Odisha assembly election, Feb 1974
146 assembly constituencies in Odisha, 48.76% turnout.
Seats
146
Candidates
722
15 women, 4 elected
Turnout
48.76%
57.5 lakh of 1.18 cr
Leading party
INC
69 of 146 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Odisha
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 69 | +18 | 135 | 21,52,818 | 37.44% | +9.26 |
| UTCUTC | 35 | +2 | 95 | 15,21,064 | 26.45% | +2.47 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 21 | -15 | 56 | 6,94,473 | 12.08% | -5.36 |
| INDIndependent | 7 | +3 | 299 | 7,50,818 | 13.06% | +5.51 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 7 | +3 | 14 | 2,79,738 | 4.87% | +0.08 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | +1 | 8 | 67,600 | 1.18% | -0.02 |
| SOPSOP | 2 | +2 | 17 | 1,01,789 | 1.77% | +0.56 |
| JACJAC | 1 | 0 | 42 | 67,169 | 1.17% | -3.99 |
| JKDJKD | 1 | +1 | 12 | 34,786 | 0.60% | — |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | -1 | 17 | 29,103 | 0.51% | -1.30 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23,335 | 0.41% | -0.29 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | -4 | 8 | 15,360 | 0.27% | -1.38 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10,214 | 0.18% | +0.13 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,080 | 0.02% | -0.17 |
| RCIRCI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 478 | 0.01% | — |
- INC69 (47%)
- UTC35 (24%)
- SWA21 (14%)
- IND7 (5%)
- CPI7 (5%)
- CPM3 (2%)
- Others4 (3%)
- INC69
- UTC35
- SWA21
- IND7
- CPI7
- CPM3
- Others4
- INC69
- UTC35
- SWA21
- IND7
- CPI7
- CPM3
- SOP2
- JAC1
- Others1
Constituency performance
From the 146 results in Odisha
Closest contest
NILGIRI
won by 49 (0.09%)
Biggest victory
KAMAKHYANAGAR
won by 23,137 (59.83%)
Highest turnout
RAJNAGAR
75.02%
Lowest turnout
POTTANGI
16.37%
Seat change
Against Odisha's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1971), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat146 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 146 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
- UTC
- SWA
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 146 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–146 of 146
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOHANA | UTCUDAYANARAYAN DEB | INCLAMBODAR PANIGRAHI | 2,9217.38% | 49.1% |
| NARALA | SWADHANESWAR MAJHI | INCBENUDHAR BHOI | 6,28531.32% | 30.8% |
| NAWAPARA | INCJAGANNATH PATTANAIK | SWAGHASIRAM MAJHI | 1,8476.24% | 41.1% |
| NAYAGARH | SOPBHAGABAT BEHERA | INCNARASINGH BISWAL | 12,86234.86% | 46.0% |
| NILGIRI | CPMBANAMALI DAS | UTCRAJENDA CANDRA MARDARAJ HARICHANDAN | 490.09% | 61.6% |
| NILGIRI | INCSAILEN MOHAPATRA | UTCNILAMANI ROUTORAY | 5,22110.55% | 64.7% |
| NIMAPARA | INCNILAMANI SITHA | CPIBRAHMANAND MALIK | 6,19411.46% | 62.6% |
| NOWRANGPUR | SWAHABIBULLA KHAN | INCSADASIB NAIK | 1,0523.78% | 40.3% |
| PADAMPUR | INCKRUPASINDHU BHOI | UTCBIR BIKRAMADITYA SINGHBARIHA | 6,39518.31% | 40.5% |
| PALLAHARA | INCNARAYAN SAHU | JACPABITRA MOHAN PRADHAN | 4,48713.41% | 39.9% |
| PARLAKHEMUNDI | UTCNALLA KURMANAIKULU | INCINJA VENKATA RAO | 3,7637.39% | 60.9% |
