Odisha assembly election, Feb 1961
140 assembly constituencies in Odisha, 34.29% turnout.
Seats
140
Candidates
535
10 women, 3 elected
Turnout
34.29%
29.3 lakh of 85.5 lakh
Leading party
INC
82 of 140 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Odisha
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 82 | +82 | 140 | 12,69,000 | 43.28% | — |
| GPGP | 37 | +37 | 121 | 6,55,099 | 22.34% | — |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 10 | +10 | 43 | 3,22,305 | 10.99% | — |
| INDIndependent | 7 | +7 | 187 | 4,26,302 | 14.54% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 4 | +4 | 35 | 2,33,971 | 7.98% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25,602 | 0.87% | — |
- INC82 (59%)
- GP37 (26%)
- PSP10 (7%)
- IND7 (5%)
- CPI4 (3%)
- INC82
- GP37
- PSP10
- IND7
- CPI4
- INC82
- GP37
- PSP10
- IND7
- CPI4
Constituency performance
From the 140 results in Odisha
Closest contest
RANPUR
won by 5 (0.02%)
Biggest victory
HINJILI
won by 16,260 (76.58%)
Highest turnout
BARAMBA
59.29%
Lowest turnout
PADWA
11.75%
Vote share & turnout trend
Odisha, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- GP
- PSP
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 140 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANANDPUR (SC) | INCSETHI MAKAR | GPJENA DIRAKISOR | 2,84923.23% | 22.6% |
| ANGUL | INCSINGH KUMUDA CHANDRA | CPIPRADHAN HRUSHIKESH | 3,81119.77% | 31.1% |
| ASKA | INCMISHRA LOKANATH | CPIDAS HARIHAR | 5,17613.65% | 54.6% |
| ATHGARH | INDDASH ACHUTANANDA | INCJENA DURIYODHAN | 2,2519.42% | 41.8% |
| ATHMALLIK | GPPANIGRAHY KHETRAMOHAN | INCPADHAN HARIBANDHU | 8866.04% | 26.9% |
| ATTABIRA (SC) | INCCHHURIA DALGANJAN | GPGHASI BHIKHARI | 2582.11% | 19.9% |
| AUL | INCBHANJA DEO RAJA SAILENDRA NARAYAN | INDDAS PRAFULLA CHANDRA | 9,30727.29% | 54.0% |
| BAHALDA (ST) | INCSOREN SUNARAM | GPMAJHEE MAHINDRA | 5,84329.23% | 36.3% |
| BAISINGA (SC) | PSPPATRA ARJUN | INCPATRA DURLAV | 2,56813.06% | 34.2% |
| BALASORE | INCDE BIJOY KRISHNA | PSPDAS RABINDRA MOHAN | 2,0108.59% | 39.3% |
| BALIKUDA | INCDAS BIPIN BIHARI | PSPMOHANTY BAIKUNTHANATH | 2,3448.36% | 41.4% |
| BALIPATNA (SC) | INCBHOI GOPINATH | GPBHOI SATYABADI | 2,57629.11% | 14.2% |
| BALLIGUDA (ST) | GPPODRA DUBARA | INCPODRA JADABO | 5587.59% | 13.9% |
| BANGIRIPOSI (ST) | INCNAYAK ISWAR CHANDRA | GPNAYAK RADHAMOHAN | 5533.97% | 20.5% |
| BANKI | PSPPRAHARAJ GOKULANANDA | INCROUT JOGESH CHANDRA | 4511.37% | 52.0% |
| BANPUR | GPMISHRA RAGHUNATH | INCRAUTARA SATCHIDANANDA | 5,40424.37% | 39.0% |
| BARAMBA | INCNAYAK BIDYADHAR | INDPATTNAIK PRATAPCHANDRA | 2,2855.62% | 59.3% |
| BARGARH | INDPADHAN GANANATH | INCHOTA BHARATCHANDRA | 9725.47% | 31.5% |
| BARIPADA | INCSAHU SANTOSH KUMAR | PSPMAHANTA PURNA CHANDRA | 5283.52% | 26.3% |
| BASTA | PSPBAUG MAHESWAR | INCPRAHARAJ AKSHOY NARAYAN | 1,3415.55% | 41.8% |
