Template:Infobox election The West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1969 was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 1969 to elect 280 members to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1] United Front formed the government with Ajoy Mukherjee as the Chief Minister. United Front won a landslide 214 seats and 49.7% of the votes.[2]
Background
President's Rule had been introduced in the state on 20 February 1968.[3] Following which, the previous legislative assembly was dissolved.[3]
References
- ↑ West Bengal 1969. eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ↑ The Puzzle of India's Governance: Culture, Context and Comparative Theory{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(7 May 2007). ISBN 978-1-134-27493-2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Uncertain Verdict: A Study of the 1969 Elections in Four Indian States{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of California Press(1975). ISBN 978-0-520-02475-5