2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Punjab on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 10 March 2022.

Not to be confused with 2022 Punjab provincial by-election.

2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
20 February 2022
All 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly
59 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout72.15% ( 5.05%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Bhagwant Mann Charanjit Singh Channi Sukhbir Singh Badal
Party AAP INC SAD
Alliance - UPA SAD+
Leader since 2019 2021 2019
Leader's seat Dhuri Chamkaur Sahib,
Bhadaur
(both lost)		 Jalalabad
(lost)
Last election 23.72%, 20 seats 38.50%, 77 seats 25.24%, 15 seats
Seats won 92 18 3
Seat change 72 59 12
Popular vote 6,538,783 3,576,684 2,861,286
Percentage 42.01% 22.98% 18.38%
Swing 18.29% 15.52% 6.86%
Assembly Constituencies of Punjab Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister before election

Charanjit Singh Channi
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

Bhagwant Mann
AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats. AAP Punjab convener and MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022. Mann ministry was formed with 10 cabinet ministers on 19 March 2022.

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