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1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

Summary

Elections to the Third Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1961.[1]

1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
← 1957 1961 1967 →
All 140 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
71 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Biju Patnaik
Party INC Ganatantra Parishad
Leader's seat Choudwar -
Seats won 82 37
Seat change Increase 26 Decrease 14
Popular vote 12,69,000 6,55,099
Percentage 43.28 28.74
Swing Increase 5.02 Decrease 1.51
Chief Minister before election

Vacant
President's rule

Elected Chief Minister

Biju Patnaik
INC

Constituencies edit

The elections were held for 140 constituencies, of which 25 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 29 for Scheduled Tribes and 86 unreserved.

Contesting parties edit

There are three national parties (the Communist Party of India, Congress and the Praja Socialist Party), one state party (Ganatantra Parishad), one registered unrecognised party (Jharkhand Party) and some Independent Politicians. All took part in this assembly election. The Congress party emerged again as the winner by winning 58% of the seats with a vote share of 43.28%.[2] The post of Chief Minister saw successive replacements during this period.Biju Patnaik became the Chief Minister of Odisha and remained in power till 1963, before being replaced by Biren Mitra, and finally by Sadashiva Tripathy.

Results edit

Summary of results of the 1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election[3]
 
Party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won Net Change
in seats		 % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 140 82   26 58.57 12,69,000 43.28   5.02
Ganatantra Parishad 121 37   14 26.42 6,55,099 27.23   1.51
Praja Socialist Party 43 10   1 7.14 3,22,305 30.43   20.03
Communist Party of India 35 4   5 3.57 2,33,971 27.32   18.92
Jharkhand Party 9 0 "New" 0 25,602 13.57 "New"
Independent 187 7   6 5 4,26,302 20.89 N/A
Total Seats 140 (  0) Voters 85,51,743 Turnout 31,27,245 (36.57%)

