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class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/50px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/75px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/100px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2012_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election">2012</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>4 February 2017</b></td> <td 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class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">77.20% (<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.10%)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">Majority party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Minority party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Third party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #19AAED;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Amarinder_Singh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Amarinder_Singh.jpg/60px-Amarinder_Singh.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Amarinder_Singh.jpg/90px-Amarinder_Singh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Amarinder_Singh.jpg/120px-Amarinder_Singh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="483" data-file-height="644" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #0072B0;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gurpreet_Ghuggi_2019_Interview.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Gurpreet_Ghuggi_2019_Interview.jpg/64px-Gurpreet_Ghuggi_2019_Interview.jpg" decoding="async" width="64" height="80" class="mw-file-element" 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</td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Captain_Amarinder_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain Amarinder Singh">Captain Amarinder Singh</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Gurpreet_Ghuggi" title="Gurpreet Ghuggi">Gurpreet Singh Waraich</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Alliance </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/United_Progressive_Alliance_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="United Progressive Alliance (India)">UPA</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=AAP%2B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AAP+ (page does not exist)">AAP+</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Democratic Alliance (India)">NDA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader since </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2015<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2016<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td 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2x" data-file-width="610" data-file-height="650" /></a></span><div>Seatwise result map of the election</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg/350px-Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg/525px-Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg/700px-Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span><div>Structure of the <a href="/wiki/Punjab_Legislative_Assembly" title="Punjab Legislative Assembly">Punjab Legislative Assembly</a> after the election</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Ministers_of_Punjab_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)">Chief Minister</a> before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Singh_Badal" class="mw-redirect" title="Prakash Singh Badal">Prakash Singh Badal</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Ministers_of_Punjab_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)">Chief Minister</a></b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Amarinder_Singh" title="Amarinder Singh">Amarinder Singh</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of <a href="/wiki/Punjab_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab (India)">Punjab</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on 4 February 2017 to elect the 117 members of the <a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly">Fifteenth</a> <a href="/wiki/Punjab_Legislative_Assembly" title="Punjab Legislative Assembly">Punjab Legislative Assembly</a>. The counting of votes was done on 11 March 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ruling pre-election coalition was the <a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Democratic Alliance (India)">alliance</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> comprising the political parties <a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">Shiromani Akali Dal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> and led by <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Punjab_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Punjab (India)">Chief Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a>. The voter turnout for the Punjab Assembly election was 77.2% The <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> led by former Chief Minister <a href="/wiki/Captain_Amarinder_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain Amarinder Singh">Captain Amarinder Singh</a> defeated the ruling alliance and the newcomer <a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">Aam Aadmi Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electoral_process_changes">Electoral process changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Electoral process changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2016, the <a href="/wiki/Election_Commission_of_India" title="Election Commission of India">Election Commission of India</a> revealed about 8 lakh bogus votes of state being cancelled in the past one year and over 7 lakh youngsters who have attained the age of 18 this year were yet to get registered. One constituency in every district will be chosen for trial run of <a href="/wiki/Voter-verified_paper_audit_trail" title="Voter-verified paper audit trail">Voter-verified paper audit trail</a> (VVPAT) machines used along with EVMs.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Election Commission also decided to set up new polling stations if the number of voters was more than 1200 in rural areas and 1400 in urban areas.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>33 constituencies of all district headquarters in Punjab had VVPAT machines installed with EVMs,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including 22 district headquarters besides 11 high-profile constituencies.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" align="center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Assembly constituencies of Punjab having <a href="/wiki/Voter-verified_paper_audit_trail" title="Voter-verified paper audit trail">VVPAT</a> facility with EVMs<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lambi_Assembly_constituency" title="Lambi Assembly constituency">Lambi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jalalabad_(Punjab_Assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jalalabad (Punjab Assembly constituency)">Jalalabad</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Majitha_Assembly_constituency" title="Majitha Assembly constituency">Majitha</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patiala_Urban_Assembly_constituency" class="mw-redirect" title="Patiala Urban Assembly constituency">Patiala</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Atam Nagar</td> <td>Chabbewal</td> <td>Guruharsahai</td> <td>Ferozpur </td></tr> <tr> <td>Barnala</td> <td>Sanour</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lehra_Assembly_constituency" title="Lehra Assembly constituency">Lehragaga</a></td> <td>Jalandhar (central) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bathinda (urban)</td> <td>Raikot</td> <td>Moga</td> <td>Anandpur Sahib </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bholath</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Qadian_Assembly_constituency" title="Qadian Assembly constituency">Qadian</a></td> <td>Chabbewal</td> <td>Rampura Phul </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As per the special summary revision of electoral rolls, there are a total of 1.9 crore voters in Punjab as of August 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Final voters list for Punjab Legislative Assembly election 2017 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>S.No</th> <th>Group of voters</th> <th>Voters population </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Male</td> <td>1.05 crore </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Female</td> <td>94 lakhs </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Total Voters</b></td> <td><b>1.9 crore</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_developments">Political developments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2014_Indian_general_election" title="2014 Indian general election">2014 general election</a> was held in Punjab for <a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election,_2014_(Punjab)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election, 2014 (Punjab)">13 parliamentary constituencies</a>. Shiromani Akali Dal and <a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">Aam Aadmi Party</a> won 4 seats each, <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Congress</a> won 3 while 2 constituencies elected Bharatiya Janata Party candidates. The first-time contesting Aam Aadmi Party won from 34 of the total 117 assembly segments, coming second in 7, third in 73 and fourth in the rest 3 segments.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wherever it trailed the major parties, its vote share was mostly bigger than the margin of victory of the winning candidate, turning forthcoming elections into three-cornered contests.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party</dt></dl> <p>The previous election, held in 2012, resulted in a majority of seats being won by ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party and Parkash Singh Badal became <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Punjab_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Punjab (India)">Chief Minister of Punjab</a>. </p> <dl><dt>Aam Aadmi Party</dt></dl> <p>In December 2015, Aam Aadmi Party declared that it would contest the Legislative Assembly elections in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AAP which did not participate in the previous assembly election, had fought 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Their 2014 performance translates to 33 assembly seats out of 117.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the election, the party formed a coalition with the <a href="/wiki/Lok_Insaaf_Party" title="Lok Insaaf Party">Lok Insaaf Party</a> and gave it five seats.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No CM candidate was declared before the elections.<sup id="cite_ref-HT_March_2017_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HT_March_2017-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, the CM candidate would be selected from Punjab.<sup id="cite_ref-AAP_CM_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAP_CM-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AAP won 20 seats in the Punjab Assembly in its debut in the 2017 Punjab elections. The performance of AAP was below expectations and 25 candidates of the party lost their deposit amounts. </p> <dl><dt>Indian National Congress</dt></dl> <p>The Congress took part in the elections under the leadership of <a href="/wiki/Amarinder_Singh" title="Amarinder Singh">Amarinder Singh</a>, and the party hired <a href="/wiki/Political_consulting" title="Political consulting">poll strategist</a> <a href="/wiki/Prashant_Kishor" title="Prashant Kishor">Prashant Kishor</a> for campaigning.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Bahujan Samaj Party</dt></dl> <p><a href="/wiki/Bahujan_Samaj_Party" title="Bahujan Samaj Party">BSP</a> is the fourth largest party in Punjab after improving its vote share in 2012 elections<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> started preparations for 2017 early by launching <i>Punjab Bachao Abhiyaan</i> from 1 November 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, the BSP came second from <a href="/wiki/Balachaur" title="Balachaur">Balachaur</a> Vidhan Sabha seat with 21,943 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 15 March 2016, Mayawati during a mega-rally in <a href="/wiki/Nawanshahr" title="Nawanshahr">Nawanshahr</a> on the birth anniversary of BSP founder <a href="/wiki/Kanshi_Ram" title="Kanshi Ram">Kanshi Ram</a> in Punjab attacked SAD-BJP government as "anti-Dalit" and <a href="/wiki/Arvind_Kejriwal" title="Arvind Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</a> as a "<a href="/wiki/Bania_(caste)" title="Bania (caste)">baniya</a>" who had "always worked against Dalit and Scheduled Caste people" before he became Delhi CM.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mayawati also declared that the BSP will contest Punjab 2017 elections on its own in all 117 seats.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The BSP declared that it will root out the drug menace from the state within a month of coming to power in Punjab.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 9 June 2016, BSP national president <a href="/wiki/Mayawati" title="Mayawati">Mayawati</a> supported the film on Punjab drug abuse <i><a href="/wiki/Udta_Punjab" title="Udta Punjab">Udta Punjab</a></i>, saying there is 'nothing wrong' in it.