title: 1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
text: # 1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
  
  Elections to the fifith Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in 1971.
  
  ## 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
  
  | Indian National Congress (Indira) | 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 (Organization) | 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 (Marxist) | 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% |
  | Independents | 190 | 4 | 332327 | 7.55% |
  | Total: | 835 | 140 | | |
  
  ## Winning candidates
  
  | # | Constituency Name | Reserved for (ST/SC/None) | Winner | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Karanjia | ST | Prafulla Kumar Das | Swatantra Party |
  | 2 | Jashipur | ST | Lal Mohan Nayak | Indian National Congress |
  | 3 | Rairangpur | ST | Sidhalal Murmu | All India Jharkhand Party |
  | 4 | Bahalda | ST | Sashi Bhusan Marndi | All India Jharkhand Party |
  | 5 | Bangriposi | ST | Radha Mohan Nayak | Swatantra Party |
  | 6 | Baripada | None | Promod Chandra Bhanjdeo | Independent |
  | 7 | Morada | ST | Kuanria Majhi | Swatantra Party |
  | 8 | Baisinga | None | Prasanna Kumar Dash | Praja Socialist Party |
  | 9 | Khunta | None | Birabhadra Singh | Utkal Congress |
  | 10 | Udala | ST | Manmohan Tudu | Indian National Congress |
  | 11 | Bhograi | None | Kartikeswar Patra | Indian National Congress |
  | 12 | Jaleswar | None | Prasant Kumar Pal | Praja Socialist Party |
  | 13 | Basta | None | Chintamani Jena | Utkal Congress |
  | 14 | Balasore | None | Priyanath Nandy | Indian National Congress |
  | 15 | Nilgiri | None | Banamali Das | Communist Party of India |
  | 16 | Soro | None | Jadunath Das Mahapatra | Utkal Congress |
  | 17 | Simulia | SC | Chintamani Jena | Communist Party of India |
  | 18 | Bhadrak | None | Harekrushna Mahatab | Indian National Congress |
  | 19 | Dhamnagar | None | Hrudananda Mullick | Utkal Congress |
  | 20 | Chandbali | SC | Gangadhar Das | Indian National Congress |
  | 21 | Basudevpur | None | Nilamani Routray | Utkal Congress |
  | 22 | Sukinda | None | Sanatan Deo | Utkal Congress |
  | 23 | Dharamsala | None | Banka Bihari Das | Praja Socialist Party |
  | 24 | Barchana | None | Managobinda Samal | Utkal Congress |
  | 25 | Binjharpur | None | Pabitramohan Jena | Indian National Congress |
  | 25 | Binjharpur | None | Pabitramohan Jena | Indian National Congress |
  | 26 | Jajpur West | None | Prafulla Chandra Ghade | Indian National Congress |
  | 27 | Jajpur East | SC | Jaganatha Mallik | Utkal Congress |
  | 28 | Aul | None | Sarat Kumar Deb | Swatantra Party |
  | 29 | Patamundai | SC | Prahlad Mallik | Utkal Congress |
  | 30 | Rajanagar | None | Prahlad Mallik | Utkal Congress |
  | 31 | Kendrapara | None | Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty | Praja Socialist Party |
  | 32 | Patkura | None | Rajkishore Nayak | Utkal Congress |
  | 33 | Tirtol | None | Pratap Chandra Mohanty | Utkal Congress |
  | 34 | Ersama | None | Narayan Birabar Samanta | Utkal Congress |
  | 35 | Balikuda | None | Basudeb Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
  | 36 | Jagatsinghpur | SC | Laxman Mallick | Indian National Congress |
  | 37 | Gobindpur | None | Trilochan Kanungo | Indian National Congress |
