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 51–100 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHAMNAGAR | UTCHRUDANANDA MULLICK | INCHARA DHAN MOHAPATRA | 6,46112.58% | 53.5% |
| DHARAMGARH | SWALOCHAN DHANGADA MAJHI | INCJAGA MOHAN NAYAK | 7,14033.89% | 40.1% |
| DHARAMSALA | PSPBANKA BIHARI DAS | UTCRABI DRANATH DAS | 4,85013.26% | 44.6% |
| DHENKANAL | INCSURENDRA MOHAN PATTANAIK | SWADINESH CHANDRA PATTANAIK | 2,5328.14% | 37.4% |
| DURA | INCMOHAN NAYAK | SWAMOHAN BEHERA | 11,49042.77% | 38.4% |
| ERSAMA | UTCNARAYAN BIRABAR SAMANTA | CPILOKNATH CHOWDHURY | 6,74712.27% | 64.0% |
| GOBINDPUR | INCTRILOCHAN KANUNGO | JACANTARJYAMI PRADHAN | 18,97345.66% | 52.0% |
| GONDIA | INCBRUNDABAN TRIPATHY | SWAHALDHAR MISRA | 2,2407.84% | 37.1% |
| GUNUPUR | INCBHAGIRATHI GAMANGO | SWABANDHU GAMANGO | 11,51238.75% | 35.1% |
| HINJILI | UTCBRUNDABAN NAIK | INDUDAYANATH PALA | 5,38714.45% | 46.7% |
| JAGANATHPRASAD | INCBACHANAIK | UTCUDAYA NATH NAIK | 4,00318.80% | 28.1% |
| JAGATSINGHPUR | INCLAXMAN MALLICK | UTCSIKHAR DAS | 10,19625.94% | 43.8% |
| JAJPUR EAST | UTCJAGANATHA MALLIK | JACSANTANU KUMAR DAS | 14,54238.76% | 43.8% |
| JAJPUR WEST | INCPRAFULLA CHANDRA GHADE | SWAASHOK KUMAR DAS | 2,9106.85% | 50.0% |
| JALESWAR | PSPPRASANT KUMAR PAL | INCKUMAR CHANDRA CHAKRABARTY | 1,0112.24% | 54.8% |
| JASHIPUR | INCLAL MOHAN NAYAK | UTCMOCHIRAM TRIYA | 1690.82% | 30.4% |
| JEYPORE | SWAPRATAP NARAYAN SINGH DEO | INCHARISH CHANDRA BAXIPATRA | 1,3276.13% | 33.9% |
| JHARSUGUDA | INCJHASHAKETAN SAHU | SWAMURARI PRASAD MISRA | 2,5499.12% | 36.6% |
| JUNAGARH | SWATRINATH SARAB | INCLAMBODAR MEHER | 13,04751.38% | 37.7% |
| KAKATPUR | UTCSURENDRANATH NAIK | INCBRUNDABAN PATRA | 1,6263.03% | 63.0% |
| KAMAKHYANAGAR | INCBRAHMANANDA BISWAL | UTCDUKHABANDHU NAYAK | 11,81138.76% | 35.9% |
| KANTABANJI | SWAACHYUTANAND MAHANAND | INCJOGINDRA BHOI | 8,43341.53% | 33.9% |
| KARANJIA | SWAPRAFULLA KUMAR DAS | JKPRAGHUNATH HEMRAM | 9724.90% | 31.4% |
| KAVSURYA NAGAR | CPISADANANDA MAHANTY | UTCRADHA GOVINDA SAHU | 2,2084.97% | 49.6% |
| KENDRAPARA | PSPBHAGABAT PRASAD MOHANTY | INCPURSOTTAM NAYAK | 1,0702.10% | 57.6% |
| KEONJHAR | UTCCHHOTANAN MAJHI | SWAGOVINDA MUNDA | 1,52110.20% | 22.4% |
| KESINGA | SWABHAGAWAN BHOI | PSPNAGENDRA NATH CHOUDHURY | 5,31224.87% | 32.4% |
| KHALLIKOTE | UTCTRINATHA SAMANTRA | SOPNARAYANA SAHU | 1,2922.79% | 55.7% |
| KHANDPARA | INDBANSIDHAR PATTNAIK | INCSASHIDHAR PADHAN | 5792.51% | 32.0% |
| KHARIAR | NCOANUPA SINGH DEO | UTCUPENDRANATH BARIK | 10,99841.16% | 41.5% |
| KHUNTA | UTCBIRABHADRA SINGH | SWAMAHESWAR NAIK | 150.06% | 34.7% |
| KHURDA | INCBENUDHAR BALIARSING | UTCBIJU PATNAIK | 8,63322.10% | 46.0% |
| KODALA | UTCRAMKRISHNA PATANAIK | SWAHARIHARA DAS | 3,9079.05% | 54.7% |
| KODINGA | UTCPURNO CHANDRAMIRGAN | INCSAHADEB DOMBA | 1,1317.50% | 20.8% |
| KOKSARA | SWABIRAKESARI DEO | INCJUDHISTIR MAJHI | 12,00953.78% | 35.0% |
| KOTPAD | SWADHANSAI RONDHARI | INCSURY NARAYAN MAJHI | 1,73510.47% | 21.5% |
| KUCHINDA | INCJAGATESWAR MIRDHA | SWAKANHAI SINGH | 2,47016.74% | 20.6% |
| LAIKERA | INCRAMESHWAR NAIK | SWALAL RAJENDRA SINGH | 1590.74% | 30.0% |
| LOSINGHA | SWANANDAKISHORE MISRA | INCRAM PRASAD MISRA | 8,74930.58% | 42.5% |
| MAHANGA | UTCSARAT KUMAR KAR | INCSHAIK MATLUB ALI | 2,3505.28% | 50.7% |
| MALKANGIRI | INCGANGADHAR MADI | UTCPRAHALLAD DORA | 5,06231.59% | 15.7% |
| MELCHHAMUNDA | SWABIRENDRA KUMAR SAHU | INCJAYA BIHARI BHOI | 1,6366.47% | 33.9% |
| MOHANA | INCBHIMASENA MANDAL | UTCCHAKRADHAR PAIK | 2,85114.73% | 26.1% |
| MURUDA | SWAKUANRIA MAJHI | UTCNIRANJAN HEMBRAM | 3,44214.04% | 33.7% |
| NANDAPUR | UTCDISARI SANU | INCPANGI MUSARI SANTA | 1,16010.24% | 16.2% |
| NARAYANPATNA | INCTADINGI JOGI | SWABIDIKA MALANNA | 2741.92% | 19.7% |
| NARLA | SWADHANESWAR MAJHI | PSPBENUDHAR BHOI | 7,93251.72% | 27.1% |
| NAWAPARA | SWAGHASIRAM MAJHI | INCDURYODHAN MAJHI | 8173.72% | 32.6% |
| NAYAGARH | UTCACHYUTANANDA MOHANTY | INCNARASINGH BISWAL | 7,18221.06% | 43.9% |
| NILGIRI | CPMBANAMALI DAS | INCPURNA CHANDRA PANDA | 1,8824.58% | 51.7% |
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.
