2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2007 was held in Indian state of Punjab in 2007, to elect 117 members to the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1] Shiromani Akali Dal, and its alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party gained majority of the seats. Parkash Singh Badal was elected as the Chief Minister.
Results
| Political Party |
No. of Candidates |
Seats won |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 93 | 48 | 4,689,018 | 37.09% | |
| Indian National Congress | 116 | 44 | 5,170,548 | 40.90% | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 23 | 19 | 1,046,451 | 8.28% | |
| Independents | 431 | 5 | 861,595 | 6.82% | |
| Total[2] | 1043 | 116 | 12,641,706 |
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gollark: Secularly, people generally mean "punish people" when they talk about justice as far as I can tell.
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gollark: "Justice" in that context always seems to involve "horribly punishing people", for dubiously ethical reasons.
References
- "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India
- The total includes votes and contestants of all parties, even those who failed to win any seat.
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