  | 38 | Salepur | None | Batakrushna Jena | Utkal Congress |
  | 39 | Mahanga | None | Sarat Kumar Kar | Utkal Congress |
  | 40 | Choudwar | None | Kanhu Charan Lenka | Indian National Congress |
  | 41 | Cuttack City | None | Bhairab Chandra Mohanty | Indian National Congress |
  | 42 | Cuttack Sadar | SC | Sura Sethi | Indian National Congress |
  | 43 | Banki | None | Gokulananda Prahataj | Utkal Congress |
  | 44 | Athagarh | None | Radhanath Rath | Independent |
  | 45 | Baramba | None | Trilochan Harichandan | Swatantra Party |
  | 46 | Bhubaneswar | None | Harekrushna Mahtab | Indian National Congress |
  | 47 | Balipatna | SC | Basanta Behera | Indian National Congress |
  | 48 | Pipili | None | Abhimanyu Ran Singh | Indian National Congress |
  | 49 | Nimapara | None | Govinda Chandra Sethi | Utkal Congress |
  | 50 | Kakatpur | None | Surendranath Naik | Utkal Congress |
  | 51 | Satyabadi | None | Chandramadhab Misra | Independent |
  | 52 | Puri | None | Brajamohan Mohanty | Indian National Congress |
  | 53 | Brahmagiri | None | Gopabandhu Patra | Indian National Congress |
  | 54 | Banpur | None | Ramachandra Praharaja | Swatantra Party |
  | 55 | Khurda | None | Benudhar Baliarsing | Indian National Congress |
  | 56 | Khurda | None | Gangadhara Paikaray | Communist Party of India |
  | 57 | Khandapada | None | Bansidhar Pattnaik | Independent |
  | 58 | Daspalla | SC | Saheb Naik | Indian National Congress |
  | 59 | Nayagarh | None | Achyutananda Mohanty | Utkal Congress |
  | 60 | Ranpur | None | Ramesha Chandra Panda | Communist Party of India |
  | 61 | Jagannathprasad | SC | Bachanaik | Indian National Congress |
  | 62 | Bhanjanagar | None | Somnath Rath | Indian National Congress |
  | 63 | Surada | None | Ananta Narayan Singh Deo | Indian National Congress |
  | 64 | Aska | None | Krushna Chandra Tripathy | Utkal Congress |
  | 65 | Kavisuryanagar | None | Sadananda Mahanty | Communist Party of India |
  | 66 | Kodala | None | Ramkrishna Patanaik | Utkal Congress |
  | 67 | Khallikote | None | Trinatha Samantra | Utkal Congress |
  | 68 | Chhatrapur | None | Lakshmana Mahapatra | Communist Party of India |
  | 69 | Hinjili | None | Brundaban Naik | Utkal Congress |
  | 70 | Gopalpur | SC | Mohan Nayak | Indian National Congress |
  | 71 | Berhampur | None | Binayak Acharya | Indian National Congress |
  | 72 | Chikiti | None | Atchidananda Deo | Indian National Congress |
  | 73 | Mohana | ST | Bhimasena Mandal | Indian National Congress |
  | 74 | Ramagiri | ST | Gorosang Soboro | Indian National Congress |
  | 75 | Parlakhemundi | None | Latchanna Naidu Darapu | Swatantra Party |
  | 76 | Gunupur | ST | Bhagirathi Gamang | Indian National Congress |
  | 77 | Bissam Cuttack | ST | Praska Sripathi | Swatantra Party |
  | 78 | Rayagada | ST | Himirika Raghunath | Indian National Congress |
  | 79 | Narayanpatna | ST | Tadingi Jogi | Indian National Congress |
  | 80 | Nandapur | ST | Disari Sanu | Utkal Congress |
  | 81 | Malkangiri | ST | Gangadhar Madi | Indian National Congress |
  | 82 | Jeypore | None | Pratap Narayan Singh Deo | Swatantra Party |
  | 83 | Kotpad | ST | Dhansai Rondhari | Swatantra Party |
  | 84 | Nowrangpur | None | Habibulla Khan | Swatantra Party |
