Punjab Election 2027: 117 Seats, Alliances, Candidates & Results
Track every alliance, candidate list, campaign development, voter-roll milestone and Election Commission announcement in the race for the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
Punjab Election 2027 at a Glance
Feb–Mar reported; ECI schedule not yet announced.
🏛️Split across Majha, Doaba and Malwa.
👑Bhagwant Mann is Chief Minister since 16 March 2022.
⚔️No alliance confirmed; final arrangements may change.
👤First list released on 31 Oct 2026.
📊Congress 18, SAD 3, BJP 2.
Road to 59
59 seats are required for a simple majority in the 117-member Assembly. Shown below is the last confirmed statewide baseline — not a 2027 prediction.
Latest Punjab Election 2027 Updates
The newest verified developments, newest first. Full detail — sources, context, and the complete reverse-chronological record — lives in the main tracker.
SAD (Punar Surjit) and farmer unions form Sanyukt Punjab Morcha to contest 2027 together
At a meeting in Ludhiana on Nov 11, 2026, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit), farmer unions including the Kirti Kisan Union, Krantikari Bharatiya Kisan…
Status: Front ANNOUNCED (The Tribune) — seats, leadership and structure NOT YET ANNOUNCED.Jailed former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar says he will not contest 2027 polls
A post on the Facebook account of Laljit Singh Bhullar, former Punjab minister and AAP MLA from Patti, said on Nov 10, 2026 that he had “decided not to…
Status: Statement via social media (as reported) — AAP candidate for Patti NOT YET NAMED.Chief Election Commissioner expected in Punjab by end-November; poll dates possible in first week of January
PTC News reported on Nov 9, 2026 that the Chief Election Commissioner is scheduled to visit Punjab by the end of November 2026 to meet political parties,…
Status: REPORTED (PTC News) — poll dates NOT announced by ECI.Three AAP MLAs from Samana, Sanour and Amritsar North join the BJP
The Week reported on Nov 2, 2026 that Chetan Singh Jouramajra (Samana), Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra (Sanour) and Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh (Amritsar North)…
Status: JOINING CONFIRMED (The Week) — effect on seat arithmetic NOT YET STATED.BJP–SAD alliance announcement expected after Diwali; Modi rally in Bathinda floated as venue
Reports published between Oct 29 and Nov 3, 2026 say the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal are in advanced talks but that neither party has announced a deal.…
Status: IN TALKS — no alliance or seat split CONFIRMED; AiTimeline found no announcement as of Nov 11, 2026.Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) emerges as a Panthic wildcard
An Outlook explainer published on Nov 3, 2026 traced the rise of Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), announced by Amritpal Singh and Faridkot MP Sarabjeet Singh…
Status: Party is contesting; seat impact UNVERIFIED.Punjab 2022: Seat-by-Seat Map
All 117 constituencies coloured by the 2022 winner, with a seat grid view. Hover, tap or search a seat for the winner, runner-up and margin. Results: IndiaVotes (ECI data); boundaries are simplified for display.
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Seat totals 2022: AAP 92, Congress 18, SAD 3, BJP 2, BSP 1, Independent 1. Click a party in the legend to highlight its seats.
Punjab: 2022 Result vs 2027 Status
Drag the handle across the map. Left: the party that won each seat in 2022 (ECI data via IndiaVotes). Right: 2027, where every seat is still awaiting a result. Pick a region to zoom in.
2022 counts are the seat winner by party in the selected region, from ECI count data. No 2027 result exists yet; this view fills in when counting ends. Regions are an AiTimeline grouping of seats, not an official classification.
The Punjab Battleground: Majha, Doaba & Malwa
AiTimeline editorial regions — not an official ECI classification. Seat counts are the standard split; AAP’s regional totals are its 2022 result as widely reported, not a 2027 forecast.
Watch: the 69-seat belt that decided 2022 — Sangrur, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Patiala — and the rural and farm vote.
69 seats · AAP won 66 in 2022Watch: Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran — the border districts and the Panthic vote, where Waris Punjab De is looking to make a mark.
25 seats · AAP won 16 in 2022Watch: Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala — a large Dalit population and diaspora links, and the most evenly split region in 2022.
23 seats · AAP won 10 in 2022Alliance Watch
2027 alliance status, based on the most recently reported, attributable position — not a guarantee of the final contesting arrangement.
AAP (ruling)
Governs under Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann after winning 92 seats in 2022. Released its first list of 40 candidates on 31 Oct 2026. No alliance announced.
BJP + SAD (in talks)
Apart since September 2020. Reports through 3 Nov 2026 say talks are advanced and an announcement may follow Diwali; BJP reportedly wants 40–47 seats. Nothing has been confirmed.
Congress
Won 7 of 13 Lok Sabha seats in 2024 but only 18 Assembly seats in 2022. The high command met Punjab leaders in Delhi on 31 Oct 2026 over factionalism.
Punjab By-Elections Since 2022
Nine bypolls since AAP's 92-seat win: AAP won seven, Congress one, SAD (Amritsar) one. Not a 2027 forecast.
