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Punjab Assembly Election, 1969

104 seats · 81 changed party since 1967

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Party standings

Punjab Assembly Election, 1969 · 10 parties won seats

Derived
Shiromani Akali Dal — 43 seatsIndian National Congress — 38 seatsBharatiya Jana Sangh — 8 seatsIndependent — 4 seatsCommunist Party of India — 4 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 2 seatsSamyukta Socialist Party — 2 seats3 other parties — 3 seats53104of 104 seats
  • SAD43
  • INC38
  • BJS8
  • IND4
  • CPI4
  • CPM2
  • SSP2
  • Others3

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
SADShiromani Akali Dal4341%13,81,91629.4%65
INCIndian National Congress3837%18,44,36039.2%103
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh88%4,24,0089.0%30
INDIndependent44%4,18,2328.9%160
CPICommunist Party of India44%2,27,6004.8%28
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)22%1,44,6103.1%10
SSPSamyukta Socialist Party22%39,1090.8%7
PJPPolitical Justice Party11%79,2691.7%16
SWASwatantra Party11%43,0060.9%6
PSPPraja Socialist Party11%23,6170.5%3
RPIRPI00%51,1481.1%22

+ 4 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Punjab Assembly Election, 1969 · winner by seat

117 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 53

1969 · selected
Majority 53
SAD43INC38BJS8IND4CPI4CPM2SSP2PJP1SWA1PSP1
1967 · previous
Majority 53

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1967 → 1969

1967 1969· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
0.0
29.4
37.4
39.2
9.8
9.0
16.1
8.9
5.2
4.8
3.3
3.1
20.5
0.0
SADINCBJSINDCPICPMADS

Seat change

1969 seats minus 1967 seats

seats lostseats gained
SAD
0 → 43
+43
INC
48 → 38
−10
BJS
9 → 8
−1
IND
9 → 4
−5
CPI
5 → 4
−1
CPM
3 → 2
−1
SSP
1 → 2
+1
PJP
0 → 1
+1
SWA
0 → 1
+1
PSP
0 → 1
+1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1967 → 1969

share lostshare gained
SAD
0.0% → 29.4%
+29.4%
INC
37.4% → 39.2%
+1.7%
PJP
0.0% → 1.7%
+1.7%
RPA
0.0% → 0.5%
+0.5%
SWA
0.5% → 0.9%
+0.4%
CPI
5.2% → 4.8%
−0.4%
RPI
1.8% → 1.1%
−0.7%
BJS
9.8% → 9.0%
−0.8%
ADM
4.2% → 0.0%
−4.2%
IND
16.1% → 8.9%
−7.2%

Biggest SAD–INC swings

Seats where the SAD-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1967 → 1969. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (SAD share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward SAD; to the left, toward INC.

toward INCtoward SAD
Qila Raipur
+107.7%
Payal
+97.1%
Malerkotla
+78.7%
Dharamkot
+78.2%
Lehra
+76.7%
Dakha
+76.5%
Patti
+74.3%
Mahilpur
+70.2%
Khadoor Sahib
+70.1%
Sultanpur
+63.3%
Amloh
+63.2%
Ferozepur Cantonment
+62.4%

Closest races · 1969

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1969

104 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1967