2012 Punjab legislative assembly election Turnout 78.30% ( 2.88pp)
First party
Second party
Leader
Parkash Singh Badal
Captain Amarinder Singh
Party
SAD
INC
Alliance
NDA
Leader since
1 March 1997
26 February 2002
Leader's seat
Lambi
Patiala
Last election
67
44
Seats won
68
46
Seat change
1
2
Popular vote
5,826,710
5,572,643
Percentage
41.91% (Alliance figures)
40.09%
Swing
3.46pp
0.81pp
The Punjab legislative assembly election, 2012 was held on 30 January 2012, to elect 117 members to the Punjab Legislative Assembly . The results of the election were announced on 6 March 2012.[1] The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal – Bharatiya Janata Party alliance led by Parkash Singh Badal won the elections.
Background [ ]
Punjab have tradition of transfer of power every 5 years between Shiromani Akali Dal and Indian National Congress but this election of 2012 is different from others where ruling party again came to power
2012 Assembly Elections in Punjab received attention for being the first elections after reorganisation of Punjab in 1966 to witness the return of an incumbent party.
This elections also saw the emergence of new political leadership, like rise of Sukhbir Singh Badal and the rise and fall of Manpreet Singh Badal , the founder of the Peoples Party of Punjab.
Religion and Caste Data [ ]
Religion Data
As per the 2011 census,[1]
2011 Population data of Punjab (Religion Based)
S. No.
Religion
% Population
1.
Sikhs
57.68
2.
Hindus
37.5
3.
Muslims
1.93
4.
Christians
1.3
5.
Buddhists
1.2
6.
Jains
0.16
7.
Others/Non-religions
0.31
Population by faith in Punjab, India (2011)
Sikh (58%)
Hindu (38.5%)
Muslim (1.9%)
Others and non - religious (0.60%)
Caste Data
Dalits (Scheduled Castes) constitute 31.94% of the population, the highest percentage amongst all the states.
Other Backward Classes (OBCs) like -Sainis , Sunar , Kambojs, Tarkhans/Ramgarhias, Gurjars, Kumhars/Prajapatis, Telis, Banjaras, Lohars constitute 31.3% of the population.
Jat-Sikhs comprise 21% of the population while other forward castes (general category) - Brahmins, Khatris/Bhapas, Bania, Thakurs/Rajputs constitute around rest.
As of 2016, Government of India has not publicly released Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 caste population data for every single non-SC/ST castes (General castes,OBC/EBCs) in India.
Caste Population data of Punjab [2]
Constitutional categories
Population (%)
Castes
Other Backward Classes (OBC)
31.3%
includes Sikh Rajputs, Saini (Sainis added to OBC list in 2016 ), Sunar , Kamboj , Labana , Tarkhan /Ramgarhia , Kumhar /Prajapati , Arain , Gurjar , Teli , Banjara , Lohar , Bhat , Others
Scheduled Castes (Dalits )
31.9%
includes Mazhabi Sikh - 10%, Ramdasia Sikh /Ravidassia (Chamar )/Ad-Dharmi - 13.1%, Balmiki /Bhanghi - 3.5%, Bazigar - 1.05%, Others - 4%[2]
Unreserved (mostly Upper castes )
33%
includes Jat Sikh - 21%, (Brahmin , Rajput , Bania , Khatri -Arora -Sood ) - 12%
Others (religious minorities )
3.8%
includes Muslims , Christians , Buddhists , Jains
Caste Category
General (33%)
SC (31.9%)
OBC (31.3%)
Others (3.8%)
Timeline of events [ ]
Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Punjab 2012 [3]
S.No.
Event
Date
Day
1.
Date for Nominations
05.01.2012
Thursday
2.
Last Date for filing Nominations
12.01.2012
Thursday
3.
Date for scrutiny of nominations
13.01.2012
Friday
4.
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
16.01.2012
Monday
5.
Date of poll
30.01.2012
Monday
6.
Date of counting
04.03.2012
Sunday
7.
