2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

2007 Punjab legislative assembly election
30 January 2007 (2007-01-30)
116 (of the 117) seats to the Punjab Legislative Assembly
59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout75.42% ( 13.28pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Parkash Singh Badal Captain Amarinder Singh
Party SAD INC
Alliance NDA UPA
Leader since 1 March 1997 26 February 2002
Leader's seat Lambi Patiala
Last election 44 62
Seats won 67 44
Seat change 23 18
Popular vote 5,735,469 5,170,548
Percentage 45.37% (Alliance figures) 40.90%
Swing 8.62pp 0.79pp
Chief Minister before election

Amarinder Singh
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

Parkash Singh Badal
SAD

The Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2007 was held in Indian state of Punjab in 2007, to elect 117 members to the 13th Punjab Legislative Assembly. Shiromani Akali Dal, and its alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party gained majority of the seats. Parkash Singh Badal was elected as the Chief Minister


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