Politics in reorganised present-day Punjab is dominated by mainly four parties – Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal). Since 1967, Chief Minister of Punjab has been predominantly from Jat Sikh community despite its 21 percent state population. Exceptions are Giani Zail Singh, the Chief Minister of Punjab from 17 March 1972 to 30 April 1977 belonging to Ramgarhia community that has population of 6 percent and is a part of significant OBC community having population of 31.3 percent in the state and Charanjit Singh Channi who held the position for 111 days from 20 September 2021 to 16 March 2022 and was from Scheduled Caste(Dalit) who have 32 percent population in the state. Other prominent party is Bahujan Samaj Party especially in Doaba region founded by Kanshi Ram of Rupnagar district. In 1992 BSP won 9 seats Vidhan Sabha elections. Also BSP won 3 lok sabha seats from Punjab in 1996 general elections and only Garhshanker seat in 1997 Vidhan Sabha elections. Communist parties too have some influence in the Malwa area. In the 2014 general elections, the first-time contesting Aam Aadmi Party got 4 out of 13 seats in Punjab by winning 34 of the total 117 assembly segments, coming second in 7, third in 73 and fourth in the rest 3 segments. The support for the Aam Aadmi Party increased later in Punjab. The current Government was elected in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections and the AAP won 92 out of 117 Assembly seats with Bhagwant Mann as the Chief Minister. The Congress flows down to get only 18 seats.
History Pre-1947 period
Before 1947 partition of Punjab, politics were dominated by Unionist Party as it was main party in united Punjab especially seen in 1937 elections.
1947–1966
During 1947-1966 Punjab was undivided and consisted of present-day Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh. This meant that both population and religion factor of whole state was mixed and politics were dominated by Indian National Congress.
Political parties Political PartyParty FlagParty Electoral SymbolPolitical LeaningFoundedFounderState Unit LeaderLok SabhaRajya SabhaPunjab Legislative AssemblyAam Aadmi PartyCentre26 November 2012Arvind KejriwalBhagwant MannShiromani Akali DalConservatism Punjabiyat Federalism14 December 1920Master Tara SinghSukhbir Singh BadalBharatiya Janata PartyHindutva Right-wing Nationalism6 April 1980Atal Bihari VajpayeeKewal Singh DhillonShiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)Sikhism Radical Sikh Separatism1 May 1994Splinter Faction (Collective Group)Simranjit Singh MannIndian National CongressSecularism Liberalism28 December 1885Allan Octavian HumeCharanjit Singh ChanniAkali Dal (Waris Punjab De)Punjabiyat Right-wing populism14 January 2025Amritpal SinghAmritpal Singh
Maps
Punjab in Map of India Punjab is situated in Northern India and shares its boundary with three states – Rajasthan, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh and with two Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh. It also shares its border with Pakistan.
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Last year election dates were announced on 8 January and polling was completed on 20 February 2022. Results were declared on 10 March 2022.
Map of Punjab Punjab has 23 districts (Malerkotla is the 23rd District, carved out from Sangrur District in May, 2021) and is divided into 4 regions, having 117 total constituencies.
Majha region have 4 district and 25 Assembly constituencies Doaba is the smallest region with 23 assembly constituencies and 4 districts Malwa is the biggest region with 15 districts (including 3 districts in Puadh region) and 69 assembly constituencies
34 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Punjab have no reservation for ST community.
Legislative Assembly Seats Map This year Punjab will see Major Fight between Indian National Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal and Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Punjab Democratic Alliance.
34 Seats are Reserved for SC's and 83 are unreserved out of 117 assembly Constituencies of Punjab
Region and District wise list of Assembly constituencies
