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On 30 September 2021, Kejriwal also announced that if AAP wins the election, his government would build Mohalla Clinics in Punjab that would provide free healthcare facilities. [55] On 22 November 2021, Arvind Kejriwal announced that if AAP wins Punjab then 1,000 rupees will be given to every women above 18 years of age. [56]
The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members , directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies .
Elections in Punjab, a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Punjab creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India.
The previous general election were held in May 2019 in Punjab, in which the Indian National Congress won 8 seats, followed by the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 2 seats each. [4]
On 16 October 2023, election commission announced schedule for electoral rolls, with final publication for rolls scheduled for 10 November 2023. [7] Elections will be held for the five municipal corporations--Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Phagwara and Patiala--besides the 44 municipal councils and by-polls to some urban local bodies. [8]
The Next Punjab legislative assembly election is expected to be held in February 2027 to elect all 117 members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. [1] Bhagwant Mann is the incumbent Chief Minister of Punjab .
Elections must be conducted within 90 days of the dissolution, meaning by or before 14 April 2023. [11] [12] On 22 January 2023, Mohsin Raza Naqvi took oath as the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab. He was nominated by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) after days of deadlock between the government and the opposition over who to ...
The support for the Aam Aadmi Party increased later in Punjab. [21] [22] The current Government was elected in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections and the AAP won 92 out of 117 Assembly seats with Bhagwant Mann as the Chief Minister. The Congress flows down to get only 18 seats.