Punjab Legislative Assembly

The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years unless dissolved sooner. The Speaker of the sixteenth assembly is Kultar Singh Sandhwan. The meeting place of the Legislative Assembly since 6 March 1961 is the Vidhan Bhavan in Chandigarh.

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Punjab Legislative Assembly

History

Punjab Legislative Assembly

In the British Raj, an Executive Council was formed under The Indian Councils Act, 1861. It was only under the Government of India Act 1919 that a Legislative Council was set up in Punjab. Later, under the Government of India Act 1935, the Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted with a membership of 175. It was summoned for the first time on 1 April 1937. In 1947, Punjab Province was partitioned into West Punjab and East Punjab and the 79-member East Punjab Legislative Assembly was formed, the forerunner of the current assembly.

After the independence of India, on 15 July 1948, eight princely states of East Punjab grouped together to form a single state, Patiala and East Punjab States Union. The Punjab State Legislature was a bicameral house in April 1952, comprising the Vidhan Sabha (lower house) and Vidhan Parishad (upper house). In 1956 that state was largely merged into Punjab, the strength of the Vidhan Parishad of the new State of Punjab was enhanced from 40 seats to 46 seats and in 1957, it was increased to 51. Punjab was trifurcated in 1966 to form Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab. The Vidhan Parishad was reduced to 40 seats and the Vidhan Sabha grew by 50 seats to 104 seats. On 1 January 1970, the Vidhan Parishad was abolished leaving the state with a unicameral legislature.

Legislature

Punjab Legislative Assembly

The legislature comprises the governor and the Punjab Legislative Assembly, which is the highest political organ in the state. The governor has the power to summon the assembly or to close the same. All members of the legislative assembly are directly elected, normally once in every five years by the eligible voters who are above 18 years of age. The current assembly consists of 117 elected members. The elected members select one of its own members as its chairperson who is called the speaker of the assembly. The speaker is assisted by the deputy speaker who is also elected by the members. The conduct of a meeting in the house is the responsibility of the speaker.

The main function of the assembly is to pass laws and rules. Every bill passed by the house has to be finally approved by the governor before it becomes applicable.

The normal term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting.

Sixteenth Assembly

Punjab Legislative Assembly

In the Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly, 94 members of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party form the treasury benches. The main opposition party in the assembly is Indian National Congress with 14 seats. The other parties which are in opposition are the Shiromani Akali Dal, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and independents. AAP MLA, Kultar Singh Sandhwan was announced as the speaker of the assembly.

History

Punjab Legislative Assembly

Incumbent Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took the oath of office on 16 March at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Bhagat Singh. Inderbir Singh Nijjar took the oath as Protem Speaker. On 17 March Nijjar administered the oath of office to all the 117 legislators of the Sixteenth Punjab Legislative assembly. Other 10 cabinet ministers of the Mann ministry, took oath on 19 March.

On 22 June 2022, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan announced that the legislators will get answers on all issues that they raise during the Assembly debates. The answers would be provided during the Zero Hour. This was done for the first time in the history of Punjab Assembly.

Leaders

Punjab Legislative Assembly

<table><thead><tr><th>Title</th><th>Name</th><th>Portrait</th><th>Since</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Constitutional Posts</td></tr><tr><td>Governor</td><td>Gulab Chand Kataria</td><td></td><td>30 July 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Speaker</td><td>Kultar Singh Sandhwan</td><td></td><td>21 March 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Deputy speaker</td><td>Jai Krishan Singh</td><td></td><td>30 June 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Leader of the House (Chief Minister)</td><td>Bhagwant Mann</td><td></td><td>16 March 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Leader of Opposition</td><td>Pratap Singh Bajwa</td><td></td><td>9 April 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Political posts</td></tr><tr><td>Leader of AAP legislature party</td><td>Bhagwant Mann</td><td></td><td>16 March 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Leader of INC legislature party</td><td>Pratap Singh Bajwa</td><td></td><td>9 April 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Leader of SAD legislature party</td><td>Manpreet Singh Ayali</td><td></td><td>April 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Leader of BJP legislature party</td><td>Ashwani Kumar Sharma</td><td></td><td>April 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Leader of BSP legislature party</td><td>Nachhatar Pal</td><td></td><td>April 2022</td></tr></tbody></table>

Committees

Punjab Legislative Assembly

List of committees and chairpersons for the term 2022–2023.

