2007 Punjab legislative assembly election Turnout 75.42% ( 13.28pp)
The Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2007 was held in Indian state of Punjab in 2007, to elect 117 members to the 13th Punjab Lagislative Assembly .[ 1] Shiromani Akali Dal , and its alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party gained majority of the seats. Parkash Singh Badal was elected as the Chief Minister
2007 general elections in Punjab witnessed most closely fought elections in Indian National Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal . The turnout among 1.69 Crore eligible voters, which is 76% was exceptionally high compared to last elections.
The 2007 Punjab Assembly Elections at a Glance
The 2007 Punjab Assembly Elections at a Glance S. No. (Contest/won) (Contest/won) (Contest/won) 1997 Vote 2002 Vote 2007 Vote INC 105/14 26.59 105/62 35.81 116/44 40.9 SAD 92/75 37.64 92/41 31.08 93/49 37.09 BJP 22/18 8.33 23/3 5.67 23/19 8.28 CPI 15/2 2.98 11/2 2.15 25/0 0.76 CPM 25/0 1.79 13/0 0.36 14/0 0.28 SAD (M)
30/1 3.10 84/0 4.65 37/0 0.52
Parties and Alliances [ edit ] National Democratic Alliance
Bahujan Samaj Party
Summary of results of the Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2007[ 1] Party Candidates Seats won Votes % of Votes Shiromani Akali Dal 93 48 4,689,018 37.09% Indian National Congress 116 44 5,170,548 40.90% Bharatiya Janata Party 23 19 1,046,451 8.28% Independent 431 5 861,595 6.82% Total[ a] 1043 116 12,641,706
^ The total includes votes and contestants of all parties, even those who failed to win any seat. Region Seats INC SAD BJP Others Malwa 65 37 19 5 4 Majha 27 3 17 7 0 Doaba 25 4 13 7 1 Sum 117 44 49 19 5
Result by Constituency [ edit ] List of Successful Candidates in Punjab Assembly Election in 2007
A. C. NO. Assembly Constituency Name Category Winner Candidates Name Gender Party Vote Runner-up Candidates Name Gender Party vote 1 Fatehgarh GEN Nirmal Singh Kahlon M SAD 49909 Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa,Dharowali M INC 44081 2 Batala GEN Jagdish Sahni M BJP 47936 Ashwani M INC 47850 3 Qadian GEN Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal M SAD 52567 Tripat Rajinder Singh M INC 50828 4 Sri Hargobindpur GEN Capt. Balbir Singh Bath M SAD 42581 Fateh Jang Singh Bajwa M INC 39303 5 Kahnuwan GEN Partap Singh Bajwa M INC 50271 Sewa Singh Sekhwan M SAD 45548 By Polls in 2009 Kahnuwan GEN Sewa Singh Sekhwan M SAD 53853 F.Singh Bajwa M INC 41809 6 Dhariwal GEN Sucha Singh Langah M SAD 52134 Sucha Singh Chhotepur M IND 38184 7 Gurdaspur GEN Gurbachan Singh M SAD 51446 Pritam Singh Bhinder M INC 47109 8 Dina Nagar (SC) Sita Ram M BJP 49173 Aruna Choudhry F INC 48331 9 Narot Mehra (SC) Bishamber Dass M BJP 40813 Rumal Chand M INC 25430 10 Pathankot GEN Master Mohan Lal M BJP 43717 Ashok Sharma M INC 35182 11 Sujanpur GEN Dinesh Singh M BJP 51984 Raghunath Sahai Puri M