1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
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.
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All 104 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly 53 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 72.27% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result
| Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1969[1] | ||||||
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| Party | contested | Seats won | change in seats | popular vote | % | |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 65 | 43 |  43 |
13,81,916 | 29.36 | |
| Indian National Congress | 103 | 38 |  10 |
18,44,360 | 39.18 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 30 | 8 | 1 |
4,24,008 | 9.01 | |
| Communist Party of India | 28 | 4 | 1 |
2,27,600 | 4.84 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 10 | 2 | 1 |
1,44,610 | 3.07 | |
| Socialist Party | 7 | 2 | 1 |
39,109 | 0.83 | |
| Punjab Janta Party | 16 | 1 | 1 |
79,269 | 1.68 | |
| Praja Socialist Party | 3 | 1 | 1 |
23,617 | 0.50 | |
| Swatantra Party | 6 | 1 | 1 |
43,006 | 0.91 | |
| Independents | 160 | 4 | 5 |
4,18,232 | 8.89 | |
| Others | 43 | 0 | 81,359 | 1.72 | ||
| Total | 471 | 104 | 47,07,086 | |||
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