1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the second Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1957.[1]

1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

1957

All 140 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, 1957
71 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Harekrushna Mahatab -
Party INC All India Ganatantra Parishad
Leader's seat Soro -
Seats won 56 51
Seat change 11 20
Popular vote 16,28,180 12,23,014
Percentage 38.26 28.74
Swing 0.39 8.24

Chief Minister before election

Harekrushna Mahatab
INC

Chief Minister


Harekrushna Mahatab
INC

Constituencies

The elections were held for 140 seats of 101 constituencies. 62 constituencies were single-member while 39 constituencies were two-member constituencies. Out of 101 constituencies, 25 were reserved for Scheduled Caste, while 18 were reserved for Scheduled Tribe. A total of 517 candidates contested for these 140 seats.[1]

Political Parties

Three national parties, Communist Party of India, Congress and Praja Socialist Party along with the state party All India Ganatantra Parishad took part in the assembly election. Congress party emerged again as the winner by winning 40% of the seats with a vote share of 38.26%.[1] Harekrushna Mahatab again become the Chief Minister of the state.

Results

 Summary of results of the 1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election [1]
Political PartyFlagSeats
Contested
WonNet Change
in seats
% of
Seats
VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 14056 1140.0016,28,18038.26 0.39
All India Ganatantra Parishad 10951 2036.4312,23,01428.74 8.24
Praja Socialist Party 4611New7.864,42,50810.40New
Communist Party of India 439 26.433,57,6598.40 2.78
Independent 17913 119.296,04,65214.21N/A
Total Seats140 ( 0)Voters1,24,67,800Turnout42,56,013 (34.14 %)

See also

References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
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