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Odisha Assembly Election, 1961
140 seats · vs 1957 (101-seat house — comparison approximate)
Party standings
Odisha Assembly Election, 1961 · 5 parties won seats
- INC82
- GP37
- PSP10
- IND7
- CPI4
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 8259% | 12,69,000 | 43.3% | 140 |
| GPGP | 3726% | 6,55,099 | 22.3% | 121 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 107% | 3,22,305 | 11.0% | 43 |
| INDIndependent | 75% | 4,26,302 | 14.5% | 185 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 43% | 2,33,971 | 8.0% | 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%
Closest races · 1961
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1961
140 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1957
- AnandpurINC23.2%
- AngulINC19.8%
- AskaINC13.6%
- AthgarhIND9.4%
- AthmallikGP6.0%
- AttabiraINC2.1%
- AulINC27.3%
- BahaldaINC29.2%
- BaisingaPSP13.1%
- BalasoreINC8.6%
- BalikudaINC8.4%
- BalipatnaINC29.1%
- BalligudaGP7.6%
- BangiriposiINC4.0%
- BankiPSP1.4%
- BanpurGP24.4%
- BarambaINC5.6%
- BargarhIND5.5%
- BaripadaINC3.5%
- BastaPSP5.5%
- BasudebpurINC6.1%
- BeguniaCPI1.6%
- BerchanaINC8.8%
- BerhampurIND44.1%
- BhadrakIND16.8%
- BhanjanagarINC48.7%
- BhatliINC21.0%
- BhawanipatnaGP60.2%
- BhograiPSP21.3%
- BhubaneswarINC41.1%
- BijepurINC14.7%
- BinjharpurINC3.1%
- BinkaGP4.2%
- BisraGP2.3%
- BissamcuttackGP20.8%
- BolangirGP54.6%
- BonaiGP56.3%
- BoudhGP23.7%
- BrahmagiriIND28.5%
- BrajrajnagarCPI18.4%
- ChampuaGP19.6%
- ChandbaliINC28.6%
- ChatrapurCPI9.4%
- ChendipadaINC6.9%
- ChoudwarINC40.6%
- Cuttack CityINC22.1%
- Cuttack SadarINC42.2%
- DabugamINC13.8%
- DaspallaINC59.3%
- DeogarhGP8.2%
- DhamnagarINC1.9%
- DharamgarhGP63.7%
- DharmasalaINC21.0%
- DhenkanalGP19.4%
- DigapahandiINC24.9%
- DuraINC6.4%
- ErsamaINC9.5%
- G UdayagiriINC2.7%
- GondiaGP18.7%
- GovindpurPSP14.2%
- GunupurINC33.9%
- HinjiliINC76.6%
- Jagannath PrasadINC50.4%
- JagatsinghpurINC1.8%
- Jajpur EastINC23.5%
- Jajpur WestINC28.5%
- JaleswarPSP11.2%
- JashipurINC5.7%
- JeyporeINC32.4%
- JharsugudaINC11.0%
- JunagarhGP49.5%
- K. NagarGP1.0%
- KakatpurINC14.2%
- KantabanjiGP52.1%
- KaranjiaINC10.2%
- KashipurGP20.6%
- KatarbagaGP3.2%
- KendraparaPSP10.9%
- KeonjharGP15.0%
- KhallikoteINC33.9%
- KhandparaINC50.5%
- KhariarINC45.3%
- KhurdaINC28.4%
- Kodala EastINC11.1%
- Kodala WestINC12.1%
- KoksaraGP63.9%
- KoraputINC7.8%
- KotpadINC37.9%
- KumtaPSP8.8%
- LoisinghaGP44.6%
- Madanpur RampurGP32.4%
- MahangaINC11.9%
- MalkangiriGP18.3%
- MelchhamundaINC11.8%
- MohanaINC11.7%
- MurudaPSP12.7%
- NawaparaIND9.2%
- NayagarhINC3.3%
- NilgiriGP7.8%
- NimaparaINC14.4%
- NowrangpurINC2.4%
- OmerkoteINC0.9%
- PadampurINC9.9%
- PadwaINC7.8%
- Pal LahoraINC6.4%
- ParlakimediINC8.9%
- PatanGP20.1%
- PatkuraINC25.6%
- PatnagarhGP56.4%
- PatrapurINC61.8%
- PattamundeiINC1.4%
- PhulbariINC2.5%
- PipiliINC8.4%
- PottangiINC0.9%
- PuriINC6.3%
- R. UdaigiriINC11.4%
- RairakholGP17.5%
- RairangpurINC4.0%
- RajgangpurINC1.8%
- RajnagarIND25.3%
- RamachandrapurINC28.5%
- RanpurCPI0.0%
- RayagadaINC18.7%
- SaintalaGP37.3%
- SalepurPSP4.6%
- SambalpurINC8.3%
- SatyabadiGP0.6%
- SimuliaINC3.4%
- SonepurGP25.3%
- SoroINC4.4%
- SukindaINC26.8%
- SundergarhGP25.9%
- SurudaINC6.7%
- TalcherINC32.1%
- TalsaraGP19.4%
- TelkoiGP16.1%
- TirtolINC9.2%
- TitilagarhGP58.9%
- TusraGP30.1%
- UdalaINC20.3%