1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

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1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
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  1967 1971 1974  

All 140 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
71 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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SWA
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Leader Nandini Satpathy Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Biju Patnaik
Party INC(R) SWA Utkal Congress
Leader's seatNot contested Bolangir Rajanagar (By-elections)
Seats won513633
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 20Decrease2.svg 13Increase2.svg 33
Popular vote12,40,6687,67,81512,23,014
Percentage28.1817.4423,99

Chief Minister before election

Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
Swatantra Party

Chief Minister


Bishwanath Das
Independent

Elections to the fifth Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in 1971. [1]

Contents

Constituencies

The elections were held for 140 seats. A total of 835 candidates contested for these 140 seats.

Political parties

Three national parties, Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress and Swatantra Party along with the state party Utkal Congress took part in the assembly election. Congress party emerged again as the winner by winning 40% of the seats with a vote share of 28.74%. Harekrushna Mahatab again become the Chief Minister of the state.

Government

The United Front a coalition of Swatantra Party who won 36 Assembly seats and the new regional party Utkal Congress who won 33 Assembly seats formed the government under the leadership of Independent candidate Bishwanath Das. [2]

Das resigned on June 14, 1972, due to defection of a large number of members from the ruling coalition and on same day Nandini Satpathy of the Indian National Congress formed the government and continued till March 1973. Nandini Satpathy ousted due in-fighting of the members after which there was imposition of President's rule in the state. [3] [4]

Results

India Odisha Legislative Assembly 1971.svg
PartyNo. of candidatesNo. of electedNo. of votes %
Indian National Congress (Indira) 12951124066828.18%
Utkal Congress 13933105582623.99%
Swatantra Party 1153676781517.44%
Praja Socialist Party 5042677686.08%
Orissa Jana Congress 6612270565.16%
Communist Party of India 2942108114.79%
Indian National Congress (Organization) 501794601.81%
All India Jharkhand Party 144722911.64%
Samyukta Socialist Party 150532711.21%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 112527851.20%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 210308240.70%
All India Forward Bloc 4083930,19%
Socialist Unity Centre of India 1020930.05%
Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand 105320.01%
Independents19043323277.55%
Total:835140

