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{{Short description|Indian union territory election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| vote_type = Popular 
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1964 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1964
| election_date = 9 March 1969
| next_election = 1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1974
| seats_for_election = 30 seats in the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 16
| registered = 228,754
| turnout = 81.59%
| image_size = 130px
| party1 = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| image1 = [[File:M._O._H._Farook.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader1 = [[M. O. H. Farook]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Kalapet Assembly constituency|Kalapet]]
| leader_since1 =
| seats1 = 15
| popular_vote1 = 61,717
| seat_change1 = -
| party2 = Indian National Congress (R)
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Cow_and_Calf_INC.svg|bSize=120|cWidth=100|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=0}}
| leader2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| leader_since2 =
| seats2 = 10
| popular_vote2 = 78,052
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}12

| title = [[Chief Minister of Puducherry|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = ''[[President's rule]]''
| after_party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| after_election = [[M. O. H. Farook]]
| last_election1 = Did not contest
| percentage1 = 33.70%
| swing1 = _
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 9.45[[percentage points|pp]]
| percentage2 = 42.62%
}}
Elections to the '''[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]''' (French: ''Assemblée législative de Pondichéry'') were held in March 1969, to elect members of the '''[[3rd Puducherry Assembly]]'''. The [[Indian National Congress]] won the popular vote, but the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] won the most seats, and [[M. O. H. Farook]] was appointed as the [[Chief Minister of Puducherry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cgijeddah.com/cgijed/farooq-cv.htm |title=H. E. Shri M. O. H. Faarooq |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105034813/http://www.cgijeddah.com/cgijed/farooq-cv.htm |archive-date=5 January 2010}}</ref>

The territory of Pondicherry was delimited by the [[Delimitation Commission of India]] into 30 single-member constituencies.<ref name="ref2004">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFqbAAAAMAAJ|title=Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature|author= G. C. Malhotra|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|year=2004|isbn=9788120004009 |page=965}}</ref>

