Analysis · candidate churn

Who contests, who returns, who wins

Punjab Lok Sabha elections, 1962–2019

Contestants

278

2019 · 13 seats

Women elected

15.38%

Share of elected members

MPs re-elected

44.44%

4 of 9 who stood again

Turncoats

Switched party since the last poll

First-time winners

38.46%

5 of 13 seats

Lok Sabha

#17

Elected 2019

[01]Seats won by party

2019 · state result · 13 seats

INC 861.5%

SAD 215.4%

BJP 215.4%

AAP 17.7%

[02]Women elected, election by election

Share of elected members · 2019–1962 · newest first

2019 15.38%

2014 7.69%

2009 30.77%

2004 15.38%

1999 15.38%

1998 7.69%

1996 7.69%

1992 —%

1989 23.08%

1985 —%

1980 15.38%

1977 0.0%

1971 0.0%

1967 15.38%

1962 0.0%

[03]Incumbent MP re-election strike rate

Of sitting MPs who stood again, the share that won

2019 44.44%4/9

2014 37.5%3/8

2009 50.0%4/8

2004 33.33%3/9

1999 25.0%3/12

1998 62.5%5/8

1996 33.33%3/9

1992 50.0%2/4

1989 25.0%2/8

1985 80.0%4/5

1980 0.0%0/5

1977 0.0%0/8

1971 83.33%5/6

1967 100.0%4/4

[04]Turncoats — candidates who switched party

Since the previous election they contested

2019 60 won

2014 40 won

2009 50 won

2004 61 won

1999 20 won

1998 11 won

1996 20 won

1992 20 won

1989 70 won

1985 10 won

1980 40 won

1977 22 won

1971 11 won

[05]Winners by education

2019 · elected members' highest qualification

12th Pass 3

Post Graduate 3

Graduate Professional 2

Others 2

10th Pass 1

5th Pass 1

Graduate 1

[06]Winners by profession

2019 · elected members' main profession

Business 3

Former Government 3

Liberal Profession or Professional 3

Agriculture 2

Politics 1

Small Business or Self-employed 1

[07]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The most party-switching came in 1989: 7 turncoats stood, of whom 0 won.
max(turncoats) over 15 elections = 7
Sitting MPs fared best in 1967 (100.0%) and worst in 1977 (0.0%).
max / min strike rate over 14 elections with incumbents
The most new blood arrived in 1989: 84.62% of winners had never won the seat before.
max(first-time-winner share), elections with a prior term = 84.62%

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

SourceTrivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD) / Lok Dhaba, candidate-level election data; women, incumbency and turncoat figures are LokDhaba's own derived aggregates, one row per election for this state

NoteIncumbency and turncoat status require a previous election, so the first year on record carries none. Candidate age is not part of this dataset