Punjab Assembly Elections 2017 News

Punjab Election Results 2017: As it happened

The opposition Congress was racing ahead in 76 seats in the 117-member Punjab Assembly, followed by the AAP in 22 seats, the SAD in 12 seats and the BJP in three seats, as the latest trends.

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Mar 11, 2017, 20:12 PM IST

Lambi Assembly Elections 2017: CM Parkash Singh Badal wins

Punjab Congress Chief Amarinder Singh is battling the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on his home turf as counting for selecting MLA of Lambi in the Punjab Assembly Polls 2017 began on Saturday. Here are the live updates:-

Mar 10, 2017, 17:44 PM IST

Punjab Assembly Elections: It's Amarinder Vs Badals; but will AAP play joker

Shiromani Akali Dal seems certain that it is unlikely to be lucky a third time in a row. 

Feb 01, 2017, 11:40 AM IST

Assembly elections: BJP manifesto promises land to Dalits, houses to poor in Punjab

BJP on Sunday promised a slew of populist schemes in its manifesto for Punjab Assembly poll like providing sugar and ghee at low prices, houses to the poor, land to Dalits and backwards, besides assuring Rs five lakh assistance to the families affected by militancy.

Jan 23, 2017, 00:38 AM IST

Assembly elections: Battle lines drawn in Punjab with three-way contest

With battle lines drawn for the February 4 polls to Punjab Assembly, a high-octane battle of ballot is on the cards especially in some of the constituencies where the heavyweights of the three main parties are contesting.

Jan 22, 2017, 18:03 PM IST

Punjab Elections 2017: 695 nominations rejected; papers of 1,243 found valid

As many as 1,040 nomination papers were filed on Wednesday, the last day for filing of nominations for the 117-member Punjab Assembly.
 

Jan 19, 2017, 22:43 PM IST