INC 51656 12 Majitha GEN Bikram Singh Majithia M SAD 51690 Sukhjinder Raj Singh (Lalli) Majithia M INC 28682 13 Verka (SC) Dalbir Singh M SAD 67699 Raj Kumar M INC 49602 14 Jandiala (SC) Malkiat Singh M SAD 63124 Sardul Singh M INC 48841 15 Amritsar North GEN Anil Joshi M BJP 33397 Jugal Kishore Sharma M INC 19302 16 Amritsar West GEN Om Parkash Soni M INC 60978 Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina M BJP 48875 17 Amritsar Central GEN Laxmi Kanta Chawla F BJP 18866 Darbari Lal M INC 15171 18 Amritsar South GEN Raminder Singh Bolaria M SAD 54632 Harjinder Singh Thekedar M INC 30624 By Polls in 2008 Amritsar South GEN Inder Bir Singh Bolari M SAD 43495 Navdeep Singh Goldy M INC 21262 19 Ajnala GEN Amarpal Singh Ajnala M SAD 56560 Harpartap Singh Ajnala M INC 46359 20 Raja Sansi GEN Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria M INC 51698 Vir Singh Lopoke M SAD 43422 21 Attari (SC) Gulzar Singh Ranike M SAD 43235 Rattan Singh M INC 24163 22 Tarn Taran GEN Harmeet Singh M SAD 44841 Manjit Singh M INC 28307 23 Khadoor Sahib (SC) Manjit Singh Mianwind M SAD 43470 Tarsem Singh M INC 33490 24 Naushahra Panwan GEN Ranjit Singh Brahampura M SAD 39846 Dharambir Aganihotri Sheron M INC 37387 25 Patti GEN Adesh Partap Singh Kairon M SAD 55485 Harminder Singh Gill M INC 45538 26 Valtoha GEN Virsa Singh M SAD 52085 Gurchet Singh M INC 40735 27 Adampur GEN Sarbjeet Singh Makkar M SAD 44883 Kanwaljit Singh Lally M INC 34643 28 Jullundur Cantonment GEN Jagbir Singh Brar M SAD 50436 Gurkanwal Kaur F INC 33452 29 Jalandhar North GEN K. D. Bhandari M BJP 45579 Avtar Henry M INC 40650 30 Jullundur Central GEN Manoranjan Kalia M BJP 47221 Tajinder Singh Bittu M INC 28212 31 Jullundur South (SC) Chuni Lal Bhagat M BJP 56775 Mohinder Singh K.P. M INC 44860 32 Kartarpur (SC) Avinash Chander M SAD 54380 Ch. Jagjit Singh M INC 43311 33 Lohian GEN Ajit Singh Kohar M SAD 59642 Ltcol C. D. Singh Kamboj M INC 40381 34 Nakodar GEN Amarjit Singh Samra M INC 44255 Kuldip Singh Wadala M SAD 41037 35 Nur Mahal GEN Gurdip Singh Bhullar M SAD 41734 Gurbinder Singh Atwal M INC 36316 By Polls in 2009 Nur Mahal GEN R. Kaur Bhullar M SAD 50983 Gur. Singh Atwal M INC 35930 36 Banga (SC) Mohan Lal M SAD 36581 Tarlochan Singh M INC 33856 37 Nawanshahr GEN Jatinder Singh Kariha M SAD 46172 Parkash Singh M INC 40357 38 Phillaur (SC) Sarwan Singh M SAD 42412 Santokh Signh Chaudhary M INC 42139 39 Bholath GEN Sukhpal Singh M INC 48072 Jagir Kaur F SAD 39208 40 Kapurthala GEN Rana Rajbans Kaur F INC 47173 Raghbir Singh M SAD 40888 41 Sultanpur GEN Upinderjit Kaur F SAD 49363 Navtej Singh M INC 38318 42 Phagwara (SC) Swarna Ram M BJP 47906 Joginder Singh Mann M INC 38302 43 Balachaur GEN Nand Lal M SAD 41206 Santosh Kumari F INC 40105 44 Garhshankar GEN Lov Kumar Goldy M INC 33876 Mohinder Pal Mann M BJP 29808 45 Mahilpur (SC) Sohan Singh Thandal M SAD 31099 Dr. Dilbag