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2016, the BSP launched the <i>Pind Pind Chalo, Ghar Ghar Chalo</i> campaign, a door-to-door drive to cover 29 million people across 550,000 households with <i>Punjab Bachao, BSP laao</i> (Save Punjab, elect BSP) as its main slogan as well as the overall theme of the campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The BSP formed 65 teams for around 15,000 big and small rallies as well as seminars to be conducted in the state. The party also announced a 10% reservation for the poor <i>upper castes</i> if the BSP government comes to power in Punjab.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BSP Punjab unit started social media campaigning<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also visited <a href="/wiki/Non-resident_Indian_and_person_of_Indian_origin" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin">NRIs</a> for support in <a href="/wiki/Vienna" title="Vienna">Vienna</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Europe and North America.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 16 May 2016, the Ambedkar Sena Punjab merged with BSP.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gurmel Chander, former president of the SC & BC teachers employees union, joined the BSP on 25 August.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 25 September 2016, the BSP announced a list of nine candidates for 2017 Punjab assembly elections.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 25 September 2016, <a href="/wiki/Avtar_Singh_Karimpuri" title="Avtar Singh Karimpuri">Avtar Singh Karimpuri</a> was replaced with Rashpal Singh Raju as BSP Punjab state president as the former was declared a Vidhan Sabha candidate from <a href="/wiki/Phillaur" title="Phillaur">Phillaur</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Karimpuri's entry in Phillaur constituency spiced up the political battle in the seat.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Karimpuri said that the Punjab Congress does not want an alliance with the BSP, rather its agenda was to wipe out BSP from Punjab in the 2017 assembly elections.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New BSP president Rashpal Raju announced a mega rally in Phagwara on 9 October <a href="/wiki/Parinirvana" title="Parinirvana">Parinirvana</a> divas of BSP founder Kanshi Ram.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At this rally, Avtar Singh Karimpuri and Dr. Megh Raj attacked <a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">Shiromani Akali Dal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Congress</a> as anti-<a href="/wiki/Sikh" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikh">Sikh</a> parties.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election_issues">Election issues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Election issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>First and foremost issue was drug peddling. There were several election issues like unemployment & lack of skills, farmers' crises, continually failing economy, <i>sifarish</i> (patronage & influence peddling & nepotism), unbridled crime and the role of goons in day-to-day matters of the citizen,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> road rage & accidents.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Atrocities against <a href="/wiki/Dalit" title="Dalit">Dalits</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Dalit land issues in Sangrur area,<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the 1984 anti-Sikh riots<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the supply of drugs & addiction to them.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Punjabi <a href="/wiki/Non-resident_Indian_and_person_of_Indian_origin" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin">Non-resident Indians</a> (NRIs) play a major role in elections.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Caste_and_religion_data">Caste and religion data</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Caste and religion data"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As per the 2011 census, 57.69% of the state's population follows Sikhism, making Punjab the only Sikh majority state in India.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hindus form 38.5% of the population, while Muslims, 1.93%; Christians, 1.3%; Buddhists, 0.12%; and Jains, 0.16%.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dalits (Scheduled Castes) constitute 31.94% of the population, the highest percentage amongst all the states.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other Backward Classes (OBCs) like <a href="/wiki/Saini" title="Saini">Sainis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunar" title="Sunar">Sunar</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kambojs, Tarkhans/Ramgarhias, Gurjars, Kumhars/Prajapatis, Telis, Banjaras, Lohars<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cent_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cent-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> constitute 31.3% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Tribune_OBC_data_2019_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Tribune_OBC_data_2019-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jat-Sikhs comprise 21% of the population<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while other forward castes (general category) - Brahmins, Khatris/Bhapas, Bania, Thakurs/Rajputs constitute around rest. As of 2016, Government of India did not publicly release <a href="/wiki/Socio_Economic_and_Caste_Census_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011">Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011</a> <i>caste population data</i> for every single non-SC/ST castes (General castes, OBC/EBCs) in India.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:0; top:0; border-width:0 200px 200px 0; border-color:Black; z-index:-1"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 5304.5364363156px; border-left-color:DodgerBlue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:DodgerBlue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:DodgerBlue"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 991.36510217697px; border-left-color:Green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:Green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:Green"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 447.37428292116px; border-left-color:Orange"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:Orange"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:Orange"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:48.175367410172px 87.630668004386px 0 0; border-top-color:DarkKhaki"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:DarkKhaki"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <p>Population by faith in Punjab, India (2011) </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:DarkKhaki; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Sikh" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikh">Sikh</a> (58%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Orange; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> (38.5%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Green; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> (1.9%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:DodgerBlue; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christian</a> (1.3%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Black; color:white;"> </span> Others and non-religious (0.60%)</div> </div> </div></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;font-size: 95%;align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Caste Population data of Punjab </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitutional categories</a></th> <th>Population (%)</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Caste" title="Caste">Castes</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Other_Backward_Class" title="Other Backward Class">Other Backward Classes</a> (OBC) </td> <td>31.3%<sup id="cite_ref-The_Tribune_OBC_data_2019_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Tribune_OBC_data_2019-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>includes Sikh Rajputs,<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Saini" title="Saini">Saini</a> (<i>Sainis added to OBC list in 2016</i><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), <a href="/wiki/Sunar" title="Sunar">Sunar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamboj" title="Kamboj">Kamboj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Labana" title="Labana">Labana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tarkhan_(Punjab)" title="Tarkhan (Punjab)">Tarkhan</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ramgarhia" title="Ramgarhia">Ramgarhia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kumhar" title="Kumhar">Kumhar</a>/<a href="/wiki/Prajapati" title="Prajapati">Prajapati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arain" title="Arain">Arain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gurjar" title="Gurjar">Gurjar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teli" title="Teli">Teli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banjara" title="Banjara">Banjara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lohar_(caste)" title="Lohar (caste)">Lohar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhatra" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhatra">Bhat</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-cent_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cent-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scheduled_Castes" class="mw-redirect" title="Scheduled Castes">Scheduled Castes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dalit" title="Dalit">Dalits</a>) </td> <td>31.9%<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>includes <a href="/wiki/Mazhabi_Sikh" title="Mazhabi Sikh">Mazhabi Sikh</a> - 10%, <a href="/wiki/Ramdasia" title="Ramdasia">Ramdasia Sikh</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ravidassia_religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Ravidassia religion">Ravidassia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chamar" title="Chamar">Chamar</a>)/<a href="/wiki/Ad-Dharmi" title="Ad-Dharmi">Ad-Dharmi</a> - 13.1%, <a href="/wiki/Valmiki_caste" title="Valmiki caste">Balmiki</a>/<a href="/wiki/Chuhra" title="Chuhra">Bhanghi</a> - 3.5%, <a href="/wiki/Bazigar" title="Bazigar">Bazigar</a> - 1.05%, Others - 4%<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Unreserved (<i>mostly <a href="/wiki/Forward_caste" title="Forward caste">Upper castes</a></i>) </td> <td>33% </td> <td>includes <a href="/wiki/Jat_Sikh" title="Jat Sikh">Jat Sikh</a> - 21%,<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Brahmin" title="Brahmin">Brahmin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajput" title="Rajput">Rajput</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bania_(caste)" title="Bania (caste)">Bania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khatri" title="Khatri">Khatri</a>-<a href="/wiki/Arora" title="Arora">Arora</a>-<a href="/wiki/Sood_(surname)" title="Sood (surname)">Sood</a><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) - 12% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Others (<i><a href="/wiki/Religious_minorities_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious minorities in India">religious minorities</a></i>) </td> <td>3.8%<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>includes <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Punjab,_India" title="Islam in Punjab, India">Muslims</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Punjab,_India" title="Christianity in Punjab, India">Christians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhism in India">Buddhists</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhabra" title="Bhabra">Jains</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Election_Commission_of_India" title="Election Commission of India">Election Commission of India</a> Announced poll dates on Jan 4, 2017 <sup><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.india.com/news/india/punjab-assembly-election-2017-dates-announced-by-election-commission-get-schedule-of-polling-and-results-of-punjab-state-elections-2017-1737062/amp/">[1]</a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Event </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Day </th></tr> <tr> <td>Date of Notification </td> <td>11 Jan 2017 </td> <td>Wednesday </td></tr> <tr> <td>Last date for nominations </td> <td>18 Jan 2017 </td> <td>Wednesday </td></tr> <tr> <td>Scrutiny of nominations </td> <td>19 Jan 2017 </td> <td>Thursday </td></tr> <tr> <td>Withdrawal of candidature </td> <td>21 Jan 2017 </td> <td>Saturday </td></tr> <tr> <td>Date of poll </td> <td><b>4 Feb 2017</b> </td> <td>Saturday </td></tr> <tr> <td>Date of counting </td> <td>11 Mar 2017 </td> <td>Saturday </td></tr> <tr> <td>Date before which the election shall be completed </td> <td>15 Mar 2017 </td> <td>Wednesday </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Counting of vote in assembly elections in Punjab took place on 11 March. The Punjab state witnessed a tough fight between the major four political parties in the assembly election held on 4 February 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term of the current assembly will end on 18 March 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Districts_and_constituencies">Districts and constituencies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Districts and constituencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>District</th> <th>Constituency</th> <th>Region </th></tr> <tr> <td>Pathankot</td> <td>Sujanpur</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pathankot</td> <td>Bhoa</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pathankot</td> <td>Pathankot</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gurdaspur</td> <td>Gurdaspur</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gurdaspur</td> <td>Dina Nagar</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gurdaspur</td> <td>Qadian</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gurdaspur</td> <td>Batala</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gurdaspur</td> <td>Sri Hargobindpur</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gurdaspur</td> <td>Fatehgarh Churian</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gurdaspur</td> <td>Dera Baba Nanak</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amritsar</td> <td>Ajnala</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amritsar</td> <td>Raja Sansi</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amritsar</td> <td>Majitha</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amritsar</td> <td>Jandiala</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amritsar</td> <td>Amritsar North</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amritsar</td> <td>Amritsar West</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amritsar</td> <td>Amritsar Central</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amritsar</td> <td>Amritsar East</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amritsar</td> <td>Amritsar South</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amritsar</td> <td>Attari</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tarn Taran</td> <td>Tarn Taran</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tarn Taran</td> <td>Khem Karan</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tarn Taran</td> <td>Patti</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tarn Taran</td> <td>Khadur Sahib</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Amritsar</td> <td>Baba Bakala</td> <td>Majha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kapurthala</td> <td>Bholath</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kapurthala</td> <td>Kapurthala</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kapurthala</td> <td>Sultanpur Lodhi</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kapurthala</td> <td>Phagwara</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jalandhar</td> <td>Phillaur</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jalandhar</td> <td>Nakodar</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jalandhar</td> <td>Shahkot</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jalandhar</td> <td>Kartarpur</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jalandhar</td> <td>Jalandhar West</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jalandhar</td> <td>Jalandhar Central</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jalandhar</td> <td>Jalandhar North</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jalandhar</td> <td>Jalandhar Cantt</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jalandhar</td> <td>Adampur</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hoshiarpur</td> <td>Mukerian</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hoshiarpur</td> <td>Dasuya</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hoshiarpur</td> <td>Urmar</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hoshiarpur</td> <td>Sham Chaurasi</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hoshiarpur</td> <td>Hoshiarpur</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hoshiarpur</td> <td>Chabbewal</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hoshiarpur</td> <td>Garhshankar</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nawanshahr</td> <td>Banga</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nawanshahr</td> <td>Nawanshahr</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nawanshahr</td> <td>Balachaur</td> <td>Doaba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rup Nagar</td> <td>Anandpur Sahib</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rup Nagar</td> <td>Rup Nagar</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rup Nagar</td> <td>Chamkaur Sahib</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>S.A.S. Nagar</td> <td>Kharar</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>S.A.S. Nagar</td> <td>S.A.S. Nagar</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fatehgarh Sahib</td> <td>Bassi Pathana</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fatehgarh Sahib</td> <td>Fatehgarh Sahib</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fatehgarh Sahib</td> <td>Amloh</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Khanna</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Samrala</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Sahnewal</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Ludhiana East</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Ludhiana South</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Atam Nagar</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Ludhiana Central</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Ludhiana West</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Ludhiana North</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Gill</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Payal</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Dakha</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Raikot</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludhiana</td> <td>Jagraon</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moga</td> <td>Nihal Singh Wala</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moga</td> <td>Bagha Purana</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moga</td> <td>Moga</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moga</td> <td>Dharamkot</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Firozpur</td> <td>Zira</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Firozpur</td> <td>Firozpur City</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Firozpur</td> <td>Firozpur Rural</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Firozpur</td> <td>Guru Har Sahai</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fazilka</td> <td>Jalalabad</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fazilka</td> <td>Fazilka</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fazilka</td> <td>Abohar</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fazilka</td> <td>Balluana</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muktsar</td> <td>Lambi</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muktsar</td> <td>Gidderbaha</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muktsar</td> <td>Malout</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muktsar</td> <td>Muktsar</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Faridkot</td> <td>Faridkot</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Faridkot</td> <td>Kot Kapura</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Faridkot</td> <td>Jaito</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bathinda</td> <td>Rampura Phul</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bathinda</td> <td>Bhucho Mandi</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bathinda</td> <td>Bathinda</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bathinda</td> <td>Bathinda Rural</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bathinda</td> <td>Talwandi Sabo</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bathinda</td> <td>Maur</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mansa</td> <td>Mansa</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mansa</td> <td>Sardulgarh</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mansa</td> <td>Budhlada</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sangrur</td> <td>Lehra</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sangrur</td> <td>Dirba</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sangrur</td> <td>Sunam</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Barnala</td> <td>Bhadaur</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Barnala</td> <td>Barnala</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Barnala</td> <td>Mehal Kalan</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sangrur</td> <td>Malerkotla</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sangrur</td> <td>Amargarh</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sangrur</td> <td>Dhuri</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sangrur</td> <td>Sangrur</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Patiala</td> <td>Nabha</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Patiala</td> <td>Patiala Rural</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Patiala</td> <td>Rajpura</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>S.A.S. Nagar</td> <td>Dera Bassi</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Patiala</td> <td>Ghanaur</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Patiala</td> <td>Sanaur</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Patiala</td> <td>Patiala</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Patiala</td> <td>Samana</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Patiala</td> <td>Shutrana</td> <td>Malwa </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parties_and_Alliances">Parties and Alliances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Parties and Alliances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="_United_Progressive_Alliance"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/United_Progressive_Alliance" title="United Progressive Alliance">United Progressive Alliance</a></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: United Progressive Alliance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Flag </th> <th>Symbol </th> <th>Photo </th> <th>Leader </th> <th>Seats contested </th> <th>Seats Won </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#19AAED;color:white"><b>1.</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_National_Congress_Flag.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Indian_National_Congress_Flag.svg/50px-Indian_National_Congress_Flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Indian_National_Congress_Flag.svg/75px-Indian_National_Congress_Flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Indian_National_Congress_Flag.svg/100px-Indian_National_Congress_Flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="844" data-file-height="562" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_National_Congress_symbol.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hand"><img alt="Hand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Indian_National_Congress_symbol.svg/50px-Indian_National_Congress_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Indian_National_Congress_symbol.svg/75px-Indian_National_Congress_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Indian_National_Congress_symbol.svg/100px-Indian_National_Congress_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="227" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Amarinder_Singh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Amarinder_Singh.jpg/50px-Amarinder_Singh.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Amarinder_Singh.jpg/76px-Amarinder_Singh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Amarinder_Singh.jpg/100px-Amarinder_Singh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="483" data-file-height="644" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amarinder_Singh" title="Amarinder Singh">Captain Amarinder Singh</a> </td> <td>117 </td> <td>77 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="_Aam_Aadmi_Party_+"><span id="_Aam_Aadmi_Party_.2B"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0072B0; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party"> Aam Aadmi Party +</a></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Aam Aadmi Party +"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Flag </th> <th>Symbol </th> <th>Photo </th> <th>Leader </th> <th>Seats contested </th> <th>Seats Won </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#0072B0;color:white"><b>1.</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">Aam Aadmi Party</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aam_Aadmi_Party_logo_(English).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Aam_Aadmi_Party_logo_%28English%29.svg/50px-Aam_Aadmi_Party_logo_%28English%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Aam_Aadmi_Party_logo_%28English%29.svg/75px-Aam_Aadmi_Party_logo_%28English%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Aam_Aadmi_Party_logo_%28English%29.svg/100px-Aam_Aadmi_Party_logo_%28English%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="387" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AAP_Symbol.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/AAP_Symbol.png/50px-AAP_Symbol.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/AAP_Symbol.png/75px-AAP_Symbol.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/AAP_Symbol.png/100px-AAP_Symbol.png 2x" data-file-width="665" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gurpreet_Ghuggi_2019_Interview.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Gurpreet_Ghuggi_2019_Interview.jpg/56px-Gurpreet_Ghuggi_2019_Interview.jpg" decoding="async" width="56" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Gurpreet_Ghuggi_2019_Interview.jpg/84px-Gurpreet_Ghuggi_2019_Interview.