| BASUDEBPUR | INCROUTROY NILAMANI | INDBEHERA CHANDRADHAR | 2,2256.14% | 54.4% |
| BEGUNIA | CPIPAIKRAY GONGADHAR | INCCHAMPATIRAY SATYANANDA | 5011.58% | 50.9% |
| BERCHANA | INCLENKA DHANANJAYA | PSPDAS JAGANNATH | 2,9578.77% | 49.6% |
| BERHAMPUR | INDNARENDRA DEO SISIRKUMAR | INDPRATTY SURYANARAYANA MURTY | 14,08144.07% | 41.2% |
| BHADRAK | INDMOHAPATRA NITYANANDA | INCMAHAMMED HANEEF | 4,18316.82% | 41.2% |
| BHANJANAGAR | INCPRADHAN MAGUNICHARAN | CPIMAHANTY SADANANDA | 12,70648.65% | 44.0% |
| BHATLI | INCPADHAN SARASWATI | CPIBANCHHOR NATABAR | 4,45920.95% | 33.9% |
| BHAWANIPATNA (ST) | GPMAJHI ANCHAL | INCMAJHI DANARDAN | 9,31060.17% | 26.0% |
| BHOGRAI | PSPDAS PYARI MOHAN | INCDAS DURGA SANKAR | 6,00821.28% | 48.4% |
| BHUBANESWAR | INCMAHANTY SATYAPRIYA | CPIDAS MOHAN | 10,99941.06% | 37.4% |
| BIJEPUR (SC) | INCNAG MOHAN | GPMAHANAND BAHADUR | 2,68114.70% | 29.0% |
| BINJHARPUR | INCNAYAK CHITTARANJAN | PSPDAS BANKABEHARI | 1,1353.12% | 48.7% |
| BINKA | GPNANDA ANTARAMA | INCSUBUDHI SOMANATH | 5604.19% | 24.1% |
| BISRA (ST) | GPBHAGAT PREMCHAND | INCKHARIA JUNAS | 5842.32% | 37.1% |
| BISSAMCUTTACK (ST) | GPCHOWDHARY BISWANATH | INCPIDIKAKA SANYASICHARNAN | 2,29020.83% | 14.5% |
| BOLANGIR (ST) | GPSINGH CHANDRA SEKHAR | INCKUANAR GOUTAM | 11,55454.58% | 32.5% |
| BONAI (ST) | GPMOHAPATRA HEMENDRA PRASAD | INCDANDPAT HAMANDA KUMAR SINGH | 10,03656.26% | 30.4% |
| BOUDH (SC) | GPDIPA ANIRUDHA | INCBEHARA BASANTA | 3,01323.68% | 16.0% |
| BRAHMAGIRI | INDPATRA GOPABADHU | INCSAMANTASINGHAR PADAMACHARAN | 8,23828.54% | 43.5% |
| BRAJRAJNAGAR | CPIPANDA PRASANNA KUMAR | INCPANI BIJOY KUMAR | 3,71618.42% | 38.0% |
| CHAMPUA (ST) | GPNAIK GURU CHARAN | INCNAIK BAIRIGANJAN | 1,98819.61% | 20.9% |
| CHANDBALI (SC) | INCJENA BAIRAGI | INDDAS BRUNDABAN | 8,38228.58% | 44.3% |
| CHATRAPUR | CPIMAHAPATRA LAKSHMAN | INCV. SITARAMAYYA | 1,7959.39% | 36.4% |
| CHENDIPADA (SC) | INCNAYAK PADA | CPISETHI NIMEI | 1,2346.89% | 30.0% |
| CHOUDWAR | INCPATTANIK BIJOYANANDA | INDSAHU SATRUGHNA | 15,18140.57% | 52.4% |
| CUTTACK CITY | INCMITRA BIREN | INDSAHA SURAJMAL | 5,69622.11% | 46.7% |
| CUTTACK SADAR (SC) | INCMALLICK LAXMAN | CPISETHI PRAHLAD | 9,54442.23% | 36.2% |
| DABUGAM | INCTRIPATHY JAGANNATH | GPSAHU KASIVISWANATH | 1,90413.80% | 20.7% |
| DASPALLA (SC) | INCNAYAK SAHEB | GPNAIK SRIDHAR | 8,53159.28% | 25.6% |
| DEOGARH (ST) | GPTHAKUR JAYADEB | INCMAJHI BANESHWAR | 1,6118.18% | 29.1% |
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.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Odisha assembly election, Feb 1961?
Indian National Congress won 82 of 140 seats in Odisha, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Odisha assembly election, Feb 1961?
Turnout was 34.29% — 29.3 lakh of 85.5 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Odisha have?
Odisha has 140 assembly seats.