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 51–100 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOSHIARPUR | INCSUNDER SHAM ARORA | BJPTIKSHAN SUD | 6,2085.71% | 71.7% |
| JAGRAON | SADS R KALER | INCISHAR SINGH | 2060.17% | 76.4% |
| JAITU | INCJOGINDER SINGH | SADGURDEV SINGH | 6,3425.72% | 84.8% |
| JALALABAD | SADSUKHBIR SINGH BADAL | INDHANS RAJ JOSAN | 50,24633.63% | 86.8% |
| JALANDHAR CANTT. | SADPARGAT SINGH | INCJAGBIR SINGH BRAR | 6,7985.92% | 70.6% |
| JALANDHAR CENTRAL | BJPMANORANJAN KALIA | INCRAJINDER BERI | 1,0651.09% | 68.8% |
| JALANDHAR NORTH | BJPK.D.BHANDARI | INCAVTAR HENRY | 1,7031.46% | 75.2% |
| JALANDHAR WEST | BJPCHUNI LAL BHAGAT | INCSUMAN KAYPEE. | 11,34312.08% | 68.7% |
| JANDIALA | SADBALJIT SINGH JALAL USMA | INCSARDUL SINGH BANDALA | 7,2906.41% | 73.7% |
| KAPURTHALA | INCRANA GURJIT SINGH | SADSARABJEET SINGH MAKKAR | 14,48214.78% | 80.6% |
| KARTARPUR | SADSARWAN SINGH | INCCHAUHDARY JAGJIT SINGH | 8230.71% | 77.4% |
| KHADOOR SAHIB | INCRAMANJIT SINGH SIKKI | SADRANJIT SINGH BRAHAMPURA | 3,0542.23% | 80.0% |
| KHANNA | INCGURKIRAT SINGH | SADRANJIT SINGH TALWANDI | 7,2786.20% | 80.9% |
| KHARAR | INCJAGMOHAN SINGH | SADUJJAGAR SINGH | 6,7795.07% | 76.8% |
| KHEM KARAN | SADVIRSA SINGH | INCGURCHET SINGH | 13,1028.85% | 81.7% |
| KOTKAPURA | SADMANTAR SINGH BRAR | INCRIPJEET SINGH BRAR | 18,18616.31% | 83.1% |
| LAMBI | SADPARKASH SINGH BADAL | INCMAHESHINDER SINGH | 24,73920.27% | 87.2% |
| LEHRA | INCRAJINDER KAUR BHATTAL | SADSUKHWANT SINGH | 3,3552.80% | 85.5% |
| LUDHIANA CENTRAL | INCSURINDER KUMAR DAWAR | BJPSATPAL GOSAIN | 7,1967.40% | 72.1% |
| LUDHIANA EAST | SADRANJIT SINGH DHILLON | INCGURMAIL SINGH PEHALWAN | 4,5714.25% | 71.8% |
| LUDHIANA NORTH | INCRAKESH PANDAY | BJPPARVEEN BANSAL | 2,1681.95% | 68.9% |
| LUDHIANA SOUTH | INDBALWINDER SINGH BAINS | SADHAKAM SINGH GIASPURA | 32,23336.29% | 69.3% |
| LUDHIANA WEST | INCBHARAT BHUSHAN ASHU | BJPPROF. RAJINDER BHANDARI | 35,92232.64% | 69.7% |
| MAJITHA | SADBIKRAM SINGH MAJITHIA (E) | INDSUKHJINDER RAJ SINGH (LALI) | 47,58141.28% | 80.8% |
| MALERKOTLA | SADF. NESARA KHATOON (FARZANA ALAM) | INCRAZIA SULTANA | 5,2004.58% | 87.0% |
| MALOUT | SADHARPREET SINGH | INCNATHU RAM | 2,5542.05% | 82.7% |
| MANSA | SADPREM MITTAL | INCGURPREET KAUR | 1,3050.88% | 81.5% |
| MAUR | SADJANMEJA SINGH | INCMANGAT RAI BANSAL | 1,3871.14% | 84.8% |
| MEHAL KALAN | INCHARCHAND KAUR | SADGOBIND SINGH | 7,3916.59% | 80.8% |
| MOGA | INCJOGINDER PAL JAIN | SADPARAMDEEP SINGH GILL | 4,6253.45% | 76.8% |
| MUKERIAN | INDRAJNISH KUMAR | BJPARUNESH KUMAR | 12,1199.77% | 75.7% |
| MUKTSAR | INCKARAN KAUR | SADKANWARJIT SINGH ROZY BARKANDI | 9,2557.27% | 82.4% |
| NABHA | INCSADHU SINGH | SADBALWANT SINGH | 22,54818.58% | 78.0% |
| NAKODAR | SADGURPARTAP SINGH WADALA | INCAMARJIT SINGH SAMRA | 8,5926.21% | 81.9% |
| NAWAN SHAHR | INCGURIQBAL KAUR | SADSATINDER KAUR KARIHA | 1,7591.50% | 79.8% |
| NIHAL SINGH WALA | SADRAJWINDER KAUR | INCAJIT SINGH SHANT | 5910.43% | 77.7% |
| PATHANKOT | BJPASHWANI KUMAR SHARMA | INCRAMAN BHALLA | 17,85618.85% | 72.7% |
| PATIALA | INCAMARINDER SINGH | SADSURJIT SINGH KOHLI | 42,31844.29% | 68.1% |
| PATIALA RURAL | INCBRAHM MOHINDRA | SADKULDEEP KAUR TOHRA | 27,60221.58% | 71.9% |
| PATTI | SADADESHPARTAP SINGH KAIRON | INCHARMINDER SINGH GILL | 590.04% | 77.7% |
| PAYAL | SADCHARANJIT SINGH ATWAL | INCLAKHVIR SINGH | 6300.52% | 82.5% |
| PHAGWARA | BJPSOM PARKASH | INCBALBIR KUMAR SODHI | 14,57912.92% | 74.4% |
| PHILLAUR | SADAVINASH CHANDER | INCSANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY | 310.02% | 78.4% |
| QADIAN | INCCHARANJIT KAUR BAJWA | SADSEWA SINGH SEKHWAN | 16,15613.21% | 75.8% |
| RAIKOT | INCGURCHARAN SINGH | SADBIKRAMJIT SINGH | 3,8933.61% | 78.2% |
| RAJA SANSI | INCSUKHBINDER SINGH SARKARIA | SADVIR SINGH LOPOKE | 1,0840.85% | 82.0% |
| RAJPURA | INCHARDYAL SINGH KAMBOJ | BJPRAJ KHURANA | 31,51028.29% | 75.9% |
| RAMPURA PHUL | SADSIKANDER SINGH MALUKA | INCGURPREET SINGH KANGAR | 5,1364.05% | 87.2% |
| RUPNAGAR | SADDR DALJEET SINGH CHEEMA | INCROMESH DUTT SHARMA | 8,8827.74% | 76.5% |
| S.A.S.NAGAR | INCBALBIR SINGH SIDHU | SADBALWANT SINGH RAMOOWALIA | 16,75613.44% | 70.4% |
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.