Winning candidates

#Constituency NameReserved for
(ST/SC/None)
WinnerParty
1 Karanjia ST Praphulla Das Swatantra Party
2 Jashipur Lal Mohan Nayak Indian National Congress
3 Rairangpur Siddhalal Murmu All India Jharkhand Party
4 Bahalda Sashi Bhusan Marandi All India Jharkhand Party
5 Bangiriposi Radha Mohan Nayak Swatantra Party
6 Baripada NonePramoda Chandra Bhanjdeo Independent
7 Moroda STKuanria Majhi Swatantra Party
8BaisingaPruthunath Kisku Praja Socialist Party
9 Khunta None Birabhadra Singh Utkal Congress
10 Udala ST Manmohan Tudu Indian National Congress
11 Bhogorai NoneKartik Patra Indian National Congress
12 Jaleswar Prasanta Pal Praja Socialist Party
13 Basta Chintamani Jena Utkal Congress
14 Balasore Priyanath Nandy Indian National Congress
15 Nilagiri Banamali Das Communist Party of India
16 Soro Jadunath Das Mahapatra Utkal Congress
17 Simulia SC Chintamani Jena Communist Party of India
18 Bhadrak None Harekrushna Mahatab Indian National Congress
19 Dhamanagar Hrudananda Mallick Utkal Congress
20 Chandabali SCGangadhar Das Indian National Congress
21 Basudebapur None Nilamani Routray Utkal Congress
22 Sukinda Sanatan Deo Utkal Congress
23 Dharmasala Banka Bihari Das Praja Socialist Party
24 Barchana Managobinda Samal Utkal Congress
25 Binjharpur Pabitramohan Jena Indian National Congress
26Jajapur (West) Prafulla Chandra Ghadei Indian National Congress
27Jajapur (East)SC Jaganatha Mallick Utkal Congress
28 Aali None Sarat Kumar Deb Swatantra Party
29 Pattamundai SCPrahlad Mallik Utkal Congress
30 Rajanagar None
31 Kendrapara None Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty Praja Socialist Party
32 Patkura Rajkishore Nayak Utkal Congress
33 Tirtol None Pratap Chandra Mohanty Utkal Congress
34ErsamaNarayana Samanta Utkal Congress
35BalikudaBasudeba Mohapatra Indian National Congress
36 Jagatsinghpur SC Laxman Mallick Indian National Congress
37GobindapurNone Trilochan Kanungo Indian National Congress
38 Salepur Batakrushna Jena Utkal Congress
39 Mahanga Sarat Kar Utkal Congress
40 Choudwar Kanhucharana Lenka Indian National Congress
41 Cuttack City Bhairaba Chandra Mohanty Indian National Congress
42 Cuttack Sadar SCSura Sethi Indian National Congress
43 Banki NoneGokulananda Praharaj Utkal Congress
44 Athagarh Radhanatha Rath Independent
45 Baramba Trilochan Harichandan Swatantra Party
46BhubaneswarNone Harekrushna Mahatab Indian National Congress
47 Balipatana SCBasanta Behera Indian National Congress
48 Pipili NoneAbhimanyu Ran Singh Indian National Congress
49 Nimapara SCGobinda Chandra Sethi Utkal Congress
50 Kakatapur Surendranath Naik Utkal Congress
51 Satyabadi None Chandramadhaba Mishra Independent
52 Puri Brajamohana Mohanty Indian National Congress
53 Bramhagiri Gopabandhu Patra Indian National Congress
54BanpurRamachandra Praharaja Swatantra Party
55Khordha WestBenudhar Baliarsing Indian National Congress
56Khordha East Gangadhara Paikaray Communist Party of India
57 Khandapada Bansidhar Pattnaik Independent
58 Daspalla SCSaheb Naik Indian National Congress
59 Nayagarh NoneAchyutananda Mohanty Utkal Congress
60 Ranpur Ramesha Chandra Panda Communist Party of India
61JagannathaprasadSCBacha Naik Indian National Congress
62 Bhanjanagar None Somanatha Rath Indian National Congress
63 Surada Ananta Narayana Singh Deo Indian National Congress
64 Asika Krushna Chandra Tripathy Utkal Congress
65 Kabisurjyanagar Sadananda Mahanty Communist Party of India
66Kodala Ramkrushna Pattanaik Utkal Congress
67 Khallikote Trinatha Samantra Utkal Congress
68 Chhatrapur Lakhmana Mahapatra Communist Party of India
69 Hinjili Brundaban Naik Utkal Congress
70 Gopalpur SC Mohan Nayak Indian National Congress
71 Berhampur None Binayak Acharjya Indian National Congress
72 Chikiti Satchidananda Deo Indian National Congress
