1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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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(R) 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 Elected 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. ^[1] The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was also a part of the government as it was in a pre-poll alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal party. ^[2]

Result

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
Source: ECI [1]

Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for (SC/None)	Member	Party
Muktsar	SC	Guruev Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Giddar Baha	None	Parkash Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Malout	None	Gurmit Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Lambi	SC	Dana Ram		Communist Party of India
Abohar	None	Satya Dev		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Fazilka	None	Radha Krishan		Indian National Congress
Jalalabad	None	Lajinder Singh		Indian National Congress
Guru Har Sahai	None	Lachhman Singh		Indian National Congress
Ferozepur	None	Balmukand		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Ferozepur Cantonment	None	Mohinder Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Zira	None	Metab Singh		Indian National Congress
Dharamkot	None	Lachhman Singh		Punjab Janta Party
Nihal Singh Wala	SC	Dalip Singh		Indian National Congress
Moga	None	Roop Lal		Samyukta Socialist Party
Bagha Purana	None	Tej Singh		Indian National Congress
Khadoor Sahib	None	Mohan Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
P A T T I	None	Surinder Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Valtoha	None	Gurdip Singh		Indian National Congress
Atari	SC	Darshan Singh		Communist Party of India
Tarn Taran	None	Manjinder Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Beas	None	Hari Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Jandiala	SC	Tara Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Amritsar East	None	Gian Chand		Indian National Congress
Amritsar South	None	Kirpal Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Amritsar Central	None	Balram Dass		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Amritsar West	None	Satya Pal		Communist Party of India
Verka	SC	Gurmej Singh		Indian National Congress
Majitha	None	Shashpal Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Ajnala	None	Harinder Singh		Indian National Congress
Fatehgarh	None	Santokh Singh		Indian National Congress
Batala	None	Bikaramajit Singh		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Sirihargobindpur	None	Karam Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Qadian	None	Satnam Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Dhariwal	None	Pritam Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Gurdaspur	None	Mohinder Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Dina Nagar	SC	Gian Chand		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Narot Mehra	SC	Sunder Singh		Indian National Congress
Pathankot	None	Ram Singh		Indian National Congress
Balachaur	None	Tulsi Ram		Indian National Congress
Garhshankar	None	Rattan Singh		Indian National Congress
Mahilpur	SC	Kartar Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Hoshiarpur	None	Balbir Singh		Samyukta Socialist Party
Sham Chaurasi	SC	Guran Dass		Indian National Congress
Tanda	None	Amir Singh Kalkat		Indian National Congress
Dasuya	None	Devinder Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Mukerian	None	Kewal Krishan		Indian National Congress
Kapurthala	None	Bawa Harnam Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Sultanpur	None	Atma Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Phagwara	SC	Sadhu Ram		Indian National Congress
Jullundur North	None	Gurdial Saini		Indian National Congress
Jullundur South	None	Man Mohan Kalia		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Jullundur Cantonment	None	Saroop Singh		Indian National Congress
Adampur	None	Kulwant Singh		Communist Party of India
Kartarpur	SC	Gurbanta Singh		Indian National Congress
Jamsher	SC	Darshan Singh Kaypee		Indian National Congress
Nakodar	None	Darbara Singh		Independent
Nurmahal	None	Balwant Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Bara Pind	None	Umrao Singh		Indian National Congress
Banga	SC	Jagat Ram		Indian National Congress
Nawan Shahr	None	Dilbag Singh		Indian National Congress
Phillaur	None	Surjit Singh Atwal		Indian National Congress
Jagraon	None	Nahar Singh		Indian National Congress
Raikot	None	Jagdev Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Qila Raipur	None	Gurnam Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Dakha	SC	Basant Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Ludhiana North	None	Sardari Lal		Indian National Congress
Ludhiana South	None	Joginder Paul		Indian National Congress
Kum Kalan	None	Partap Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Payal	None	Beant Singh		Independent
Khanna	SC	Naurang Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Samrala	None	Kapur Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Nangal	None	Bam Dev		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Anandpur Sahib	None	Sadhu Singh		Indian National Congress
Ropar	None	Ravi Indar Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Morinda	SC	Raja Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Kharar	None	Sarjit Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Banur	None	Balbir Singh		Independent
Rajpura	None	Harbans Lal		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Raipur	None	Jasdev Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Patiala	None	Ravel Singh S/o Tara Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Dakala	None	Basant Singh		Swatantra Party
Samana	SC	Pritam Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Nabha	None	Narinder Singh		Independent
Amloh	SC	Dalip Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Sirhind	None	Randhir Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Dhuri	None	Sant Singh		Indian National Congress
Malerkotla	None	Nawab Iftikhar Ali Khan		Shiromani Akali Dal
Sherpur	SC	Kundan Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Barnala	None	Surjeet Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Bhadaur	SC	Bachan Singh		Indian National Congress
Dhanaula	None	Hardit Singh		Communist Party of India
Sangrur	None	Gurbakshs Singh		Indian National Congress
Sunam	None	Gurbachan Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Lehra	None	Harchand Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Sardulgarh	None	Kirpal Singh		Indian National Congress
Budhlada	None	Parshotam Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Mansa	None	Sant Lakha Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Talwandi Sabo	None	Ajit Singh		Indian National Congress
Pakka Kalan	None	Trilochan Singh		Indian National Congress
Bhatinda	None	Teja Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Phul	None	Babu Singh		Communist Party of India
Nathana	SC	Hardit Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Kot Kapura	None	Harcharan Singh		Indian National Congress
Faridkot	SC	Bhagat Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal

See also

• Fifth Punjab Legislative Assembly
• Politics of Punjab
• Elections in Punjab
• List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
• 1969 elections in India

References

1. "Punjab General Legislative Election 1969". Election Commission of India. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
2. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (1975). Strategy, Risk and Personality in Coalition Politics: The Case of India. Cambridge University Press. p. 52. ISBN   9780521208741 . Retrieved 21 August 2023. ... the Jana Sangh participated in a pre-election alliance with the Akali Dal in the Punjab during the 1969 midterm poll.