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Gurpreet_Ghuggi_2019_Interview.jpg/112px-Gurpreet_Ghuggi_2019_Interview.jpg 2x" data-file-width="576" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gurpreet_Ghuggi" title="Gurpreet Ghuggi">Gurpreet Singh Waraich</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>112 </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:Maroon;color:white"><b>2.</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lok_Insaaf_Party" title="Lok Insaaf Party">Lok Insaaf Party</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Simarjit_Singh_Bains" title="Simarjit Singh Bains">Simarjit Singh Bains</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="_National_Democratic_Alliance"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F98C1F; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Democratic Alliance (India)">National Democratic Alliance</a></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: National Democratic Alliance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Flag </th> <th>Symbol </th> <th>Photo </th> <th>Leader </th> <th>Seats contested </th> <th>Seats Won </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#0F204A;color:white"><b>1.</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SAD_flag.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/SAD_flag.svg/50px-SAD_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/SAD_flag.svg/75px-SAD_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/SAD_flag.svg/100px-SAD_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="384" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shiromani_Akali_Dal_symbol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Shiromani_Akali_Dal_symbol.svg/50px-Shiromani_Akali_Dal_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Shiromani_Akali_Dal_symbol.svg/75px-Shiromani_Akali_Dal_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Shiromani_Akali_Dal_symbol.svg/100px-Shiromani_Akali_Dal_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="296" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.jpg/52px-Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.jpg" decoding="async" width="52" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.jpg/79px-Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.jpg/105px-Sukhbir_Singh_Badal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="410" data-file-height="547" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sukhbir_Singh_Badal" title="Sukhbir Singh Badal">Sukhbir Singh Badal</a> </td> <td>94 </td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#FF9933;color:white"><b>2.</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BJP_flag.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/BJP_flag.svg/50px-BJP_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/BJP_flag.svg/75px-BJP_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/BJP_flag.svg/100px-BJP_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lotus_flower_symbol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Lotus_flower_symbol.svg/50px-Lotus_flower_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Lotus_flower_symbol.svg/75px-Lotus_flower_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Lotus_flower_symbol.svg/100px-Lotus_flower_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="340" data-file-height="330" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>23 </td> <td>3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Flag </th> <th>Symbol </th> <th>Photo </th> <th>Leader </th> <th>Seats contested </th> <th>Seats Won </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#22409A;color:white"><b>1.</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bahujan_Samaj_Party" title="Bahujan Samaj Party">Bahujan Samaj Party</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Elephant_Bahujan_Samaj_Party.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Elephant_Bahujan_Samaj_Party.svg/50px-Elephant_Bahujan_Samaj_Party.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Elephant_Bahujan_Samaj_Party.svg/75px-Elephant_Bahujan_Samaj_Party.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Elephant_Bahujan_Samaj_Party.svg/100px-Elephant_Bahujan_Samaj_Party.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Elephant.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Indian_Election_Symbol_Elephant.png/50px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Elephant.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Indian_Election_Symbol_Elephant.png/75px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Elephant.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Indian_Election_Symbol_Elephant.png/100px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Elephant.png 2x" data-file-width="413" data-file-height="369" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td>Jasvir Singh Garhi </td> <td>111 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#E1A95F;color:white"><b>2.</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aapna_Punjab_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Aapna Punjab Party">Aapna Punjab Party</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sucha_Singh_Chhotepur" title="Sucha Singh Chhotepur">Sucha Singh Chhotepur</a> </td> <td>77 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#FFCF00;color:white"><b>3.</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal_(Amritsar)" title="Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)">Shiromani Akali Dal (A)</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shiromani_Akali_Dal_(Amritsar)_Flag.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Shiromani_Akali_Dal_%28Amritsar%29_Flag.png/50px-Shiromani_Akali_Dal_%28Amritsar%29_Flag.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Shiromani_Akali_Dal_%28Amritsar%29_Flag.png/75px-Shiromani_Akali_Dal_%28Amritsar%29_Flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Shiromani_Akali_Dal_%28Amritsar%29_Flag.png/100px-Shiromani_Akali_Dal_%28Amritsar%29_Flag.png 2x" data-file-width="2225" data-file-height="1668" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Simranjit_Singh_Mann" title="Simranjit Singh Mann">Simranjit Singh Mann</a> </td> <td>54 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#f50222;color:white"><b>4.</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party of India</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CPI-banner.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/CPI-banner.svg/50px-CPI-banner.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/CPI-banner.svg/75px-CPI-banner.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/CPI-banner.svg/100px-CPI-banner.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CPI_symbol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/CPI_symbol.svg/50px-CPI_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/CPI_symbol.svg/75px-CPI_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/CPI_symbol.svg/100px-CPI_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="323" data-file-height="258" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td>Bant Singh Brar </td> <td>23 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#20C646;color:white"><b>5.</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Trinamool_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:All_India_Trinamool_Congress_flag_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/All_India_Trinamool_Congress_flag_%282%29.svg/50px-All_India_Trinamool_Congress_flag_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="32" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/All_India_Trinamool_Congress_flag_%282%29.svg/75px-All_India_Trinamool_Congress_flag_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/All_India_Trinamool_Congress_flag_%282%29.svg/100px-All_India_Trinamool_Congress_flag_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="252" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:All_India_Trinamool_Congress_symbol_2021.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/All_India_Trinamool_Congress_symbol_2021.svg/50px-All_India_Trinamool_Congress_symbol_2021.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/All_India_Trinamool_Congress_symbol_2021.svg/75px-All_India_Trinamool_Congress_symbol_2021.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/All_India_Trinamool_Congress_symbol_2021.svg/100px-All_India_Trinamool_Congress_symbol_2021.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="301" data-file-height="301" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>20 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:red;color:white"><b>6.</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Marxist_Party_of_India" title="Revolutionary Marxist Party of India">Revolutionary Marxist Party of India</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RMPI_flag.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/RMPI_flag.jpg/50px-RMPI_flag.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/RMPI_flag.jpg/75px-RMPI_flag.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/RMPI_flag.jpg/100px-RMPI_flag.jpg 2x" data-file-width="838" data-file-height="624" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mangat_Ram_Pasla.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Mangat_Ram_Pasla.jpg/50px-Mangat_Ram_Pasla.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Mangat_Ram_Pasla.jpg/75px-Mangat_Ram_Pasla.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Mangat_Ram_Pasla.jpg/100px-Mangat_Ram_Pasla.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mangat_Ram_Pasla" title="Mangat Ram Pasla">Mangat Ram Pasla</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Opinion_polls">Opinion polls</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Opinion polls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> <th style="width:195px;" rowspan="2">Polling firm/Link </th> <th style="width:70px;" rowspan="2">Date </th> <th style="width:75px;"><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a>-<a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </th> <th style="width:75px;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </th> <th style="width:75px;"><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_party" class="mw-redirect" title="Aam Aadmi party">AAP</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#0F204A;"> </th> <th style="background:#19AAED;"> </th> <th style="background:#0072B0"> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">HuffPost-CVoter<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Feb 2017 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>43 </td> <td>63 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">AajTak <a href="/wiki/Axis_My_India" title="Axis My India">Axis My India</a><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jan 2017 </td> <td>11-15 (13) </td> <td>60-65 (63) </td> <td>41-44 (43) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">ABP News-CSDS<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jan 2017 </td> <td>28-36 (32) </td> <td>47-55 (51) </td> <td>26-34 (30) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">TV24 News<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jan 2017 </td> <td>20-25(22) </td> <td>27-35(31) </td> <td>70-80(75) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">VDP Associates<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jan 2017 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>62 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">The Week-Hansa Research<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jan 2017 </td> <td>28-30 (29) </td> <td>49-51 (50) </td> <td>33-35 (34) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">India Today <a href="/wiki/Axis_My_India" title="Axis My India">Axis My India</a><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jan 2017 </td> <td>18-22 (20) </td> <td>56-62 (59) </td> <td>36-41 (39) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Lokniti-ABP-CSDS<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jan 2017 </td> <td>50-58 (54) </td> <td>41-49 (45) </td> <td>12-18 (15) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">VDP Associates<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Oct 2016 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>93 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">India Today <a href="/wiki/Axis_My_India" title="Axis My India">Axis My India</a><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Oct 2016 </td> <td>17-21 (19) </td> <td>49-55 (52) </td> <td>42-46 (44) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">TV24 India<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Aug 2016 </td> <td>20-25 (23) </td> <td>27-35 (31) </td> <td>70-80 (75) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">HuffPost-C Voter<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Mar 2016 </td> <td>06-12(9) </td> <td>08-14(11) </td> <td>94-100(97) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#DCDCDC;"><b>Election results</b> </td> <td style="background:#DCDCDC;"><b>Mar 2017</b> </td> <td style="background:#DCDCDC;"><b>18</b> </td> <td style="background:#DCDCDC;"><b>77</b> </td> <td style="background:#DCDCDC;"><b>20</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exit_polls">Exit polls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Exit polls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All the exit polls other than India Today <a href="/wiki/Axis_My_India" title="Axis My India">Axis My India</a>, wrongly predicted the winner of the election.