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 13th Punjab Lagislative 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 Background 2007 general elections in Punjab witnessed most closely fought elections in Indian National Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal. The turnout among 1.69 Crore eligible voters, which is 76% was exceptionally high compared to last elections. The 2007 Punjab Assembly Elections at a Glance Parties and Alliances Others Results !colspan=10| |- !colspan=2|Party !Candidates !Seats won !Votes !% of Votes |- | |93||48||4,689,018||37.09% |- | |116||44||5,170,548||40.90% |- | |23||19||1,046,451||8.28% |- | |431||5||861,595||6.82% |- !colspan=2|Total !1043!!116!!12,641,706!! |- |} Results by Region Result by Constituency List of Successful Candidates in Punjab Assembly Election in 2007 Government Formation On March 2, 2007 Parkash Singh Badal took Oath for the record fourth time. With crowd gathered in the Mohali cricket stadium to attend the Oath Taking Ceremony. See also Elections in Punjab, India References Punjab 2007 2007