The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which many expected to win the state, managed to bag just 23 seats
The Congress in Punjab, led by Captain Amarinder Singh, is set to return to power after a gap of a decade, decimating on its way the ruling Akalis and dashing the hopes of newbie Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Congress' candidates have won or are leading in 76 seats in the 117-member Punjab Assembly. Prominent among them is Navjot Singh Sidhu, who quit the BJP to join the Congress before the elections and contested from Amritsar East. He credited his victory to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which many expected to win the state, managed to bag just 23 seats, but scored better than the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance, which has won only 18 seats.
Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has won the Jalalabad assembly seat with a margin of 18,500 votes defeating AAP's Punjab poster boy Bhagwant Mann.
Congress' Amarinder Singh, who will be Chief Minister, won the Patiala seat - his home turf - defeating AAP's Balbir Singh by a massive 52,407 votes. But he lost, Lambi, the other seat he contested to outgoing chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.
The other big winner from the Congress is Badal family rebel Manpreet Singh Badal from Bathinda Urban, bagging 63,942 votes.
Punjab Election Results 2017: Winning Candidates | CONSTITUENCY | CANDIDATE (PARTY) |
|---|
| Sujanpur | Dinesh Singh (BJP) |
| Bhoa | Joginder Pal (INC) |
| Pathankot | Amit (INC) |
| Gurdaspur | Barindermeet Singh Pahra (INC) |
| Dina Nagar | Aruna Chaudhary (INC) |
| Qadian | Fatehjang Singh Bajwa (INC) |
| Batala | Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal (SAD) |
| Sri Hargobindpur | Balwinder Singh (INC) |
| Fatehgarh Churian | Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa (INC) |
| Dera Baba Nanak | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (INC) |
| Ajnala | Harpartap Singh (INC) |
| Raja Sansi | Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria (INC) |
| Majitha | Bikram Singh Majithia (SAD) |
| Jandiala | Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala (INC) |
| Amritsar West | Raj Kumar Verka (INC) |
| Amritsar Central | Om Parkash Soni (INC) |
| Amritsar East | Navjot Singh Sidhu (INC) |
| Amritsar South | Inderbir Singh Bolaria (INC) |
| Attari | Tarsem Singh D.C. (INC) |
| Tarn Taran | Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri (INC) |
| Khem Karan | Sukhpal Singh Bhullar (INC) |
| Patti | Harminder Singh Gill (INC) |
| Khadoor Sahib | Ramanjeet Singh Sahota Sikki (INC) |
| Baba Bakala | Santokh Singh (INC) |
| Bholath | Sukhpal Singh (AAP) |
| Kapurthala | Rana Gurjit Singh (INC) |
| Sultanpur Lodhi | Navtej Singh Cheema (INC) |
| Phagwara | Som Parkash (BJP) |
| Phillaur | Baldev Singh Khaira (SAD) |
| Nakodar | Gurpratap Singh Wadala (SAD) |
| Shahkot | Ajit Singh Kohar (SAD) |
| Kartarpur | Ch. Surinder Singh (INC) |
| Jalandhar West | Sushil Kumar Rinku (INC) |
| Jalandhar Central | Rajinder Beri (INC) |
| Jalandhar North | Avtar Singh Junior (INC) |
| Jalandhar Cantt. | Pargat Singh Powar (INC) |
| Adampur | Pawan Kumar Tinu (SAD) |
| Mukerian | Rajnish Kumar Babbi (INC) |
| Dasuya | Arun Dogra (INC) |
| Urmar | Sangat Singh Gilzian (INC) |
| Sham Chaurasi | Pawan Kumar Adia (INC) |
| Hoshiarpur | Sunder Sham Arora (INC) |
| Chabbewal | Dr. Raj Kumar (INC) |
| Garhshankar | Jai Krishan (AAP) |
| Banga | Sukhwinder Kumar (SAD) |
| Nawan Shahr | Angad Singh (INC) |
| Balachaur | Darshan Lal (INC) |
| Anandpur Sahib | Kanwar Pal Singh (INC) |
| Rupnagar | Amarjit Singh (AAP) |
| Chamkaur Sahib | Charanjit Singh Channi (INC) |
| Kharar | Kanwar Sandhu (AAP) |
| S.A.S.Nagar | Balbir Singh Sidhu (INC) |
| Bassi Pathana | Gurpreet Singh (INC) |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | Kuljit Singh Nagra (INC) |
| Amloh | Randeep Singh (INC) |
| Khanna | Gurkirat Singh Kotli (INC) |
| Samrala | Amrik Singh Dhillon (INC) |
| Sahnewal | Sharanjit Singh Dhillon (SAD) |
| Ludhiana East | Sanjeev Talwar (INC) |
| Ludhiana South | Balvinder Singh Bains (LIP) |
| Atam Nagar | Simarjeet Singh Bains (LIP) |
| Ludhiana Central | Surinder Kumar Dawar (INC) |
| Ludhiana West | Bharat Bhushan (Ashu) (INC) |
| Ludhiana North | Rakesh Pandey (INC) |
| Gill | Kuldeep Singh Vaid(Bulara) (INC) |
| Payal | Lakhvir Singh Lakha (INC) |
| Dakha | Harvinder Singh Phoolka (AAP) |
| Raikot | Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal (AAP) |
| Jagraon | Saravjit Kaur Manuke (AAP) |
| Nihal Singh Wala | Manjit Singh (AAP) |
| Bhagha Purana | Darshan Singh Brar (INC) |
| Moga | Harjot Kamal Singh (INC) |
| Dharamkot | Sukhjit Singh (INC) |
| Zira | Kulbir Singh (INC) |
| Firozpur City | Parminder Singh Pinki (INC) |
| Firozpur Rural | Satkar Kaur (INC) |
| Guru Har Sahai | Gurmeet Singh Sodhi (INC) |
| Jalalabad | Sukhbir Singh Badal (SAD) |
| Fazilka | Davinder Singh Ghubaya (INC) |
| Abohar | Arun Narang (BJP) |
| Balluana | Nathu Ram (INC) |
| Lambi | Parkash Singh (SAD) |
| Gidderbaha | Amrinder Singh Alias Raja Warring (INC) |
| Malout | Ajaib Singh Bhatti (INC) |
| Muktsar | Kanwarjit Singh (SAD) |
| Faridkot | Kusaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon (INC) |
| Kotkapura | Kultar Singh Sandhwan (AAP) |
For results of all constituencies, click here.