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2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
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All 117 seats of the Punjab Legislative Assembly 59 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 77.20% ( 1.10%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Seatwise result map of the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Structure of the Punjab Legislative Assembly after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ "'Amarinder appointed Captain of Punjab Congress'". Daily Post India. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ^ "AAP appoints Gurpreet Ghuggi as Punjab convener". The Tribune. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "AAP"s Ghuggi loses from Batala". Press Trust of India. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2022 – via India Today.
- ^ "Punjab Elections 2017". The Quint. 12 February 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Khanna, Rajeev (13 February 2016). "Why is BJP keen on retaining Akali alliance in Punjab?". CatchNews. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ Vasudeva, Vikas (29 December 2015). "BJP gets ready to bargain for more seats in Punjab". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Punjab, Goa Assembly elections 2017: 78.6% polling in Punjab, Goa sees 82.3% turnout". 5 February 2017.
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