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2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

The Punjab legislative assembly election, 2012 was held on 30 January 2012, to elect 117 members to the 14th Punjab Legislative Assembly. The results of the election were announced on 6 March 2012.[1] The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal – Bharatiya Janata Party alliance led by Parkash Singh Badal won the elections.

Background

Punjab have tradition of transfer of power every 5 years between Shiromani Akali Dal and Indian National Congress but this election of 2012 is different from others where ruling party again came to power

2012 Assembly Elections in Punjab received attention for being the first elections after reorganisation of Punjab in 1966 to witness the return of an incumbent party.

This elections also saw the emergence of new political leadership, like rise of Sukhbir Singh Badal and the rise and fall of Manpreet Singh Badal, the founder of the Peoples Party of Punjab.

Religion and Caste Data

Religion Data

As per the 2011 census,[1]

Population by faith in Punjab, India (2011)

  Sikh (58%)
  Hindu (38.5%)
  Muslim (1.9%)
  Christian (1.3%)
  Others and non - religious (0.60%)

Caste Data

  1. Dalits (Scheduled Castes) constitute 31.94% of the population, the highest percentage amongst all the states.
  2. Other Backward Classes (OBCs) like -Sainis, Sunar, Kambojs, Tarkhans/Ramgarhias, Gurjars, Kumhars/Prajapatis, Telis, Banjaras, Lohars constitute 31.3% of the population.
  3. Jat-Sikhs comprise 21% of the population while other forward castes (general category) - Brahmins, Khatris/Bhapas, Bania, Thakurs/Rajputs constitute around rest.
  4. As of 2016, Government of India has not publicly released Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 caste population data for every single non-SC/ST castes (General castes, OBC/EBCs) in India.

Caste Category

  General (33%)
  SC (31.9%)
  OBC (31.3%)
  Others (3.8%)

Timeline of events

Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Punjab 2012 [3]

Voter Turnout

[4]

Parties and Alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

  United Progressive Alliance

Sanjha Morcha

  Bahujan Samaj Party

Others

Source: [3]

Opinion Polls

Most of the opinion polls predicted that Congress will win the election. They were proved wrong as Congress finished as the runner up.[4]

Exit Polls

2012 exit polls for Punjab Assembly Elections results.[5]

Results

Party-wise Results

Result by region

Among parties:

Result by district

Result by constituency

By-polls 2012-2017

See also

References

  1. ^ "Punjab Assembly election 2012 - schedule details". Oneindia. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ "PUNJAB DATA HIGHLIGHTS: THE SCHEDULED CASTES" (PDF). Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. ^ https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3455-punjab-2012/
  4. ^ "Assembly elections 2012: Are exit polls spot on?". The Economic Times. 6 March 2012.
  5. ^ "पंजाब में भरोसेमंद नहीं रहे EXIT POLL:2012 और 2017 विधानसभा चुनावों में दावों के विपरीत रहे परिणाम; कोई सर्वे आसपास भी नहीं टिका". bhaskar.com. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. 6 March 2012.

External links

5. https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3455-punjab-2012/