<table><thead><tr><th>Committee</th><th>Chairperson</th><th>Party or Organization</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Committee on Local Bodies</td><td>Jagroop Singh Gill</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Public Accounts</td><td>Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Estimates</td><td>Aman Arora</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Public Undertakings</td><td>Budh Ram</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes</td><td>Manjit Singh Bilaspur</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Privileges</td><td>Kulwant Singh Pandori</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Government Assurances</td><td>Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Local Bodies</td><td>Jagroop Singh Gill</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions</td><td>Gurmeet Singh Khudian</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Subordinate Legislation</td><td>Barinder Kumar Goyal Vakeel</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Papers Laid/to be Laid on the Table and Library</td><td>Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Petitions</td><td>Mohammad Jamil Ur Rahman</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>House Committee</td><td>Jai Krishan Singh Deputy speaker (Ex-Officio Chairperson)</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Questions & References</td><td>Baljinder Kaur</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Press Gallery Committee</td><td>Naresh Sharma</td><td></td><td>Punjab Kesari</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Co-operation and its allied activities</td><td>Sarvjit Kaur Manuke</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr><tr><td>Committee on Agriculture and its allied activities</td><td>Gurpreet Singh Banawali</td><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td></tr></tbody></table>

Composition

By alliance and party

<table><thead><tr><th>Alliance</th><th>Party</th><th>Seats</th><th>Legislative Party Leader</th><th>Bench</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Won</td><td>Change</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td><td>95</td><td>75</td><td>Bhagwant Singh Mann</td><td>94</td><td></td><td>Government</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>15</td><td>62</td><td>Partap Singh Bajwa</td><td>16</td><td></td><td>Main Opposition</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Shiromani Akali Dal</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>Manpreet Singh Ayali</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>Other Opposition</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NDA</td><td></td><td>Bharatiya Janata Party</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>Ashwani Kumar Sharma</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bahujan Samaj Party</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Nachhatar Pal</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independents</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Rana Inder Partap Singh</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>117</td><td></td><td>117</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

By constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>District</th><th>No.</th><th>Constituency</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th><th>Bench</th><th>S.C % 2001 Census</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Pathankot</td><td>1</td><td>Sujanpur</td><td>Naresh Puri</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>26.71%</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Bhoa (SC)</td><td>Lal Chand Kataruchakk</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>42.48%</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Pathankot</td><td>Ashwani Kumar Sharma</td><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Opposition</td><td>19.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Gurdaspur</td><td>4</td><td>Gurdaspur</td><td>Barindermeet Singh Pahra</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>21.18%</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Dina Nagar (SC)</td><td>Aruna Chaudhary</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>32.32%</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Qadian</td><td>Partap Singh Bajwa</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>14.33%</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Batala</td><td>Amansher Singh (Shery Kalsi)</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>23.07%</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Sri Hargobindpur (SC)</td><td>Amarpal Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>28.12%</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Fatehgarh Churian</td><td>Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>25.68%</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Dera Baba Nanak</td><td>Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>14.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Gurdeep Singh Randhawa</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td></tr><tr><td>Amritsar</td><td>11</td><td>Ajnala</td><td>Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>23.20%</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Rajasansi</td><td>Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>29.39%</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Majitha</td><td>Ganieve Kaur Majithia</td><td></td><td>SAD</td><td>Opposition</td><td>37.44%</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Jandiala (SC)</td><td>Harbhajan Singh E.T.O.</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>39.23%</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Amritsar North</td><td>Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>19.14%</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Amritsar West (SC)</td><td>Jasbir Singh Sandhu</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>23.33%</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Amritsar Central</td><td>Ajay Gupta</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>19.26%</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Amritsar East</td><td>Jeevan Jyot Kaur</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>21.91%</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Amritsar South</td><td>Inderbir Singh Nijjar</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>15.23%</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Attari (SC)</td><td>Jaswinder Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>39.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Tarn Taran</td><td>21</td><td>Tarn Taran</td><td>Harmeet Singh Sandhu</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>31.62%</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Khemkaran</td><td>Sarvan Singh Dhun</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>31.50%</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Patti</td><td>Laljit Singh Bhullar</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>29.37%</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Khadoor Sahib</td><td>Manjinder Singh Lalpura</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>33.83%</td></tr><tr><td>Amritsar</td><td>25</td><td>Baba Bakala (SC)</td><td>Dalbir Singh Tong</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>35.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Kapurthala</td><td>26</td><td>Bholath</td><td>Sukhpal Singh Khaira</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>21%</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Kapurthala</td><td>Rana Gurjeet Singh</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>29.24%</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Sultanpur Lodhi</td><td>Rana Inder Pratap Singh</td><td></td><td>IND</td><td>Opposition</td><td>28.42%</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Phagwara (SC)</td><td>Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>38.29%</td></tr><tr><td>Jalandhar</td><td>30</td><td>Phillaur (SC)</td><td>Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>46.85%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IND</td><td>Suspended by INC in April 2024.</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Nakodar</td><td>Inderjit Kaur Mann</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>43.89%</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Shahkot</td><td>Hardev Singh Laddi</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>33.89%</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Kartarpur (SC)</td><td>Balkar Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>48.82%</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Jalandhar West (SC)</td><td>Sheetal Angural</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td></tr><tr><td>Mohinder Pal Bhagat</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>37.97%</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Jalandhar Central</td><td>Raman Arora</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>22.14%</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Jalandhar North</td><td>Avtar Singh