15th Lok Sabha Elections in Punjab 2009 Verdict

Posted by on May 30, 2009 in India, Indian Politicians, Indian Politics

Punjab gave a suprise verdict in the 15th Lok Sabha Elections by swaying to the Congress tune. The BJP and its alliance party which is the ruling Shiromani Akali Dali (SAD) underperformed this time. For the Congress, it was a resurgence winning 8 out of the 13 Lok Sabha Seats in Punjab. The ruling party in Punjab – SAD under the leadership of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was cut short to just 4 seats while the BJP had won in just Amristar through former Indian Cricketer Navjot Sidhu.

List of Congress Member of Parliaments (MPs) elected from Punjab :

  1. Gurdaspur Constituency MP – Partap Singh Bajwa
  2. Jalandhar Constituency MP – Mohinder Singh Kaypee
  3. Hoshiarpur Constituency MP – Santosh Chowdhary
  4. Anandpur Constituency MP – Sahib Ravneet Singh
  5. Ludhiana Constituency MP – Manish Tewari
  6. Fatehgarh Constituency MP – Sahib Sukhdev Singh
  7. Sangrur Constituency MP – Vijay Inder Singla
  8. Patiala Constituency MP – Preneet Kaur

List of SAD Member of Parliaments (MPs) elected from Punjab :

  1. Khadoor Constituency MP – Sahib Dr. Rattan Singh Ajnala
  2. Faridkot Constituency MP – Paramjit Kaur Gulshan
  3. Ferozpur Constituency MP – Sher Singh Ghubaya
  4. Bathinda Constituency MP – Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Only BJP Member of Parliament (MP) elected from Punjab :

  1. Amritsar Constituency MP – Navjot Singh Sidhu

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