1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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. 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. Background. President's Rule had been introduced in the state on 20 February 1968. Following which, the previous legislative assembly was dissolved.