1969 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1969 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| flag_year = 1969

| type = Legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1967 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1967

| election_date = 5 February 1969

| next_election = 1974 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 1974

| seats_for_election = All 425 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 213

| opinion_polls =

| turnout = 54.06%

| registered = {{formatnum:44812431}}

| image_size = 100px

| image1 = Cow and Calf INC.svg

| leader1 = Chandra Bhanu Gupta

| party1 = Indian National Congress (R)

| alliance1 =

| leader_since1 =

| leaders_seat1 = Ranikhet

| last_election1 = 199

| seats1 = 211

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 12

| popular_vote1 = {{formatnum:6912104}}

| percentage1 = 33.69%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 1.49%

| image2 = Prime minister Charan Singh_(cropped).jpg

| leader2 = Charan Singh

| party2 = Bharatiya Kranti Dal

| leader_since2 =

| leaders_seat2 = Chhaprauli

| seats2 = 98

| last_election2 = New

| seat_change2 = New

| popular_vote2 = {{formatnum:4989116}}

| percentage2 = 21.29

| swing2 = New

| image3 = Oil lamp.svg

| leader3 =

| leader_since3 =

| party3= Bharatiya Jana Sangh

| leaders_seat3 =

| seats3 = 49

| last_election3 = 98

| seat_change3 = {{Decrease}} 49

| popular_vote3 = {{formatnum:4200175}}

| percentage3 = 17.93%

| swing3 = {{decrease}}3.74%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Chief Minister

| before_election = President's Rule{{cite web |url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/PRESIDENT%20RULE.htm |title=President's rule in Uttar Pradesh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812231236/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/PRESIDENT%20RULE.htm |archive-date=12 August 2013| access-date=17 January 2022}}

| before_party =

| after_election = Chandra Bhanu Gupta

| after_party = Indian National Congress

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/CHIEF%20MINISTERS.HTM |title=Chief Ministers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812234844/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/CHIEF%20MINISTERS.HTM |archive-date=12 August 2013 |publisher=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |access-date=16 January 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/up-assembly-elections-2022-politics-bjp-yogi-adityanath-akhilesh-yadav-mayawati-7715038/ |title=Explained: Politics of Uttar Pradesh, over the years |date=11 January 2022 |author=Shyamlal Yadav |newspaper=Indian Express |quote=After a year of President’s Rule, the Congress returned to power in 1969, and Chandra Bhanu Gupta was back as CM.|access-date= 17 January 2022}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3950-dpaco-1961/ |title=The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=7 December 1961 |access-date=13 October 2021}} In this election Bharatiya Kranti Dal led by Charan Singh contested for the first time and won 98 Seats.