Date before which the election shall be completed
09.03.2012
Friday
Voter Turnout [ ]
[4]
egions/Districts
Total Seats
Turnout (%)
Congress
SAD+BJP
BSP
Independents
Others
Won
Vote (%)
Won
Vote (%)
Won
Vote (%)
Won
Vote (%)
MAJHA
Majha
25
75.0
9
41.2
16
47.2
0
1.2
0
1.1
Gurdaspur
10
76.3
5
42.7
5
45.8
0
0.9
0
1.4
Amritsar
11
71.8
3
38.5
8
48.9
0
0.9
0
1.0
Tarn Taran
4
79.6
1
43.9
3
46.6
0
2.6
0
0.9
DOABA
Doaba
23
76.4
6
37.1
16
41.3
0
4.0
0
12.1
Kapurthala
4
79.0
2
43.4
2
44.1
0
2.7
0
7.4
Jalandhar
9
75.6
0
37.9
9
43.2
0
3.0
0
12.7
Hoshiarpur
7
75.2
2
35.9
4
40.9
0
3.1
0
9.5
Nawan Shahr
3
79.3
2
29.6
1
32.9
0
11.0
0
21.9
MALWA
Malwa
69
80.6
31
40.6
36
40.3
0
6.9
0
3.0
Rupnagar
3
77.5
1
37.9
2
41.4
0
10.3
0
5.0
SAS Nagar
3
75.8
2
30.7
1
38.3
0
4.6
0
7.7
Fatehgarh Sahib
3
81.9
2
33.7
1
35.5
0
20.9
0
4.1
Ludhiana
14
76.0
6
40.7
6
39.9
0
4.6
0
3.3
Moga
4
80.5
1
43.2
3
45.2
0
3.8
0
1.5
Ferozepur
8
83.4
3
37.4
5
39.4
0
2.8
0
1.9
Muktsar
4
85.2
2
40.2
2
41.0
0
12.7
0
2.6
Faridkot
3
84.1
1
38.8
2
43.2
0
7.1
0
2.3
Bathinda
6
82.6
2
40.9
4
42.0
0
9.7
0
1.6
Mansa
3
84.4
1
38.4
2
39.6
0
8.7
0
2.6
Sangrur
7
84.5
2
40.4
5
41.5
0
10.9
0
2.9
Barnala
3
81.8
3
45.9
0
40.1
0
4.1
0
4.0
Patiala
8
78.5
5
49.9
3
37.6
0
3.1
0
2.8
Total
117
78.6
46
40.1
68
41.9
0
5.2
0
4.3
“Others” in this
Parties and Alliances [ ]
National Democratic Alliance [ ]
No.
Party
Flag
Symbol
Photo
Leader
Seats contested
Seats Won
1.
Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)
Sukhbir Singh Badal
94
56
2.
Bharatiya Janata Party
23
12
No.
Party
Flag
Symbol
Photo
Leader
Seats contested
Seats Won
1.
Indian National Congress
Captain Amarinder Singh
117
46
Sanjha Morcha [ ]
Bahujan Samaj Party
No.
Party
Flag
Symbol
Photo
Leader
Seats contested
1.
Bahujan Samaj Party
Jasbir Singh Garhi
117
Others [5] [ ]
Opinion Polls [ ]
Agency
SAD+BJP
Cong
Others
India today
Aaj Tak
40
69
8
Exit Polls [ ]
2012 exit polls for Punjab Assembly Elections results
Agency
SAD+BJP
Cong
Others
India TV-C-Voter
47
65
5
News 24
52
60
5
CNN-IBN
51-63
48-60
3-9
Results [ ]
Party-wise Results [ ]
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
± pp
Contested
Won
+/−
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
4,828,612
34.73
2.36
94
56
8
Indian National Congress (INC)
5,572,643
40.09
0.81
117
46
2
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
998,098
7.18
1.1
23
12
7
Independents (IND)
938,770
6.75
0.07
418
3
2
Total
13,901,424
100.00
117
Valid votes
13,901,424
99.94
Invalid votes
8,149
0.06
Votes cast / turnout
13,909,573
78.30
Abstentions
3,855,182
21.70
Registered voters
17,764,755
Result by region [ ]
Region
Seats
INC
SAD
BJP
Others
Malwa
69
31
34
2
2
Majha
25
9
11
5
0
Doaba
23
6
11
5
1
Sum
117
46
56
12
3
Among parties:
Regions
Total seats
Turnout (%)