Junior</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>21.71%</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>Jalandhar Cantonment</td><td>Pargat Singh</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>34.95%</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Adampur (SC)</td><td>Sukhwinder Singh Kotli</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>46.16%</td></tr><tr><td>Hoshiarpur</td><td>39</td><td>Mukerian</td><td>Jangi Lal Mahajan</td><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Opposition</td><td>22.39%</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>Dasuya</td><td>Karambir Singh Ghuman</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>24.06%</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Urmar</td><td>Jasvir Singh Raja Gill</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>34.37%</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>Sham Chaurasi (SC)</td><td>Ravjot Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>44.67%</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>Hoshiarpur</td><td>Bram Shanker</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>31.99%</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>Chabbewal (SC)</td><td>Raj Kumar Chabbewal</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td></tr><tr><td>Ishank Kumar</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>45.36%</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Garhshankar</td><td>Jai Krishan Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>38.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar</td><td>46</td><td>Banga (SC)</td><td>Sukhwinder Kumar</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government (Defected from SAD to AAP)</td><td>49.71%</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Nawan Shahr</td><td>Nachhatar Pal</td><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Opposition</td><td>40.66%</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Balachaur</td><td>Santosh Katariaa</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>29.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Rupnagar</td><td>49</td><td>Anandpur Sahib</td><td>Harjot Singh Bains</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>19.76%</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>Rupnagar</td><td>Dinesh Chadha</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>22.72%</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>Chamkaur Sahib (SC)</td><td>Dr Charanjit Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>34.54%</td></tr><tr><td>Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar</td><td>52</td><td>Kharar</td><td>Anmol Gagan Maan</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>27.36%</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>S.A.S. Nagar</td><td>Kulwant Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>14.93%</td></tr><tr><td>Fatehgarh Sahib</td><td>54</td><td>Bassi Pathana (SC)</td><td>Rupinder Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>34.31%</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>Fatehgarh Sahib</td><td>Lakhbir Singh Rai</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>29.30%</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>Amloh</td><td>Gurinder Singh Garry</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>28.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Ludhiana</td><td>57</td><td>Khanna</td><td>Tarunpreet Singh Sond</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>33.43%</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Samrala</td><td>Jagtar Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>31.61%</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Sahnewal</td><td>Hardeep Singh Mundian</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>30.66%</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>Ludhiana East</td><td>Daljit Singh Grewal</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>16.85%</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>Ludhiana South</td><td>Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>10.69%</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>Atam Nagar</td><td>Kulwant Singh Sidhu</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>11.59%</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>Ludhiana Central</td><td>Ashok Prashar Pappi</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>10.46%</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>Ludhiana West</td><td>Sanjeev Arora</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>Ludhiana North</td><td>Madan Lal Bagga</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>14.67%</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>Gill (SC)</td><td>Jiwan Singh Sangowal</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>38.89%</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>Payal (SC)</td><td>Manwinder Singh Gyaspura</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>35.48%</td></tr><tr><td>68</td><td>Dakha</td><td>Manpreet Singh Ayali</td><td></td><td>SAD</td><td>Opposition</td><td>34.90%</td></tr><tr><td>69</td><td>Raikot (SC)</td><td>Hakam Singh Thekedar</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>36.14%</td></tr><tr><td>70</td><td>Jagraon (SC)</td><td>Saravjit Kaur Manuke</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>35.46%</td></tr><tr><td>Moga</td><td>71</td><td>Nihal Singh Wala (SC)</td><td>Manjit Singh Bilaspur</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>35.62%</td></tr><tr><td>72</td><td>Bhagha Purana</td><td>Amritpal Singh Sukhanand</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>35.18%</td></tr><tr><td>73</td><td>Moga</td><td>Amandeep Kaur Arora</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>26.84%</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td>Dharamkot</td><td>Devinder Singh Laddi Dhos</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>29.79%</td></tr><tr><td>Ferozpur</td><td>75</td><td>Zira</td><td>Naresh Kataria</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>25.06%</td></tr><tr><td>76</td><td>Firozpur City</td><td>Ranveer Singh Bhullar</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>21.36%</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>Firozpur Rural (SC)</td><td>Rajnish Dahiya</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>29.14%</td></tr><tr><td>78</td><td>Guru Har Sahai</td><td>Fauja Singh Sarari</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>17.