1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

1969
All 104 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly 53 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	72.27%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gurnam Singh Harinder Singh Party SAD INC Bharatiya Jana Sangh Leader's seat - Seats won 43 38 8 Seat change Error creating thumbnail: File missing 43 Error creating thumbnail: File missing 10 Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1 Percentage 29.36% 39.18% 9.01% Swing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 29.36% Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1.73% Error creating thumbnail: File missing 0.83%
Chief Minister before election President's rule Chief Minister Gurnam Singh, Prakash Singh Badal SAD. President's rule

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab in 1969. Shiromani Akali Dal emerged as the largest party in the Assembly, winning 43 of the 104 seats.

Result

Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1969
Party		contested	Seats won	change in seats	popular vote	%
	Shiromani Akali Dal	65	43	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 43	13,81,916	29.36
	Indian National Congress	103	38	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 10	18,44,360	39.18
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh	30	8	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1	4,24,008	9.01
	Communist Party of India	28	4	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1	2,27,600	4.84
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	10	2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1	1,44,610	3.07
	Socialist Party	7	2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1	39,109	0.83
	Punjab Janta Party	16	1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1	79,269	1.68
	Praja Socialist Party	3	1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1	23,617	0.50
	Swatantra Party	6	1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1	43,006	0.91
	Independents	160	4	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5	4,18,232	8.89
	Others	43	0		81,359	1.72
Total		471	104		47,07,086