==Results==
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Puducherry Legislative Assembly 1969.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress (R)]]|votes1=78052|seats1=10|sc1={{decrease}}12
|party2=[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|votes2=61717|seats2=15|sc2=New
|party3=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes3=23115|seats3=3|sc3=New
|party21=Independents|votes21=20250|seats21=2|sc21={{decrease}}2
|total_sc=0
|invalid=3497
|electorate=228754
|source=ECI<ref name=election1969>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3423-puducherry-1969/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Elected members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Results by constituency |
* Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency<ref>{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1969 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3423-puducherry-1969/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917140530/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3423-puducherry-1969/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency
!Turnout
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Margin
|-
! #k
! Names
!%
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
!%
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
!%
|-
| 1 || [[Muthialpet Assembly constituency|Muthialpet]] || 83.78% || K. Murugaiyan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,290 || 55.52% || M. Thangapragasam || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,636 || 44.48% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''654'''
|-
| 2 || [[Kuruchikuppam Assembly constituency|Kurusukuppam]] || 76.26% || G. Perumal Raja || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,068 || 59.89% || N. Govindaraj || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 1,550 || 22.82% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''2,518'''
|-
| 3 || [[Cassicade Assembly constituency|Cassicade]] || 69.48% || P. Ansari Dorasamy || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,721 || 60.33% || R. Azhwar || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 1,409 || 31.24% || style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,312'''
|-
| 4 || [[Raj Bhavan Assembly constituency|Raj Bhavan]] || 67.81% || D. Kantharaj || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 1,766 || 51.62% || S. Sadagopan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 1,655 || 48.38% || style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''111'''
|-
| 5 || [[Bussy Assembly constituency|Bussy]] || 63.87% || C. M. Achraff || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 2,336 || 75.94% || M. J. Vincent || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 740 || 24.06% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''1,596'''
|-
| 6 || [[Oupalam Assembly constituency|Oupalam]] || 75.00% || S. Govindarajalu || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 2,676 || 46.59% || K. Karunakaran || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 1,730 || 30.12% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''946'''
|-
| 7 || [[Nellithope Assembly constituency|Nellithope]] || 72.63% || N. Ranganathan || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 4,372 || 57.11% || B. Chandrasekaran || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,759 || 36.04% || style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|'''1,613'''
|-
| 8 || [[Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency|Mudaliarpet]] || 85.10% || Y. Kailasa Surbian || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 4,748 || 62.01% || A. S. Janakipaman || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,909 || 37.99% || style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|'''1,839'''
|-
| 9 || [[Ariankuppam Assembly constituency|Ariankuppam]] || 84.70% || S. Perumal || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,774 || 50.11% || P. C. Purushothaman || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,758 || 49.89% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''16'''
|-
| 10 || [[Kuruvinatham Assembly constituency|Kuruvinatham]] || 86.08% || K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 4,050 || 56.13% || M. Rajagopal || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 2,903 || 40.24% || style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,147'''
|-
| 11 || [[Bahour Assembly constituency|Bahour]] || 85.99% || K. Krishnasamy || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,211 || 52.22% || R. Thangavelu Clemanso || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 2,938 || 47.78% || style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''273'''
|-
| 12 || [[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]] || 92.09% || D. Ramachandran || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,545 || 51.10% || [[V. Venkatasubba Reddiar]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,393 || 48.90% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''152'''
|-
| 13 || [[Thirubuvanai Assembly constituency|Thirubuvanai]] || 77.89% || M. Thangavelu || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,277 || 51.52% || R. Mannathan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,338 || 36.76% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''939'''
|-
| 14 || [[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipet]] || 88.02% || S. M. Subbarayan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,499 || 50.99% || D. Kannappan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,315 || 33.74% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''1,184'''
|-
| 15 || [[Ossudu Assembly constituency|Ossudu]] || 76.28% || V. Nagarathinam || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,386 || 50.60% || P. S. Perumal || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 3,306 || 49.40% || style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''80'''
|-
| 16 || [[Villianur Assembly constituency|Villianur]] || 84.73% || S. Arumugam || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,132 || 59.95% || S. V. Murugesa Nadar || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,760 || 40.05% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''1,372'''
|-
| 17 || [[Embalam Assembly constituency|Embalam]] || 83.41% || M. Veerammal || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,682 || 55.69% || M. Veerappan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 2,930 || 44.31% || style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''752'''
|-
| 18 || [[Oulgaret Assembly constituency|Uzhavarkarai]] || 83.20% || S. Muthu || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,452 || 50.15% || G. Rajamanickam || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 1,823 || 26.49% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''1,629'''
|-
| 19 || [[Kalapet Assembly constituency|Kalapet]] || 87.21% || [[M. O. H. Farook]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,261 || 59.84% || M. Murugesa Mudaliar || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,860 || 40.16% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''1,401'''
|-
| 20 || [[Poudousaram Assembly constituency|Poudousaram]] || 78.41% || N. Gurusamy || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 3,439 || 53.34% || M. Krishnasamy || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,866 || 44.45% || style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|'''573'''
|-
| 21 || [[Cotchery Assembly constituency|Cotchery]] || 83.34% || M. Balaya || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,097 || 47.41% || T. Jayaraman || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 2,546 || 38.97% || style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''551'''
|-
| 22 || [[Karaikal North Assembly constituency|Karaikal North]] || 78.59% || M. Jambulingam || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 4,208 || 52.07% || A. M. Hameed Maricar || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 3,873 || 47.93% || style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''335'''
|-
| 23 || [[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal South]] || 71.71% || Marie Lourdes Silvaradjou || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 2,439 || 50.91% || N. M. Mohamed Yussouf || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,041 || 42.60% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''398'''
|-
| 24 || [[Neravy T R Pattinam Assembly constituency|Neravy T R Pattinam]] || 89.67% || S. Ramasamy || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,447 || 53.88% || M. Kaliappa Naicker || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,951 || 46.12% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''496'''
|-
| 25 || [[Grand’ Aldee Assembly constituency|Grand’ Aldee]] || 85.47% || Y. Pandari Nathan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,852 || 70.82% || G. Muthukrishnan || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 1,026 || 18.86% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''2,826'''
|-
| 26 || [[Thirunallar Assembly constituency|Thirunallar]] || 87.91% || R. Supprayalu Naicker || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,455 || 54.12% || V. Arunasalam || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,814 || 44.08% || style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|'''641'''
|-
| 27 || [[Nedungadu Assembly constituency|Nedungadu]] || 89.87% || P. Shanmugam || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,103 || 50.16% || A. Savundararangan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,083 || 49.84% || style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''20'''
|-
| 28 || [[Mahe Assembly constituency|Mahe]] || 83.50% || [[I. K. Kumaran]] || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 2,885 || 59.33% || Valavil Kesavan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 1,978 || 40.67% || style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|'''907'''
|-
| 29 || [[Palloor Assembly constituency|Palloor]] || 82.69% || [[V. N. Purushothaman|Vanmeri Nadeyi Purushothaman]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,609 || 67.64% || Pondeatte Anandin || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 1,248 || 32.36% || style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,361'''
|-
| 30 || [[Yanam Assembly constituency|Yanam]] || 89.65% || [[Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu]] || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 2,287 || 55.56% || Yarra Zagannadharao || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 1,829 || 44.44% || style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|'''458'''
|}

==See also==
*[[List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[1969 elections in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Record of all Puducherry Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=19 May 2022}}

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