Punjab assembly election, Feb 1969
104 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 70.34% turnout.
Seats
104
Candidates
471
8 women, 0 elected
Turnout
70.34%
47.1 lakh of 66.9 lakh
Leading party
SAD
43 of 104 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 43 | +43 | 65 | 13,81,916 | 29.36% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 38 | -10 | 103 | 18,44,360 | 39.18% | +1.74 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 8 | -1 | 30 | 4,24,008 | 9.01% | -0.83 |
| INDIndependent | 4 | -5 | 160 | 4,18,232 | 8.89% | -7.17 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 4 | -1 | 28 | 2,27,600 | 4.84% | -0.37 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | -1 | 10 | 1,44,610 | 3.07% | -0.19 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 2 | +1 | 7 | 39,109 | 0.83% | +0.11 |
| PJPPJP | 1 | +1 | 16 | 79,269 | 1.68% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 1 | +1 | 6 | 43,006 | 0.91% | +0.41 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 1 | +1 | 3 | 23,617 | 0.50% | -0.01 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | -3 | 22 | 51,148 | 1.09% | -0.70 |
| RPARPA | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21,328 | 0.45% | — |
| JMDJMD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5,770 | 0.12% | — |
| ILPILP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,691 | 0.04% | — |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,422 | 0.03% | — |
- SAD43 (41%)
- INC38 (37%)
- BJS8 (8%)
- IND4 (4%)
- CPI4 (4%)
- CPM2 (2%)
- Others5 (5%)
- SAD43
- INC38
- BJS8
- IND4
- CPI4
- CPM2
- Others5
- SAD43
- INC38
- BJS8
- IND4
- CPI4
- CPM2
- SSP2
- PJP1
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 104 results in Punjab
Closest contest
VALTOHA
won by 35 (0.07%)
Biggest victory
QILA RAIPUR
won by 18,558 (35.58%)
Highest turnout
DHARAMKOT
80.30%
Lowest turnout
BHADAUR
55.64%
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained18 (17%)
- Changed hands79 (76%)
- New seat7 (7%)
18 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 79 changed hands. 7 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Punjab, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- SAD
- INC
- BJS
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 104 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 104
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHARAR | SADSARJIT SINGH | INCNARANJAN SINGH | 7,57916.98% | 73.8% |
| KOT KAPURA | INCHARCHARAN SINGH | SADHARBHAGWAN SINGH | 5,55110.86% | 78.4% |
| KUM KALAN | SADPARTAP SINGH | INCHARDEV SINGH | 6,18310.88% | 64.4% |
| LAMBI | CPIDANA RAM | BJSCHARAN SINGH | 4,32911.49% | 60.5% |
| LEHRA | SADHARCHAND SINGH | INCBRISH BHAN | 8,74118.19% | 76.1% |
| LUDHIANA NORTH | INCSARDARI LAL | BJSKAPUR CHAND | 7,52816.01% | 74.1% |
| LUDHIANA SOUTH | INCJOGINDER PAUL | BJSJAGDISH PRASHAD | 6,30214.55% | 66.2% |
| MAHILPUR | SADKARTAR SINGH | INCGURMAIL SINGH | 7,82918.43% | 65.6% |
| MAJITHA | SADSHASHPAL SINGH | INCPARKASH KAUR | 3,5366.65% | 74.2% |
| MALERKOTLA | SADNAWAB IFTIKHAR ALI KHAN | INCBARA SINGH | 12,47226.40% | 77.5% |
| MALOUT | SADGURMIT SINGH | INDPRITAM SINGH | 2,0254.45% | 71.6% |
