The Punjab Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Punjab state in North India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. It is housed within the Chandigarh Capitol Complex, a World Heritage Site designed by Le Corbusier. The term of the assembly is five years, unless it is dissolved early.: 72 Since 1977, it has had 117 members who are directly elected, from single-seat constituencies.
Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| 16th Legislative Assembly of Punjab | |
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Established | 1952 |
| Preceded by | Interim East Punjab Assembly |
| Seats | 117 |
| Elections | |
Voting system | First-past-the-post |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India | |
| Website | |
| Homepage | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of India | |
Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs.: 35, 137 The 2011 census of India stated that there were no people of any Scheduled Tribes in Punjab, while the Scheduled Castes constitute a significant portion of the population of the state, at 31.9%. The Scheduled Castes have been granted a reservation of 34 seats in the assembly.
History
| Year | Act/Order | Explanation | Total seats | SC-reserved seats | Election(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950, 1951 | Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951 | The Indian Constitution came into effect and new constituencies were created. | 105 | 0 | 1952 |
| 1956 | States Reorganisation Act, 1956 | Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was merged with Punjab and the number of constituencies of the enlarged state was increased. | 121 | 33 | 1957 |
| 1961 | Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961 | There were changes in the number and reservation status of constituencies. Two-member constituencies were abolished. | 154 | 33 | 1962 |
| 1966 | Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 | The new state of Haryana was created from the south-east parts of Punjab. Some districts of Punjab were also merged with Himachal Pradesh. | 104 | 23 | 1969, 1972 |
| 1976 | Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 | There were changes in the number and reservation status of constituencies. | 117 | 29 | 1977, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007 |
| 2008 | Delimitation Commission Order, 2007 | There were changes in the reservation status and area covered by constituencies. | 117 | 34 | 2012, 2017, 2022 |
Constituencies
The constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly were last delimited in 2008.
Reservation
| # | Constituency name | Reserved for (SC/None) | District | Lok Sabha constituency | Electorate (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sujanpur | None | Pathankot | Gurdaspur | 167,230 |
| 2 | Bhoa | SC | 182,915 | ||
| 3 | Pathankot | None | 152,519 | ||
| 4 | Gurdaspur | None | Gurdaspur | 169,628 | |
| 5 | Dina Nagar | SC | 192,562 | ||
| 6 | Qadian | None | 181,907 | ||
| 7 | Batala | None | 188,862 | ||
| 8 | Sri Hargobindpur | SC | Hoshiarpur | 178,734 | |
| 9 | Fatehgarh Churian | None | Gurdaspur | 175,730 | |
| 10 | Dera Baba Nanak | None | 194,613 | ||
| 11 | Ajnala | None | Amritsar | Amritsar | 157,161 |
| 12 | Raja Sansi | None | 177,713 | ||
| 13 | Majitha | None | 166,136 | ||
| 14 | Jandiala | SC | Khadoor Sahib | 180,674 | |
| 15 | Amritsar North | None | Amritsar | 202,095 | |
| 16 | Amritsar West | SC | 214,073 | ||
| 17 | Amritsar Central | None | 147,058 | ||
| 18 | Amritsar East | None | 168,013 | ||
| 19 | Amritsar South | None | 177,605 | ||
| 20 | Attari | SC | 189,475 | ||
| 21 | Tarn Taran | None | Tarn Taran | Khadoor Sahib | 196,866 |
| 22 | Khem Karan | None | 216,090 | ||
| 23 | Patti | None | 202,155 | ||
| 24 | Khadoor Sahib | None | 201,328 | ||
| 25 | Baba Bakala | SC | 199,929 | ||
| 26 | Bholath | None | Kapurthala | Hoshiarpur | 136,413 |
| 27 | Kapurthala | None | Khadoor Sahib | 149,885 | |
| 28 | Sultanpur Lodhi | None | 148,094 | ||
| 29 | Phagwara | SC | Hoshiarpur | 192,867 | |