| PATAMUNDAI | INCBISWANATH MALLIK | UTCPRAHLAD MALLIK | 5,3869.30% | 60.5% |
| PATKURA | UTCRAJ KISHORE NAYAK | INCCHAKRADHAR SATPATHY | 2,6924.13% | 69.1% |
| PATNA | UTCMAHESWAR MAJHI | INCPRAHALLAD NAIK | 1,4605.59% | 33.5% |
| PATNAGARH | SWAAINTHU SAHOO | INCGAURANGA PATRA | 12,61535.51% | 47.5% |
| PHULBANI | INCCHANDRA SEKHAR BEHERA | SWABANSIDHAR BEHERA | 2,16411.62% | 22.8% |
| PIPLI | INCBIPIN BIHARI DASH | UTCJAYAKRUSHNA MOHANTY | 6,43113.66% | 56.9% |
| POTTANGI | UTCDISSARI SANNU | INCCHANDRAMA SANTA | 8016.10% | 16.4% |
| PURI | INCBRAJAMOHAN MOHANTY PADMACHARAN | UTCSAMANTASINGHAR | 2,9445.94% | 56.0% |
| RAGUNATHPALI | INCAGAPIT LAKRA | INDDINABANDHU SANDIL | 4,39815.16% | 39.9% |
| RAIRAKHOL | UTCBASANTA KUMAR MOHANANDA | INCABHIMANYU KUMAR | 3,82714.78% | 33.0% |
| RAIRANGPUR | UTCARJUN MAJHI | INCKARTICK CHANDRA MAJHI | 1,0563.84% | 37.4% |
| RAJGANGPUR | INCCHRISTOPHER EKKA | SWABIRENDRA BHAGAT | 3,47111.59% | 39.0% |
| RAJNAGAR | UTCBIJOYANANDA PATNAIK | INCPRANAKRISHNA ROUTARY | 21,11134.92% | 75.0% |
| RAMAGIRI | UTCCHAKRADHAR PAIK | INCBHIMASEN MANDAL | 2,51210.38% | 33.6% |
| RAMCHANDRAPUR | UTCMURLIDHAR KUANR | INCACHYUTANANDA PANDA | 13,15935.09% | 49.3% |
| RANPUR | CPMRAMESH CHANDRA PANDA | INDGURUPRASAD PATNAIK | 2,4165.68% | 48.8% |
| RAYAGADA | INCULKA RAMA CHANDRA | UTCBIDIKA MALANA | 6,02524.16% | 33.3% |
| ROURKELA | INCDHANANJAYA MOHANTY | UTCBRAJA KISHORE MOHANTY | 3,5498.00% | 49.8% |
| SAINTALA | SWAKRUSHNA CHANDRA PANDA | INCRAMESH CHANDRA SINGH BHOI | 16,87650.65% | 44.3% |
| SALEPUR | INCBAIDHAR BEHERA | UTCKALANDI BEHERA | 3,3027.66% | 55.6% |
| SAMBALPUR | INCSHRI BALLAV PANIGRAHI | UTCBINOD BIHARI DAS | 7,07316.43% | 46.4% |
| SATYABADI | INCGANGADHAR MAHAPATRA | UTCCHANDRAMADHAB MISRA | 12,34324.20% | 61.4% |
| SONEPUR | SWADAULAT BAGH | INCRAMAKANT SETH | 2,5257.41% | 37.0% |
| SORO | INCJADUNAH DAS MAHAPATRA | SWAHARAPRASAD MOHAPATRA | 10,24419.43% | 66.4% |
| SUKINDA | INCSANATAN DEO | INDANANDA MANJARI DEVI | 6,53716.53% | 54.8% |
| SUNDARGARH | INCDIBYALOCHAN SEKHAR DEO | SWASUNDARMANI PATEL | 11,26030.23% | 48.2% |
| SURUDA | INCSARAT CHANDA PANDA | SWAANANTANARAYANA SINGH DEO | 3,4097.28% | 53.6% |
| TALASARA | INCPREMANANDA KALO | SWAIGNACE MAJHI | 1,7466.13% | 41.1% |
| TALCHER | JACBRUNDABAN BEHERA | INCKRUSHAN CHANDRA BEHERA | 3,9028.83% | 50.7% |
| TELKOI | UTCNILADRI NAIK | INCLAXMAN SOREN | 1,4585.84% | 31.6% |
| TIRTOL | UTCPRATAPA CHANDRA MOHANTY | INCNISAMANI KHUNTLA | 9,44014.15% | 69.5% |
| TITILAGARH | SWATAPI JAL | INCBHAKTIRAM DIP | 13,00642.41% | 38.5% |
| UDALA | INCRAVANESWA MADHEI | UTCMANMOHAN TUDU | 13,42440.25% | 46.8% |
| UDAYAGIRI | INCGOPAL PRADHAN | SWAK. PAUL PRADHAN | 1,3775.36% | 30.1% |
| UMARKOTE | UTCRABISINGH MAJHI | INCLAXMINARAYAN MAJHI | 2,45110.26% | 39.8% |
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 1974?
Indian National Congress won 69 of 146 seats in Odisha, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Odisha assembly election, Feb 1974?
Turnout was 48.76% — 57.5 lakh of 1.18 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Odisha have?
Odisha has 146 assembly seats.
