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2024 Indian general election in Punjab

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

Map displaying constituencies won by parties

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7 3 2 1
INC AAP IND SAD
Seat Share by Alliance
  1. INC - 7 (53.84%)
  2. AAP - 3 (23.07%)
  3. SAD - 1 (7.69%)
  4. IND - 2 (15.38%)
Vote Share
  1. INC 26.39 (24.4%)
  2. AAP 26.02 (24.1%)
  3. SAD 13.42 (12.4%)
  4. BJP 18.56 (17.2%)
  5. IND 7.86 (7.28%)
  6. SAD(A) 3.84 (3.56%)
  7. BSP 2.49 (2.31%)
  8. Others 8.88 (8.23%)
  9. NOTA 0.49 (0.45%)

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party[24] Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
INDIA INC 3,543,824 26.30 Decrease13.82 13 7 Decrease 1
AAP 3,506,939 26.02 Increase18.64 13 3 Increase 2
SAD 1,808,837 13.42 Decrease14.34 13 1 Decrease 1
NDA BJP 2,500,877 18.56 Increase8.93 13 0 Decrease 2
SAD (A) 517,024 3.84 Increase3.44 12 0 Steady
BSP 335,921 2.49 Decrease1.03 13 0 Steady
CPI 21383 0.16% 1 0 -
CPI(M) 5958 0.04% 1 0 -
RSP 18.98 0.01%
ASP(K) 9680 0.07
Others 0 Steady
IND 1058241 7.86 2 Increase 2
NOTA 67,158 0.49 Decrease 0.63
Total 1,34,63,765 100% - 13 -

Results by region

Region Seats INC AAP SAD+ IND
Malwa 8 4 2 1 1
Majha 3 2 0 0 1
Doaba 2 1 1 0 0
Total 13 7 3 1 2

Results by Seat Reservation

Seat Type Seats
INC AAP SAD
Contested Won SR(%) Contested Won SR(%) Contested Won SR(%)
General 9 9 5 55.56 9 2 22.22 9 1 11.11
Scheduled Caste 4 4 2 50.00 4 1 25 4 0 0
Total 13 13 7 53.84 13 3 23.07 13 1 7.69

Results by constituency

Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
No. Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1 Gurdaspur 66.67% Decrease Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa INC 3,64,043 33.78 Dinesh Singh BJP 2,81,182 26.09 82,861
2 Amritsar 56.06% Decrease Gurjeet Singh Aujla INC 2,55,181 28.18 Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal AAP 2,14,880 23.73 40,301
3 Khadoor Sahib 62.55% Decrease Amritpal Singh IND 4,04430 38.62 Kulbir Singh Zira INC 2,07,310 19.80 1,97,120
4 Jalandhar (SC) 59.70% Decrease Charanjit Singh Channi INC 3,90,053 39.43 Sushil Kumar Rinku BJP 2,14,060 21.64 1,75,993
5 Hoshiarpur (SC) 58.86% Decrease Raj Kumar Chabbewal AAP 3,03,859 32.04 Yamini Gomar INC 2,59,748 27.39 44,111
6 Anandpur Sahib 61.98% Decrease Malwinder Singh Kang AAP 3,13,217 29.08 Vijay Inder Singla INC 3,02,371 28.07 10,846
7 Ludhiana 60.12% Decrease Amrinder Singh Raja Warring INC 3,22,224 30.42 Ravneet Singh Bittu BJP 3,01,282 28.45 20,942
8 Fatehgarh Sahib (SC) 62.53% Decrease Amar Singh INC 3,32,591 34.14 Gurpreet Singh GP AAP 2,98,389 30.63 34,202
9 Faridkot (SC) 63.34% Increase Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa IND 2,98,062 29.38 Karamjit Anmol AAP 2,28,009 22.48 70,053
10 Firozpur 67.02% Decrease Sher Singh Ghubaya INC 2,66,626 23.70 Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar AAP 2,63,384 23.41 3,242
11 Bathinda 69.36% Decrease Harsimrat Kaur Badal SAD 3,76,558 32.71 Gurmeet Singh Khudian AAP 3,26,902 28.40 49,656
12 Sangrur 64.63% Decrease Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer AAP 3,64,085 36.06 Sukhpal Singh Khaira INC 1,91,525 18.97 1,72,560
13 Patiala 63.63% Decrease Dharamvir Gandhi INC 3,05,616 26.54 Balbir Singh AAP 2,90,785 25.25 14,831

Result by Party

Results by constituency

Constituency INC Votes AAP Votes SAD Votes BJP Votes
No. Name
1 Gurdaspur 364,043 2,77,252 85,500 2,81,182
2 Amritsar 255,181 2,14,880 1,62,896 2,07,205
3 Khadoor Sahib* 207,310 194,836 86,416 86,373
4 Jalandhar 390,053 208,889 67,911 214,060
5 Hoshiarpur 2,59,748 303,859 91,789 1,99,994
6 Anandpur Sahib 3,02,371 313,217 1,17,936 1,86,578
7 Ludhiana 322,224 2,37,077 90,220 3,01,282
8 Fatehgarh Sahib 332,591 298,389 126,730 127,521
9 Faridkot* 160,357 228,009 138,251 123,533
10 Firozpur 266,626 2,63,384 2,53,645 2,55,097
11 Bathinda 2,02,011 3,26,902 376,558 1,10,762
12 Sangrur 1,91,525 364,085 62,488 1,28,253
13 Patiala 305,616 2,90,785 1,53,978 2,88,998
  • Won by Independents

