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2024 Indian general election in Punjab
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All 13 Punjab seats in the Lok Sabha
Opinion polls
Turnout62.80% (Decrease 3.14 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Bhagwant Mann.png
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Leader Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Bhagwant Mann Sukhbir Singh Badal
Party INC AAP SAD
Alliance INDIA INDIA
Leader since 2022 2019 2019
Leader's seat Ludhiana

(Won)

Not contesting Not contesting
Last election 40.12%, 8 seats[1] 7.86%, 1 seat[1] 27.45%, 2 seats[1]
Seats won 7 3 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 3,543,824 3,506,939 1,808,837
Percentage 26.30% 26.02% 13.42%
Swing Decrease 13.82 pp Increase 18.64 pp Decrease 14.34 pp
Prime Minister before election

Narendra Modi
BJP

Prime Minister after election

Narendra Modi
BJP

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]

  Indian National Congress

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Indian National Congress Amrinder Singh Raja Warring 13

  Aam Aadmi Party

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Aam Aadmi Party Bhagwant Mann 13

  Shiromani Akali Dal

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Shiromani Akali Dal Sukhbir Singh Badal 13

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party Sunil Kumar Jakhar 13

Others

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) Simranjit Singh Mann 12
Bahujan Samaj Party Jasvir Singh Garhi 13
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Purshottam Lal Bilga 1
Communist Party of India 3

Candidates

Constituency
INDIA SAD BJP
INC AAP
1 Gurdaspur INC Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa AAP Amansher Singh SAD Daljit Singh Cheema BJP Dinesh Singh
2 Amritsar INC Gurjeet Singh Aujla AAP Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal SAD Anil Joshi BJP Taranjit Singh Sandhu
3 Khadoor Sahib INC Kulbir Singh Zira AAP Laljit Singh Bhullar SAD Virsa Singh Valtoha BJP Manjeet Singh Manna Mianwind
4 Jalandhar (SC) INC Charanjit Singh Channi AAP Pawan Kumar Tinu SAD Mohinder Singh Kaypee BJP Sushil Kumar Rinku
5 Hoshiarpur (SC) INC Yamini Gomar AAP Raj Kumar Chabbewal SAD Sohan Singh Thandal BJP Anita Parkash
6 Anandpur Sahib INC Vijay Inder Singla AAP Malwinder Singh Kang SAD Prem Singh Chandumajra BJP Subhash Sharma
7 Ludhiana INC Amrinder Singh Raja Warring AAP Ashok Parashar Pappi SAD Ranjit Singh Dhillon BJP Ravneet Singh Bittu
8 Fatehgarh Sahib (SC) INC Amar Singh AAP Gurpreet Singh GP SAD Bikramjit Singh Khalsa BJP Gejja Ram Valmiki
9 Faridkot (SC) INC Amarjit Kaur Sahoke AAP Karamjit Anmol SAD Rajwinder Singh BJP Hans Raj Hans
10 Firozpur INC Sher Singh Ghubaya AAP Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar SAD Nardev Singh Mann BJP Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi
11 Bathinda INC Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu AAP Gurmeet Singh Khudian SAD Harsimrat Kaur Badal BJP Parampal Kaur Sidhu
12 Sangrur INC Sukhpal Singh Khaira AAP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer SAD Iqbal Singh Jhundan BJP Arvind Khanna
13 Patiala INC Dharamvir Gandhi AAP Balbir Singh SAD Narinder Kumar Sharma BJP Preneet Kaur

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Polling agency Date published Margin of Error Lead
INDIA NDA SAD Others
ABP News-CVoter March 2024[17] ±5% 11 1 1 0 INDIA
India Today-CVoter February 2024[18] ±3-5% 10 2 1 0 INDIA
ABP-CVoter December 2023[19] ±3-5% 9-11 0-2 0-2 0 INDIA
Times Now-ETG December 2023[20] ±3% 6-10 3-5 1-2 0-1 INDIA
India TV-CNX October 2023[21] ±3% 11 1 1 0 INDIA
Times Now-ETG September 2023[22] ±3% 8-11 1-3 1-2 0 INDIA
August 2023[23] ±3% 8-12 1-2 1-2 0-1 INDIA
Polling agency Date published Margin of Error Lead
INDIA NDA SAD Others
ABP News-CVoter March 2024[17] ±5% 57% 16% 17% 10% 40
India Today-CVoter February 2024[18] ±3-5% 65% 17% 18% 47

Exit polls

Polling agency Lead
INDIA NDA SAD Others
DB Live 13 0 0 0 INDIA
2019 election 9 2 2 0 INDIA
Actual Results 10 0 1 2 INDIA

Voter turnout

Constituency Poll Date Turnout Swing
1 Gurdaspur 1 June 2024 66.67% 2.57%Decrease
2 Amritsar 56.06% 1.01%Decrease
3 Khador Sahib 62.55% 1.41%Decrease
4 Jalandhar (SC) 71.92% 3.34% Decrease
5 Hoshiarpur (SC) 58.86% 3.22%Decrease
6 Anandpur Sahib 61.98% 1.71%Decrease
7 Ludhiana 60.12% 2.08%Decrease
8 Fatehgarh Sahib (SC) 62.53% 3.16%Decrease
9 Faridkot (SC) 63.34% 0.09%Increase
10 Firozpur 56.40% 5.45%Decrease
11 Bathinda 72.43% 4.80%Decrease
12 Sangrur 69.46% 7.77%Decrease
13 Patiala 74.02% 4.14%Decrease
62.80% 3.14%Decrease

Results

7 3 2 1
INC AAP IND SAD

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
INDIA INC 3,543,824 26.30 Decrease 13.82 13 7 Decrease 1
AAP 3,506,939 26.02 Increase 18.64 13 3 Increase 2
SAD 1,808,837 13.42 Decrease 14.34 13 1 Decrease 1
NDA BJP 2,500,877 18.56 Increase 8.93 13 0 Decrease 2
SAD (A) 517,024 3.84 Increase 3.44 12 0 Steady
BSP 335,921 2.49 Decrease 1.03 13 0 Steady
Others 0 Steady
IND 2 Increase 2
NOTA 66,263 0.49 Decrease 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% Decrease 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% Decrease 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% Decrease 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% Decrease 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% Decrease 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% Decrease 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% Decrease 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% Decrease 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% Increase 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% Decrease 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% Decrease 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% Decrease 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% Decrease INC INDIA Dharamvir Gandhi 3,05,616 26.54 AAP INDIA Balbir Singh 2,90,785 25.25 14,831

Changes in Seats

Party Holds Lost Gained Total tally
Indian National Congress 5 3 2 7
Aam Aadmi Party 1 0 2 3
Shiromani Akali Dal 1 1 0 1
Independent 0 0 2 2
Bharatiya Janata Party 0 2 0 0
  • 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
Party Lead in Assembly segments 2022 Results +/-
Indian National Congress 37 18 Increase 19
Aam Aadmi Party 33 92 Decrease 59
Bharatiya Janata Party 23 2 Increase 21
Independent 15 1 Increase 14
Shiromani Akali Dal 9 3 Increase 6
Bahujan Samaj Party 0 1 Decrease 1
Total 117 –

See also

References

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