{"id":535,"date":"2026-10-28T14:39:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spickmediagroup.in\/Home\/?p=535"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T18:39:23","slug":"punjab-political-pulse-survey-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spickmediagroup.in\/Home\/2026\/10\/28\/punjab-political-pulse-survey-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab Political Pulse Survey 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"535\" class=\"elementor elementor-535\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ce8d159 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ce8d159\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47b0d4b5\" data-id=\"47b0d4b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa2635c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fa2635c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Spick Media Network Releases Punjab Political Pulse Survey 2026<\/h1><p>Spick Media Network is pleased to release its <strong>Punjab Political Pulse Survey 2026<\/strong>, presenting a comprehensive assessment of the political landscape across Punjab ahead of the next Punjab Legislative Assembly election.<\/p><p>Conducted from <strong>12 September to 22 October 2026<\/strong>, the survey covered <strong>60,783 respondents across all 117 Assembly constituencies<\/strong> in Punjab. The study examines voting preferences, Chief Ministerial preferences, public concerns, perceptions of government performance and constituency-level electoral trends.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Key Findings<\/h3><ul><li><strong>AAP leads the projected seat tally<\/strong> with 62 seats and a projected vote share of 30.32%.<\/li><li><strong>Congress is projected to win 20 seats<\/strong>, followed by BJP with 10 seats.<\/li><li>SAD and AD(WPD) are each projected to win four seats.<\/li><li><strong>16 constituencies are classified as tough fights<\/strong>, where the outcome remains competitive.<\/li><li>Bhagwant Mann leads the Chief Ministerial preference survey with 34.57%.<\/li><li>Employment and unemployment emerge as the leading named public concern, followed by drug abuse and drug trafficking.<\/li><\/ul><p>The report includes constituency-wise estimates for all 117 Assembly seats, district-wise vote-share assessments, regional and division-level projections, respondent demographics and an analysis of the issues shaping voter preferences.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Survey Methodology<\/h3><p>The survey was conducted through random sampling across Punjab. The questionnaire was designed, administered and analysed by Spick Media Network in English, Hindi and Punjabi. The report states a margin of error of \u00b13%.<\/p><p>The <em>Punjab Political Pulse Survey 2026<\/em> reflects voter preferences and electoral assessments during the survey period. The projections are estimates and should not be interpreted as official election results.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Spick Media Election Simulator<\/h1><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Explore Election Scenarios Across India<\/h2><p>The <strong>Spick Media Election Simulator<\/strong> is an interactive platform designed to explore state-wise election scenarios, projected seat distributions and possible political outcomes across India.<\/p><p>With data currently available for <strong>Punjab and Uttar Pradesh<\/strong>, users can select a state, explore the available election data and experiment with different seat-allocation scenarios to understand how changes in constituency outcomes could affect the overall Assembly tally.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Key Features<\/h3><ul><li><p><strong>State-wise analysis:<\/strong>\u00a0Explore election data for available states.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Interactive seat projections<\/strong>: View and adjust party-wise seat distributions.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Majority calculations<\/strong>: Check the majority mark and examine different government-formation scenarios.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Scenario testing<\/strong>: Experiment with alternative outcomes and compare their impact on the final tally.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Visual election data<\/strong>: Explore results through interactive maps, charts and tables, where available.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Available States<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Punjab | Uttar Pradesh<\/strong><\/p><p>More states can be added as additional election datasets become available.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Try the Election Simulator<\/h3><p>Explore the data, test different scenarios and see how alternative electoral outcomes could reshape the Assembly.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spickmediagroup.in\/Home\/election-simulator\/\"><strong>[Launch the Spick Media Election Simulator]<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><em>Disclaimer: The simulator is an analytical tool for exploring hypothetical election scenarios. Its outputs depend on the selected data and user-defined assumptions. Simulated outcomes are not official election results or guaranteed predictions.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Published by Spick Media Network<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Report title:<\/strong> Punjab Political Pulse Survey 2026<\/li><li><strong>Fieldwork period:<\/strong> 12 September \u2013 22 October 2026<\/li><li><strong>Total respondents:<\/strong> 60,783<\/li><li><strong>Constituencies covered:<\/strong> 117<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b14033e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b14033e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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