBHJASP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 643 | 0.00% | — |
| RBCPRBCP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 641 | 0.00% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 624 | 0.00% | -0.02 |
| AISBJSMDAISBJSMD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 617 | 0.00% | — |
| AIKMMAIKMM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 549 | 0.00% | — |
| RVLPRVLP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 478 | 0.00% | — |
| BHSVPBHSVP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 451 | 0.00% | — |
| ARWPARWP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 423 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| ADJSPADJSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 263 | 0.00% | — |
| ABSRABSR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 259 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| DCPDCP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 216 | 0.00% | — |
| RASAPRASAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 0.00% | — |
- SAD56 (48%)
- INC46 (39%)
- BJP12 (10%)
- IND3 (3%)
- SAD56
- INC46
- BJP12
- IND3
- SAD56
- INC46
- BJP12
- IND3
Constituency performance
From the 117 results in Punjab
Closest contest
PHILLAUR
won by 31 (0.02%)
Biggest victory
PATIALA
won by 42,318 (44.29%)
Highest turnout
GURU HAR SAHAI
89.70%
Lowest turnout
AMRITSAR WEST
57.42%
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2007), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat117 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 117 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Punjab, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- SAD
- INC
- BJP
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 117 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOHAR | INCSUNIL KUMAR JAKHAR | INDSHIV LAL DODA | 9,7888.52% | 78.3% |
| ADAMPUR | SADSH. PAWAN KUMAR TINU | INCSH. SATNAM SINGH KAINTH | 19,30617.58% | 75.6% |
| AJNALA | SADBONNY AMARPAL SINGH AJNALA | INCHARPARTAP SINGH AJNALA | 1,2351.07% | 83.5% |
| AMARGARH | SADIQBAL SINGH JHUNDAN | INCSURJIT SINGH DHIMAN | 4,4263.77% | 85.3% |
| AMLOH | INCRANDEEP SINGH | SADJAGDEEP SINGH CHEEMA | 2,5282.71% | 81.7% |
| AMRITSAR CENTRAL | INCOM PARKASH SONI (E) | BJPTARUN CHUGH | 12,79714.95% | 64.4% |
| AMRITSAR EAST | BJPNAVJOT SIDHU (E/W) | INDSIMARPREET KAUR | 7,0997.71% | 66.2% |
| AMRITSAR NORTH | BJPANIL JOSHI | INCKARAMJIT SINGH RINTU | 16,98015.21% | 68.4% |
| AMRITSAR SOUTH | SADINDERBIR SINGH BOLARIA (E) | INCJASBIR SINGH GILL (DIMPA) | 15,05616.49% | 63.5% |
| AMRITSAR WEST | INCRAJ KUMAR (E) | BJPRAKESH GILL | 11,59112.15% | 57.4% |
| ANANDPUR SAHIB | BJPMADAN MOHAN MITTAL | INCKANWAR PAL SINGH | 7,8866.19% | 74.1% |
| ATAM NAGAR | INDSIMARJIT SINGH BAINS | SADHIRA SINGH GABRIA | 28,50329.23% | 70.1% |
| ATTARI | SADGULZAR SINGH RANIKE (E) | INCTARSEM SINGH D.C | 4,9834.44% | 75.3% |
| BABA BAKALA | SADMANJIT SINGH MANNA MIANWIND (E) | INCRANJIT SINGH (CHHAJJALWADI) | 29,22524.47% | 71.9% |
| BALACHAUR | SADNAND LAL | BSPSHIV RAM SINGH | 14,85714.49% | 78.3% |
| BALLUANA | SADGURTEJ SINGH | INCGIRIRAJ RAJORA | 8,2276.38% | 82.1% |
| BANGA | INCTARLOCHAN SINGH | SADMOHAN SINGH | 3,2152.83% | 79.8% |
