Odisha assembly election, Oct 1977
147 assembly constituencies in Odisha, 40.67% turnout.
Seats
147
Candidates
604
17 women, 7 elected
Turnout
40.67%
51.4 lakh of 1.26 cr
Leading party
JNP
110 of 147 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Odisha
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNPJanata Party | 110 | +110 | 147 | 25,27,787 | 49.17% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 26 | -43 | 146 | 15,94,505 | 31.02% | -6.42 |
| INDIndependent | 9 | +2 | 264 | 7,38,545 | 14.37% | +1.31 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | -6 | 25 | 1,83,485 | 3.57% | -1.30 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | -2 | 4 | 45,219 | 0.88% | -0.30 |
| JKDJKD | 0 | -1 | 10 | 25,002 | 0.49% | -0.12 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18,773 | 0.37% | +0.19 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7,233 | 0.14% | -0.13 |
- JNP110 (75%)
- INC26 (18%)
- IND9 (6%)
- CPI1 (1%)
- CPM1 (1%)
- JNP110
- INC26
- IND9
- CPI1
- CPM1
- JNP110
- INC26
- IND9
- CPI1
- CPM1
Constituency performance
From the 147 results in Odisha
Closest contest
TITILAGARH
won by 12 (0.05%)
Biggest victory
DHENKANAL
won by 27,766 (69.85%)
Highest turnout
ERSAMA
64.83%
Lowest turnout
CHITRAKONDA
14.34%
Seat change
Against Odisha's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1974), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained11 (7%)
- Changed hands122 (83%)
- New seat14 (10%)
11 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 122 changed hands. 14 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
- JNP
- INC
- IND
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 147 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 147
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANANDAPUR | JNPMAKAR SETHI | INCBHUBANANANDA JENA | 6,51933.12% | 24.6% |
| ANGUL | JNPADWATI PRASAD SINGH | INCDIBAKAR SAHU | 14,54238.75% | 41.6% |
| ASKA | JNPHARIHAR SWAIN | CPIRAGHAB PARIDA | 11,07121.47% | 61.6% |
| ATHGARH | JNPRASMANJARI DEVI | INCRASANANNDA SAHOO | 6,31815.34% | 44.9% |
| ATHMALLIK | JNPBALAKRUSHNA PATTANAYAK | INCBHAJAMAN BEHERA | 5,53015.00% | 46.7% |
| AUL | JNPSARAT KUMAR DEB | INDDOLAGOVINDA NAYAK | 14,98229.56% | 56.0% |
| BAHALDA | JNPSUNARAM SOREN | JKPSASHIBHUSAN MARNDI | 5,90830.89% | 24.4% |
| BAISINGA | JNPRAM CHANDAR KISKU | INCKUANRIA MAJHI | 2,97710.98% | 34.4% |
| BALASORE | JNPKARTIK CHANDAR ROUT | CPIARUN DEY | 10,23324.46% | 43.5% |
| BALIKUDA | JNPUMESH SWAIN | INCBASUDEV MAHAPATTRA | 9,00917.69% | 58.1% |
| BALIPATNA | JNPGOPINATH BHOI | INCSATYABADI BHOI | 11,51844.74% | 32.0% |
| BALLIGUDA | INDSADANANDA KONHOR | JNPRAJKISHORE MALLIK | 6,05723.51% | 30.8% |
| BANGRIPOSI | JNPPURUSOTTAM NAIK | INCKANAGOI SINGH | 3,63117.82% | 24.6% |
| BANKI | INCJOGESH CHANDRA ROUT | JNPGHANASHYAM SAHOO | 6,08612.26% | 55.0% |
| BARAMBA | INDRAJASAHIB TRILOCHAN SINGH DEO | INCBIDYADHAR NAYAK | 5,31912.93% | 46.3% |
| BARCHANA | JNPMANAGOBINDA SAMAL | INCSITAKANTA MOHAPATRA | 3,9978.07% | 55.6% |
| BARGARH | JNPNABIN KUMAR PADHAN | INCDURGA SANKAR PATTNAYAK | 11,58628.04% | 41.0% |