Congress
SAD+BJP
Won
Votes (%)
Won
Votes (%)
Majha
25
75.0
9
41.2
16
47.2
Doaba
23
76.4
6
37.1
16
41.3
Malwa
69
80.6
31
40.6
36
40.3
Total
117
78.6
46
40.1
68
41.9
Result by district [ ]
District
Seats
INC
SAD
BJP
Others
Amritsar
11
3
6
2
0
Gurdaspur
10
5
5
0
0
Pathankot
3
0
0
3
0
Tarn Taran
4
1
3
0
0
Jalandhar
9
0
6
3
0
Hoshiarpur
7
2
3
1
1
Kapurthala
4
2
1
1
0
Nawanshahr
3
2
1
0
0
Ludhiana
14
6
6
0
2
Patiala
8
5
3
0
0
Sangrur
7
2
5
0
0
Bathinda
6
2
4
0
0
Firozpur
8
3
4
1
0
Moga
4
1
3
0
0
Sri Muktsar Sahib
4
2
2
0
0
Barnala
3
3
0
0
0
Faridkot
3
1
2
0
0
Fatehgarh Sahib
3
2
1
0
0
Mansa
3
1
2
0
0
Rup Nagar
3
1
1
1
0
S.A.S. Nagar
3
2
1
0
0
Sum
117
46
56
12
3
Result by constituency [ ]
List of constituency-wise winner candidates and parties[3]
Sr.No
Constituency
Winning Candidate
Party
Runner Candidate
Party
1
Sujanpur
Dinesh Singh
BJP
Naresh Puri
IND
2
Bhoa (SC)
Seema Kumari
BJP
Balbir Ram
INC
3
Pathankot
Ashwani Kumar Sharma
BJP
Raman Bhalla
INC
4
Gurdaspur
Gurbachan Singh Babbehali
SAD
Raman Bahl
INC
5
Dina Nagar (SC)
Aruna Chaudhary
INC
Bishan Dass
BJP
6
Qadian
Charanjit Kaur Bajwa
INC
Sewa Singh Sekhwan
SAD
7
Batala
Ashwani Sekhri
INC
Lakhbir Singh Lodhi Nangal
SAD
8
Sri Hargobindpur (SC)
Des Raj Dhugga
SAD
Balwinder Singh Laddi
INC
9
Fatehgarh Churian
Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa
INC
Nirmal Singh Kahlon
SAD
10
Dera Baba Nanak
Sukhjinder Singh
INC
Sucha Singh
SAD
11
Ajnala
Bonny Amarpal Singh Ajnala
SAD
Harpartap Singh Ajnala
INC
12
Raja Sansi
Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria
INC
Vir Singh Lopoke
SAD
13
Majitha
Bikram Singh Majithia (E)
SAD
Sukhjinder Raj Singh (Lali)
IND
14
Jandiala (SC)
Baljit Singh Jalal Usma
SAD
Sardul Singh Bandala
INC
15
Amritsar North
Anil Joshi
BJP
Karamjit Singh Rintu
INC
16
Amritsar West (SC)
Raj Kumar (E)
INC
Rakesh Gill
BJP
17
Amritsar Central
Om Parkash Soni (E)
INC
Tarun Chugh
BJP
18
Amritsar East
Navjot Sidhu (E/W)
BJP
Simarpreet Kaur
IND
19
Amritsar South
Inderbir Singh Bolaria (E)
SAD
Jasbir Singh Gill (Dimpa)
INC
20
Attari (SC)
Gulzar Singh Ranike (E)
SAD
Tarsem Singh D.C
INC
21
Tarn Taran
Harmeet Singh Sandhu
SAD
Dr.Dharambir Agnihotri
INC
22
Khem Karan
Virsa Singh
SAD
Gurchet Singh
INC
23
Patti
Adeshpartap Singh Kairon
SAD
Harminder Singh Gill
INC
24
Khadoor Sahib
Ramanjit Singh Sikki
INC
Ranjit Singh Brahampura
SAD
25
Baba Bakala (SC)
Manjit Singh Manna Mianwind (E)
SAD
Ranjit Singh (Chhajjalwadi)
INC
26
Bholath
Bibi Jagir Kaur
SAD
Sukhpal Singh
INC
27
Kapurthala
Rana Gurjit Singh
INC
Sarabjeet Singh Makkar
SAD
28
Sultanpur Lodhi
Navtej Singh
INC
Upinderjit Kaur
SAD
29
Phagwara (SC)
Som Parkash
BJP
Balbir Kumar Sodhi
INC
30
Phillaur (SC)
Avinash Chander
SAD
Santokh Singh Chaudhary
INC
31
Nakodar
Gurpartap Singh Wadala