| 30 | Phillaur | SC | Jalandhar | Jalandhar | 207,149 |
| 31 | Nakodar | None | 194,824 | ||
| 32 | Shahkot | None | 181,946 | ||
| 33 | Kartarpur | SC | 184,515 | ||
| 34 | Jalandhar West | SC | 171,632 | ||
| 35 | Jalandhar Central | None | 174,003 | ||
| 36 | Jalandhar North | None | 192,058 | ||
| 37 | Jalandhar Cantt | None | 193,666 | ||
| 38 | Adampur | SC | 167,424 | ||
| 39 | Mukerian | None | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | 202,924 |
| 40 | Dasuya | None | 197,021 | ||
| 41 | Urmar | None | 181,007 | ||
| 42 | Sham Chaurasi | SC | 177,269 | ||
| 43 | Hoshiarpur | None | 192,794 | ||
| 44 | Chabbewal | SC | 161,535 | ||
| 45 | Garhshankar | None | Anandpur Sahib | 175,287 | |
| 46 | Banga | SC | S.B.S. Nagar | 165,283 | |
| 47 | Nawan Shahr | None | 177,231 | ||
| 48 | Balachaur | None | 155,145 | ||
| 49 | Anandpur Sahib | None | Rupnagar | 191,727 | |
| 50 | Rupnagar | None | 183,115 | ||
| 51 | Chamkaur Sahib | SC | 197,330 | ||
| 52 | Kharar | None | Mohali | 266,514 | |
| 53 | S.A.S. Nagar | None | 238,998 | ||
| 54 | Bassi Pathana | SC | Fatehgarh Sahib | Fatehgarh Sahib | 149,248 |
| 55 | Fatehgarh Sahib | None | 161,754 | ||
| 56 | Amloh | None | 144,482 | ||
| 57 | Khanna | None | Ludhiana | 171,622 | |
| 58 | Samrala | None | 175,822 | ||
| 59 | Sahnewal | None | 265,097 | ||
| 60 | Ludhiana East | None | Ludhiana | 217,728 | |
| 61 | Ludhiana South | None | 178,167 | ||
| 62 | Atam Nagar | None | 170,654 | ||
| 63 | Ludhiana Central | None | 158,931 | ||
| 64 | Ludhiana West | None | 182,455 | ||
| 65 | Ludhiana North | None | 205,063 | ||
| 66 | Gill | SC | 273,104 | ||
| 67 | Payal | SC | Fatehgarh Sahib | 165,608 | |
| 68 | Dakha | None | Ludhiana | 187,760 | |
| 69 | Raikot | SC | Fatehgarh Sahib | 156,301 | |
| 70 | Jagraon | SC | Ludhiana | 184,819 | |
| 71 | Nihal Singhwala | SC | Moga | Faridkot | 197,869 |
| 72 | Bhagha Purana | None | 172,120 | ||
| 73 | Moga | None | 203,541 | ||
| 74 | Dharamkot | None | 181,612 | ||
| 75 | Zira | None | Firozpur | Khadoor Sahib | 187,300 |
| 76 | Firozpur City | None | Firozpur | 172,957 | |
| 77 | Firozpur Rural | SC | 195,975 | ||
| 78 | Guru Har Sahai | None | 172,641 | ||
| 79 | Jalalabad | None | Fazilka | 213,416 | |
| 80 | Fazilka | None | 177,520 | ||
| 81 | Abohar | None | 178,416 | ||
| 82 | Balluana | SC | 183,929 | ||
| 83 | Lambi | None | Sri Muktsar Sahib | Bathinda | 165,263 |
| 84 | Gidderbaha | None | Faridkot | 167,228 | |
| 85 | Malout | SC | Firozpur | 176,573 | |
| 86 | Muktsar | None | 188,889 | ||
| 87 | Faridkot | None | Faridkot | Faridkot | 169,823 |
| 88 | Kotkapura | None | 159,646 | ||
| 89 | Jaitu | SC | 151,056 | ||
| 90 | Rampura Phul | None | Bathinda | 169,859 | |
| 91 | Bhucho Mandi | SC | Bathinda | 184,785 | |
| 92 | Bathinda Urban | None | 229,525 | ||
| 93 | Bathinda Rural | SC | 158,082 | ||
| 94 | Talwandi Sabo | None | 156,336 | ||
| 95 | Maur | None | 167,547 | ||
| 96 | Mansa | None | Mansa | 218,339 | |
| 97 | Sardulgarh | None | 181,679 | ||
| 98 | Budhlada | SC | 195,170 | ||
| 99 | Lehra | None | Sangrur | Sangrur | 172,109 |
| 100 | Dirba | SC | 182,695 | ||
| 101 | Sunam | None | 196,136 | ||
| 102 | Bhadaur | SC | Barnala | 157,809 | |
| 103 | Barnala | None | 182,502 | ||
| 104 | Mehal Kalan | SC | 160,348 | ||
| 105 | Malerkotla | None | Malerkotla | 159,900 | |
| 106 | Amargarh | None | Fatehgarh Sahib | 165,909 | |
| 107 | Dhuri | None | Sangrur | Sangrur | 165,053 |
| 108 | Sangrur | None | 189,838 | ||
| 109 | Nabha | SC | Patiala | Patiala | 184,623 |
| 110 | Patiala Rural | None | 225,639 | ||
| 111 | Rajpura | None | 182,228 | ||
| 112 | Dera Bassi | None | Mohali | 287,622 | |
| 113 | Ghanaur | None | Patiala | 164,546 | |
| 114 | Sanour | None | 222,969 | ||
| 115 | Patiala | None | 161,399 | ||
| 116 | Samana | None | 192,473 | ||
| 117 | Shutrana | SC | 181,568 |
See also
- 16th Punjab Assembly
- List of constituencies of the Punjab Provincial Assembly (Pakistan)
- List of constituencies of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
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