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 ABJS Leader's seat Qila Raipur (won) Ajnala (won) Seats won 43 38 8 Seat change 43 10 1 Popular vote 1,381,916 1,844,360 Percentage 29.36% 39.18% 9.01% Swing 29.36% 1.73% 0.83%
Chief Minister before election President's rule Chief Minister Gurnam Singh SAD

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	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