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] 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)
Others and non - religious (0.60%)
Caste Data
Dalits (Scheduled Castes) constitute 31.94% of the population, the highest percentage amongst all the states.
Other Backward Classes (OBCs) like -Sainis , Sunar , Kambojs, Tarkhans/Ramgarhias, Gurjars, Kumhars/Prajapatis, Telis, Banjaras, Lohars constitute 31.3% of the population.
Jat-Sikhs comprise 21% of the population while other forward castes (general category) - Brahmins, Khatris/Bhapas, Bania, Thakurs/Rajputs constitute around rest.
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 Population data of Punjab [2]
Constitutional categories
Population (%)
Castes
Other Backward Classes (OBC)
31.3%
includes Sikh Rajputs, Saini (Sainis added to OBC list in 2016 ), Sunar , Kamboj , Labana , Tarkhan /Ramgarhia , Kumhar /Prajapati , Arain , Gurjar , Teli , Banjara , Lohar , Bhat , Others
Scheduled Castes (Dalits )
31.9%
includes Mazhabi Sikh - 10%, Ramdasia Sikh /Ravidassia (Chamar )/Ad-Dharmi - 13.1%, Balmiki /Bhanghi - 3.5%, Bazigar - 1.05%, Others - 4%[ 2]
Unreserved (mostly Upper castes )
33%
includes Jat Sikh - 21%, (Brahmin , Rajput , Bania , Khatri -Arora -Sood ) - 12%
Others (religious minorities
3.8%
includes Muslims , Christians , Buddhists , Jains
Caste Category
Others (3.8%)
Timeline of events
Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Punjab 2012 [3]
S.No.
Event
Date
Day
1.
Date for Nominations
05.01.2012
Thursday
2.
Last Date for filing Nominations
12.01.2012
Thursday
3.
Date for scrutiny of nominations
13.01.2012
Friday
4.
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
16.01.2012
Monday
5.
Date of poll
30.01.2012
Monday
6.
Date of counting
04.03.2012
Sunday
7.
Date before which the election shall be completed
09.03.2012
Friday
Voter Turnout
[4]
Regions/Districts
Total Seats
Turnout (%)
Congress
SAD+BJP
BSP
Independents
Others
Won
Vote (%)
Won
Vote (%)
Won
Vote (%)
Won
Vote (%)
MAJHA
Majha
25
75.0
9
41.2
16
47.2
0
1.2
0
1.1
Gurdaspur
10
76.3
5
42.7
5
45.8
0
0.9
0
1.4
Amritsar
11
71.8
3
38.5
8
48.9
0
0.9
0
1.0
Tarn Taran
4
79.6
1
43.9
3
46.6
0
2.6
0
0.9
DOABA
Doaba
23
76.4
6
37.1
16
41.3
0
4.0
0
12.1
Kapurthala
4
79.0
2
43.4
2
44.1
0
2.7
0
7.4
Jalandhar
9
75.6
0
37.9
9
43.2
0
3.0
0
12.7
Hoshiarpur
7
75.2
2
35.9
4
40.9
0
3.1
0
9.5
Nawan Shahr
3
79.3
2
29.6
1
32.9
0
11.0
0
21.9
MALWA
Malwa
69
80.6
31
40.6
36
40.3
0
6.9
0
3.0
Rupnagar
3
77.5
1
37.9
2
41.4
0
10.3
0
5.0
SAS Nagar
3
75.8
2
30.7
1
38.3
0
4.6
0
7.7
Fatehgarh Sahib
3
81.9
2
33.7
1
35.5
0
20.9
0
4.1
Ludhiana
14
76.0
6
40.7
6
39.9
0
4.6
0
3.3
Moga
4
80.5
1
43.2
3
45.2
0
3.8
0
1.5
Ferozepur
8
83.4
3
37.4
5
39.4
0
2.8
0
1.9
Muktsar
4
85.2
2
40.2
2
41.0
0
12.7
0
2.6
Faridkot
3
84.1
1
38.8
2
43.2
0
7.1
0
2.3
Bathinda
6
82.6
2
40.9
4
42.0
0
9.7
0
1.6
Mansa
3
84.4
1
38.4
2
39.6
0
8.7
0
2.6
Sangrur
7
84.5
2
40.4
5
41.5
0
10.9
0
2.9
Barnala
3
81.8
3
45.9
0
40.1
0
4.1
0
4.0
Patiala
8
78.5
5
49.9
3
37.6
0
3.1
0
2.8
Total
117
78.6
46
40.1
68
41.9
0
5.2
0
4.3
“Others” in this
Parties and Alliances
2012 NDA Seat Sharing Map Punjab
Sanjha Morcha
Bahujan Samaj Party
No.
Party
Flag
Symbol
Photo
Leader
Seats contested
1.
Bahujan Samaj Party
Jasbir Singh Garhi
117
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
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
± pp
Contested
Won
+/−
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
4,828,612
34.73
94
56
Indian National Congress (INC)
5,572,643
40.09
117
46
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
998,098
7.18
23
12
Independents (IND)
938,770
6.75
418
3
Total
13,901,424
100.00
117
Valid votes
13,901,424
99.94
Invalid votes
8,149
0.06
Votes cast / turnout
13,909,573
78.30
Abstentions
3,855,182
21.70
Registered voters
17,764,755
Result by region
Region
Seats
INC SAD BJP
Others
Malwa
69
31
34
2
2
Majha
25
9
11
5
0
Doaba
23
6
11
5
1
Sum
117
46
56
12
3
Among parties:
Regions Total seats Turnout (%)Congress
SAD+BJP
Won
Votes (%)
Won
Votes (%)
Majha
25
75.0
9
41.2
16
47.2
Doaba
23
76.4
6
37.1
16
41.3
Malwa
69
80.6
31
40.6
36
40.3
Total 117
78.6
46
40.1
68
41.9
Result by district
District
Seats
INC
SAD
BJP
Others
Amritsar
11
3
6
2
0
Gurdaspur
10
5
5
0
0
Pathankot
3
0
0
3
0
Tarn Taran
4
1
3
0
0
Jalandhar
9
0
6
3
0
Hoshiarpur
7
2
3
1
1
Kapurthala
4
2
1
1
0
Nawanshahr
3
2
1
0
0
Ludhiana
14
6
6
0
2
Patiala
8
5
3
0
0
Sangrur
7
2
5
0
0
Bathinda
6
2
4
0
0
Firozpur
8
3
4
1
0
Moga
4
1
3
0
0
Sri Muktsar Sahib
4
2
2
0
0
Barnala
3
3
0
0
0
Faridkot
3
1
2
0
0
Fatehgarh Sahib
3
2
1
0
0
Mansa
3
1
2
0
0
Rup Nagar
3
1
1
1
0
S.A.S. Nagar
3
2
1
0
0
Sum
117
46
56
12
3
Result by constituency
By-polls 2012-2017
See also
References
External links
5. https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3455-punjab-2012/
