Odisha assembly election, Mar 1971
140 assembly constituencies in Odisha, 40.56% turnout.
Seats
140
Candidates
835
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
40.56%
44 lakh of 1.09 cr
Leading party
INC
51 of 140 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Odisha
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 51 | +20 | 129 | 12,40,668 | 28.18% | -2.48 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 36 | -13 | 115 | 7,67,815 | 17.44% | -5.13 |
| UTCUTC | 33 | +33 | 139 | 10,55,826 | 23.99% | — |
| INDIndependent | 4 | +1 | 190 | 3,32,327 | 7.55% | -5.00 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 4 | -17 | 50 | 2,67,768 | 6.08% | -6.17 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 4 | -3 | 29 | 2,10,811 | 4.79% | -0.47 |
| JKPJKP | 4 | +4 | 14 | 72,291 | 1.64% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | +1 | 11 | 52,785 | 1.20% | +0.04 |
| JACJAC | 1 | -25 | 66 | 2,27,056 | 5.16% | -8.32 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 1 | +1 | 50 | 79,460 | 1.81% | — |
| SOPSOP | 0 | 0 | 15 | 53,271 | 1.21% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 21 | 30,824 | 0.70% | +0.16 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8,393 | 0.19% | — |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,093 | 0.05% | — |
| PHJPHJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 532 | 0.01% | — |
- INC51 (36%)
- SWA36 (26%)
- UTC33 (24%)
- IND4 (3%)
- PSP4 (3%)
- CPI4 (3%)
- Others8 (6%)
- INC51
- SWA36
- UTC33
- IND4
- PSP4
- CPI4
- Others8
- INC51
- SWA36
- UTC33
- IND4
- PSP4
- CPI4
- JKP4
- CPM2
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 140 results in Odisha
Closest contest
NIMAPARA
won by 22 (0.05%)
Biggest victory
BERHAMPUR
won by 24,027 (63.18%)
Highest turnout
ERSAMA
64.00%
Lowest turnout
MALKANGIRI
15.73%
Seat change
Against Odisha's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained48 (34%)
- Changed hands82 (59%)
- New seat10 (7%)
48 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 82 changed hands. 10 did not exist at the previous election.
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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- SWA
- UTC
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 140 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANANDPUR | INCMAKAR SETHI | SWASIBA CHARAN SETHI | 7,61532.98% | 33.5% |
| ANGUL | UTCDEBARAJA SAHU | INCNABAKISHORE SAR | 4,66721.01% | 28.6% |
| ASKA | UTCKRUSHNA CHANDRA TRIPATHY | CPIHARI HARA DASS | 6271.38% | 57.8% |
| ATHGARH | INDRADHANATH RATH | SWARANI RASMANJARI DEVI | 9492.72% | 50.6% |
| ATHMALLIK | UTCRAJA KISHORE PRADHAN | SWAKSHETRA MOHAN PANIGRAHI | 3161.11% | 37.5% |
| AUL | SWASARAT KUMAR DEB | INDAMAR KUMAR DEO | 3,7737.97% | 58.0% |
| BAHALDA | JKPSASHI BHUSAN MARNDI | INCRAM CHANDRA HANSDAH | 4,40119.90% | 32.7% |
| BAISINGA | PSPPRASANNA KUMAR DASH | JACAJOY KUMAR DASH | 4,09913.82% | 44.2% |
| BALASORE | INCPRIYANATH NANDY | PSPRABINDRA MOHAN DAS | 5,22714.34% | 52.1% |
| BALIKUDA | INCBASUDEB MOHAPATRA | SWAAGHUNATH MOHAPATRA | 3,9358.66% | 49.9% |
| BALIPATNA | INCBASANTA BEHERA | UTCGOPINATH BHOI | 12,66541.26% | 37.8% |
| BALLIGUDA | SWANARESH PRADHAN | INDSADANANDA KANHAR | 1,3018.16% | 21.3% |
| BANGRIPOSI | SWARADHA MOHAN NAYAK | JKPJOYGOVINDA HEMBRAM | 1,4456.79% | 29.3% |
