Punjab Lok Sabha General Election Results 2019 Updates

In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.

In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.

In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.

Facts About Punjab's Polity

Election Schedule for Punjab Lok Sabha General Election 2019

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List of Candidates Contesting for Punjab Lok Sabha General Election 2019 - Click Here

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Ludhiana(Punjab) Municipal Corporation Election 2018 Result Live Updates:

Congress is leading in 11 wards; SAD-BJP, AAP-LIP, others leading in 2 wards each

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Punjab Election 2017 Result Summary

The Congress party has swept the elections in Punjab. The Congress party has won 77, while the incumbent SAD-BJP secured only 18 seats in the house of 117. Another strong contender for Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party also did not perform as per the expectations and stood at the second place with just 20 seats. The results are in keeping with the Exit polls which suggested a Congress win in the state. Captain Amarinder Singh, the chief of the Punjab Congress unit, is likely to be the chief minister of the state. Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot singh sidhu had also joined the Congress party on the eve of elections. The elections in Punjab were fought on the issue of corruption and governance. Drugs were another major issue in the elections.

Punjab Assembly Elections 2017

Captain Amarinder Singh took oath of office and secrecy at Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh March 16. He is the 26th chief minister of Punjab. Along with him nine other ministers also took oath of the office. Navjot Singh Siddhu gets a berth in the cabinet. The oath of office to captain Amarinder Singh was administered b y Governor V.P Singh Badnore in presence of congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh

The polling in 117 constituencies was conducted on February 4, 2017. Though it was a triangular contest but as many of the poll surveys have suggested it is a direct fight between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, the new party fighting for the first time in Punjab. Around 74 Percent people actually voted in the state. 1,145 candidates were in the fray.

All the political parties extensively campaigned in the state to entice the electorate with freebies and sops in their manifesto. Drugs were the main issue this time as is the economic collapse of the state. The opposition parties blamed the Akali government which was in power since 2012 of ruining the economy of Punjab and doing nothing for the farmers and youth in particular. The state has earned a bad name for drug peddling and drug use which is according to many studies is rampant in the state.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi held several rallies and road shows. The opposition was upbeat as most of the polls suggest that the Akali Dal would be routed and secure only the third position while either AAP or the Congress would form the government.

Punjab Election Exit Poll 2017

Issues in the State

There are a number of issues plaguing the state at present, prime among which are corruption, unemployment, drug addiction and receding water tables that may pose a serious threat to the state's agriculture. Revival of agriculture is a key issue which no political party has adequately addressed till now. Since Punjab is known as the granary and the bread basket of India, its looming crisis in agriculture is not just a concern for the state, but the entire nation. According to studies, water levels have dropped by 10 metres since 1973 and the rate of decline is intensifying.

Creating employment opportunities and tapping the human capital are also two other challenges that the state must deal with in order to check the rising menace of drug addiction among the youth.

About Punjab Elections

The erstwhile Patiala and East Punjab States Union was formed on 15 July 1948 by merging eight princely states of East Punjab. The state legislature was bicameral, comprising the Vidhan Sabha (lower house) and Vidhan Parishad (upper house). In1956, the state was reorganised and renamed Punjab. The strength of the Vidhan Parishad of the newly formed state was enhanced from 40 seats to 46 and then 51 in 1957.

Punjab was trifurcated in 1966 to form Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and the present-day Punjab. The Vidhan Parishad was reduced to 40 seats and the Vidhan Sabha was expanded to 104 seats. The Vidhan Parishad was abolished on 1 January 1970. Therefore, Punjab has a unicameral legislature now.

The Punjab legislative assembly, or the Vidhan Sabha, has 117 members today. These members are elected directly from 117 single-member constituencies of the state. A term of the Legislative Assembly lasts five years unless dissolved earlier.

The current governor of Punjab is Kaptan Singh Solanki. Charanjit Singh Atwal is the Speaker of the Assembly while Dinesh Singh is the Deputy Speaker. Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal is the leader of the house while Sunil Kumar Jakhar of Congress is the main opposition leader. The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Chandigarh.

State Legislative Assembly of Punjab

Punjab has a unicameral legislature with 117 seats, with a term of five years. It is headed by the Chief Minister. The current speaker of the house is Charanjit Sigh Atwal. The Legislative Assembly was first summoned in 1937 and post independence of India, the state had a bicameral legislature until a unicameral legislature was established in 1970. In the last election in 2012, the SAD won 56 seats, the INC won 46, the BJP won 12 and the three remaining seats were won by independent candidates. Check the members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Punjab...

Punjab Assembly Election Results:

Cabinet Ministers of Punjab

Rajya Sabha Members from Punjab

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Punjab

The Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab is Kusumjit Sidhu, who was appointed prior to the 2009 general election. She is an IAS officer from the 1979 Punjab cadre and has a Bachelor's degree in English, History and French as well as a Master's degree in History.

Punjab Lok Sabha Election Summary 2014

After the declaration of the results in Punjab no majority party has won clearly in the Lok Sabha polls. Four seats were bagged by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The state of Punjab has 13 Lok Sabha seats which have participated in several Lok Sabha polls so far. The state government in Punjab is headed by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party and Prakash Singh Badal is the present Chief Minister of the state. Besides, SAD, Indian National Congress (INC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party are other leading parties in Punjab. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the state took part for its 13 parliamentary seats, out of which four are reserved for Scheduled Castes. The Amritsar constituency has a These parties followed their campaign strategies and raised issues in Punjab like AAP emphasised on anti-corruption movement, BJP focused on development, and Congress centered around Right to Information (RTI). The exit polls and opinion polls predicted the INC and SAD will grab maximum number of seats in the elections.