| BARNALA | INCKEWAL SINGH DHILLON | SADMALKIT SINGH KITTU | 5,5224.69% | 79.8% |
| BASSI PATHANA | SADJUSTICE NIRMAL SINGH | INCHARBANS KAUR DULLO | 11,50911.36% | 78.4% |
| BATALA | INCASHWANI SEKHRI | SADLAKHBIR SINGH LODHI NANGAL | 18,88515.74% | 73.9% |
| BATHINDA RURAL | SADDARSHAN SINGH KOTFATTA | INCMAKHAN SINGH | 5,3084.83% | 79.6% |
| BATHINDA URBAN | SADSARUP CHAND SINGLA | INCHARMINDER SINGH JASSI | 6,6454.89% | 73.9% |
| BHADAUR | INCMOHAMMED SADIQUE | SADDARBARA SINGH GURU | 6,9696.16% | 84.1% |
| BHAGHA PURANA | SADMAHESHINDER SINGH | INCDARSHAN SINGH BRAR KHOTE | 10,5748.21% | 84.2% |
| BHOA | BJPSEEMA KUMARI | INCBALBIR RAM | 12,14811.20% | 71.3% |
| BHOLATH | SADBIBI JAGIR KAUR | INCSUKHPAL SINGH | 7,0057.28% | 81.0% |
| BHUCHO MANDI | INCAJAIB SINGH BHATTI | SADPRITAM SINGH | 1,2880.95% | 84.6% |
| BUDHLADA | SADCHATIN SINGH | INCSATPAL SINGH | 6,4484.71% | 83.4% |
| CHABBEWAL | SADSOHAN SINGH THANDAL | INCDR. RAJ KUMAR | 6,2465.92% | 76.1% |
| CHAMKAUR SAHIB | INCCHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI | SADJAGMEET KAUR | 3,6592.76% | 79.8% |
| DAKHA | SADMANPREET SINGH AYALI | INCJASBIR SINGH KHANGURA(JASSIKHANGURA) | 16,38811.84% | 84.4% |
| DASUYA | BJPAMARJIT SINGH | INCRAMESH CHANDER DOGRA | 6,2235.10% | 74.6% |
| DERA BABA NANAK | INCSUKHJINDER SINGH | SADSUCHA SINGH | 2,9402.23% | 80.9% |
| DERA BASSI | SADN.K. SHARMA | INDDEEPINDER SINGH DHILLON | 12,0378.50% | 79.3% |
| DHARAMKOT | SADTOTA SINGH | INCSUKHJIT SINGH | 4,2553.20% | 83.4% |
| DHURI | INCARVIND KHANNA | SADGOBIND SINGH | 12,47311.05% | 81.5% |
| DINA NAGAR | INCARUNA CHAUDHARY | BJPBISHAN DASS | 12,92710.37% | 74.1% |
| DIRBA | SADSANT BALVIR SINGH GHUNAS | INCAJAIB SINGH | 6,8745.26% | 83.7% |
| FARIDKOT | SADDEEP MALHOTRA | INCAVTAR SINGH BRAR | 2,7272.43% | 83.7% |
| FATEHGARH CHURIAN | INCTRIPAT RAJINDER SINGH BAJWA | SADNIRMAL SINGH KAHLON | 6390.56% | 80.0% |
| FATEHGARH SAHIB | INCKULJIT SINGH NAGRA | SADPREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA | 3,5383.17% | 84.5% |
| FAZILKA | BJPSURJIT KUMAR JYANI | INDJASWINDER SINGH | 1,6921.34% | 86.0% |
| FIROZPUR CITY | INCPARMINDER SINGH PINKI | BJPSUKHPAL SINGH | 21,35318.58% | 74.4% |
| FIROZPUR RURAL | SADJOGINDER SINGH ALIAS JINDU | INCSATKAR KAUR | 1620.12% | 84.5% |
| GARHSHANKAR | SADSURINDER SINGH BHULEWAL RATHAN | INCLOV KUMAR GOLDY | 6,2935.53% | 74.7% |
| GHANAUR | SADHARPREET KAUR MUKHMAILPURA | INCMADAN LAL JALALPUR | 1,7781.56% | 82.9% |
| GIDDERBAHA | INCAMRINDER SINGH RAJA WARRING | SADSANT SINGH BRAR | 13,65210.96% | 88.7% |
| GILL | SADDARSHAN SINGH SHIVALIK | INCMALKIAT SINGH DAKHA | 5,3173.57% | 76.5% |
| GURDASPUR | SADGURBACHAN SINGH BABBEHALI | INCRAMAN BAHL | 21,57020.62% | 74.7% |
| GURU HAR SAHAI | INCGURMEET SINGH SODHI | SADVARDEV SINGH | 3,2492.56% | 89.7% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Punjab alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Punjab assembly election, Mar 2012?
Shiromani Akali Dal won 56 of 117 seats in Punjab, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab assembly election, Mar 2012?
Turnout was 78.25% — 1.39 cr of 1.78 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 117 assembly seats.