| BANKI | UTCGOKULANANDA PRAHATAJ | INCJOGESH CHANDRA ROUT | 6351.55% | 53.1% |
| BANPUR | SWARAMACHANDRA PRAHARAJA | INCRAGHUNATH ARAY | 2,1024.93% | 49.3% |
| BARAMBA | SWATRILOCHAN HARICHANDAN | INDKRISHNA CHANDRA DAS | 10,87325.98% | 49.8% |
| BARCHANA | UTCMANAGOBINDA SAMAL | CPIDUSASAN JENA | 1,3063.02% | 51.1% |
| BARGARH | INCCHITTARANJAN KAR | SOPGANANATH PADHAN | 5231.74% | 33.1% |
| BARIPADA | INDPROMOD BHANJ DEO | UTCSANTOSH KUMAR SAHU | 7,23221.23% | 40.5% |
| BASTA | UTCCHINTAMANI JENA | PSPMAHESWAR BAG | 2,6075.90% | 59.5% |
| BASUDEBPUR | UTCNILAMONI ROUTROY | INCCHAKRADHARA BEHERA | 7,48214.37% | 57.7% |
| BAUDH | SWANATABAR PRADHAN | JACHIMANSU SEKHAR PADHI | 9322.76% | 42.5% |
| BEGUNIA | CPIGANGADHARA PAIKARAY | UTCSATYANANDA CHAMPATIRAY | 3,7898.76% | 51.1% |
| BERHAMPUR | INCBINAYAK ACHARYA | UTCBASANFAKUMAR PANIGRAHI | 24,02763.18% | 46.8% |
| BHADRAK | INCHAREKRUSHNA MAHATAB | UTCBALARAM SAHOO | 10,96528.14% | 49.3% |
| BHANJANAGAR | INCSOMNATH RATH | UTCBIJAYANANDA PATNAIK | 2,7916.97% | 47.8% |
| BHATLI | INCKUNJA BIHARI NAIK | CPINATABAR BANCHHOR | 3,20110.83% | 36.6% |
| BHAWANIPATNA | SWADAYANIDHI NAYAK | INDARTATRANA NAYAK | 12,57159.16% | 36.7% |
| BHOGRAI | INCKARTIKESWAR PATRA | PSPPYARI MOHAN DAS | 6,71613.04% | 61.0% |
| BHUBANESWAR | INCHAREKRUSHNA MAHTAB | UTCBIJU PATNAIK | 5,57712.07% | 47.8% |
| BIJEPUR | INCTRIBIKRAM MALLICK | SOPKESI DIP | 1,2104.83% | 30.2% |
| BINJHARPUR | INCPABITRAMOHAN JENA | UTCBIRAJAPRASAD MALLIK | 10,29127.27% | 43.8% |
| BINKA | SWANARASINGHA CHARAN MISHRA | INCNARASINGHA NANDA | 5,32616.30% | 39.0% |
| BISRA | JKPKULLAN BAGF | INCPATRAS ORAM | 2,76712.07% | 36.5% |
| BISSAM CUTTACK | SWAPRASKA SRIPATHI | UTCULKA DAMBARU DHAR | 4,69823.47% | 26.0% |
| BOLANGIR | SWARAJINDRAN SINGH DEO | INDJAGNATH PATNAIK | 14,30144.89% | 47.0% |
| BONAI | SWAHEMENDRA PD. MAHAPATRA | INCBENUDHAR NAYAK | 8674.95% | 25.9% |
| BRAHMAGIRI | INCGOPABANDHU PATRA | CPMSIDHESWAR PANIGRAHI | 2,7387.50% | 47.4% |
| BRAJARAJNAGAR | INCUPENDRA DIKSHIT | CPIPRASANNA KUMAR PANDA | 2,1367.83% | 39.0% |
| CHAMPUA | UTCSAHARAI ORAM | SWAKALAKAR NAIK | 4,02521.10% | 30.1% |
| CHANDBALI | INCGANGADHAR DAS | UTCBAIRAGI JENA | 9,48922.14% | 51.9% |
| CHATRAPUR | CPILAKSHMANA MAHAPATRA | INCV. SITARAMAYA | 4,31211.85% | 43.6% |
| CHHENDIPADA | UTCBHAJAMAN BEHERA | INCNABAGHAN NAYAK | 8,43432.35% | 32.8% |
| CHIKATI | INCS. ATCHIDANANDA DEO | SWAMANIKESWARI PRASAD DEV | 19,04245.48% | 47.5% |
| CHOWDWAR | INCKANHU LENKA | UTCBIJU PATNAIK | 5,21411.62% | 50.9% |
| CUTTACK CITY | INCBHAIRAB CHANDRA MOHANTY | UTCBIREN MITRA | 3,93111.04% | 47.9% |
| CUTTACK SADAR | INCSURA SETHI | CPIPRAHLAD SETHI | 5,67418.16% | 36.7% |
| DABUGAM | SWADOMBARU MAJHI | UTCBUDU NAYAK | 1,7049.49% | 22.9% |
| DASPALLA | INCSAHEB NAIK | SWANARAYAN NAIK | 5,99929.09% | 28.1% |
| DEOGARH | SWABHANUGANGAA T. DEB RAJA | JACPATI A. PABAN PRADHAN | 3,72513.29% | 37.2% |
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, Mar 1971?
Indian National Congress won 51 of 140 seats in Odisha, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Odisha assembly election, Mar 1971?
Turnout was 40.56% — 44 lakh of 1.09 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Odisha have?
Odisha has 140 assembly seats.