<sup id="cite_ref-8_March_2022_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8_March_2022-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exit polls were published on the day of the election in March 2017. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> <th style="width:195px;" rowspan="2">Polling firm/Link </th> <th style="width:75px;"><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a>-<a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </th> <th style="width:75px;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </th> <th style="width:75px;"><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_party" class="mw-redirect" title="Aam Aadmi party">AAP</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#0072B0;"> </th> <th style="background:#0F204A;"> </th> <th style="background:#19AAED;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">News24 Today's Chanakya<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>9 ± 5 </td> <td>54 ± 9 </td> <td>54 ± 9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/India_Today" title="India Today">India Today</a> <a href="/wiki/Axis_My_India" title="Axis My India">Axis My India</a><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>4-7 </td> <td>62-71 </td> <td>42-51 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/India_TV" title="India TV">India TV</a> <a href="/wiki/CVoter" title="CVoter">CVoter</a><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5-13 </td> <td>41-49 </td> <td>59-67 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#DCDCDC;"><b>Election results</b> </td> <td style="background:#DCDCDC;"><b>18</b> </td> <td style="background:#DCDCDC;"><b>77</b> </td> <td style="background:#DCDCDC;"><b>20</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incidents">Incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voting_Machine_malfunction">Voting Machine malfunction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Voting Machine malfunction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several reports of the Electronic Voting Machine malfunctioning was reported from multiple locations in the state. AAP said that it had received more than 406 complaints of EVM malfunction.<sup id="cite_ref-News18_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-News18-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:0; top:0; border-width:0 200px 200px 0; border-color:Maroon; z-index:-1"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 932.64236482217px; border-left-color:#FBB917"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#FBB917"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:#FBB917"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 361.07774271147px; border-left-color:#0F204A"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#0F204A"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:#0F204A"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 54.160055732929px; border-left-color:#0072B0"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#0072B0"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:#0072B0"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:83.752804004214px 54.639434673427px 0 0; border-top-color:#19AAED"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#19AAED"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <p><b>Seat Share</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#19AAED; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> - 77 (65.8%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0072B0; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> - 20 (17.1%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0F204A; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> - 15 (12.8%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FBB917; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> - 3 (2.6%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Maroon; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Lok_Insaaf_Party" title="Lok Insaaf Party">LIP</a> - 2 (1.7%)</div> </div> </div></div> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:0; top:0; border-width:0 200px 200px 0; border-color:#DCDCDC; z-index:-1"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 344.20225766692px; border-left-color:Maroon"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:Maroon"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:Maroon"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 267.17780051813px; border-left-color:#FBB917"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#FBB917"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:#FBB917"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 119.34446716853px; border-left-color:#0072B0"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#0072B0"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:#0072B0"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:81.633925071718px 57.757270342227px 0 0; border-top-color:#22409A"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#22409A"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:75.836191528872px 65.183372530088px 0 0; border-top-color:#0F204A"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:#0F204A"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:0; border-width:0 113.42773492554px 100px 0; border-right-color:#19AAED"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;right:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 100px 0;border-color:#19AAED"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <p><b>Vote Share</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#19AAED; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> (38.5%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0F204A; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> (25.2%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#22409A; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Bahujan_Samaj_Party" title="Bahujan Samaj Party">BSP</a> (1.5%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0072B0; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> (23.7%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FBB917; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> (5.4%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Maroon; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Lok_Insaaf_Party" title="Lok Insaaf Party">LIP</a> (1.2%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:black;"> </span> Others (4.7%)</div> </div> </div></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg/360px-Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg/540px-Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg/720px-Bharat_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_Election_2017.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;"> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2"><b>Parties and coalitions</b> </th> <th colspan="3">Popular vote </th> <th colspan="3">Seats </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;">Votes </th> <th style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;">% </th> <th style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;"><b>±</b><a href="/wiki/Percentage_point" title="Percentage point">pp</a> </th> <th style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;">Contested </th> <th style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;">Won </th> <th style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;"><b>+/−</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#19AAED"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> (INC) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">59,45,899 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">38.5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">117 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">77 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>31 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#0072B0"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">Aam Aadmi Party</a> (AAP) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">36,62,665 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23.7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>23.7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">112 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#0F204A"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">Shiromani Akali Dal</a> (SAD) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">38,98,161 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">25.2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>9.4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">94 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">15 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>41 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> (BJP) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8,33,092 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5.4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#DCDCDC"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independents</a> (IND) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,23,243 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2.1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>5.0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">303 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#22409A"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bahujan_Samaj_Party" title="Bahujan Samaj Party">Bahujan Samaj Party</a> (BSP) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2,34,400 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1.5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>2.8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">117 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="Maroon"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lok_Insaaf_Party" title="Lok Insaaf Party">Lok Insaaf Party</a> (LIP) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1,89,228 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1.2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1.2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFCF00"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal_(Amritsar)" title="Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)">Shiromani Akali Dal (A)</a> SAD(A) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">49,260 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0.3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">54 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#43DCFF"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Aapna_Punjab_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Aapna Punjab Party">Aapna Punjab Party</a> (APPA) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">37,476 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0.2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">78 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Marxist_Party_of_India" title="Revolutionary Marxist Party of India">Revolutionary Marxist Party of India</a> (RMPOI) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">37,243 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0.2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#f50222"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party of India</a> (CPI) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">34,074 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0.2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="white"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/None_of_the_above" title="None of the above">None of the above</a> (NOTA) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">108,471 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0.7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>0.7 </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold;"> <td align="left" colspan="2">Total </td> <td>1,54,43,466</td> <td>100.00</td> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"> </td> <td>117</td> <td>±0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9"> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="2">Valid votes </td> <td align="right">1,54,43,466 </td> <td align="right">99.87 </td> <td colspan="4" rowspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="2">Invalid votes </td> <td align="right">19,337 </td> <td align="right">0.13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><b>Votes cast / turnout</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,54,62,803</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>77.20</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="2">Abstentions </td> <td align="right">45,66,843 </td> <td align="right">22.80 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><b>Registered voters</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>2,00,29,646</b> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2017/Punjab/05.Performance%20of%20Political%20Parties.pdf">Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 2017 (pdf)</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_By_region">Results By region</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Results By region"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Region </th> <th>Seats </th> <td style="text-align:center; background:#19AAED;color:white"><b>INC</b> </td> <td style="background: #0072B0"><span style="color:white;"><b>AAP</b></span> </td> <td style="background:#0F204A"><span style="color:white;"><b>SAD</b></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#FF9933;color:white"><b>BJP</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:Maroon;color:white"><b>LIP</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Malwa </th> <td>69 </td> <td style="text-align:center;background: #19AAED;color: white">40 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Majha </th> <td>25 </td> <td style="text-align:center;background: #19AAED;color: white">22 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Doaba </th> <td>23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;background: #19AAED;color: white">15 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Sum </th> <th>117 </th> <th style="background: #19AAED;color: white">77 </th> <th>20 </th> <th>15 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>2 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_By_district">Results By district</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Results By district"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>S. No. </th> <th>District </th> <th>Seats </th> <td style="background: #19AAED;color: white"><b>INC</b> </td> <td style="background: #0072B0;color: white"><b>AAP</b> </td> <td style="background: #0F204A;color: white"><b>SAD</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#FF9933;color:white"><b>BJP</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:Maroon;color:white"><b>LIP</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <th>Ludhiana </th> <td>14 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">8 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <th>Amritsar </th> <td>11 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <th>Jalandhar </th> <td>9 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <th>Patiala </th> <td>8 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <th>Gurdaspur </th> <td>7 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <th>Hoshiarpur </th> <td>7 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">6 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <th>Sangrur </th> <td>7 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <th>Bathinda </th> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <th>Fazilka </th> <td>4 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <th>Firozpur </th> <td>4 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <th>Kapurthala </th> <td>4 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <th>Moga </th> <td>4 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <th>Sri Muktsar Sahib </th> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <th>Tarn Taran </th> <td>4 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <th>Barnala </th> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td bgcolor="#0072B0">3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <th>Faridkot </th> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td bgcolor="#0072B0">2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <th>Fatehgarh Sahib </th> <td>3 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <th>Mansa </th> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td bgcolor="#0072B0">2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <th>Nawanshahr </th> <td>3 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <th>Pathankot </th> <td>3 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <th>Rup Nagar </th> <td>3 </td> <td bgcolor="#19AAED">2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <th>S.A.S. Nagar </th> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th>Sum </th> <th>117 </th> <th>77 </th> <th>20 </th> <th>15 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>2 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_by_constituency">Results by constituency</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Results by constituency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Constituency </th> <th colspan="4">Winner </th> <th colspan="4">Runner Up </th> <th rowspan="2">Margin </th></tr> <tr> <th># </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Votes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Pathankot_district" title="Pathankot district">Pathankot district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sujanpur_(Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sujanpur (Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency)">Sujanpur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dinesh_Singh_(Punjab_politician)" title="Dinesh Singh (Punjab politician)">Dinesh Singh</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td> <td>48910 </td> <td>Amit Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>30209 </td> <td>18701 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhoa_Assembly_constituency" title="Bhoa Assembly constituency">Bhoa</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joginder_Pal" title="Joginder Pal">Joginder Pal</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>67865 </td> <td>Seema Kumari </td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td> <td>40369 </td> <td>27496 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pathankot_Assembly_constituency" title="Pathankot Assembly constituency">Pathankot</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amit_Vij" title="Amit Vij">Amit Vij</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>56383 </td> <td>Ashwani Kumar Sharma </td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td> <td>45213 </td> <td>11170 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Gurdaspur_district" title="Gurdaspur district">Gurdaspur district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gurudaspur_Assembly_constituency" title="Gurudaspur Assembly constituency">Gurdaspur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barindermeet_Singh_Pahra" title="Barindermeet Singh Pahra">Barindermeet Singh Pahra</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>67709 </td> <td>Gurbachan Singh Babehali </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>38753 </td> <td>28956 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dina_Nagar_Assembly_constituency" title="Dina Nagar Assembly constituency">Dina Nagar</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Chaudhary" title="Aruna Chaudhary">Aruna Chaudhary</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>72176 </td> <td>Bishan Dass </td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td> <td>40259 </td> <td>31917 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Qadian_Assembly_constituency" title="Qadian Assembly constituency">Qadian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fatehjang_Singh_Bajwa" title="Fatehjang Singh Bajwa">Fatehjang Singh Bajwa</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>62596 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sewa_Singh_Sekhwan" title="Sewa Singh Sekhwan">Sewa Singh</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>50859 </td> <td>11737 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Batala_Assembly_constituency" title="Batala Assembly constituency">Batala</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakhbir_Singh_Lodhinangal" title="Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal">Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>42517 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashwani_Sekhri" title="Ashwani Sekhri">Ashwani 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<td>1194 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Amritsar_district" title="Amritsar district">Amritsar district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ajnala_Assembly_constituency" title="Ajnala Assembly constituency">Ajnala</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harpartap_Singh" title="Harpartap Singh">Harpartap Singh</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>61378 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amarpal_Singh_Ajnala" title="Amarpal Singh Ajnala">Amarpal Singh Bony Ajnala</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>42665 </td> <td>18713 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raja_Sansi_Assembly_constituency" title="Raja Sansi Assembly constituency">Raja Sansi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sukhbinder_Singh_Sarkaria" title="Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria">Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria</a> </td> <td 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href="/wiki/Amritsar_West_Assembly_constituency" title="Amritsar West Assembly constituency">Amritsar West</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raj_Kumar_Verka" title="Raj Kumar Verka">Raj Kumar Verka</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>52271 </td> <td>Rakesh Gill </td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td> <td>25424 </td> <td>26847 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amritsar_Central_Assembly_constituency" title="Amritsar Central Assembly constituency">Amritsar Central</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Om_Parkash_Soni" title="Om Parkash Soni">Om Parkash Soni</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>51242 </td> <td>Tarun Chugh </td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td> <td>30126 </td> <td>21116 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amritsar_East_Assembly_constituency" title="Amritsar East Assembly constituency">Amritsar East</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navjot_Singh_Sidhu" title="Navjot Singh Sidhu">Navjot Singh Sidhu</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>60477 </td> <td>Rajesh Kumar Honey </td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td> <td>17668 </td> <td>42809 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amritsar_South_Assembly_constituency" title="Amritsar South Assembly constituency">Amritsar South</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inderbir_Singh_Bolaria" title="Inderbir Singh Bolaria">Inderbir Singh Bolaria</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>47581 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inderbir_Singh_Nijjar" title="Inderbir Singh Nijjar">Inderbir Singh Nijjar</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>24923 </td> <td>22658 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Attari_Assembly_constituency" title="Attari Assembly constituency">Attari</a> (SC) </td> <td>Tarsem Singh D.C. </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>55335 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gulzar_Singh_Ranike" title="Gulzar Singh Ranike">Gulzar Singh Ranike</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>45133 </td> <td>10202 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Tarn_Taran_district" title="Tarn Taran district">Tarn Taran district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tarn_Taran_Assembly_constituency" title="Tarn Taran Assembly constituency">Tarn Taran</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dharambir_Agnihotri" title="Dharambir Agnihotri">Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>59794 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harmeet_Singh_Sandhu" title="Harmeet Singh Sandhu">Harmeet Singh Sandhu</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>45165 </td> <td>14629 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Khem_Karan_Assembly_constituency" title="Khem Karan Assembly constituency">Khem Karan</a> </td> <td>Sukhpal Singh Bhullar </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>81897 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virsa_Singh_Valtoha" title="Virsa Singh Valtoha">Virsa Singh</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>62295 </td> <td>19602 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patti,_Punjab_Assembly_constituency" title="Patti, Punjab Assembly constituency">Patti</a> </td> <td>Harminder Singh Gill </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>64617 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adesh_Partap_Singh_Kairon" title="Adesh Partap Singh Kairon">Adesh Partap Singh Kairon</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>56254 </td> <td>8363 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Khadoor_Sahib_Assembly_constituency" title="Khadoor Sahib Assembly constituency">Khadoor Sahib</a> </td> <td>Ramanjeet Singh Sahota Sikki </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>64666 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ravinder_Singh_Brahmpura" title="Ravinder Singh Brahmpura">Ravinder Singh Brahampura</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>47611 </td> <td>17055 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Amritsar_district" title="Amritsar district">Amritsar district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baba_Bakala_Assembly_constituency" title="Baba Bakala Assembly constituency">Baba Bakala</a> (SC) </td> <td>Santokh Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>45965 </td> <td>Dalbir Singh Tong </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>39378 </td> <td>6587 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Kapurthala_district" title="Kapurthala district">Kapurthala district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bholath_Assembly_constituency" title="Bholath Assembly constituency">Bholath</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sukhpal_Singh_Khaira" title="Sukhpal Singh Khaira">Sukhpal Singh Khaira</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>48873 </td> <td>Yuvraj Bhupinder Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>40671 </td> <td>8202 </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kapurthala_Assembly_constituency" title="Kapurthala Assembly constituency">Kapurthala</a> </td> <td>Rana Gurjit Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>56378 </td> <td>Advocate