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Odisha Assembly Election, 1961

140 seats · vs 1957 (101-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Odisha Assembly Election, 1961 · 5 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 82 seatsGP — 37 seatsPraja Socialist Party — 10 seatsIndependent — 7 seatsCommunist Party of India — 4 seats71140of 140 seats
  • INC82
  • GP37
  • PSP10
  • IND7
  • CPI4

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress8259%12,69,00043.3%140
GPGP3726%6,55,09922.3%121
PSPPraja Socialist Party107%3,22,30511.0%43
INDIndependent75%4,26,30214.5%185
CPICommunist Party of India43%2,33,9718.0%35

+ 1 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Odisha Assembly Election, 1961 · winner by seat

146 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 71

1961 · selected
Majority 71
INC82GP37PSP10IND7CPI4
1957 · previous
Majority 51

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1957 → 1961

1957 1961· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
38.3
43.3
28.7
22.3
10.4
11.0
14.2
14.5
8.4
8.0
INCGPPSPINDCPI

Seat change

1961 seats minus 1957 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
44 → 82
+38
GP
32 → 37
+5
PSP
9 → 10
+1
IND
10 → 7
−3
CPI
6 → 4
−2

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1957 → 1961

share lostshare gained
INC
38.3% → 43.3%
+5.0%
JP
0.0% → 0.9%
+0.9%
PSP
10.4% → 11.0%
+0.6%
IND
14.2% → 14.5%
+0.3%
CPI
8.4% → 8.0%
−0.4%
GP
28.7% → 22.3%
−6.4%

Biggest INC–GP swings

Seats where the INC-vs-GP vote gap moved most, 1957 → 1961. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (INC share − GP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward GP.

toward GPtoward INC
K. Nagar
+56.8%
Daspalla
+56.4%
Athgarh
−48.3%
Aska
+47.7%
Jashipur
+45.2%
Patkura
+44.9%
Baramba
+41.8%
Bonai
−40.3%
Bhanjanagar
+37.9%
Athmallik
+37.3%
Udala
+36.4%
Bhatli
+36.2%

All constituencies · 1961

140 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1957