Punjab assembly election, Mar 2012
117 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 78.25% turnout.
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
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
- SAD
- INC
- BJP
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 117 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–117 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAHNEWAL | SADSHARANJIT SINGH DHILLON | INCVIKRAM SINGH BAJWA | 21,21615.84% | 79.1% |
| SAMANA | SADSURJIT SINGH RAKHRA | INCRANINDER SINGH | 6,9305.35% | 84.8% |
| SAMRALA | INCAMRIK SINGH | SADKIRPAL SINGH | 8,9507.30% | 81.0% |
| SANGRUR | SADPARKASH CHAND GARG | INCSURINDER PAL SINGH SIBIA | 4,6453.71% | 80.4% |
| SANOUR | INCLAL SINGH | SADTEJINDERPAL SINGH SANDHU | 3,9072.69% | 82.0% |
| SARDULGARH | INCAJIT INDER SINGH | SADDILRAJ SINGH | 2,7321.99% | 88.0% |
| SHAHKOT | SADAJIT SINGH KOHAR | INCCOL. C D SINGH KAMBOJ | 5,4354.39% | 80.1% |
| SHAM CHAURASI | SADMOHINDER KAUR JOSH | INCCHAUDHARY RAM LUBHAYA | 5,3064.73% | 74.9% |
| SHUTRANA | SADVANINDER KAUR LOOMBA | INCNIRMAL SINGH | 7720.64% | 81.4% |
| SRI HARGOBINDPUR | SADDES RAJ DHUGGA | INCBALWINDER SINGH LADDI | 7,4376.53% | 73.7% |
| SUJANPUR | BJPDINESH SINGH | INDNARESH PURI | 23,09620.81% | 77.3% |
| SULTANPUR LODHI | INCNAVTEJ SINGH | SADUPINDERJIT KAUR | 4,2984.33% | 80.7% |
| SUNAM | SADPARMINDER SINGH DHINDSA | INCAMAN ARORA | 4,6543.32% | 86.4% |
| TALWANDI SABO | INCJEETMOHINDER SINGH SIDHU | SADAMARJIT SINGH SIDHU | 8,5247.44% | 86.3% |
| TARN TARAN | SADHARMEET SINGH SANDHU | INCDR.DHARAMBIR AGNIHOTRI | 4,6213.85% | 76.6% |
| URMAR | INCSANGAT SINGH | SADARBINDER SINGH | 5,5294.77% | 75.4% |
| ZIRA | SADHARI SINGH | INCNARESH KUMAR | 11,9678.76% | 84.0% |
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.
