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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Elections in India
| country = India
| previous_election = 1968 elections in India
| previous_year = 1968
| election_date = 1969
| next_election = 1970 elections in India
| next_year = 1970
}}
{{Politics of India}}
'''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==
1969 elections in India

===[[Bihar]]===
{{Main|1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=4570413|seats1=118|sc1=
|party2=[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]|votes2=2345780|seats2=34|sc2=
|party3=[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]|votes3=2052274|seats3=52|sc3=
|party4=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes4=1515105|seats4=25|sc4=
|party5=[[Praja Socialist Party]]|votes5=846563|seats5=18|sc5=
|party6=Loktantrik Congress Dal|votes6=573344|seats6=9|sc6=
|party7=Shoshit Dal|votes7=552764|seats7=6|sc7=
|party8=[[Janata Party]]|votes8=501010|seats8=14|sc8=
|party9=[[Bharatiya Kranti Dal]]|votes9=301010|seats9=6|sc9=
|party10=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes10=187541|seats10=3|sc10=
|party11=[[Swatantra Party]]|votes11=130638|seats11=3|sc11=
|party12=[[Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand]]|votes12=56506|seats12=5|sc12=
|party13=Backward Classes Party of India|votes13=38995|seats13=0|sc13=
|party14=Proutist Bloc of India|votes14=29675|seats14=0|sc14=
|party15=[[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|Socialist Unity Centre of India]]|votes15=26259|seats15=0|sc15=
|party16=[[All India Forward Bloc]]|votes16=17452|seats16=1|sc16=
|party17=[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]|votes17=6310|seats17=0|sc17=
|party18=[[Republican Party of India]]|votes18=5057|seats18=0|sc18=
|party19=[[Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha]]|votes19=2161|seats19=0|sc19=
|party20=Bihar Prantiya Sudharavadi Party|votes20=855|seats20=0|sc20=
|party21=[[Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad]]|votes21=811|seats21=0|sc21=
|party22=Independents|votes22=1243106|seats22=24|sc22=
|invalid=451530
|electorate=29274251
|source=[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3890-bihar-1969/ ECI]
}}

===[[Nagaland]]===
{{Main|1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Nagaland Legislative Assembly 1969.svg]]
|party1=[[Nagaland Nationalist Organisation]]|votes1=53507|seats1=22|sc1=New
|party2=[[United Front of Nagaland]]|votes2=30109|seats2=10|sc2=New
|party3=Independents|votes3=54783|seats3=8|sc3=–32
|total_sc=0
|invalid=259
|electorate=176931
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3633-nagaland-1969/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 15 August 2021}}</ref>
}}

===[[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]]===
{{Main|1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Puducherry Legislative Assembly 1969.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|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>{{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>
}}

===[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]===
{{Main|1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election}}
{| 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, 1948)|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
!
|}

===[[Uttar Pradesh]]===
{{Main|1969 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1969.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=7893152|seats1=211|sc1=+12
|party2=[[Bharatiya Kranti Dal]]|votes2=4989116|seats2=98|sc2=New
|party3=[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]|votes3=4200175|seats3=49|sc3=–49
|party4=[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]|votes4=1831345|seats4=33|sc4=–11
|party5=[[Republican Party of India]]|votes5=815964|seats5=1|sc5=–9
|party6=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes6=715092|seats6=4|sc6=–9
|party7=[[Praja Socialist Party]]|votes7=401999|seats7=3|sc7=–8
|party8=[[Swatantra Party]]|votes8=293781|seats8=5|sc8=–7
|party9=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes9=114616|seats9=1|sc9=0
|party10=Uttar Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Party|votes10=112552|seats10=1|sc10=New
|party11=[[Hindu Mahasabha]]|votes11=67807|seats11=1|sc11=New
|party12=Others|votes12=333068|seats12=0|sc12=
|party21=Independents|votes21=1661887|seats21=18|sc21=–19
|total_sc=0
|invalid=794232
|electorate=44812431
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3247-uttar-pradesh-1969/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
}}

===[[West Bengal]]===
{{Main|1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1969.svg]]
|party1=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes1=2676981|seats1=80|sc1= {{increase}} 37
|party2=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes2=5538622|seats2=55|sc2= {{decrease}} 72
|party3=[[Bangla Congress]]|votes3=1094654|seats3=33|sc3= {{decrease}} 1
|party4=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes4=938472|seats4=30|sc4= {{increase}} 14
|party5=[[All India Forward Bloc]]|votes5=671664|seats5=21|sc5= {{increase}} 8
|party6=[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)]]|votes6=375983|seats6=12|sc6= {{increase}} 6
|party7=[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]|votes7=249362|seats7=9|sc7= {{increase}} 2
|party8=[[Socialist Unity Centre of India]]|votes8=202721|seats8=7|sc8= {{increase}} 3
|party9=[[Praja Socialist Party]]|votes9=175890|seats9=5|sc9= {{decrease}} 2
|party10=[[Lok Sewak Sangh]]|votes10=99844|seats10=4|sc10= NA
|party11=[[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]]|votes11=71665|seats11=4|sc11= NA
|party12=[[Progressive Muslim League (West Bengal)]]|votes12=208574|seats12=3|sc12= NA
|party13=[[Revolutionary Communist Party of India]]|votes13=51181|seats13=2|sc13= NA
|party14=[[Workers Party of India]]|votes14=47391|seats14=2|sc14= NA
|party15=[[Indian National Democratic Front]]|votes15=118650|seats15=1|sc15= NA
|party16=[[Marxist Forward Bloc]]|votes16=27143|seats16=1|sc16= NA
|party20=Others|votes20=374421|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=Independents|votes21=481092|seats21=11|sc21= {{decrease}} 20
|total_sc=0
|invalid=353762
|electorate=20685110
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3185-west-bengal-1969/ |title=West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1969 |date=14 August 2018 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Rajya Sabha==
{{Main|1969 Indian Rajya Sabha elections}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ |title=Election Results - Full Statistical Reports |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}

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