2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

2017 Punjab legislative assembly election
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All 117 seats of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.20% (Decrease1.10%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Captain Amarinder Singh Gurpreet Singh Waraich Parkash Singh Badal
Party INC AAP SAD
Alliance UPA AAP+ NDA
Leader since 2015[1] 2016[2] 2007
Leader's seat Patiala (won)
Lambi (lost) 		Batala (lost)[3] Lambi
Last election 46 New 68
Seats after 77 20 18
Seat change Increase 31 New Decrease 50
Popular vote 5,945,899 3,662,665 4,731,253
Percentage 38.64% 23.70% 30.6%
Swing Decrease 1.47% New Decrease 11.20%
Chief Minister before election

Prakash Singh Badal
SAD

Elected Chief Minister

Amarinder Singh
INC

A Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Punjab[4] on 4 February 2017 to elect the 117 members of the Fifteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes was done on 11 March 2017.[5] The ruling pre-election coalition was the alliance[6][7] comprising the political parties Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party and led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The voter turnout for the Punjab Assembly election was 77.2% The Indian National Congress led by former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh defeated the ruling alliance and the newcomer Aam Aadmi Party.[8]

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  2. ^ "AAP appoints Gurpreet Ghuggi as Punjab convener". The Tribune. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ "AAP"s Ghuggi loses from Batala". Press Trust of India. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2022 – via India Today.
  4. ^ "Punjab Elections 2017". The Quint. 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Punjab Assembly Election Results 2017 | Election Winners | Election Results Live Update Punjab | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | Bahujan Samaj Party | Samajwadi Party | Onmanorama". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ Khanna, Rajeev (13 February 2016). "Why is BJP keen on retaining Akali alliance in Punjab?". CatchNews. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  7. ^ Vasudeva, Vikas (29 December 2015). "BJP gets ready to bargain for more seats in Punjab". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Punjab, Goa Assembly elections 2017: 78.6% polling in Punjab, Goa sees 82.3% turnout". 5 February 2017.