SAD
Amarjit Singh Samra
INC
32
Shahkot
Ajit Singh Kohar
SAD
Col. C D Singh Kamboj
INC
33
Kartarpur (SC)
Sarwan Singh
SAD
Chauhdary Jagjit Singh
INC
34
Jalandhar West (SC)
Chuni Lal Bhagat
BJP
Suman Kaypee
INC
35
Jalandhar Central
Manoranjan Kalia
BJP
Rajinder Beri
INC
36
Jalandhar North
K. D. Bhandari
BJP
Avtar Henry
INC
37
Jalandhar Cantt
Pargat Singh
SAD
Jagbir Singh Brar
INC
38
Adampur (SC)
Sh. Pawan Kumar Tinu
SAD
Sh. Satnam Singh Kainth
INC
39
Mukerian
Rajnish Kumar
IND
Arunesh Kumar
BJP
40
Dasuya
Amarjit Singh
BJP
Ramesh Chander Dogra
INC
41
Urmar
Sangat Singh
INC
Arbinder Singh
SAD
42
Sham Chaurasi (SC)
Mohinder Kaur Josh
SAD
Chaudhary Ram Lubhaya
INC
43
Hoshiarpur
Sunder Sham Arora
INC
Tikshan Sud
BJP
44
Chabbewal (SC)
Sohan Singh Thandal
SAD
Dr. Raj Kumar
INC
45
Garhshankar
Surinder Singh Bhulewal Rathan
SAD
Lov Kumar Goldy
INC
46
Banga (SC)
Tarlochan Singh
INC
Mohan Singh
SAD
47
Nawan Shahr
Guriqbal Kaur
INC
Satinder Kaur Kariha
SAD
48
Balachaur
Nand Lal
SAD
Shiv Ram Singh
BSP
49
Anandpur Sahib
Madan Mohan Mittal
BJP
Kanwar Pal Singh
INC
50
Rupnagar
Dr Daljeet Singh Cheema
SAD
Romesh Dutt Sharma
INC
51
Chamkaur Sahib (SC)
Charanjit Singh Channi
INC
Jagmeet Kaur
SAD
52
Kharar
Jagmohan Singh
INC
Ujjagar Singh
SAD
53
S.A.S. Nagar
Balbir Singh Sidhu
INC
Balwant Singh Ramoowalia
SAD
54
Bassi Pathana (SC)
Justice Nirmal Singh
SAD
Harbans Kaur Dullo
INC
55
Fatehgarh Sahib
Kuljit Singh Nagra
INC
Prem Singh Chandumajra
SAD
56
Amloh
Randeep Singh
INC
Jagdeep Singh Cheema
SAD
57
Khanna
Gurkirat Singh
INC
Ranjit Singh Talwandi
SAD
58
Samrala
Amrik Singh
INC
Kirpal Singh
SAD
59
Sahnewal
Sharanjit Singh Dhillon
SAD
Vikram Singh Bajwa
INC
60
Ludhiana East
Ranjit Singh Dhillon
SAD
Gurmail Singh Pehalwan
INC
61
Ludhiana South
Balwinder Singh Bains
IND
Hakam Singh Giaspura
SAD
62
Atam Nagar
Simarjit Singh Bains
IND
Hira Singh Gabria
SAD
63
Ludhiana Central
Surinder Kumar Dawar
INC
Satpal Gosain
BJP
64
Ludhiana West
Bharat Bhushan Ashu
INC
Prof. Rajinder Bhandari
BJP
65
Ludhiana North
Rakesh Panday
INC
Parveen Bansal
BJP
66
Gill (SC)
Darshan Singh Shivalik
SAD
Malkiat Singh Dakha
INC
67
Payal (SC)
Charanjit Singh Atwal
SAD
Lakhvir Singh
INC
68
Dakha
Manpreet Singh Ayali
SAD
Jasbir Singh Khangura(Jassi Khangura)
INC
69
Raikot (SC)
Gurcharan Singh
INC
Bikramjit Singh
SAD
70
Jagraon (SC)
S R Kaler
SAD
Ishar Singh
INC
71
Nihal Singh Wala (SC)
Rajwinder Kaur
SAD
Ajit Singh Shant
INC
72
Bhagha Purana
Maheshinder Singh
SAD
Darshan Singh Brar Khote
INC
73
Moga
Joginder Pal Jain
INC
Paramdeep Singh Gill
SAD
74
Dharamkot
Tota Singh
SAD
Sukhjit Singh
INC
75
Zira
Hari Singh
SAD
Naresh Kumar
INC
76
Firozpur City
Parminder Singh Pinki
INC
Sukhpal Singh
BJP
77
Firozpur Rural (SC)
Joginder Singh Alias Jindu
SAD
Satkar Kaur
INC
78
