2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

The 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

2012 Punjab legislative assembly election

30 January 2007
All 117 seats to the Vidhan Sabha 59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	78.30% (2.88%)
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 48 44 Seats won 56 46 Seat change 8 2 Popular vote 4,828,612 5,572,643 Percentage 45.37% 40.90%
Chief Minister before election Amarinder Singh INC Elected Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal SAD

Results

 Summary of results of the Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2007[1]

	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

References

1. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India
2. The total includes votes and contestants of all parties, even those who failed to win any seat.