| BARI-DERABISI | JNPSRIKANT KUMAR JENA | INCPRAVA SANKAR DAS | 12,67229.50% | 49.6% |
| BARIPADA | INCPRASANNA KUMAR DASH | INDPRAMOD CHANDRA BHANJDEO | 2,1975.92% | 42.5% |
| BASTA | JNPMAHESHWAR BAUG | INCCHINTAMANI JENA | 8,55517.11% | 61.3% |
| BASUDEVPUR | JNPNILAMONI ROUTRAY | INCJAGABANDHU DAS | 3,9077.32% | 59.2% |
| BEGUNIA | INCCHINTAMANI PANIGRAHI | JNPHARIHAR SAHOO | 2,2324.26% | 51.3% |
| BERHAMPUR | INDRATNAMANJARI DEBI | INCBINAYAK ACHARYA | 10,32423.28% | 48.6% |
| BHADRAK | JNPRATNAKAR MOHANTY | INCJUGAL KISHORE PATTANAIK | 7,99324.21% | 38.6% |
| BHANDARIPOKHARI | JNPKAPILA CHARAN SETHI | INCARJUN CHARAN SETHI | 11,34330.76% | 46.9% |
| BHANJANAGAR | JNPJAMI SUBARAO PRUSTY | INCSOMNATH RATH | 9,67119.14% | 55.0% |
| BHATLI | JNPBIMBADHAR KUAR | INCMOHAN NAG | 3,80311.22% | 35.9% |
| BHAWANIPATNA | INCDAYANIDHI NAIK | JNPPRADESHI NAYAK | 6,19924.66% | 30.3% |
| BHOGRAI | JNPSUSHANT CHAND | INCKARTIKESHWAR PATRA | 13,96927.48% | 55.9% |
| BHUBANESWAR | JNPSATYAPRIYA MOHANTY | INCINDRAJIT ROY | 11,57835.77% | 37.9% |
| BIJEPUR | JNPNITYANANDA GARTIA | INCRAJIBALOCHAN HOTA | 12,77630.55% | 42.3% |
| BINJHARPUR | JNPSANTANU KUMAR DAS | INCBAISHNAB CHARAN MALLIK | 4,87316.47% | 33.6% |
| BINKA | INDPARAKHITA KARNA | JNPANANTARAM NANDA | 4,13912.27% | 35.2% |
| BIRAMITRAPUR | JNPPREM CHAND BHAGAT | JKDCHRISTODAS LUGUN | 660.23% | 36.9% |
| BIRMAHARAJPUR | JNPSURENDRA PRADHAN | INCHARIBANDHU PRADHAN | 12,61842.46% | 33.9% |
| BISSAM-CUTTACK | INCDAMBARRUDHAR ULAKA | JNPPRASKA SRIPATI | 5,59019.13% | 35.9% |
| BOLANGIR | JNPMURALIDHAR GURU | INCSWAPNANANDA PANIGRAHI | 10,00629.77% | 35.5% |
| BONAI | JNPHEMANTA KUMAR SINGH DANDPAT | INCBASANT KUMAR SING DANPAT | 4,31525.30% | 23.6% |
| BOUDH | JNPNATABAR PRADHAN | INCHIMANSU SEKHAR PADHI | 11,60221.70% | 57.2% |
| BRAHMAGIRI | JNPAJAYA KUMAR JENA | INCBRAJAMOHAN MOHANTY | 7,43716.82% | 49.8% |
| BRAJARAJNAGAR | INCUPENDRA DIKSHIT | INDCHIRANJILAL AGARWAL | 3,2168.99% | 43.8% |
| CHAMPUA | JNPSAHAREI ORAM | INCEKADASHI NAIK | 8,56137.66% | 45.4% |
| CHANDBALI | JNPGANGADHAR DAS | INCGHANASHYAM DAS | 10,03823.37% | 44.4% |
| CHATRAPUR | CPIBISWANATH SAHU | JNPDURYODHAN SAHU | 3,8588.43% | 50.0% |
| CHIKATI | JNPJAGANNATH PATI | INCBINAYAK ACHARYA | 6,16013.20% | 49.0% |
| CHILKA | JNPBISWA BHUSAN HARICHANDAN | INCDEBANDRA NATH MANSINGH | 7,20414.73% | 51.9% |
| CHITRAKONDA | JNPPRAHALLAD DORA | INCGANGADHAR MADI | 2,45322.19% | 14.3% |
| CHOUDWAR | JNPRAJKISHORE RAM | INCRABINDRA BHUSAN KANNUGO | 12,55328.78% | 50.5% |
| CUTTACK CITY | JNPBISWANATH PANDIT | INCTRILECCHAN KANUNGO | 14,41837.45% | 39.4% |
| CUTTACK SADAR | JNPSANGRAM KESHARI MOHAPATRA | INCKANHU CHANDRAN LENKA | 14,04333.81% | 46.2% |
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, Oct 1977?
Janata Party won 110 of 147 seats in Odisha, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Odisha assembly election, Oct 1977?
Turnout was 40.67% — 51.4 lakh of 1.26 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Odisha have?
Odisha has 147 assembly seats.