Guru Har Sahai
Gurmeet Singh Sodhi
INC
Vardev Singh
SAD
79
Jalalabad
Sukhbir Singh Badal
SAD
Hans Raj Josan
IND
80
Fazilka
Surjit Kumar Jyani
BJP
Jaswinder Singh
IND
81
Abohar
Sunil Kumar Jakhar
INC
Shiv Lal Doda
IND
82
Balluana (SC)
Gurtej Singh
SAD
Giriraj Rajora
INC
83
Lambi
Parkash Singh Badal
SAD
Maheshinder Singh
INC
84
Gidderbaha
Amrinder Singh Raja Warring
INC
Sant Singh Brar
SAD
85
Malout (SC)
Harpreet Singh
SAD
Nathu Ram
INC
86
Muktsar
Karan Kaur
INC
Kanwarjit Singh Rozy Barkandi
SAD
87
Faridkot
Deep Malhotra
SAD
Avtar Singh Brar
INC
88
Kotkapura
Mantar Singh Brar
SAD
Ripjeet Singh Brar
INC
89
Jaitu (SC)
Joginder Singh
INC
Gurdev Singh
SAD
90
Rampura Phul
Sikander Singh Maluka
SAD
Gurpreet Singh Kangar
INC
91
Bhucho Mandi (SC)
Ajaib Singh Bhatti
INC
Pritam Singh
SAD
92
Bathinda Urban
Sarup Chand Singla
SAD
Harminder Singh Jassi
INC
93
Bathinda Rural (SC)
Darshan Singh Kotfatta
SAD
Makhan Singh
INC
94
Talwandi Sabo
Jeetmohinder Singh Sidhu
INC
Amarjit Singh Sidhu
SAD
95
Maur
Janmeja Singh
SAD
Mangat Rai Bansal
INC
96
Mansa
Prem Mittal
SAD
Gurpreet Kaur
INC
97
Sardulgarh
Ajit Inder Singh
INC
Dilraj Singh
SAD
98
Budhlada (SC)
Chatin Singh
SAD
Satpal Singh
INC
99
Lehra
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
INC
Sukhwant Singh
SAD
100
Dirba (SC)
Sant Balvir Singh Ghunas
SAD
Ajaib Singh
INC
101
Sunam
Parminder Singh Dhindsa
SAD
Aman Arora
INC
102
Bhadaur (SC)
Mohammed Sadique
INC
Darbara Singh Guru
SAD
103
Barnala
Kewal Singh Dhillon
INC
Malkit Singh Kittu
SAD
104
Mehal Kalan (SC)
Harchand Kaur
INC
Gobind Singh
SAD
105
Malerkotla
F. Nesara Khatoon (Farzana Alam)
SAD
Razia Sultana
INC
106
Amargarh
Iqbal Singh Jhundan
SAD
Surjit Singh Dhiman
INC
107
Dhuri
Arvind Khanna
INC
Gobind Singh
SAD
108
Sangrur
Parkash Chand Garg
SAD
Surinder Pal Singh Sibia
INC
109
Nabha (SC)
Sadhu Singh
INC
Balwant Singh
SAD
110
Patiala Rural
Brahm Mohindra
INC
Kuldeep Kaur Tohra
SAD
111
Rajpura
Hardyal Singh Kamboj
INC
Raj Khurana
BJP
112
Dera Bassi
N.K. Sharma
SAD
Deepinder Singh Dhillon
IND
113
Ghanaur
Harpreet Kaur Mukhmailpura
SAD
Madan Lal Jalalpur
INC
114
Sanour
Lal Singh
INC
Tejinderpal Singh Sandhu
SAD
115
Patiala
Amarinder Singh
INC
Surjit Singh Kohli
SAD
116
Samana
Surjit Singh Rakhra
SAD
Raninder Singh
INC
117
Shutrana (SC)
Vaninder Kaur Loomba
SAD
Nirmal Singh
INC
By-polls 2012-2017 [ ]
A. C. NO.
Assembly Constituency Name
Category
Winner Candidates Name
Gender
Party
Vote
Runner-up Candidates Name
Gender
Party
Vote
By-polls in 2012
Dasuya
GEN
Sukhjit Kaur
M
BJP
77494
Arun Dogra
M
INC
30063
Polls in 2013
Moga
GEN
Joginder Pal Jain
M
SAD
69269
Sathi Vijay Kumar
M
INC
50420
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
5. https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3455-punjab-2012/