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
In India, President's rule is the suspension of state government and imposition of direct Union government rule in a state. Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, if a state government is unable to function according to Constitutional ...
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.]Charan Singh
Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) served as the 5th Prime Minister of India between 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980. Historians and people alike frequently refer to him as the 'champion of India's peasants.'
Charan S ...
contested for the first time and won 98 Seats.
Result
Elected Members
Bypolls
See also
* List of constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
* 1969 elections in India
References
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Uttar Pradesh
1969
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1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...