  | 85 | Kodinga | SC | Purno Chandramirgan | Utkal Congress |
  | 86 | Dabugam | ST | Dombaru Majhi | Swatantra Party |
  | 87 | Umarkote | ST | Rabisingh Majhi | Utkal Congress |
  | 88 | Nawapara | ST | Ghasiram Majhi | Swatantra Party |
  | 89 | Khariar | None | Anupa Singh Deo | Indian National Congress |
  | 90 | Dharamgarh | SC | Lochan Dhangada Majhi | Swatantra Party |
  | 91 | Koksara | None | Birakesari Deo | Swatantra Party |
  | 92 | Junagarh | None | Trinath Sarab | Swatantra Party |
  | 93 | Bhawanipatna | SC | Dayanidhi Nayak | Swatantra Party |
  | 94 | Narla | SC | Dhaneswar Majhi | Swatantra Party |
  | 95 | Kesinga | None | Bhagawan Bhoi | Swatantra Party |
  | 96 | Udayagiri | ST | Gopal Pradhan | Swatantra Party |
  | 97 | Baliguda | ST | Gopal Pradhan | Swatantra Party |
  | 98 | Phulbani | SC | Jagadish Jani | Indian National Congress |
  | 99 | Boudh | None | Natabar Pradhan | Swatantra Party |
  | 100 | Sonepur | None | Niuambar Raiguru | Swatantra Party |
  | 101 | Binka | None | Narasingha Charan Mishra | Swatantra Party |
  | 102 | Tusra | None | Radhamohan Misra | Swatantra Party |
  | 103 | Bolangir | None | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Swatantra Party |
  | 104 | Loisingha | None | Nandakishore Misra | Swatantra Party |
  | 105 | Patnagarh | None | Ainthu Sahoo | Swatantra Party |
  | 106 | Saintala | None | Ramesh Chandra Singh Bhoi | Swatantra Party |
  | 107 | Titlagarh | SC | Tapi Jal | Swatantra Party |
  | 108 | Kantabanji | SC | Achyutanand Mahanand | Swatantra Party |
  | 109 | Padampur | None | Achyutanand Mahanand | Indian National Congress |
  | 110 | Melchhamunda | None | Birendra Kumar Sahu | Swatantra Party |
  | 111 | Bijepur | SC | Tribikram Mallick | Indian National Congress |
  | 112 | Bhatli | None | Kunja Bihari Naik | Indian National Congress |
  | 113 | Bargarh | None | Chittaranjan Kar | Indian National Congress |
  | 114 | Sambalpur | None | Sriballav Panigrahi | Indian National Congress |
  | 115 | Brajarajnagar | None | Upendra Dikshit | Indian National Congress |
  | 116 | Jharsuguda | None | 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 | Deogarh | None | Bhanugangaa T. Deb Raja | Swatantra Party |
  | 121 | Sundargarh | None | Dibyalochan Shekhar Deo | Indian National Congress |
  | 122 | Talsara | ST | Gangadhar Pradhan | Swatantra Party |
  | 123 | Rajgangpur | ST | Ignace Majhi | All India Jharkhand Party |
  | 124 | Bisra | ST | Kullan Bagf | All India Jharkhand Party |
  | 125 | Rourkela | None | Shyam Sundar Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
  | 126 | Bonai | ST | Hemendra Mahapatra | Swatantra Party |
  | 127 | Champua | ST | Saharai Oram | Utkal Congress |
  | 128 | Patna | ST | Maheswar Majhi | Utkal Congress |
  | 129 | Keonjhar | ST | Chhotray Majhi | Utkal Congress |
  | 130 | Telkoi | ST | Niladri Nayak | Utkal Congress |
  | 131 | Ramchandrapur | None | Muralidhar Kunhar | Indian National Congress |
  | 132 | Anandapur | SC | Makar Sethi | Indian National Congress |
  | 133 | Pallahara | None | Narayan Sahu | Indian National Congress |
  | 134 | Kamakhyanagar | None | Brahmananda 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 | Angul | None | Debaraja Sahu | Utkal Congress |
  | 140 | Athmallik | 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 |
  