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Fazilka</td><td>79</td><td>Jalalabad</td><td>Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>22.75%</td></tr><tr><td>80</td><td>Fazilka</td><td>Narinderpal Singh Sawna</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>18.29%</td></tr><tr><td>81</td><td>Abohar</td><td>Sandeep Jakhar</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IND</td><td>Suspended by INC in August 2023.</td><td>21.44%</td></tr><tr><td>82</td><td>Balluana (SC)</td><td>Amandeep Singh ‘Goldy’ Musafir</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>26.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Sri Muktsar Sahib</td><td>83</td><td>Lambi</td><td>Gurmeet Singh Khudian</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>40.50%</td></tr><tr><td>84</td><td>Gidderbaha</td><td>Amrinder Singh Raja Warring</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td></tr><tr><td>Hardeep Singh Dhillon</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>34.42%</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td>Malout (SC)</td><td>Baljit Kaur</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>40.62%</td></tr><tr><td>86</td><td>Muktsar</td><td>Jagdeep Singh Brar</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>35.38%</td></tr><tr><td>Faridkot</td><td>87</td><td>Faridkot</td><td>Gurdit Singh Sekhon</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>35.25%</td></tr><tr><td>88</td><td>Kotkapura</td><td>Kultar Singh Sandhwan</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>35.64%</td></tr><tr><td>89</td><td>Jaitu (SC)</td><td>Amolak Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>37.67%</td></tr><tr><td>Bathinda</td><td>90</td><td>Rampura Phul</td><td>Balkar Singh Sidhu</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>30.33%</td></tr><tr><td>91</td><td>Bhucho Mandi (SC)</td><td>Master Jagsir Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>35.24%</td></tr><tr><td>92</td><td>Bathinda Urban</td><td>Jagroop Singh Gill</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>21.31%</td></tr><tr><td>93</td><td>Bathinda Rural (SC)</td><td>Amit Rattan Kotfatta</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>31.57%</td></tr><tr><td>94</td><td>Talwandi Sabo</td><td>Baljinder Kaur</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>30.83%</td></tr><tr><td>95</td><td>Maur</td><td>Sukhvir Maiser Khana</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>31.22%</td></tr><tr><td>Mansa</td><td>96</td><td>Mansa</td><td>Vijay Singla</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>28.41%</td></tr><tr><td>97</td><td>Sardulgarh</td><td>Gurpreet Singh Banawali</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>30.22%</td></tr><tr><td>98</td><td>Budhlada (SC)</td><td>Budhram Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>32.51%</td></tr><tr><td>Sangrur</td><td>99</td><td>Lehragaga</td><td>Barinder Kumar Goyal</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>27.48%</td></tr><tr><td>100</td><td>Dirba (SC)</td><td>Harpal Singh Cheema</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>30.28%</td></tr><tr><td>101</td><td>Sunam</td><td>Aman Arora</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>28.09%</td></tr><tr><td>102</td><td>Malerkotla</td><td>Mohammad Jamil Ur Rehman</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>15.21%</td></tr><tr><td>103</td><td>Amargarh</td><td>Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>26.93%</td></tr><tr><td>104</td><td>Dhuri</td><td>Bhagwant Mann</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>28.39%</td></tr><tr><td>105</td><td>Sangrur</td><td>Narinder Kaur Bharaj</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>28.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Barnala</td><td>106</td><td>Bhadaur (SC)</td><td>Labh Singh Ugoke</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>31.69%</td></tr><tr><td>107</td><td>Barnala</td><td>Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td></tr><tr><td>Kuldeep Singh Dhillon</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Opposition</td><td>27.76%</td></tr><tr><td>108</td><td>Mehal Kalan (SC)</td><td>Kulwant Singh Pandori</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>31.15%</td></tr><tr><td>Patiala</td><td>109</td><td>Nabha (SC)</td><td>Gurdev Singh Dev Maan</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>28.54%</td></tr><tr><td>110</td><td>Patiala Rural</td><td>Balbir Singh</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>17.89%</td></tr><tr><td>111</td><td>Rajpura</td><td>Neena Mittal</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>20.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar</td><td>112</td><td>Dera Bassi</td><td>Kuljit Singh Randhawa</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>22.54%</td></tr><tr><td>Patiala</td><td>113</td><td>Ghanaur</td><td>Gurlal Ghanaur</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>25.04%</td></tr><tr><td>114</td><td>Sanour</td><td>Harmit Singh Pathanmajra</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>22.28%</td></tr><tr><td>115.</td><td>Patiala</td><td>Ajit Pal Singh Kohli</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>10.53%</td></tr><tr><td>116</td><td>Samana</td><td>Chetan Singh Jaura Majra</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>27.16%</td></tr><tr><td>117</td><td>Shutrana (SC)</td><td>Kulwant Singh Bazigar</td><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Government</td><td>32.51%</td></tr></tbody></table>