S. No.RegionDistrict AC No. Assembly Constituency 1.MAJHA1.MAJHAPathankot1Sujanpur2.Pathankot2Bhoa3.Pathankot3Pathankot4.Gurdaspur4Gurdaspur5.Gurdaspur5Dina Nagar6.Gurdaspur6Qadian7.Gurdaspur7Batala8.Gurdaspur8.Sri Hargobindpur9.Gurdaspur9Fatehgarh Churian10.Gurdaspur10Dera Baba Nanak11.Sri Amritsar Sahib11Ajnala12.Sri Amritsar Sahib12Raja Sansi13.Sri Amritsar Sahib13Majitha14.Sri Amritsar Sahib15Amritsar North15.Sri Amritsar Sahib16Amritsar West16.Sri Amritsar Sahib17Amritsar Central17.Sri Amritsar Sahib18Amritsar East18.Sri Amritsar Sahib19Amritsar South19.Sri Amritsar Sahib20Attari20.Sri Amritsar Sahib14Jandiala21.Tarn Taran Sahib21Tarn Taran22.Sri Tarn Taran Sahib22Khem Karan23.Sri Tarn Taran Sahib23Patti24.Sri Tarn Taran Sahib24Khadoor Sahib25.Sri Amritsar Sahib25Baba Bakala2.DOABA26.DOABAKapurthala27Kapurthala27.Kapurthala28Sultanpur Lodhi28.Kapurthala29.Phagwara29.Jalandhar30Phillaur30.Jalandhar31Nakodar31.Jalandhar32Shahkot32.Jalandhar33Kartarpur33.Jalandhar34Jalandhar West34.Jalandhar35Jalandhar Central35.Jalandhar36Jalandhar North36.Jalandhar37Jalandhar Cantt.37.Jalandhar38Adampur38.Kapurthala26Bholath39.Hoshiarpur39Mukerian40.Hoshiarpur40Dasuya41.Hoshiarpur41Urmar42.Hoshiarpur42Sham Chaurasi43.Hoshiarpur43Hoshiarpur44.Hoshiarpur44Chabbewal45.Hoshiarpur45Garhshankar46.NawanShahr46Banga47.NawanShahr47Nawanshahr48.NawanShahr48Balachaur3.MALWA49.MALWARupnagar49Anandpur Sahib50.Rupnagar50Rupnagar51.Rupnagar51Chamkaur Sahib52.Mohali52Kharar53.Mohali53S.A.S. Nagar54.Ludhiana60Ludhiana East55.Ludhiana61Ludhiana South56.Ludhiana62Atam Nagar57.Ludhiana63Ludhiana Central58.Ludhiana64Ludhiana West59.Ludhiana65Ludhiana North60.Ludhiana66Gill61.Ludhiana68Dakha62.Ludhiana70Jagraon63.Sri Fatehgarh Sahib54Bassi Pathana64.Sri Fatehgarh Sahib55Fatehgarh Sahib65.Sri Fatehgarh Sahib56Amloh66.Ludhiana57Khanna67.Ludhiana58Samrala68.Ludhiana59Sahnewal69.Ludhiana67Payal70.Ludhiana69Raikot71.Sangrur106Amargarh72.Moga71Nihal Singhwala 73.Moga72Bhagha Purana74.Moga73Moga75.Moga74Dharamkot76.Firozpur 75.Zira77.Sri Mukatsar Sahib84Gidderbaha78.Faridkot87Faridkot79.Faridkot88Kotkapura80.Faridkot89Jaitu81.Bathinda90Rampura Phul82.Firozpur76Firozpur City83.Firozpur77Firozpur Rural84.Firozpur78Guru Har Sahai85.Fazilka79Jalalabad86.Fazilka80Fazilka87.Fazilka81Abohar88.Fazilka82Balluana89.Sri Mukatsar Sahib85Malout90.Sri Mukatsar Sahib86Muktsar91.Sri Mukatsar Sahib83Lambi92.Bathinda91Bhucho Mandi93.Bathinda92Bathinda Urban94.Bathinda93Bathinda Rural95.Bathinda94Talwandi Sabo96.Bathinda95Maur97.Mansa96Mansa98.Mansa97Sardulgarh99.Mansa98Budhlada100.Sangrur99Lehra101.Sangrur100Dirba102.Sangrur101Sunam103.Barnala102Bhadaur104.Barnala103Barnala105.Barnala104Mehal Kalan106.Sangrur105Malerkotla107.Sangrur107Dhuri108.Sangrur108Sangrur109.Patiala109Nabha110.Patiala110Patiala Rural111.Patiala111Rajpura112.Mohali112Dera Bassi113.Patiala113Ghanaur114.Patiala114Sanour115.Patiala115Patiala116.Patiala116Samana117.Patiala117Shutrana
Constituencies Following is the list of parliamentary constituencies (PC) and assembly constituencies (AC) of Punjab:-
PC No. Parliamentary Constituency AC No. Assembly Constituency 1Gurdaspur1Sujanpur2Bhoa3Pathankot4Gurdaspur5Dina Nagar6Qadian7Batala9Fatehgarh Churian10Dera Baba Nanak2Amritsar11Ajnala12Raja Sansi13Majitha15Amritsar North16Amritsar West17Amritsar Central18Amritsar East19Amritsar South20Attari3Khadoor Sahib14Jandiala21Tarn Taran22Khem Karan23Patti24Khadoor Sahib25Baba Bakala27Kapurthala28Sultanpur Lodhi75Zira4Jalandhar30Phillaur31Nakodar32Shahkot33Kartarpur34Jalandhar West35Jalandhar Central36Jalandhar North37Jalandhar Cantt.38Adampur5Hoshiarpur8Sri Hargobindpur26Bholath29Phagwara39Mukerian40Dasuya41Urmar42Sham Chaurasi43Hoshiarpur44Chabbewal6Anandpur Sahib45Garhshankar46Banga47Nawanshahr48Balachaur49Anandpur Sahib50Rupnagar51Chamkaur Sahib52Kharar53S.A.S. Nagar7Ludhiana60Ludhiana East61Ludhiana South62Atam Nagar63Ludhiana Central64Ludhiana West65Ludhiana North66Gill68Dakha70Jagraon8Fatehgarh Sahib54Bassi Pathana55Fatehgarh Sahib56Amloh57Khanna58Samrala59Sahnewal67Payal69Raikot106Amargarh9Faridkot71Nihal Singhwala 72Bhagha Purana73Moga74Dharamkot84Gidderbaha87Faridkot88Kotkapura89Jaitu90Rampura Phul10Ferozepur76Firozpur City77Firozpur Rural78Guru Har Sahai79Jalalabad80Fazilka81Abohar82Balluana85Malout86Muktsar11Bathinda83Lambi91Bhucho Mandi92Bathinda Urban93Bathinda Rural94Talwandi Sabo95Maur96Mansa97Sardulgarh98Budhlada12Sangrur99Lehra100Dirba101Sunam102Bhadaur103Barnala104Mehal Kalan105Malerkotla107Dhuri108Sangrur13Patiala109Nabha110Patiala Rural111Rajpura112Dera Bassi113Ghanaur114Sanour115Patiala116Samana117Shutrana
Former Constituencies The most recent Delimitation Commission was constituted on July 12, 2002. The recommendations of the commission were approved by the Presidential notification on February 19, 2008. With this, three of the constituencies were eliminated. The Lok Sabha constituencies abolished, as a result, were as follows:
Phillaur constituency Ropar constituency Tarn Taran constituency
See also List of Incumbent Members of Parliament from Punjab, India 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election List of constituencies of Punjab Legislative Assembly Politics of India Punjab, Pakistan Punjab, India History of the Punjab Punjabi people Elections in Punjab Convener of Aam Aadmi Party (Punjab, India)
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