Elections for the 18th Lok Sabha seats in Punjab
2024 Indian general election in Punjab Opinion polls Turnout 62.80% ( 3.14 pp )
The 2024 Indian general election was held in Punjab on 1 June 2024 to elect 13 members of the 18th Lok Sabha .[ 2] [ 3]
Background and overview The previous general election were held in May 2019 in Punjab, in which the Indian National Congress won 8 seats, followed by the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party , which won 2 seats each.[ 4] In 2022, Bhagwant Mann resigned as MP from Sangrur to become Chief Minister of Punjab . A by-election for the constituency was held in June 2022, where Simranjit Singh Mann defeated Gurmail Singh of the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party .[ 5] In January 2023, the Jalandhar constituency became vacant after the death of the incumbent MP, Santokh Singh Chaudhary of INC. In May 2023, Sushil Kumar Rinku of AAP defeated Karamjit Kaur of INC.[ 6]
Defections In March 2024, Raj Kumar Chabbewal and Gurpreet Singh GP of INC joined AAP, both were announced candidates from Hoshiarpur and Fatehgarh Sahib constituencies respectively.[ 7] [ 8] Patiala MP Preneet Kaur joined BJP.[ 9] Sushil Rinku, who was announced as the AAP candidate for Jalandhar constituency, joined BJP, he was member of INC prior to AAP.[ 10] Ravneet Singh Bittu , MP from Ludhiana, joined BJP.[ 11] In April 2024, former MLA Pawan Kumar Tinu of SAD joined AAP, and was announced candidate for Jalandhar.[ 12]
Election schedule The election schedule was announced by Election Commission of India on 16 March 2024.[ 13] The elections are to be held in seven phases throughout the country, with Punjab in the last phase.[ 14]
Poll event Phase VII Notification Date 7 May Last Date for filing nomination 14 May Scrutiny of nomination 15 May Last Date for withdrawal of nomination 17 May Date of poll 1 June Date of counting of votes/Result 4 June 2024 No. of constituencies 13
Parties and alliances In Punjab, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) member parties Aam Aadmi Party and Indian National Congress have decided not to have an alliance and to contest independently as they are the main opponents of each other within the state.[ 15] [ 16]
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Results by alliance or party Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− INDIA INC 3,543,824 26.30 13.82 13 7 1 AAP 3,506,939 26.02 18.64 13 3 2 SAD 1,808,837 13.42 14.34 13 1 1 NDA BJP 2,500,877 18.56 8.93 13 0 2 SAD (A) 517,024 3.84 3.44 12 0 BSP 335,921 2.49 1.03 13 0 Others 0 IND 2 2 NOTA 66,263 0.49 0.63 Total 100% - 13 -
Results by constituency Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin No. Name Party Alliance Candidate Votes % Party Alliance Candidate Votes % 1 Gurdaspur 66.67% INC INDIA Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa 3,64,043 33.78 BJP NDA Dinesh Singh 2,81,182 26.09 82,861 2 Amritsar 56.06% INC INDIA Gurjeet Singh Aujla 2,55,181 28.18 AAP INDIA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal 2,14,880 23.73 40,301 3 Khadoor Sahib 62.55% IND Others Amritpal Singh 4,04430 38.62 INC INDIA Kulbir Singh Zira 2,07,310 19.80 1,97,120 4 Jalandhar (SC) 59.70% INC INDIA Charanjit Singh Channi 3,90,053 39.43 BJP NDA Sushil Kumar Rinku 2,14,060 21.64 1,75,993 5 Hoshiarpur (SC) 58.86% AAP INDIA Raj Kumar Chabbewal 3,03,859 32.04 INC INDIA Yamini Gomar 2,59,748 27.39 44,111 6 Anandpur Sahib 61.98% AAP INDIA Malwinder Singh Kang 3,13,217 29.08 INC INDIA Vijay Inder Singla 3,02,371 28.07 10,846 7 Ludhiana 60.12% INC INDIA Amrinder Singh Raja Warring 3,22,224 30.42 BJP NDA Ravneet Singh Bittu 3,01,282 28.45 20,942 8 Fatehgarh Sahib (SC) 62.53% INC INDIA Amar Singh 3,32,591 34.14 AAP INDIA Gurpreet Singh GP 2,98,389 30.63 34,202 9 Faridkot (SC) 63.34% IND Others Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa 2,98,062 29.38 AAP INDIA Karamjit Anmol 2,28,009 22.48 70,053 10 Firozpur 67.02% INC INDIA Sher Singh Ghubaya 2,66,626 23.70 AAP INDIA Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar 2,63,384 23.41 3,242 11 Bathinda 69.36% SAD Others Harsimrat Kaur Badal 3,76,558 32.71 AAP INDIA Gurmeet Singh Khudian 3,26,902 28.40 49,656 12 Sangrur 64.63% AAP INDIA Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer 3,64,085 36.06 INC INDIA Sukhpal Singh Khaira 1,91,525 18.97 1,72,560 13 Patiala 63.63% INC INDIA Dharamvir Gandhi 3,05,616 26.54 AAP INDIA Balbir Singh 2,90,785 25.25 14,831
Changes in Seats INC Holds - Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Shaib and Patiala Lost - Khadoor Shaib, Faridkot and Anandpur Shaib Gained - Gurdaspur and Firozpur AAP Holds - Sangrur Gained - Hoshiarpur and Anandpur Sahib SAD Holds - Bathinda Lost - Firozpur Independent Gained - Khadoor Shaib and Faridkot BJP Lost - Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur
Assembly segments wise lead of Parties Assembly segment wise lead of partied in 2024 general election in Punjab
See also
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