Elections in Punjab
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Elections in Punjab
, a state in India
are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Punjab creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, a state in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Punjab creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
Lok Sabha elections
| Year | Lok Sabha Election | Winning Party/Coalition | |
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| 1951 | First Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
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| 1957 | Second Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Third Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Fourth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Fifth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Sixth Lok Sabha | Janata alliance (SAD Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal , translation: Supreme Akali Party) is a Sikh nationalist political parties based in Punjab. The current party to be recognized by the Election Commission of India is the one led by Parkash Singh Badal... , BLD Bharatiya Lok Dal Bharatiya Lok Dal was a political party in India. The BLD was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the autocratic rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, the Utkal Congress, the Bharatiya Kranti Dal, and the Socialist Party... , CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of... ) |
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| 1980 | Seventh Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1984 | Eighth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Ninth Lok Sabha | National Front National Front (India) The National Front was a coalition of political parties, led by the Janata Dal, which formed India's government between 1989 and 1990 under the leadership of N. T. Rama Rao as President and V. P. Singh as Convener. The coalition's prime minister was V. P. Singh... (SAD Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal , translation: Supreme Akali Party) is a Sikh nationalist political parties based in Punjab. The current party to be recognized by the Election Commission of India is the one led by Parkash Singh Badal... ) |
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| 1991 | Tenth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Eleventh Lok Sabha | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 1998 | Twelfth Lok Sabha | National Democratic Alliance National Democratic Alliance (India) The National Democratic Alliance is a centre-right coalition of political parties in India. At the time of its formation in 1998, it was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and had thirteen constituent parties. Its convenor is Sharad Yadav, and its honorary chairman is former prime minister Atal... (SAD, BJP Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... ) |
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| 1999 | Thirteenth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Fourteenth Lok Sabha | National Democratic Alliance National Democratic Alliance (India) The National Democratic Alliance is a centre-right coalition of political parties in India. At the time of its formation in 1998, it was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and had thirteen constituent parties. Its convenor is Sharad Yadav, and its honorary chairman is former prime minister Atal... (SAD, BJP Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... ) |
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| 2009 | Fifteenth Lok Sabha Indian general election in Punjab, 2009 The Indian general election, 2009 in Punjab, occurred for 13 seats in the state. Punjab went for the Lok sabha elections in two phases-7 may and 13may. There were 13 parliament seats from Punjab and the elections were held for 4 seats on the 7th of may and remaining 9 on the 13 of may.It was the... |
Indian National Congress |