Punjab assembly election, Feb 1969
104 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 70.34% turnout.
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
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
- SAD
- INC
- BJS
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 104 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–104 of 104
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARN TARAN | SADMANJINDER SINGH | INCDILBAG SINGH | 1,8773.59% | 74.3% |
| VALTOHA | INCGURDIP SINGH | SADNARAIN SINGH | 350.07% | 71.0% |
| VERKA | INCGURMEJ SINGH | SADKHAZAN SINGH | 1,2532.85% | 65.8% |
| ZIRA | INCMETAB SINGH | SADGURDEV SINGH | 5,01910.08% | 76.4% |
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.