Past election results

Punjab Legislative Assembly

<table><thead><tr><th>Years</th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th>Others</th><th>Total</th><th>Majority</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>INC</td><td>SAD</td><td>AAP</td><td>BJP</td><td>IND</td></tr><tr><td>1952</td><td>96</td><td>13</td><td>~</td><td>~</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>126</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>120</td><td>^</td><td>13</td><td>21</td><td>154</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>90</td><td>19</td><td>18</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>48</td><td>^</td><td>9</td><td>47</td><td>104</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td>38</td><td>43</td><td>4</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>66</td><td>24</td><td>3</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>17</td><td>58</td><td>2</td><td>40</td><td>117</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>63</td><td>37</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>32</td><td>73</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>87</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>14</td><td>75</td><td>18</td><td>6</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>62</td><td>41</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>44</td><td>49</td><td>19</td><td>5</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>46</td><td>56</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>77</td><td>15</td><td>20</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>18</td><td>3</td><td>92</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

• ^ - Party didn't contest election • ~ - Party didn't exist • - Green color box indicates the party/parties who formed the government • - Red color box indicates the official opposition party

List of Punjab Legislative Assemblies

Punjab Legislative Assembly

<table><thead><tr><th>Punjab Provincial Assembly (1937-1947)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Assembly</td><td>Tenure</td><td>Leader of the House</td><td>Premier</td><td>Party formed government</td><td>Note</td></tr><tr><td>First sitting</td><td>Date of dissolution</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>5 April 1937</td><td>19 March 1945</td><td>Sikandar Hayat Khan</td><td>Unionist Party</td><td></td><td>Assembly tenure extended due to World War II</td></tr><tr><td>Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana</td><td>Assembly dissolved to conduct fresh and Impartial election</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>21 March 1946</td><td>4 July 1947</td><td>Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana</td><td>Assembly dissolved since government resigned against Partition</td></tr><tr><td>Punjab Legislative Assembly (1947–present)</td></tr><tr><td>Assembly</td><td>Tenure</td><td>Leader of the House</td><td>Chief Minister</td><td>Party formed government</td><td>Note</td></tr><tr><td>First sitting</td><td>Date of dissolution</td></tr><tr><td>Interim</td><td>1 November 1947</td><td>20 June 1951</td><td>Gopi Chand Bhargava</td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td></td><td>Interim Assembly</td></tr><tr><td>Bhim Sen Sachar</td></tr><tr><td>Gopi Chand Bhargava</td></tr><tr><td>1st</td><td>3 May 1952</td><td>31 March 1957</td><td>Bhim Sen Sachar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Partap Singh Kairon</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>24 April 1957</td><td>1 March 1962</td><td>Partap Singh Kairon</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>13 March 1962</td><td>28 February 1967</td><td>Partap Singh Kairon</td><td>Assembly under suspension from 5 July 1966 to 1 November 1966</td></tr><tr><td>Partap Singh Kairon</td><td>Gopi Chand Bhargava</td></tr><tr><td>Ram Kishan</td></tr><tr><td>Ram Kishan</td><td>Gurmukh Singh Musafir</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td>20 March 1967</td><td>23 August 1968</td><td>Gurnam Singh</td><td>Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh</td><td></td><td>Assembly dissolved prematurely</td></tr><tr><td>Lachhman Singh Gill</td><td>Punjab Janta Party</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5th</td><td>13 March 1969</td><td>14 June 1971</td><td>Gurnam Singh</td><td>Shiromani Akali Dal</td><td></td><td>Assembly dissolved prematurely</td></tr><tr><td>Parkash Singh Badal</td></tr><tr><td>6th</td><td>21 March 1972</td><td>30 April 1977</td><td>Zail Singh</td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td></td><td>Assembly tenure extended by one month due to Emergency</td></tr><tr><td>7th</td><td>30 June 1977</td><td>17 February 1980</td><td>Parkash Singh Badal</td><td>Shiromani Akali Dal</td><td></td><td>Assembly dissolved prematurely</td></tr><tr><td>8th</td><td>23 June 1980</td><td>26 June 1985</td><td>Darbara Singh</td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td></td><td>Assembly suspended from 6 October 1983 and later dissolved due to Insurgency on 26 June 1985.</td></tr><tr><td>9th</td><td>14 October 1985</td><td>6 March 1988</td><td>Surjit Singh Barnala</td><td>Shiromani Akali Dal</td><td></td><td>Assembly suspended prematurely due to Insurgency on 11 June 1987 and later on dissolved on 6 March 1988.</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>16 March 1992</td><td>11 February 1997</td><td>Beant Singh</td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Harcharan Singh Brar</td></tr><tr><td>Rajinder Kaur Bhattal</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>3 March 1997</td><td>26 February 2002</td><td>Parkash Singh Badal</td><td>Shiromani Akali Dal</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>21 March 2002</td><td>27 February 2007</td><td>Amarinder Singh</td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>1 March 2007</td><td>6 March 2012</td><td>Parkash Singh Badal</td><td>Shiromani Akali Dal</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>19 March 2012</td><td>11 March 2017</td><td>Parkash Singh Badal</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>24 March 2017</td><td>11 March 2022</td><td>Amarinder Singh</td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Charanjit Singh Channi</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>17 March 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td>Bhagwant Mann</td><td>Aam Aadmi Party</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>