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 101–140 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIMAPARA | UTCGOVINDA CHANDRA SETHI | INCKANHU CHARAN MALIK | 220.05% | 54.8% |
| NOWRANGPUR | SWAHABIBULLA KHAN | INCJAGANATH TRIPATHI | 1,2426.71% | 23.9% |
| PADAMPUR | INCKRUPASINDHU BHOI | SOPDUKHISHYAM PADHAN | 6,13227.25% | 27.8% |
| PAL LAHARA | INCNARAYAN SAHU | JACPABITRA MOHAN PRADHAN | 2,8319.66% | 37.5% |
| PARLAKHEMUNDI | SWALATCHANNA NAIDU DARAPU | UTCN. KURMANAIKULU | 250.05% | 58.4% |
| PATAMUNDAI | UTCPRAHLAD MALLIK | INCBABAJI CHARAN MALIK | 2270.52% | 48.7% |
| PATKURA | UTCRAJKISHORE NAYAK | PSPCHAKRADHAR SATAPATHY | 10,34119.56% | 56.2% |
| PATNA | UTCMAHESWAR MAJHI | SWAKAMALA KANTA NAYAK | 1,2878.36% | 22.1% |
| PATNAGARH | SWAAINTHU SAHOO | UTCBIBEKANAND MEHER | 13,91347.42% | 42.9% |
| PHULBANI | INCJAGADISH JANI | SWABARADAPRASANNA KANHAR | 2141.70% | 17.0% |
| PIPLI | INCABHIMANYU RAN SINGH | UTCJAYAKRUSHNA MOHANTY | 5,48513.92% | 48.8% |
| PURI | INCBRAJAMOHAN MOHANTY | UTCRAMAHARI RATH | 6,83318.36% | 46.0% |
| RAIRAKHOL | INCABHIMANYU KUMBHAR | UTCBASANTA KUMAR MOHANANDA | 1,3258.31% | 21.8% |
| RAIRANGPUR | JKPSIDHALAL MURMU | UTCCHANDRA MOHAN SINHA | 7542.61% | 40.8% |
| RAJGANGPUR | JKPIGNACE MAJHI | INCRANGABALLABH AMAT | 5,06518.43% | 40.6% |
| RAJNAGAR | UTCPRAHLAD MALLIK | INCDHRUBA CHARAN ROUTRAY | 5,43310.65% | 55.9% |
| RAMAGIRI | INCGOROSANG SOBORO | SWAMADHU BHOYA | 7,06836.57% | 26.6% |
| RAMCHANDRAPUR | INCMURALIDHAR KUNHAR | SWARAJASALLAV MISHRAT | 12,36343.70% | 39.4% |
| RANPUR | CPMRAMESHA CHANDRA PANDA | INCGURU PRASAD PATNAIK | 6,38619.81% | 44.5% |
| RAYAGADA | INCHIMIRIKA RAGHUNATH | UTCANANTARAM MAJHI | 3,20115.97% | 27.7% |
| ROURKELA | INCSHYAM SUNDAR MOHAPATRA | JKPISLAMUDDIN | 13,53233.18% | 38.6% |
| SAINTALA | SWARAMESH C. SINGH BHOI | INCPARIKSHITA MEHER | 9,36838.91% | 34.8% |
| SALEPUR | UTCBATAKRUSHNA JENA | JACSURENDRANATH PATNAIK | 7,07114.61% | 55.4% |
| SAMBALPUR | INCSRIBALLAV PANIGRAHI | SWABISHNUPRASAD MISRA | 10,17630.63% | 35.9% |
| SATYABADI | INDCHANDRAMADHAB MISRA | UTCGANGADHAR MOHAPATRA | 2,5326.02% | 50.0% |
| SIMULIA | CPICHINTAMANI JENA | UTCPURUSHOTTAM SETHI | 2,2375.57% | 44.7% |
| SONEPUR | SWANIUAMBAR RAIGURU | INCHRUSHIKESH HOTA | 5,41121.50% | 34.9% |
| SORE | UTCJADUNATH DAS MOHAPATRA | SWAHARA PRASAD MOHAPATRA | 2,2344.92% | 53.9% |
| SUKINDA | UTCSANATAN DEO | JACANANDAMANJARI DEVI | 2,8059.27% | 40.7% |
| SUNDARGARH | INCDIBYALOCHAN SHEKHAR DEO | SWAHARIHAR PATEL | 3,0759.72% | 42.6% |
| SURUDA | SWAANANTA N. SINGHDEO | INCUMA ANKARA KHADANGA | 3,20111.20% | 37.6% |
| TALCHER | JACBRUNDABAN BEHERA | UTCKARTIKESWAR NAIK | 1,4764.73% | 42.5% |
| TALSARA | SWAGANGADHAR PRADHAN | JKPCHRISTODAS LUGUN | 2,9549.88% | 41.1% |
| TELKORI | UTCNILADRI NAYAK | INCPADMALOCHAN SINGH | 9627.77% | 20.4% |
| TIRTOL | UTCPRATAP CHANDRA MOHANTY | PSPNISHAMONI KHUNTIA | 14,06830.26% | 59.8% |
| TITILAGARH | SWATAPI JAL | INCBHAKTARAM DIP | 11,14143.89% | 35.4% |
| TUSRA | SWARADHAMOHAN MISRA | UTCBIDHU BHUSHAN GURU | 13,26450.25% | 36.0% |
| UDALA | INCMAN MOHAN TUDU | SWARAVANESWAR MADHEI | 2,0348.11% | 38.2% |
| UDAYAGIRI | SWAGOPAL PRADHAN | INCSARANG DHAR PRADHAN | 2,19010.63% | 22.9% |
| UMERKOTE | UTCRABISINGH MAJHI | SWALAKSHMINARAYAN MAJHI | 400.18% | 26.7% |
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.
