1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
← 1964 9 March 1969 1974 →
30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Registered228,754
Turnout81.59%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader M. O. H. Farook
Party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian National Congress
Seats won 15 10
Seat change - Decrease12
CM before election


President's rule

Elected CM

M. O. H. Farook
DMK

Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly (French: Assemblée législative de Pondichéry) were held in March 1969, to elect members of the 3rd Puducherry Assembly. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote, but the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the most seats, and M. O. H. Farook was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.[1]

The territory of Pondicherry was delimited by the Delimitation Commission of India into 30 single-member constituencies.[2]

  1. ^ "H. E. Shri M. O. H. Faarooq". Archived from the original on 5 January 2010.
  2. ^ G. C. Malhotra (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 965. ISBN 9788120004009.