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Elections in the Republic of India in 1969 included elections to six state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha.

Legislative Assembly elections

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1969 elections in India

Bihar

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Main article: 1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress4,570,41330.46118
Bharatiya Jana Sangh2,345,78015.6334
Samyukta Socialist Party2,052,27413.6852
Communist Party of India1,515,10510.1025
Praja Socialist Party846,5635.6418
Loktantrik Congress Dal573,3443.829
Shoshit Dal552,7643.686
Janata Party501,0103.3414
Bharatiya Kranti Dal301,0102.016
Communist Party of India (Marxist)187,5411.253
Swatantra Party130,6380.873
Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand56,5060.385
Backward Classes Party of India38,9950.260
Proutist Bloc of India29,6750.200
Socialist Unity Centre of India26,2590.180
All India Forward Bloc17,4520.121
Revolutionary Socialist Party6,3100.040
Republican Party of India5,0570.030
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha2,1610.010
Bihar Prantiya Sudharavadi Party8550.010
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad8110.010
Independents1,243,1068.2924
Total15,003,629100.00318
Valid votes15,003,62997.08
Invalid/blank votes451,5302.92
Total votes15,455,159100.00
Registered voters/turnout29,274,25152.79
Source: ECI

Nagaland

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Main article: 1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Nagaland Nationalist Organisation53,50738.6622New
United Front of Nagaland30,10921.7610New
Independents54,78339.588–32
Total138,399100.00400
Valid votes138,39999.81
Invalid/blank votes2590.19
Total votes138,658100.00
Registered voters/turnout176,93178.37
Source: ECI[1]

Pondicherry

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Main article: 1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress78,05242.6210Decrease12
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam61,71733.7015New
Communist Party of India23,11512.623New
Independents20,25011.062Decrease2
Total183,134100.00300
Valid votes183,13498.13
Invalid/blank votes3,4971.87
Total votes186,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout228,75481.59
Source: ECI[2]

Punjab

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

Uttar Pradesh

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Main article: 1969 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress7,893,15233.69211+12
Bharatiya Kranti Dal4,989,11621.2998New
Bharatiya Jana Sangh4,200,17517.9349–49
Samyukta Socialist Party1,831,3457.8233–11
Republican Party of India815,9643.481–9
Communist Party of India715,0923.054–9
Praja Socialist Party401,9991.723–8
Swatantra Party293,7811.255–7
Communist Party of India (Marxist)114,6160.4910
Uttar Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Party112,5520.481New
Hindu Mahasabha67,8070.291New
Others333,0681.420–
Independents1,661,8877.0918–19
Total23,430,554100.004250
Valid votes23,430,55496.72
Invalid/blank votes794,2323.28
Total votes24,224,786100.00
Registered voters/turnout44,812,43154.06
Source: ECI[4]

West Bengal

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Main article: 1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Communist Party of India (Marxist)2,676,98119.9780Increase 37
Indian National Congress5,538,62241.3255Decrease 72
Bangla Congress1,094,6548.1733Decrease 1
Communist Party of India938,4727.0030Increase 14
All India Forward Bloc671,6645.0121Increase 8
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)375,9832.8012Increase 6
Samyukta Socialist Party249,3621.869Increase 2
Socialist Unity Centre of India202,7211.517Increase 3
Praja Socialist Party175,8901.315Decrease 2
Lok Sewak Sangh99,8440.744NA
Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League71,6650.534NA
Progressive Muslim League (West Bengal)208,5741.563NA
Revolutionary Communist Party of India51,1810.382NA
Workers Party of India47,3910.352NA
Indian National Democratic Front118,6500.891NA
Marxist Forward Bloc27,1430.201NA
Others374,4212.7900
Independents481,0923.5911Decrease 20
Total13,404,310100.002800
Valid votes13,404,31097.43
Invalid/blank votes353,7622.57
Total votes13,758,072100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,685,11066.51
Source: ECI[5]

Rajya Sabha

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Main article: 1969 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

References

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  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ^ "List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1969". www.elections.in.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ^ "West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1969". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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