Odisha, Lok Sabha election 1971
20 constituencies in Odisha, 41.07% turnout.
Seats
20
Candidates
85
4 women, 1 elected
Turnout
41.07%
44.6 lakh of 1.09 cr
Leading party
INC
15 of 20 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Odisha
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 15 | +9 | 19 | 17,16,021 | 38.46% | +5.13 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 3 | -5 | 13 | 7,10,096 | 15.91% | -14.95 |
| UTCUTC | 1 | +1 | 20 | 10,53,176 | 23.60% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | +1 | 3 | 1,92,277 | 4.31% | +0.46 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 0 | -4 | 6 | 3,08,340 | 6.91% | -9.19 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 10 | 1,10,242 | 2.47% | -8.34 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,00,392 | 2.25% | — |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | -1 | 2 | 81,865 | 1.83% | -2.67 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73,907 | 1.66% | — |
| JACJAC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60,103 | 1.35% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45,703 | 1.02% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,930 | 0.22% | -0.33 |
- INC15 (75%)
- SWA3 (15%)
- UTC1 (5%)
- CPI1 (5%)
- INC15
- SWA3
- UTC1
- CPI1
- INC15
- SWA3
- UTC1
- CPI1
Constituency performance
From the 20 results in Odisha
Closest contest
KENDRAPARA
won by 2,973 (0.84%)
Biggest victory
KALAHANDI
won by 65,874 (42.05%)
Highest turnout
KENDRAPARA
58.05%
Lowest turnout
NOWRANGPUR
23.49%
Seat change
Against Odisha's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained8 (40%)
- Changed hands12 (60%)
8 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 12 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Odisha, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- SWA
- UTC
- CPI
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 20 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–20 of 20
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGUL | INCPRATAP GANGADEBBAD KUMAR | SWADHIRENRANATH DEBLAL | 15,2969.22% | 31.3% |
| BALASORE | INCSHYAMSUNDAR MOHAPATRA | PSPSAMARENDRA KUNDU | 23,7879.13% | 49.7% |
| BHADRAK | INCARJUN SETHI | UTCSIDHESWAR JENA | 46,32914.69% | 52.4% |
| BHANJANAGAR | CPIDUTIKRISHNA PANDA | UTCBIJAYA NANDA PATTANAYAK | 2,8581.16% | 44.0% |
| BHUBANESWAR | INCCHINTAMANI PANIGRAHI | UTCBIBUDHENDRA MISRA | 73,69429.26% | 44.1% |
| BOLANGIR | SWARAJ RAJ SINGH DEO | INCSADANANDA MISRA | 70,97635.15% | 40.3% |
| CHATRAPUR | INCJAGANATH RAO R. | UTCBRUNDABAN NAIYAK | 85,93334.50% | 44.5% |
| CUTTACK | INCJANKI BALLAV PATNAIK | UTCBIREN MITRA | 80,09228.20% | 48.5% |
| DHENKANAL | INCDEVENDRA SATPATHY | SWAR. K. P. S. MAHINDRA BAHADUR | 31,65913.71% | 42.0% |
| JAJPUR | INCANANDI CHARAN DAS | UTCRAMA CHANDRA MALLICK | 76,13825.79% | 49.7% |
| KALAHANDI | SWAPRATAP KESHARI DEO | INCARJUN PATTJOSHI | 65,87442.05% | 35.9% |
| KENDRAPARA | UTCSURENDRA MOHANTY | PSPSURENDRA NATH DWIVEDI | 2,9730.84% | 58.0% |
| KEONJHAR | INCKUMAR MAJHI | UTCBAIRIGANJAN NAIK | 19,51213.31% | 30.4% |
| KORAPUT | INCBHAGIRATHI GOMANGO | SWABABAJI HARAKA | 16,67410.20% | 31.0% |
| MAYURBHANJ | INCMANMOHAN TUDU | SWAMAHENDRA MAJHI | 7,6474.36% | 35.7% |
| NOWRANGPUR | INCKHAGIPATHI PRADHANI | UTCMUDI NAYAK | 9,6177.38% | 23.5% |
| PHULBANI | SWABOKSI NAYAK | INCTRINATH NAYAK | 20,70213.63% | 29.5% |
| PURI | INCBANAMALI PATANAIK | UTCPADMA CHARAN SAMATASINHAR | 46,77716.13% | 50.8% |
| SAMBALPUR | INCBANAMALI BABU | CPIPRASANNA KUMAR PANDA | 42,70721.79% | 34.2% |
| SUNDARGARH | INCGAJADHAR MAJHI | SWADEVANANDA AMAT | 17,9799.22% | 37.3% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Odisha alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.