Paramjit Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>27561 </td> <td>28817 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sultanpur_Lodhi_Assembly_constituency" title="Sultanpur Lodhi Assembly constituency">Sultanpur Lodhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navtej_Singh_Cheema" title="Navtej Singh Cheema">Navtej Singh Cheema</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>41843 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Upinderjit_Kaur" title="Upinderjit Kaur">Upinderjit Kaur</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>33681 </td> <td>8162 </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phagwara_Assembly_constituency" title="Phagwara Assembly constituency">Phagwara</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Som_Parkash" title="Som Parkash">Som Parkash</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td> <td>45479 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joginder_Singh_Mann" title="Joginder Singh Mann">Joginder Singh Mann</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>43470 </td> <td>2009 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Jalandhar_district" title="Jalandhar district">Jalandhar district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phillaur_Assembly_constituency" title="Phillaur Assembly constituency">Phillaur</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baldev_Singh_Khaira" title="Baldev Singh Khaira">Baldev Singh Khaira</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>41336 </td> <td>Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>37859 </td> <td>3477 </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nakodar_Assembly_constituency" title="Nakodar Assembly constituency">Nakodar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gurpartap_Singh_Wadala" title="Gurpartap Singh Wadala">Gurpratap Singh Wadala</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>56241 </td> <td>Sarwan Singh Hayer </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>37834 </td> <td>18407 </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shahkot_Assembly_constituency" title="Shahkot Assembly constituency">Shahkot</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ajit_Singh_Kohar" title="Ajit Singh Kohar">Ajit Singh Kohar</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>46913 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hardev_Singh_Laddi" title="Hardev Singh Laddi">Hardev Singh Laddi</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> 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</td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td> <td>36649 </td> <td>17334 </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jalandhar_Central_Assembly_constituency" title="Jalandhar Central Assembly constituency">Jalandhar Central</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajinder_Beri" title="Rajinder Beri">Rajinder Beri</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>55518 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manoranjan_Kalia" title="Manoranjan Kalia">Manoranjan Kalia</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a> </td> <td>31440 </td> <td>24078 </td></tr> <tr> <td>36 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jalandhar_North_Assembly_constituency" title="Jalandhar North Assembly constituency">Jalandhar North</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avtar_Singh_Junior" title="Avtar Singh Junior">Avtar Singh Junior</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>69715 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/K._D._Bhandari" title="K. 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href="/wiki/Fatehgarh_Sahib_district" title="Fatehgarh Sahib district">Fatehgarh Sahib district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>54 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bassi_Pathana_Assembly_constituency" title="Bassi Pathana Assembly constituency">Bassi Pathana</a> (SC) </td> <td>Gurpreet Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>47319 </td> <td>Santokh Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>37273 </td> <td>10046 </td></tr> <tr> <td>55 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fatehgarh_Sahib_Assembly_constituency" title="Fatehgarh Sahib Assembly constituency">Fatehgarh Sahib</a> </td> <td>Kuljit Singh Nagra </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>58205 </td> <td>Didar Singh Bhatti </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" 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</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>35099 </td> <td>20591 </td></tr> <tr> <td>58 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samrala_Assembly_constituency" title="Samrala Assembly constituency">Samrala</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amrik_Singh_Dhillon" title="Amrik Singh Dhillon">Amrik Singh Dhillon</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>51930 </td> <td>Sarbans Singh Manki </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>40925 </td> <td>11005 </td></tr> <tr> <td>59 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sahnewal_Assembly_constituency" title="Sahnewal Assembly constituency">Sahnewal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharanjit_Singh_Dhillon" title="Sharanjit Singh Dhillon">Sharanjit Singh Dhillon</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> 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S. 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Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>37631 </td> <td>10614 </td></tr> <tr> <td>70 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jagraon_Assembly_constituency" title="Jagraon Assembly constituency">Jagraon</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saravjit_Kaur_Manuke" title="Saravjit Kaur Manuke">Saravjit Kaur Manuke</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>61521 </td> <td>Malkit Singh Dakha </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>35945 </td> <td>25576 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Moga_district" title="Moga district">Moga district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>71 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nihal_Singh_Wala_Assembly_constituency" title="Nihal Singh Wala Assembly constituency">Nihal Singhwala</a> (SC) </td> <td>Manjit Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>67313 </td> 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<td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>50593 </td> <td>1764 </td></tr> <tr> <td>74 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dharamkot_Assembly_constituency" title="Dharamkot Assembly constituency">Dharamkot</a> </td> <td>Sukhjit Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>63238 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tota_Singh" title="Tota Singh">Tota Singh</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>41020 </td> <td>22218 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Firozpur_district" title="Firozpur district">Firozpur district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>75 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zira_Assembly_constituency" title="Zira Assembly constituency">Zira</a> </td> <td>Kulbir Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> 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</td> <td>15449 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Muktsar_Sahib_district" title="Sri Muktsar Sahib district">Sri Muktsar Sahib district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>83 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lambi_Assembly_constituency" title="Lambi Assembly constituency">Lambi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>66375 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amarinder_Singh" title="Amarinder Singh">Amarinder Singh</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>43605 </td> <td>22770 </td></tr> <tr> <td>84 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gidderbaha_Assembly_constituency" title="Gidderbaha Assembly constituency">Gidderbaha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amrinder_Singh_Raja_Warring" title="Amrinder Singh Raja Warring">Amrinder Singh Raja 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<tr> <td>88 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kotkapura_Assembly_constituency" title="Kotkapura Assembly constituency">Kotkapura</a> </td> <td>Kultar Singh Sandhwan </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>47401 </td> <td>Bhai Harnirpal Singh Kukku </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>37326 </td> <td>10075 </td></tr> <tr> <td>89 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaitu_Assembly_constituency" title="Jaitu Assembly constituency">Jaitu</a> (SC) </td> <td>Baldev Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>45344 </td> <td>Mohammad Sadique </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>35351 </td> <td>9993 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Bathinda_district" title="Bathinda district">Bathinda district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>90 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rampura_Phul_Assembly_constituency" title="Rampura Phul Assembly constituency">Rampura Phul</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gurpreet_Singh_Kangar" title="Gurpreet Singh Kangar">Gurpreet Singh Kangar</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>55269 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikander_Singh_Maluka" title="Sikander Singh Maluka">Sikander Singh Maluka</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>44884 </td> <td>10385 </td></tr> <tr> <td>91 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhucho_Mandi_Assembly_constituency" title="Bhucho Mandi Assembly constituency">Bhucho Mandi</a> (SC) </td> <td>Pritam Singh Kotbhai </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>51605 </td> <td>Jagsir Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>50960 </td> <td>645 </td></tr> <tr> <td>92 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bathinda_Urban_Assembly_constituency" title="Bathinda Urban Assembly constituency">Bathinda Urban</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manpreet_Singh_Badal" title="Manpreet Singh Badal">Manpreet Singh Badal</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>63942 </td> <td>Deepak Bansal </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>45462 </td> <td>18480 </td></tr> <tr> <td>93 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bathinda_Rural_Assembly_constituency" title="Bathinda Rural Assembly constituency">Bathinda Rural</a> (SC) </td> <td>Rupinder Kaur Ruby </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>51572 </td> 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Amit Rattan Kotfatta </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>40794 </td> <td>10778 </td></tr> <tr> <td>94 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Talwandi_Sabo_Assembly_constituency" title="Talwandi Sabo Assembly constituency">Talwandi Sabo</a> </td> <td>Prof. Baljinder Kaur </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>54553 </td> <td>Khushbaz Singh Jatana </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>35260 </td> <td>19293 </td></tr> <tr> <td>95 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maur_Assembly_constituency" title="Maur Assembly constituency">Maur</a> </td> <td>Jagdev Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>62282 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Janmeja_Singh_Sekhon" title="Janmeja Singh Sekhon">Janmeja Singh 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</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>59420 </td> <td>Ajit Inder Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>50563 </td> <td>8857 </td></tr> <tr> <td>98 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Budhalada_Assembly_constituency" title="Budhalada Assembly constituency">Budhalada</a> (SC) </td> <td>Budh Ram </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>52265 </td> <td>Ranjit Kaur Bhatti </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>50989 </td> <td>1276 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Sangrur_district" title="Sangrur district">Sangrur district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>99 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lehra_Assembly_constituency" title="Lehra Assembly constituency">Lehra</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parminder_Singh_Dhindsa" title="Parminder Singh Dhindsa">Parminder Singh Dhindsa</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>65550 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajinder_Kaur_Bhattal" title="Rajinder Kaur Bhattal">Rajinder Kaur Bhattal</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>38735 </td> <td>26815 </td></tr> <tr> <td>100 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dirba_Assembly_constituency" title="Dirba Assembly constituency">Dirba</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harpal_Singh_Cheema" title="Harpal Singh Cheema">Harpal Singh Cheema</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>46434 </td> <td>Ajaib Singh Ratolan </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>44789 </td> <td>1645 </td></tr> <tr> <td>101 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sunam_Assembly_constituency" title="Sunam Assembly constituency">Sunam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aman_Arora" title="Aman Arora">Aman