Rai M INC 19266 46 Hoshiarpur GEN Tikshan Sud M BJP 41309 Charanjit Singh Channi M INC 36908 47 Sham Chaurasi (SC) Mohinder Kaur F SAD 37739 Choudhary Ram Lubhaya M INC 34922 48 Tanda GEN Sangat Singh Gilzian M IND 46915 Chaudhri Balbir Singh Miani M SAD 34109 49 Garhdiwala (SC) Des Raj Dhugga M SAD 42830 Jasbir Singh Pal M INC 22446 50 Dasuya GEN Amarjit Singh Sahi M BJP 51919 Ramesh Chander Dogra M INC 42645 51 Mukerian GEN Arunesh Kumar M BJP 60662 Rajnish Kumar M INC 45984 52 Jagraon GEN Gurdeep Singh Bhaini M INC 46084 Bhag Singh Mallah M SAD 45211 53 Raikot GEN Harmohinder Singh 'Pardhaan' M INC 49629 Ranjit Singh 'Talwandi M SAD 47190 54 Dakha (SC) Darshan Singh Shivalik M SAD 94807 Malkiat Singh Dakha M INC 79006 55 Qila Raipur GEN Jasbir Singh Khangura M INC 56610 Jagdish Singh Garcha M SAD 45734 56 Ludhiana North GEN Harish Bedi M BJP 31218 Rakesh Pandey M INC 26322 57 Ludhiana West GEN Harish Rai Dhanda M SAD 46021 Harnam Das Johar M INC 31617 58 Ludhiana East GEN Sat Pal Gosain M BJP 30232 Surinder Kumar M INC 28450 59 Ludhiana Rural GEN Hira Singh Gabria M SAD 135633 Malkit Singh Birmi M INC 86957 60 Payal GEN Tej Parkash Singh M INC 42535 Maheshinder Singh Grewal M SAD 26461 61 Kum Kalan (SC) Ishar Singh M INC 55082 Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal M SAD 53017 62 Samrala GEN Jagjiwan Singh M SAD 53135 Amrik Singh S/O Chuhar Singh M INC 38846 63 Khanna (SC) Bikramjit Singh M SAD 54395 Shamsher Singh Dullo M INC 52795 64 Nangal GEN Kanwar Pal Singh M INC 42474 Madan Mohan Mittal M BJP 39798 65 Anandpur Sahib Ropar GEN Sant Ajit Singh M SAD 47810 Ramesh Dutt Sharma M INC 37912 66 Chamkaur Sahib (SC) Charanjit Singh Channi M IND 37946 Satwant Kaur F SAD 36188 67 Morinda GEN Ujaggar Singh M SAD 58608 Jagmohan Singh M INC 50188 68 Kharar GEN Balbir Singh M INC 85092 Jasjit Singh M SAD 71477 69 Banur GEN Kanwaljit Singh M SAD 79324 Rakesh Sharma M INC 36673 By Polls in 2009 Banur GEN J. Singh Bunny M SAD 74167 D. Singh Dhillon M INC 54358 70 Rajpura GEN Raj Khurana M BJP 56161 Hardial Singh Kamboj M INC 41977 71 Ghanaur GEN Madan Lal Thekedar M IND 35006 Ajaib Singh Mukhmailpura M SAD 34274 72 Dakala GEN Lal Singh M INC 64442 Harmail Singh Tohra M SAD 56332 73 Shutrana (SC) Nirmal Singh M INC 53888 Hamir Singh Ghagga M SAD 51293 74 Samana GEN Brahm Mahindra M INC 78122 Surjeet Singh Rakhra M SAD 75546 75 Patiala Town GEN Amarinder Singh M INC 60346 Surjit Singh Kohli M SAD 27596 76 Nabha GEN Randeep Singh M INC 41310 Narinder Singh M SAD 35997 77 Amloh (SC) Sadhu Singh M INC 59556 Satwinder Kaur F SAD 52879 78 Sirhind GEN Didar Singh M SAD 58578 Dr. Harbans Lal M INC 35179 79 Dhuri GEN Iqbal Singh Jhundan M IND 36469 Mai Roop Kaur F INC 33290 80 Malerkotla GEN Razia Sultana F INC 72184 Abdul Ghaffar M SAD 57984 81 Sherpur (SC) Harchand Kaur F INC 49684 Gobind Singh M SAD 39170 82 Barnala GEN Kewal Singh Dhillon M