Elected members edit

Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Member Party
Omerkote None Tripathy Sadasiva Indian National Congress
Dabugam None Tripathy Jagannath Indian National Congress
Nowrangpur SC Harijan Miru Indian National Congress
Jeypore None Patnaik Raghunath Indian National Congress
Kotpad SC Bakria Mahadebo Indian National Congress
Malkangiri ST Nayak Guru Ganatantra Parishad
Padwa None Mahapatra Ganeswar Indian National Congress
Koraput ST Toyaka Sanganna Indian National Congress
Pottangi ST Pangi Musuri Santa Indian National Congress
Rayagada ST Mandangi Kamayya Indian National Congress
Gunupur None Patro Narasingo Indian National Congress
Bissamcuttack ST Chowdhary Biswanath Ganatantra Parishad
Parlakimedi None Nalla Kurmanaikulu Indian National Congress
R. Udaigiri ST Bhoya Ramo Indian National Congress
Digapahandi None Mahapatra Raghunath Indian National Congress
Mohana SC Naik Biswnath Indian National Congress
Berhampur None Narendra Deo Sisirkumar Independent
Patrapur SC Jani Trilochana Indian National Congress
Dura None P. Venkata Jaganatha Rao Indian National Congress
Chatrapur None Mahapatra Lakshman Communist Party of India
Khallikote None Mardaraj Deo Ramchandra Indian National Congress
Hinjili None Nayak Brundaban Indian National Congress
Kodala West None Das Biswanath Indian National Congress
Kodala East None Panigarhi Lingaraj Indian National Congress
Bhanjanagar None Pradhan Magunicharan Indian National Congress
Jagannath Prasad SC Naik Udia Indian National Congress
Aska None Mishra Lokanath Indian National Congress
Suruda None Naik Arjuna Indian National Congress
Balliguda ST Podra Dubara Ganatantra Parishad
G Udayagiri ST Padhi Sarangadhar Indian National Congress
Phulbani None Padhi Himanusekhara Indian National Congress
Boudh SC Dipa Anirudha Ganatantra Parishad
Madanpur Rampur None Deo Birakeshari Ganatantra Parishad
Bhawanipatna ST Majhi Anchal Ganatantra Parishad
Kashipur None Debi Nabakumari Ganatantra Parishad
Koksara SC Naik Dayanidhi Ganatantra Parishad
Junagarh None Naik Maheswar Ganatantra Parishad
Dharamgarh ST Naik Mukund Ganatantra Parishad
Khariar None Deo Anupsingh Indian National Congress
Nawapara ST Majhi Gahshiram Independent
Kantabanji None Deo Maharaja Shri Rajendra Narayan Singh Ganatantra Parishad
Titilagarh SC Mahananda Achyutanand Ganatantra Parishad
Saintala None Sahoo Ainthu Ganatantra Parishad
Patnagarh ST Bhoi Ramesh Chandra Ganatantra Parishad
Loisingha None Misra Ram Prasad Ganatantra Parishad
Bolangir ST Singh Chandra Sekhar Ganatantra Parishad
Tusra None Misra Nanda Kishore Ganatantra Parishad
Binka None Nanda Antarama Ganatantra Parishad
Sonepur SC Ganda Daulata Ganatantra Parishad
Melchhamunda None Padhee Sachidanand Indian National Congress
Padampur ST Singh Bariha Bir Bikramaditya Indian National Congress
Bargarh None Padhan Gananath Independent
Bijepur SC Nag Mohan Indian National Congress
Bhatli None Padhan Saraswati Indian National Congress
Sambalpur None Babu Banamali Indian National Congress
Attabira SC Chhuria Dalganjan Indian National Congress
Katarbaga None Misra Bishnu Prasad Ganatantra Parishad
Deogarh ST Thakur Jayadeb Ganatantra Parishad
Rairakhol None Deb Bhanugang Tribhuban Raja Ganatantra Parishad
Brajrajnagar None Panda Prasanna Kumar Communist Party of India
Jharsuguda ST Bariha Binod Bihari Indian National Congress
Sundergarh None Patel Harihar Ganatantra Parishad
Talsara ST Pradhan Gangadhar Ganatantra Parishad
Rajgangpur ST Amat Rangabalabh Indian National Congress
Bisra ST Bhagat Premchand Ganatantra Parishad
Bonai ST Mohapatra Hemendra Prasad Ganatantra Parishad
Champua ST Naik Guru Charan Ganatantra Parishad
Patna None Mishra Rajbalabh Ganatantra Parishad
Keonjhar None Bhani Deo Janardan Ganatantra Parishad
Telkoi ST Munda Govinda Ganatantra Parishad
Ramachandrapur None Kuanr Muralidhar Indian National Congress
Anandpur SC Sethi Makar Indian National Congress
Pal Lahora None Pradhan Pabitra Mohan Indian National Congress
Talcher None Pradhan Pabitra Mohan Indian National Congress
K. Nagar None Tripathy Brundaban Ganatantra Parishad
Dhenkanal None Devi Ratnaprova Ganatantra Parishad
Gondia ST Dehuri Kalia Ganatantra Parishad
Chendipada SC Nayak Pada Indian National Congress
Angul None Singh Kumuda Chandra Indian National Congress
Athmallik None Panigrahy Khetramohan Ganatantra Parishad
Banpur None Mishra Raghunath Ganatantra Parishad
Daspalla SC Nayak Saheb Indian National Congress
Khandpara None Singh Mardaraj Bharamarbar Ray Harihar Indian National Congress
Nayagarh None Singh Brundaban Chandra Indian National Congress
Ranpur None Ram Ramachandra Communist Party of India
Begunia None Paikray Gongadhar Communist Party of India
Khurda None Patnaik Banamali Indian National Congress
Bhubaneswar None Mahanty Satyapriya Indian National Congress
Balipatna SC Bhoi Gopinath Indian National Congress
Brahmagiri None Patra Gopabadhu Independent
Puri None Prathihari Bhagwan Indian National Congress
Satyabadi None Deb Raj Raj Ganatantra Parishad
Pipili None Patnaik Ramachandra Indian National Congress
Kakatpur None Mohanty Upendra Indian National Congress
Nimapara SC Sethi Gobinda Indian National Congress
Banki None Praharaj Gokulananda Praja Socialist Party
Baramba None Nayak Bidyadhar Indian National Congress
Athgarh None Dash Achutananda Independent
Cuttack City None Mitra Biren Indian National Congress
Choudwar None Pattanik Bijoyananda Indian National Congress
Cuttack Sadar SC Mallick Laxman Indian National Congress
Jagatsinghpur None Dey Priyanath Indian National Congress
Govindpur SC Mallik Kanduri Charan Praja Socialist Party
Mahanga None Patnaik Surendranath Indian National Congress
Salepur SC Behera Baidhar Praja Socialist Party
Balikuda None Das Bipin Bihari Indian National Congress
Ersama None Ratnamali Jema Indian National Congress
Tirtol None Mohanty Pratap Chandr Indian National Congress
Patkura None Mishra Lokanath Indian National Congress
Rajnagar None Nayak Padma Charan Independent
Aul None Bhanja Deo Raja Sailendra Narayan Indian National Congress
Kendrapara None Sahu Dhruba Charan Praja Socialist Party
Pattamundei SC Malik Prahallad Indian National Congress
Binjharpur None Nayak Chittaranjan Indian National Congress
Berchana None Lenka Dhananjaya Indian National Congress
Dharmasala None Dutta Gadadhep Indian National Congress
Sukinda SC Singh Baidhar Indian National Congress
Jajpur West None Pattanayak Madan Mohan Indian National Congress
Jajpur East SC Das Santanu Kumar Indian National Congress
Dhamnagar None Jena Muralidhar Indian National Congress
Basudebpur None Routroy Nilamani Indian National Congress
Chandbali SC Jena Bairagi Indian National Congress
Bhadrak None Mohapatra Nityananda Independent
Soro None Panigrahi Karunakar Indian National Congress
Simulia SC Das Bhagiratha Indian National Congress
Nilgiri None Mardaraj Harichandan Raja Rajendrachandra Ganatantra Parishad
Balasore None De Bijoy Krishna Indian National Congress
Basta None Baug Maheswar Praja Socialist Party
Bhograi None Das Pyari Mohan Praja Socialist Party
Jaleswar None Paul Prasanna Kumar Praja Socialist Party
Kunta None Dash Prasanna Kumar Praja Socialist Party
Baisinga SC Patra Arjun Praja Socialist Party
Udala ST Tudu Man Mohan Indian National Congress
Karanjia None Behera Pravakar Indian National Congress
Jashipur ST Triya Mochiram Indian National Congress
Rairangpur ST Singh Chandra Mohan Indian National Congress
Bahalda ST Soren Sunaram Indian National Congress
Bangiriposi ST Nayak Iswar Chandra Indian National Congress
Baripada None Sahu Santosh Kumar Indian National Congress
Muruda ST Soren Sakila Praja Socialist Party

References edit

  1. ^ "Orissa 1961". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  2. ^ "Orissa 1961". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  3. ^ "Orissa 1961". Election commission of India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

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