| MANSA | SADSANT LAKHA SINGH | INCHARCHARAN SINGH | 4090.91% | 67.6% |
| MOGA | SSPROOP LAL | SADHARBANS SINGH | 1,9803.92% | 73.0% |
| MORINDA | SADRAJA SINGH | INCPRITHVI SINGH AZAD | 2,5826.31% | 73.1% |
| MUKERIAN | INCKEWAL KRISHAN | BJSGAGAN SINGH | 4,4008.40% | 72.2% |
| MUKTSAR | SADGURUEV SINGH | INCMATU RAM | 3,5766.98% | 70.3% |
| NABHA | INDNARINDER SINGH | INDGURDARSHAN SINGH | 6301.30% | 79.6% |
| NAKODAR | INDDARBARA SINGH | INCDARSHAN SINGH | 6,40713.82% | 73.5% |
| NANGAL | BJSBAM DEV | INCSARLA PRASHER | 3631.17% | 63.9% |
| NAROT MEHRA | INCSUNDER SINGH | BJSROOP CHAND | 8,98519.52% | 68.3% |
| NATHANA | SADHARDIT SINGH | INCSARWAN SINGH | 7,38120.49% | 57.0% |
| NAWAN SHAHR | INCDILBAG SINGH | SADHARDEV SINGH | 7271.37% | 78.5% |
| NIHAL SINGH WALA | INCDALIP SINGH | CPIMUNSHA SINGH | 6,35714.35% | 64.7% |
| NURMAHAL | SADBALWANT SINGH | INCDARBARA SINGH | 2,9855.62% | 77.1% |
| PAKKA KALAN | INCTRILOCHAN SINGH | SADKARNAIL SINGH | 6,90115.13% | 74.4% |
| PATHANKOT | INCRAM SINGH | BJSCHHAJJU RAM | 6,97816.27% | 68.6% |
| PATIALA | SADRAVEL SINGH S/O TARA SINGH | INCJAGAN NATH | 9702.46% | 68.4% |
| PATTI | SADSURINDER SINGH | INCJASWANT SINGH | 10,19519.09% | 73.2% |
| PAYAL | INDBEANT SINGH | SADGIAN SINGH | 5,0249.45% | 76.0% |
| PHAGWARA | INCSADHU RAM | BJSSWARNA | 1,5533.34% | 71.8% |
| PHILLAUR | INCSURJIT SINGH ATWAL | SADAQBAL SINGH | 7,73217.04% | 70.2% |
| PHUL | CPIBABU SINGH | INCHARBANS SINGH | 1,3672.81% | 78.2% |
| QADIAN | SADSATNAM SINGH | INCGURBACHAN SINGH | 6,96014.71% | 71.0% |
| QILA RAIPUR | SADGURNAM SINGH | INDLACHHMAN SINGH | 18,55835.58% | 69.9% |
| RAIKOT | SADJAGDEV SINGH | INCPAL SINGH | 5,45711.29% | 69.4% |
| RAIPUR | SADJASDEV SINGH | INCSAT PAL KAPUR | 7321.64% | 72.8% |
| RAJPURA | BJSHARBANS LAL | INCSHANTI PARKASH | 10,47625.28% | 67.3% |
| ROPAR | SADRAVI INDAR SINGH | INCRAJINDER SINGH | 3,96810.26% | 72.8% |
| SAMANA | SADPRITAM SINGH | INCHARCHAND SINGH | 5,23811.30% | 72.3% |
| SAMRALA | SADKAPUR SINGH | INCKAPUR SINGH NASRALI | 1,6663.32% | 69.3% |
| SANGRUR | INCGURBAKSHS SINGH | SADRAGHBIR SINGH | 6,63215.16% | 71.0% |
| SARDULGARH | INCKIRPAL SINGH | SADPRITAM SINGH | 9,18117.44% | 74.2% |
| SHAM CHAURASI | INCGURAN DASS | BJSLALJI RAM | 3,2188.72% | 56.9% |
| SHERPUR | SADKUNDAN SINGH | INCJANGIR SINGH | 10,30726.54% | 62.8% |
| SIRHIND | SADRANDHIR SINGH | INCBHUPINDER SINGH | 8,72617.29% | 72.1% |
| SIRIHARGOBINDPUR | SADKARAM SINGH | INCSIKANDER SINGH | 5,69813.76% | 64.8% |
| SULTANPUR | SADATMA SINGH | INCPRITAM SINGH | 12,09823.25% | 70.2% |
| SUNAM | SADGURBACHAN SINGH | INCGURDIAL SINGH | 4,81411.19% | 66.8% |
| TALWANDI SABO | INCAJIT SINGH | INDAVTAR SINGH | 6881.62% | 67.0% |
| TANDA | INCAMIR SINGH KALKAT | PJPJAGIT SINGH CHOHAN | 1,0522.26% | 70.2% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Punjab alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Punjab assembly election, Feb 1969?
Shiromani Akali Dal won 43 of 104 seats in Punjab, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab assembly election, Feb 1969?
Turnout was 70.34% — 47.1 lakh of 66.9 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 104 assembly seats.