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 –

Assembly Segment wise Party Vote

1. Gurdaspur

No. Assembly constituency INC AAP SAD BJP Lead Runner up Margin
1 Sujanpur 36004 17258 1938 62785 BJP INC
2 Bhoa 43577 21372 2825 56393 BJP INC
3 Pathankot 30668 16646 2001 52122 BJP INC
4 Gurdaspur 36981 34228 10233 21954 INC AAP
5 Dina Nagar 45319 27647 9059 36860 INC BJP
6 Qadian 41806 38654 15568 12959 INC AAP
7 Batala 36648 35713 10758 22674 INC AAP
8 Fatehgarh Churian 42512 39640 15713 6973 INC AAP
9 Dera Baba Nanak 48198 44258 17099 5981 INC AAP
10 Ballot Paper 2330 1836 306 2481 BJP INC
11 Total 364,043 277,252 85,500 281,182 INC BJP

2. Sri Amritsar Sahib

No. Assembly constituency INC AAP SAD BJP Lead Runner up Margin
1 Ajnala 30309 35344 17946 14404 AAP INC
2 Raja Sansi 36285 31742 22942 11680 INC AAP
3 Majitha 16505 28530 40981 8056 SAD AAP
4 Amritsar North 28724 13674 18010 47408 BJP INC
5 Amritsar West 35012 22080 11451 30937 INC BJP
6 Amritsar Central 24878 11255 4905 35572 BJP INC
7 Amritsar East 28440 18402 10943 29635 BJP INC
8 Amritsar South 21782 28431 10932 15819 AAP INC
9 Attari 32479 24810 24576 13321 INC AAP
10 Postal Ballot 767 612 210 373 INC AAP
11 Total 255,181 214,880 162,896 207,205 INC AAP

3. Sri Khadoor Sahib

No. Assembly constituency Amritpal

Singh

INC AAP SAD BJP Lead Runner up Margin
1 Jandiala 45190 20052 23571 9873 8223 IND AAP
2 Tarn Taran 44703 20193 18298 10896 8105 IND INC
3 Khem Karan 46600 18000 30254 21866 9538 IND AAP
4 Patti 56758 19554 27804 3554 10264 IND AAP
5 Khadoor Sahib 58426 19271 21915 11220 8217 IND AAP
6 Baba Bakala 52599 20866 15486 8771 12296 IND INC
7 Kapurthala 21548 28603 11835 4969 15142 INC IND
8 Sultanpur Lodhi 32875 23445 18443 4226 5688 IND INC
9 Zira 43901 36302 26554 10916 8337 IND INC
10 Postal Ballot 1830 1024 676 125 563 IND INC
11 Total 404,430 207,310 194,836 86,416 86,373 IND INC

4. Jalandhar

No. Assembly constituency INC Votes AAP Votes SAD Votes BJP Votes BSP Votes Lead Runner up Margin
1 Phillaur 46956 27401 10460 12131 16066 INC AAP
2 Nakodar 43874 23201 15906 14080 10663 INC AAP
3 Shahkot 47009 28116 13499 11389 1954 INC AAP
4 Kartarpur 45158 29106 8233 11856 11851 INC AAP
5 Jalandhar West 44394 15629 2623 42837 1958 INC BJP
6 Jalandhar Central 34382 18528 2404 38115 2141 BJP INC
7 Jalandhar North 41043 19150 2475 47029 3221 BJP INC
8 Jalandhar Cantt 45450 20246 5683 29094 6590 INC BJP
9 Adampur 41243 27172 6528 7171 10412 INC AAP
10 Postal Ballot 544 340 100 358 85 INC AAP
11 Total INC BJP

5. Hoshiarpur

No. Assembly constituency INC Votes AAP Votes SAD Votes BJP Votes Lead Runner up Margin
1 Sri Hargobindpur 35258 28955 19368 4569
2 Bholath 22667 23426 12302 4731
3 Phagwara 29390 30349 9244 27756
4 Mukerian 29382 34826 9433 45900
5 Dasuya 29207 35032 5902 39075
6 Urmar 36303 33269 11517 13030
7 Sham Chaurasi 32387 34655 7961 15379
8 Hoshiarpur 25180 36957 3841 38664
9 Chabbewal 18162 44933 11935 9472
10 Postal Ballot 1812 1457 286 1418
11 Total 259,748 303,859 91,789 199,994

6. Sri Anandpur Sahib

No. Assembly constituency INC Votes AAP Votes SAD Votes BJP Votes BSP Votes Lead Runner up Margin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Postal Ballot
11 Total

7. Ludhiana

No. Assembly constituency INC Votes AAP Votes SAD Votes BJP Votes BSP Votes Lead Runner up Margin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Postal Ballot
11 Total

See also

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