2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

Not to be confused with 2022 Punjab provincial by-election.

2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
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All 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly
59 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout72.15% (Decrease 5.05%)[1][2]
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Bhagwant Mann Charanjit Singh Channi Sukhbir Singh Badal
Party AAP INC SAD
Alliance - UPA SAD+
Leader since 2019[3] 2021 2019
Leader's seat Dhuri Chamkaur Sahib,
Bhadaur
(both lost) 		Jalalabad
(lost)
Last election 23.72%, 20 seats 38.50%, 77 seats 25.24%, 15 seats
Seats won 92 18 3
Seat change Increase 72 Decrease 59 Decrease 12
Popular vote 6,538,783 3,576,684 2,861,286
Percentage 42.01% 22.98% 18.38%
Swing Increase 18.29% Decrease 15.52% Decrease 6.86%
Assembly Constituencies of Punjab Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister before election

Charanjit Singh Channi
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Bhagwant Mann
AAP

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Punjab on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 10 March 2022.[4]

The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats. AAP Punjab convener and MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[5] Mann ministry was formed with 10 cabinet ministers on 19 March 2022.[6]

  1. ^ "Poll panel revises Punjab voter turnout to 71.95%". The Indian Express. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference turnout was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Mohammad Ghazali (31 January 2019). "A year after exit Bhagwant Mann reappointed Punjab Aam Aadmi Party Chief". NDTV. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Indian Express 13 March 2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. ^ "AAP govt in Punjab: 10 cabinet ministers take oath as Team Mann takes guard". Hindustan Times. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.