Moga Assembly Election Result 2012

Punjab · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2012

Joginder Pal Jain of Indian National Congress won the Moga Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Punjab in the 2012 state assembly election, securing 62,200 votes (46.40% vote share). The runner-up was Paramdeep Singh Gill (Shiromani Akali Dal) with 57,575 votes.

A total of 8 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Punjab
  • Constituency: Moga
  • Constituency Number: 73
  • District: Moga
  • Total Contestants: 8
  • Election Year: 2012
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Joginder Pal Jain 62200 46.40% Indian National Congress
2 Paramdeep Singh Gill 57575 42.90% Shiromani Akali Dal
3 Ravinder Singh 9910 7.40% People's Party Of Punjab
4 Pritpal Singh 1791 1.30% Bahujan Samaj Party
5 Navneet 1001 0.80% Independent
6 Ashwani Kumar 907 0.70% Shiv Sena
7 Sathi Vijay Kumar 369 0.30% Independent
8 Shri Ram Daynwal 312 0.20% Independent

About Moga Assembly Constituency

The Moga constituency is part of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2012 Assembly election, 8 candidates contested for this seat. Joginder Pal Jain (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 62,200 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

8 candidates contested from Moga assembly constituency in the 2012 Vidhan Sabha election.

Moga is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Punjab.

Joginder Pal Jain (Indian National Congress) won the Moga assembly seat in the 2012 Vidhan Sabha election.