73 Mohana STBhimasena Mandal Indian National Congress
74RamagiriGorosang Soboro Indian National Congress
75 Paralakhemundi NoneDarapu Latchanna Naidu Swatantra Party
76 Gunupur ST Bhagirathi Gomango Indian National Congress
77 Bissam Cuttack Sripathi Praska Swatantra Party
78 Rayagada Raghunatha Himbirika Indian National Congress
79NarayanpatnaJogi Tadingi Indian National Congress
80NandapurSanu Disari Utkal Congress
81 Malkangiri Gangadhar Madhi Indian National Congress
82 Jayapur NonePratap Narayan Singh Deo Swatantra Party
83 Kotpad STDhansai Randhari Swatantra Party
84 Nabarangapur NoneHabibulla Khan Swatantra Party
85KodingaSCPurno Chandramirgan Utkal Congress
86 Dabugam STDombaru Majhi Swatantra Party
87 Umarkote Rabisingi Majhi Utkal Congress
88 Nuapara Ghasiram Majhi Swatantra Party
89 Khariar NoneAnupa Singh Deo Indian National Congress
90 Dharmagarh SCLochan Dhangada Majhi Swatantra Party
91 Kokosara NoneBirakesari Deo Swatantra Party
92 Junagarh STTrinath Sorab Swatantra Party
93 Bhabanipatana SCDayanidhi Nayak Swatantra Party
94 Narla Dhaneswar Majhi Swatantra Party
95KesingaNoneBhagaban Bhoi Swatantra Party
96 Ghumusur Udayagiri STGopal Pradhan Swatantra Party
97 Baliguda
98 Phulbani SC Jagadish Jani Indian National Congress
99 Boudh NoneNatabar Pradhan Swatantra Party
100 Subarnapur Nilambar Raiguru Swatantra Party
101Binika Narasingha Mishra Swatantra Party
102TusraRadhamohan Mishra Swatantra Party
103 Bolangir Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Swatantra Party
104 Loisinga Nandakishore Misra Swatantra Party
105 Patanagarh Ainthu Sahoo Swatantra Party
106SaintalaRamesh Chandra Singh Bhoi Swatantra Party
107 Titilagarh SCTapi Jal Swatantra Party
108 Kantabanji Achyutananda Mahananda Swatantra Party
109 Padmapur None Krupasindhu Bhoi Indian National Congress
110MelchhamundaSCBirendra Sahu Swatantra Party
111 Bijepur Tribikram Mallick Indian National Congress
112 Bhatli NoneKunja Bihari Naik Indian National Congress
113 Bargarh Chittaranjan Kar Indian National Congress
114 Sambalpur Sriballav Panigrahi Indian National Congress
115 Brajarajnagar Upendra Dikhit Indian National Congress
116 Jharsuguda Jhashaketan Sahu Indian National Congress
117LaikeraSTRameshwar Naik Indian National Congress
118 Kuchinda STJagateswar Mirdha Indian National Congress
119 Rairakhol SCAbhimanyu Kumbhar Indian National Congress
120 Debagarh NoneBhanugangaa T. Deb Swatantra Party
121 Sundargarh NoneDibyalochan Sekhar Deo Indian National Congress
122 Talasara ST Gangadhar Pradhan Swatantra Party
123 Rajgangpur STIgnace Majhi All India Jharkhand Party
124 Bisra STKullan Bag All India Jharkhand Party
125 Rourkela None Biswanath Das Independent
126 Bonai STHemendra Mahapatra Swatantra Party
127 Champua STSaharai Oram Utkal Congress
128 Swampatana STMaheswar Majhi Utkal Congress
129 Kendujhar STChhotaray Majhi Utkal Congress
130 Telkoi STNiladri Nayak Utkal Congress
131RamachandrapurNoneMuralidhar Kuanr Indian National Congress
132 Anandapur SCMakar Sethi Indian National Congress
133 Pallahara NoneNarayana Sahu Indian National Congress
134 Kamakhyanagar NoneBramhananda Biswal Indian National Congress
135GondiaNoneBrundaban Tripathy Indian National Congress
136 Dhenkanal NoneSurendra Mohan Pattanaik Indian National Congress
137 Talcher SCBrundaban Behera Orissa Jana Congress
138 Chhendipada SC Bhajaman Behera Utkal Congress
139 Anugul NoneDebaraja Sahu Utkal Congress
140 Athamallik NoneRaja Kishore Pradhan Utkal Congress

By-elections

ConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
Bhadrak Harekrushna Mahatab Indian National Congress Balaram Sahoo Utkal Congress
Rajanagar Prahallad Mallick Utkal Congress Biju Patnaik Utkal Congress
Rourkela Shyam Sundar Mohapatra Indian National Congress Bishwanath Das Independent

See also

References