Sangrur (Jun 2022): SAD (Amritsar) beat AAP by 5,822 votes. Jalandhar (May 2023): AAP beat Congress by 58,691.
2 bypollsAAP won Chabbewal, Dera Baba Nanak and Gidderbaha; Congress won Barnala by 2,157 votes, the closest margin in the series.
4 seats polledJalandhar West (Jul 2024), Ludhiana West (Jun 2025) and Tarn Taran (Nov 2025) all stayed with AAP.
Latest: Tarn Taran, Nov 2025Religion, Caste & Community
Census 2011 data; no official caste-wise vote data exists.
Sikh 57.69%, Hindu 38.49%, Muslim 1.93%, Christian 1.26%. Sikhs are the majority in 17 of 23 districts.
Census 2011About 31.9% of the population, the highest share of any state.
Census 2011Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 42.51%, Jalandhar 38.95%, Hoshiarpur 35.14%: all in Doaba.
District dataWho Said What
Dated, sourced statements. Claims and allegations are labelled as such.
Sukhbir Badal said Mann will lose in 2027; BKU (Qadian) pledged unconditional support to SAD, as reported.
Claim / announcementThree AAP MLAs joined the BJP in Delhi; AAP state chief Aman Arora said it showed whom the BJP inducts.
Joining confirmedBJP leaders allege a breakdown of law and order in Punjab. This is an allegation, not a finding.
AllegationCandidate Watch
Only candidates named in a party announcement reported by established outlets are listed. Lists are not final until the ECI nomination process.
40 of 117 candidates named. Reported seats include Bhagwant Mann (Dhuri), Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan (Kotkapura), Sanjeev Arora (Ludhiana West), Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal (Ajnala), Balkar Singh (Kartarpur), Jai Krishan Singh Rouri (Garhshankar), Kulwant Singh (SAS Nagar) and Labh Singh Ugoke (Bhadaur). 77 seats remain to be announced.
Source: ANI copy via Asianet Newsable and Devdiscourse. Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) was reported by Outlook to have announced a first list of 20 candidates. Congress, SAD and the BJP have not released full lists.
Issues That Could Shape the Contest
Tracked from reporting and party statements — not a ranking of what voters care about.
Raised by opposition parties and Waris Punjab De; local overdose reports keep it live.
A damaging 2026 flood season and standing farm distress.
Unemployment and state finances versus the government’s own claims.
The June 2026 Akal Takht action against the CM and Sikh prisoner releases.
Waste, water and land-compensation issues raised in cities such as Mohali.
Availability and pricing, a recurring question in Malwa.
Punjab Election 2027 Poll Tracker
A poll is a snapshot of reported voter sentiment at the time of fieldwork — it is not an election result and not a seat forecast.
AiTimeline has not found a methodology-disclosed, Punjab-specific opinion poll for 2027. The closest evidence is official: the 2024 Lok Sabha result (Congress 26.31%, AAP 26.03%, BJP 18.56%, SAD 13.41%) and the May 2026 civic polls (AAP 958 of 1,977 wards). Neither is a seat forecast.
How Punjab Voted
Seats won by party in the last three Assembly elections.
2024 Lok Sabha: Congress 7, AAP 3, SAD 1, independents 2, BJP 0 of 13 seats.
Who Has Ruled Punjab?
Recent Chief Ministers and their parties.
Punjab Election 2027 Schedule
The ECI has not announced the election programme. The voter-roll steps below are the only dated milestones so far, as reported by ETV Bharat. This module switches to the full schedule the moment ECI issues its notification.
Build Your Punjab 2027 Seat Prediction
A just-for-fun calculator: split the 117 seats between the parties and see who reaches the 59-seat majority. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere, and it is not an AiTimeline forecast.
2022 result: AAP 92, Congress 18, SAD 3, BJP 2, others 2 (BSP 1, independent 1). 2024 Lok Sabha leads by Assembly segment: Congress 37, AAP 33, BJP 23, independents 15, SAD 9 — a different election, shown for reference only.
Punjab Election 2027 Results
Results tracking will activate when official counting begins. This dashboard will show seat counts, gains and losses versus 2022 and vote share once the Election Commission declares results — never based on exit polls or projections.
Punjab Election 2027: Frequently Asked Questions
When is the Punjab election 2027?
The Election Commission has not announced the dates. Polls are reported for February to March 2027.
How many seats are there in the Punjab Assembly, and what is the majority?
The Punjab Assembly has 117 seats, so a party needs 59 for a majority.
Who won the 2022 Punjab election?
The AAP won 92 of 117 seats with 42.01% of the vote, a gain of 72 on 2017. Congress won 18, the SAD 3, the BJP 2, the BSP 1 and one independent won.
Who is the Chief Minister of Punjab?
Bhagwant Mann of the AAP has been Chief Minister since 16 March 2022.
Has the AAP named its candidates for 2027?
The AAP released its first list on 31 October 2026, naming candidates for 40 of the 117 seats.
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