1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

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The West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1969 was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 1969 to elect 280 members to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.^[1] United Front formed the government with Ajoy Mukherjee as the Chief Minister. United Front won a landslide 214 seats and 49.7% of the votes.^[2]

Background[edit]

President's Rule had been introduced in the state on 20 February 1968.^[3] Following which, the previous legislative assembly was dissolved.^[3]

References[edit]

↑ "West Bengal 1969". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
↑ Subrata K. Mitra (7 May 2007). The Puzzle of India's Governance: Culture, Context and Comparative Theory. Routledge. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-134-27493-2.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Ramashray Roy (1975). The Uncertain Verdict: A Study of the 1969 Elections in Four Indian States. University of California Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-520-02475-5.

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[1] "West Bengal 1969". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[Mitra2007-2] Subrata K. Mitra (7 May 2007). The Puzzle of India's Governance: Culture, Context and Comparative Theory. Routledge. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-134-27493-2.

[Roy197533-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Ramashray Roy (1975). The Uncertain Verdict: A Study of the 1969 Elections in Four Indian States. University of California Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-520-02475-5.

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