Arora</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>72815 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gobind_Singh_Longowal" title="Gobind Singh Longowal">Gobind Singh Longowal</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>42508 </td> <td>30307 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Barnala_district" title="Barnala district">Barnala district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>102 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhadaur_Assembly_constituency" title="Bhadaur Assembly constituency">Bhadaur</a> (SC) </td> <td>Pirmal Singh Dhaula </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>57095 </td> <td>Sant Balvir Singh Ghunas </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>36311 </td> <td>20784 </td></tr> <tr> <td>103 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barnala_Assembly_constituency" title="Barnala Assembly constituency">Barnala</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meet_Hayer" class="mw-redirect" title="Meet Hayer">Gurmeet Singh (Meet Hayer)</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>47606 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kewal_Singh_Dhillon" title="Kewal Singh Dhillon">Kewal Singh Dhillon</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>45174 </td> <td>2432 </td></tr> <tr> <td>104 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mehal_Kalan_Assembly_constituency" title="Mehal Kalan Assembly constituency">Mehal Kalan</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kulwant_Singh_Pandori" title="Kulwant Singh Pandori">Kulwant Singh Pandori</a> 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constituency">Sangrur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Inder_Singla" title="Vijay Inder Singla">Vijay Inder Singla</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>67310 </td> <td>Dinesh Bansal </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>36498 </td> <td>30812 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Patiala_district" title="Patiala district">Patiala district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>109 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nabha_Assembly_constituency" title="Nabha Assembly constituency">Nabha</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sadhu_Singh_Dharamsot" title="Sadhu Singh Dharamsot">Sadhu Singh Dharamsot</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>60861 </td> <td>Gurdev Singh Dev Mann </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>41866 </td> <td>18995 </td></tr> <tr> <td>110 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patiala_Rural_Assembly_constituency" title="Patiala Rural Assembly constituency">Patiala Rural</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brahm_Mohindra" title="Brahm Mohindra">Brahm Mohindra</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>68891 </td> <td>Karanvir Singh Tiwana </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>41662 </td> <td>27229 </td></tr> <tr> <td>111 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajpura_Assembly_constituency" title="Rajpura Assembly constituency">Rajpura</a> </td> <td>Hardial Singh Kamboj </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>59107 </td> <td>Ashutosh Joshi </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>26542 </td> <td>32565 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Mohali_district" title="Mohali district">Mohali district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>112 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dera_Bassi_Assembly_constituency" title="Dera Bassi Assembly constituency">Dera Bassi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Narinder_Kumar_Sharma" title="Narinder Kumar Sharma">Narinder Kumar Sharma</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>70792 </td> <td>Deepinder Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>68871 </td> <td>1921 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Patiala_district" title="Patiala district">Patiala district</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>113 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ghanaur_Assembly_constituency" title="Ghanaur Assembly constituency">Ghanaur</a> </td> <td>Thekedar Madan Lal Jalalpur </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>65965 </td> <td>Harpreet Kaur Mukhmailpur </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>29408 </td> <td>36557 </td></tr> <tr> <td>114 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanour_Assembly_constituency" title="Sanour Assembly constituency">Sanour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harinder_Pal_Singh_Chandumajra" title="Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra">Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>58867 </td> <td>Harinder Pal Singh Mann </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>53997 </td> <td>4870 </td></tr> <tr> <td>115 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patiala_Assembly_constituency" title="Patiala Assembly constituency">Patiala</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amarinder_Singh" title="Amarinder Singh">Amarinder Singh</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>72586 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dr._Balbir_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="Dr. Balbir Singh">Dr. Balbir Singh</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#0066A4"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">AAP</a> </td> <td>20179 </td> <td>52407 </td></tr> <tr> <td>116 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samana_Assembly_constituency" title="Samana Assembly constituency">Samana</a> </td> <td>Rajinder Singh </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>62551 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surjit_Singh_Rakhra" title="Surjit Singh Rakhra">Surjit Singh Rakhra</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>52702 </td> <td>9849 </td></tr> <tr> <td>117 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shutrana_Assembly_constituency" title="Shutrana Assembly constituency">Shutrana</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nirmal_Singh_(Shutrana_politician)" title="Nirmal Singh (Shutrana politician)">Nirmal Singh</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a> </td> <td>58008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vaninder_Kaur_Loomba" title="Vaninder Kaur Loomba">Vaninder Kaur Loomba</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#002147"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">SAD</a> </td> <td>39488 </td> <td>18520 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="11">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eciresults.nic.in">Election Commission of India</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141218160549/http://eciresults.nic.in/">Archived</a> 18 December 2014 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_Formation">Government Formation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Government Formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 11, 2017, the results of the Punjab Assembly elections were declared and the <a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">Akali-BJP coalition</a> was defeated. Punjab Chief Minister <a href="/wiki/Prakash_Singh_Badal" class="mw-redirect" title="Prakash Singh Badal">Prakash Singh Badal</a> resigned in next 12 days.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 16, 2017, <a href="/wiki/Amarinder_Singh" title="Amarinder Singh">Capt. Amarinder Singh</a> was sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab, along with nine of his cabinet ministers.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bypolls_2017-2021">Bypolls 2017-2021</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Bypolls 2017-2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>MLA before election </th> <th colspan="2">Party before election </th> <th>Elected MLA </th> <th colspan="2">Party after election </th> <th>Reason </th></tr> <tr> <th>1. <ol><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ol> </th> <td>28 May 2018<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shahkot_Assembly_constituency" title="Shahkot Assembly constituency">Shahkot</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ajit_Singh_Kohar" title="Ajit Singh Kohar">Ajit Singh Kohar</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0F204A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">Shiromani Akali Dal</a> </td> <td>Hardev Singh Ladi </td> <td rowspan="4" style="background-color: #19AAED"> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>Death </td></tr> <tr> <th>2. </th> <td rowspan="4">21 October 2019<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phagwara_Assembly_constituency" title="Phagwara Assembly constituency">Phagwara</a> (SC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Som_Parkash" title="Som Parkash">Som Parkash</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td>Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal </td> <td>Elected to Lok Sabha </td></tr> <tr> <th>3. </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mukerian_Assembly_constituency" title="Mukerian Assembly constituency">Mukerian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajnish_Kumar_(politician)" title="Rajnish Kumar (politician)">Rajnish Kumar</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #19AAED"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>Indu Bala </td> <td>Death </td></tr> <tr> <th>4. </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jalalabad_(Punjab_Assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jalalabad (Punjab Assembly constituency)">Jalalabad</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sukhbir_Singh_Badal" title="Sukhbir Singh Badal">Sukhbir Singh Badal</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0F204A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">Shiromani Akali Dal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raminder_Singh_Awla" title="Raminder Singh Awla">Raminder Singh Awla</a> </td> <td>Elected to Lok Sabha </td></tr> <tr> <th>5. </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dakha_Assembly_constituency" title="Dakha Assembly constituency">Dakha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H._S._Phoolka" title="H. S. Phoolka">H. S. Phoolka</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0072B0"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party" title="Aam Aadmi Party">Aam Aadmi Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manpreet_Singh_Ayali" title="Manpreet Singh Ayali">Manpreet Singh Ayali</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0F204A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">Shiromani Akali Dal</a> </td> <td>Resigned </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Punjab,_India" title="Politics of Punjab, India">Politics of Punjab, India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election">2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election_in_Punjab" title="2019 Indian general election in Punjab">2019 Indian general election in Punjab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="List of constituencies of Punjab Legislative Assembly">List of constituencies of Punjab Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_elections_in_India" title="2017 elections in India">2017 elections in India</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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<ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_Indian_general_election_in_Patiala_and_East_Punjab_States_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 Indian general election in Patiala and East Punjab States Union (page does not exist)">1951</a> (PEPSU)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_Indian_general_election_in_Punjab&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 Indian general election in Punjab (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1957_Indian_general_election_in_Punjab&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1957 Indian general election in Punjab (page does not exist)">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Indian_general_election_in_Punjab&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 Indian general election in Punjab (page does not exist)">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_Indian_general_election_in_Punjab&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 Indian general election in Punjab (page does not 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href="/wiki/1920_Punjab_Legislative_Council_election" title="1920 Punjab Legislative Council election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Punjab_Legislative_Council_election" title="1923 Punjab Legislative Council election">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Punjab_Legislative_Council_election" title="1926 Punjab Legislative Council election">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Punjab_Legislative_Council_election" title="1930 Punjab Legislative Council election">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Punjab_Provincial_Assembly_election" title="1937 Punjab Provincial Assembly election">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Punjab_Provincial_Assembly_election" title="1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly election">1946</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-Independence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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