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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = No
| previous_election = 1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = '''1967'''
| next_election = 1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = '''1972'''
| election_date = 1969
| seats_for_election = All 104 seats in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| turnout = 72.27%
| image1 =
| leader1 = [[Gurnam Singh]]
| party1 = Shiromani Akali Dal
| leaders_seat1 =
| seats1 = 43
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 43
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 = 29.36%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 29.36%
| image2 = Major Harinder Singh.png
| image2_size = 80x80px
| leader2 = [[Harinder Singh]]
| leaders_seat2 = -
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| seats2 = 38
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 10
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 = 39.18%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 1.73%
| image3 =
| leader3 =
| party3 = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
| leaders_seat3 =
| seats3 = 8
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 1
| popular_vote3 =
| percentage3 = 9.01%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 0.83%
| title = [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]]
| posttitle = [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[President's rule]]
| before_party =
| after_election = [[Gurnam Singh]], [[Prakash Singh Badal]]
| after_party = [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]]. [[President's rule]]
| majority_seats = 53
}}

'''Legislative Assembly elections''' were held in the Indian state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] in 1969. [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] emerged as the largest party in the Assembly, winning 43 of the 104 seats.

==Result==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!colspan=7|Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1969<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in//punjab/assembly-constituencies/1969-election-results.html|title=List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1969|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!contested
!Seats won
!change in seats
!popular vote
!%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}"|
|align=left|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
|65
|43
|{{increase}} 43
|13,81,916
|29.36
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|align=left|[[Indian National Congress]]
|103
|38
|{{decrease}} 10
|18,44,360
|39.18
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}"|
|align=left| [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|30
|8
|{{decrease}} 1
|4,24,008
|9.01
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|
|align=left|[[Communist Party of India]]
|28
|4
|{{decrease}} 1
|2,27,600
|4.84
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|
|align=left|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|10
|2
|{{decrease}} 1
|1,44,610
|3.07
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Socialist Party (India)}}"|
|align=left| [[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]]
|7
|2
|{{increase}} 1
|39,109
|0.83
|-
|bgcolor="darkred"|
|align=left|[[Punjab Janta Party]]
|16
|1
|{{increase}} 1
|79,269
|1.68
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}"|
|align=left|[[Praja Socialist Party]]
|3
|1
|{{increase}} 1
|23,617
|0.50
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Swatantra Party}}"|
|align=left|[[Swatantra Party]]
|6
|1
|{{increase}} 1
|43,006
|0.91
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|align=left| [[Independent politician|Independents]]
|160
|4
|{{decrease}} 5
|4,18,232
|8.89
|-
|
|Others
|43
|0
|
|81,359
|1.72
|-
!colspan=2 align=left|Total
!471
!104
!
!47,07,086
!
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Punjab (India) elections}}

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[[Category:1969 State Assembly elections in India|Punjab]]
[[Category:State Assembly elections in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:1960s in Punjab, India]]

1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

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