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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = No
| previous_election = 1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = '''1952'''
| next_election = 1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = '''1961'''
| election_date = 1957
| seats_for_election = All 140 seats in the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]], 1957
| image1 = Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg
| leader1 = [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| leaders_seat1 = [[Soro (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Soro]]
| seats1 = 56
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 11
| popular_vote1 = 16,28,180
| percentage1 = 38.26
| swing1 = {{increase}} 0.39
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| leaders_seat2 = -
| party2 = [[All India Ganatantra Parishad]]
| seats2 = 51
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 20
| popular_vote2 = 12,23,014
| percentage2 = 28.74
| swing2 = {{increase}} 8.24
| title = [[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
| posttitle = [[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = <br /> [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| majority_seats = 71
}}

Elections to the second [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] were held 1957.<ref name="OdishaECI1957"/>

==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.<ref name="OdishaECI1957"/>

==Political Parties==
Three national parties, [[Communist Party of India]], [[Indian National Congress|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%.<ref name="OdishaECI1957"/> [[Harekrushna Mahatab]] again become the [[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]] of the state.

==Results==
<section begin=Results />{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election<ref name="OdishaECI1957">{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Orrisa_1957.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Orissa | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2015-07-26}}</ref> |sortable=yes}}
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"
! class="unsortable" |
! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats <br /> Contested !! Won !! Net Change <br /> in seats !! % of <br /> Seats
! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in <br />vote %
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|
| 140 || 56 || {{decrease}} 11 || 40.00 || 16,28,180 || 38.26 || {{increase}} 0.39
|-
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[All India Ganatantra Parishad]]
|
| 109 || 51 || {{increase}} 20 || 36.43 || 12,23,014 || 28.74 || {{increase}} 8.24
|-
| {{party color cell|Praja Socialist Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Praja Socialist Party]]
|
| 46 || 11 || ''New'' || 7.86 || 4,42,508 || 10.40 || ''New''
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India]]
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|35px]]
| 43 || 9 || {{increase}} 2 || 6.43 || 3,57,659 || 8.40 || {{increase}} 2.78
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|
| 179 || 13 || {{decrease}} 11 || 9.29 || 6,04,652 || 14.21 || N/A
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3|
! style="text-align:center;" |Total Seats !! 140 ({{steady}} 0) !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 1,24,67,800 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 2|42,56,013 (34.14%)
|}<section end=Results />

==See also==
* [[1957 elections in India]]
* [[1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
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{{Odisha elections}}

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