INC 58723 Malkit Singh Keetu M SAD 57359 83 Bhadaur (SC) Balvir Singh Ghunas M SAD 38069 Surinder Kaur Balian F INC 37883 84 Dhanaula GEN Kuldip Singh Bhathal M INC 42105 Gobind Singh Longowal M SAD 38581 85 Sangrur GEN Surinder Pal Singh Sibia M INC 61171 Prakash Chand Garg M SAD 49161 86 Dirbha GEN Surjit Singh Dhiman M INC 54036 Baldev Singh Mann M SAD 52883 87 Sunam GEN Parminder Singh Dhindsa M SAD 52270 Aman Arora M INC 42138 88 Lehra GEN Rajinder Kaur F INC 47515 Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra M SAD 47267 89 Balluana (SC) Gurtej Singh M SAD 50929 Parkash Singh Bhatti M INC 36295 90 Abohar GEN Sunil Kumar Jakhar M INC 70679 Ram Kumar M BJP 53478 91 Fazilka GEN Surjeet Kumar M BJP 58284 Mohinder Kumar M INC 42225 92 Jalalabad GEN Sher Singh M SAD 89085 Hans Raj Josan M INC 45008 By Polls in 2009 Jalalabad GEN S. Singh Badal M SAD 107120 Hans Raj Jossan M INC 26458 93 Guru Har Sahai GEN Gurmeet Singh M INC 65745 Paramjit Singh Sandhu M SAD 47175 94 Firozepur GEN Sukhpal Singh M BJP 61340 Bal Mukand Sharma M INC 46461 95 Firozepur Cantonment GEN Janmeja Singh M SAD 54980 Ravinder Singh M INC 46475 96 Zira GEN Naresh Kumar M INC 64903 Hari Singh Zira M SAD 52531 97 Dharamkot (SC) Seetal Singh M SAD 47277 Kewal Singh M INC 41577 98 Moga GEN Joginder Pal Jain M INC 55300 Tota Singh M SAD 54008 99 Bagha Purana GEN Darshan Singh Brar Khote M INC 54624 Sadhu Singh Rajiana M SAD 51159 100 Nihal Singh Wala (SC) Ajit Singh M IND 38236 Jarnail Singh M SAD 36604 101 Panjgrain (SC) Joginder Singh M INC 46032 Gurdev Singh Badal M SAD 42543 102 Kotkapura GEN Ripjit Singh M INC 68970 Mantar Singh M SAD 58160 103 Faridkot GEN Avtar Singh Brar M INC 65152 Kushaldeep Singh M SAD 62219 104 Muktsar GEN Kanwarjit Singh M INC 49972 Sukhdarshan Singh Marar M SAD 37549 105 Giddarbaha GEN Manpreet Singh Badal M SAD 53111 Raghubir Singh M INC 34283 106 Malout (SC) Harpreet Singh M SAD 51188 Nathu Ram M INC 43962 107 Lambi GEN Parkash Singh Badal M SAD 56282 Mahesh Inder Singh M INC 47095 108 Talwandi Sabo GEN Jeetmohinder Singh Sidhu M INC 50012 Amarjit Singh Sidhu M SAD 46222 109 Pakka Kalan (SC) Makhan Singh M INC 49983 Darshan Singh Kotfatta M SAD 44376 110 Bhatinda GEN Harminder Singh Jassi M INC 83545 Sarup Chand Singla M SAD 68900 111 Nathana (SC) Ajaib Singh Bhatti M INC 58857 Gura Singh Tungwali M SAD 52207 112 Rampura Phul GEN Gurpreet Singh Kangar M INC 57284 Sikander Singh Maluka M SAD 55025 113 Joga GEN Jagdeep Singh Nakai M SAD 39747 Sukhraj Singh Natt M IND 35425 114 Mansa GEN Sher Singh M INC 53515 Sukhwinder Singh M SAD 50767 115 Budhlada GEN Mangat Rai Bansal M INC 56271 Harbant Singh M SAD 43456 116 Sardulgarh GEN Ajit Inder Singh M INC 58940 Balwinder Singh M SAD 54388
On March 2, 2007 Parkash Singh Badal took Oath for the record fourth time. With crowd gathered in the Mohali cricket stadium to attend the Oath Taking Ceremony.