Elections to the fifth Orissa Legislative Assembly were held in 1971.
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All 140 seats in the Orissa Legislative Assembly 71 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Results
| Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes | % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 129 | 51 | 1240668 | 28.18% | |||||
| Utkal Congress | 139 | 33 | 1055826 | 23.99% | |||||
| Swatantra Party | 115 | 36 | 767815 | 17.44% | |||||
| Praja Socialist Party | 50 | 4 | 267768 | 6.08% | |||||
| Orissa Jana Congress | 66 | 1 | 227056 | 5.16% | |||||
| Communist Party of India | 29 | 4 | 210811 | 4.79% | |||||
| Indian National Congress | 50 | 1 | 79460 | 1.81% | |||||
| All India Jharkhand Party | 14 | 4 | 72291 | 1.64% | |||||
| Samyukta Socialist Party | 15 | 0 | 53271 | 1.21% | |||||
| Communist Party of India | 11 | 2 | 52785 | 1.20% | |||||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 21 | 0 | 30824 | 0.70% | |||||
| All India Forward Bloc | 4 | 0 | 8393 | 0,19% | |||||
| Socialist Unity Centre of India | 1 | 0 | 2093 | 0.05% | |||||
| Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand | 1 | 0 | 532 | 0.01% | |||||
| Independent politician | 190 | 4 | 332327 | 7.55% | |||||
| Total: | 835 | 140 | |||||||
Winning candidates
| # | Constituency Name | Reserved for (ST/SC/None) | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | None | Pramoda Chandra Bhanjdeo | Independent | |
| 7 | Moroda | ST | Kuanria Majhi | Swatantra Party | |
| 8 | Baisinga | Pruthunath Kisku | Praja Socialist Party | ||
| 9 | Khunta | None | Birabhadra Singh | Utkal Congress | |
| 10 | Udala | ST | Manmohan Tudu | Indian National Congress | |
| 11 | Bhogorai | None | Kartik 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 | SC | Gangadhar 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 | ||
| 26 | Jajapur (West) | Prafulla Chandra Ghadei | Indian National Congress | ||
| 27 | Jajapur (East) | SC | Jaganatha Mallick | Utkal Congress | |
| 28 | Aali | None | Sarat Kumar Deb | Swatantra Party | |
| 29 | Pattamundai | SC | Prahlad 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 | |
| 34 | Ersama | Narayana Samanta | Utkal Congress | ||
| 35 | Balikuda | Basudeba Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 36 | Jagatsinghpur | SC | Laxman Mallick | Indian National Congress | |
| 37 | Gobindapur | None | 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 | SC | Sura Sethi | Indian National Congress | |
| 43 | Banki | None | Gokulananda Praharaj | Utkal Congress | |
| 44 | Athagarh | Radhanatha Rath | Independent | ||
| 45 | Baramba | Trilochan Harichandan | Swatantra Party | ||
| 46 | Bhubaneswar | None | Harekrushna Mahatab | Indian National Congress | |
| 47 | Balipatana | SC | Basanta Behera | Indian National Congress | |
| 48 | Pipili | None | Abhimanyu Ran Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 49 | Nimapara | SC | Gobinda 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 | ||
| 54 | Banpur | Ramachandra Praharaja | Swatantra Party | ||
| 55 | Khordha West | Benudhar Baliarsing | Indian National Congress | ||
| 56 | Khordha East | Gangadhara Paikaray | Communist Party of India | ||
| 57 | Khandapada | Bansidhar Pattnaik | Independent | ||
| 58 | Daspalla | SC | Saheb Naik | Indian National Congress | |
| 59 | Nayagarh | None | Achyutananda Mohanty | Utkal Congress | |
| 60 | Ranpur | Ramesha Chandra Panda | Communist Party of India | ||
| 61 | Jagannathaprasad | SC | Bacha 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 | ||
| 66 | Kodala | 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 | ST | Bhimasena Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| 74 | Ramagiri | Gorosang Soboro | Indian National Congress | ||
| 75 | Paralakhemundi | None | Darapu 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 | ||
| 79 | Narayanpatna | Jogi Tadingi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 80 | Nandapur | Sanu Disari | Utkal Congress | ||
