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1969 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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All 425 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 213 seats needed for a majority
Registered	44,812,431
Turnout	54.06%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Chandra Bhanu Gupta Charan Singh Party INC BKD ABJS Leader's seat Ranikhet Chhaprauli Last election 199 New 98 Seats won 211 98 49 Seat change 12 New 49 Popular vote 6,912,104 4,989,116 4,200,175 Percentage 33.69% 21.29 17.93% Swing 1.49% New 3.74%
Chief Minister before election President's Rule Elected Chief Minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta INC

Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1969, to elect members of the 425 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and Chandra Bhanu Gupta was appointed the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

The state had been under President's Rule since February 1968. After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961, the constituencies were set to the ones used in this election. In this election Bharatiya Kranti Dal led by Charan Singh contested for the first time and won 98 Seats.

Result

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Indian National Congress	7,893,152	33.69	211	+12
	Bharatiya Kranti Dal	4,989,116	21.29	98	New
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh	4,200,175	17.93	49	–49
	Samyukta Socialist Party	1,831,345	7.82	33	–11
	Republican Party of India	815,964	3.48	1	–9
	Communist Party of India	715,092	3.05	4	–9
	Praja Socialist Party	401,999	1.72	3	–8
	Swatantra Party	293,781	1.25	5	–7
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	114,616	0.49	1	0
	Uttar Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Party	112,552	0.48	1	New
	Hindu Mahasabha	67,807	0.29	1	New
	Others	333,068	1.42	0	–
	Independents	1,661,887	7.09	18	–19
Total		23,430,554	100.00	425	0
Valid votes		23,430,554	96.72
Invalid/blank votes		794,232	3.28
Total votes		24,224,786	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		44,812,431	54.06
Source: ECI

Elected members

Bypolls

See also

• List of constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• 1969 elections in India

References

1. ^ "President's rule in Uttar Pradesh". Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. "Chief Ministers". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
3. Shyamlal Yadav (11 January 2022). "Explained: Politics of Uttar Pradesh, over the years". Indian Express. Retrieved 17 January 2022. After a year of President's Rule, the Congress returned to power in 1969, and Chandra Bhanu Gupta was back as CM.
4. "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
6. "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

• 1969 State Assembly elections in India
• State Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh
• 1960s in Uttar Pradesh