| 81 | Malkangiri | Gangadhar Madhi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 82 | Jayapur | None | Pratap Narayan Singh Deo | Swatantra Party | |
| 83 | Kotpad | ST | Dhansai Randhari | Swatantra Party | |
| 84 | Nabarangapur | None | Habibulla Khan | Swatantra Party | |
| 85 | Kodinga | SC | Purno Chandramirgan | Utkal Congress | |
| 86 | Dabugam | ST | Dombaru Majhi | Swatantra Party | |
| 87 | Umarkote | Rabisingi Majhi | Utkal Congress | ||
| 88 | Nuapara | Ghasiram Majhi | Swatantra Party | ||
| 89 | Khariar | None | Anupa Singh Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| 90 | Dharmagarh | SC | Lochan Dhangada Majhi | Swatantra Party | |
| 91 | Kokosara | None | Birakesari Deo | Swatantra Party | |
| 92 | Junagarh | ST | Trinath Sorab | Swatantra Party | |
| 93 | Bhabanipatana | SC | Dayanidhi Nayak | Swatantra Party | |
| 94 | Narla | Dhaneswar Majhi | Swatantra Party | ||
| 95 | Kesinga | None | Bhagaban Bhoi | Swatantra Party | |
| 96 | Ghumusur Udayagiri | ST | Gopal Pradhan | Swatantra Party | |
| 97 | Baliguda | ||||
| 98 | Phulbani | SC | Jagadish Jani | Indian National Congress | |
| 99 | Boudh | None | Natabar Pradhan | Swatantra Party | |
| 100 | Subarnapur | Nilambar Raiguru | Swatantra Party | ||
| 101 | Binika | Narasingha Mishra | Swatantra Party | ||
| 102 | Tusra | Radhamohan Mishra | Swatantra Party | ||
| 103 | Bolangir | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Swatantra Party | ||
| 104 | Loisinga | Nandakishore Misra | Swatantra Party | ||
| 105 | Patanagarh | Ainthu Sahoo | Swatantra Party | ||
| 106 | Saintala | Ramesh Chandra Singh Bhoi | Swatantra Party | ||
| 107 | Titilagarh | SC | Tapi Jal | Swatantra Party | |
| 108 | Kantabanji | Achyutananda Mahananda | Swatantra Party | ||
| 109 | Padmapur | None | Krupasindhu Bhoi | Indian National Congress | |
| 110 | Melchhamunda | SC | Birendra Sahu | Swatantra Party | |
| 111 | Bijepur | Tribikram Mallick | Indian National Congress | ||
| 112 | Bhatli | None | Kunja 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 | ||
| 117 | Laikera | ST | Rameshwar Naik | Indian National Congress | |
| 118 | Kuchinda | ST | Jagateswar Mirdha | Indian National Congress | |
| 119 | Rairakhol | SC | Abhimanyu Kumbhar | Indian National Congress | |
| 120 | Debagarh | None | Bhanugangaa T. Deb | Swatantra Party | |
| 121 | Sundargarh | None | Dibyalochan Sekhar Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| 122 | Talasara | ST | Gangadhar Pradhan | Swatantra Party | |
| 123 | Rajgangpur | ST | Ignace Majhi | All India Jharkhand Party | |
| 124 | Bisra | ST | Kullan Bag | All India Jharkhand Party | |
| 125 | Rourkela | None | Biswanath Das | Independent | |
| 126 | Bonai | ST | Hemendra Mahapatra | Swatantra Party | |
| 127 | Champua | ST | Saharai Oram | Utkal Congress | |
| 128 | Swampatana | ST | Maheswar Majhi | Utkal Congress | |
| 129 | Kendujhar | ST | Chhotaray Majhi | Utkal Congress | |
| 130 | Telkoi | ST | Niladri Nayak | Utkal Congress | |
| 131 | Ramachandrapur | None | Muralidhar Kuanr | Indian National Congress | |
| 132 | Anandapur | SC | Makar Sethi | Indian National Congress | |
| 133 | Pallahara | None | Narayana Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| 134 | Kamakhyanagar | None | Bramhananda Biswal | Indian National Congress | |
| 135 | Gondia | None | Brundaban Tripathy | Indian National Congress | |
| 136 | Dhenkanal | None | Surendra Mohan Pattanaik | Indian National Congress | |
| 137 | Talcher | SC | Brundaban Behera | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 138 | Chhendipada | SC | Bhajaman Behera | Utkal Congress | |
| 139 | Anugul | None | Debaraja Sahu | Utkal Congress | |
| 140 | Athamallik | None | Raja Kishore Pradhan | Utkal Congress | |
By-elections
| Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party 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
- 1971 elections in India
- 1967 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
- 1974 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
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