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{{Short description|1957 political elections in Orissa, India}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1957 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = Legislative
| ongoing = No
| previous_election = 1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1952
| next_election = 1961 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1961
| election_date = 1957
| seats_for_election = All 140 seats in the [[Orissa Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 71
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg|bSize=130|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=15|oTop=12}}
| leader1 = [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Soro Assembly constituency|Soro]]
| seats1 = 56
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 11
| popular_vote1 = 16,28,180
| percentage1 = 38.26
| swing1 = {{increase}} 0.39
| party2 = Ganatantra Parishad
| image2 = [[File:RNS-Deo.jpg|100x150px]]
| leader2 = [[Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Titlagarh Assembly constituency|Titilagarh]]
| seats2 = 51
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 20
| popular_vote2 = 12,23,014
| percentage2 = 28.74
| swing2 = {{increase}} 8.24
| title = [[Chief Minister of Orissa|CM]]
| before_election = [[Nabakrushna Choudhury]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
| after_party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]+
}}

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

== Constituencies ==
The elections were held for 140 seats of 101 constituencies. Out of 101 constituencies, 62 constituencies were single-membered while 39 constituencies were two-membered. In two-membered constituencies, one seat was open while other was reserved. Out of 39 two-member constituencies, 25 were reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste]] and 14 were reserved for [[Scheduled Tribe]]. Also, 4 single-member constituencies 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 [[Ganatantra Parishad]] took part in the assembly election.

==Results==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Source: [[Election Commission of India]]<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>
! colspan="10" |[[File:India Odisha Legislative Assembly 1957.svg]]
|-
! colspan="4" |Party
! colspan="3" |Popular vote
! colspan="3" |Seats
|-
!Color
!Flag
!Name
!Symbol
!Votes
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
!Contested
!Won
!+/−
|-
| {{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[File:Flag of the Indian National Congress (1931–1971).svg|50x50px]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:A pair of bullocks – the election symbol for the Congress Party in 1952.jpg|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:right;" |1,628,180
| 38.26%
| {{increase}} 0.39
| 140
| 56
| {{decrease}} 11
|-
| {{Party color cell|All India Ganatantra Parishad}}
|
| [[All India Ganatantra Parishad|Ganatantra Parishad]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,223,014
| 28.74%
| {{increase}} 8.24
| 109
| 51
| {{increase}} 20
|-
| {{Party color cell|Praja Socialist Party}}
| [[File:Flag of Praja Socialist Party.svg|50x50px]]
| [[Praja Socialist Party]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hut.png|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 322,305
| 10.99%
| {{decrease}} 1.24
| 46
| 11
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| {{Party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|50x50px]]
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| [[File:CPI_symbol.svg|50x50px]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 357,659
| 8.40%
| {{increase}} 2.78
| 43
| 9
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| {{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
| -
| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
| -
| style="text-align:right;" | 604,652
| 14.21%
| {{decrease}} 8.73
| 171
| 8
| {{decrease}} 16
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="4" |Total
!-
!-
!-
!-
!140
!-
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Valid Votes'''
| style="text-align:right;" | '''4,256,013'''
|34.14
! colspan="4" rowspan="6" |
|-
| colspan="4" |Invalid Votes
| style="text-align: right;" |145,456
| -
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Total Votes polled / turnout'''
| style="text-align:right;" | '''4,401,469'''
|'''35.30'''
|-
| colspan="4" |Abstentation
| style="text-align: right;" |8,066,331
|
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Total No. of Votes'''{{efn|1 X single member electors + 2 X double member electors}}
| style="text-align:right;" | '''12,467,800'''
! rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Total No. of Electors'''{{efn|single member electors + double member electors}}
| style="text-align:right;" | '''7,983,975'''
|}
{{notelist}}

== Elected members ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
![[List of districts of Odisha|District]]
!#
!Constituency Name
!Winner
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| rowspan="12" | [[Koraput district|Koraput]]
| 1
| [[Umerkote Assembly constituency|Omerkote]]
| Radhakrushna Biswas Ray
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2
| [[Nabarangpur Assembly constituency|Nowrangpur]]
| [[Sadashiva Tripathy|Sadasiba Tripathy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[Nabarangpur Assembly constituency|Nowrangpur (SC)]]
| Harijan Miru
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 3
| [[Jeypore Assembly constituency|Jeypore]]
|Harihar Mishra
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Jeypore Assembly constituency|Jeypore (SC)]]
|Laichhan Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 4
| [[Malkangiri Assembly constituency|Malkangiri]]
|Guru Nayak
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 5
| [[Padua Assembly constituency|Padwa]]
|Laxman Gouda
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 6
| [[Koraput Assembly constituency|Koraput]]
|Laxmana Pujari
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 7
| [[Pottangi Assembly constituency|Pottangi]]
| Mallu Santa
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 8
| [[Rayagada Assembly constituency|Rayagada]]
| Mandangi Kamaya
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 9
| [[Gunupur Assembly constituency|Gunupur]]
| Naroshimho Patro
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Gunupur Assembly constituency|Gunupur (ST)]]
|Sanyasi Charan Pidikaka
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="16" | [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
| 10
| [[Paralakhemundi Assembly constituency|Parlakimedi]]
| Nalla Kurma Naikulu
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| 11
| [[Ramagiri Assembly constituency|R. Udaigiri (ST)]]
| Ramachandra Bhoya
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 12
| [[Digapahandi Assembly constituency|Digapahandi]]
| Raghunath Mahapatra
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Digapahandi Assembly constituency|Digapahandi (SC)]]
| Mohan Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 13
| [[Berhampur Assembly constituency|Berhampur]]
| Lingaraj Panigrahi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Berhampur Assembly constituency|Berhampur (SC)]]
| Dandapani Das
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 14
| [[Dura Assembly constituency|Dura]]
| P. Venkat Jagannath Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 15
| [[Chhatrapur Assembly constituency|Chatrapur]]
| Yatiraj Praharaj
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 16
| [[Khalikote Assembly constituency|Khallikote]]
| Narayan Sahu
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| 17
| [[Hinjili Assembly constituency|Hinjili]]
| Brundaban Nayak
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 18
| [[Kodala Assembly constituency|Kodala West]]
| Harihar Das
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 19
| [[Kodala Assembly constituency|Kodala East]]
| Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 20
| [[Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency|Bhanjanagar]]
| Govinda Pradhan
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| [[Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency|Bhanjanagar (SC)]]
| Suma Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| 21
| [[Aska Assembly constituency|Aska]]
| Harihar Das
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| 22
| [[Surada Assembly constituency|Suruda]]
| [[Biju Patnaik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Kandhamal district|Phulbani]]
| 23
| [[Baliguda Assembly constituency|Balliguda]]
| Lokanath Patra
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 24
| [[G. Udayagiri Assembly constituency|G. Udayagiri]]
| Sarangdhar Pradhan
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 25
| [[Phulbani Assembly constituency|Phulbani]]
| Himansu Sekhar Padhi
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Phulbani Assembly constituency|Phulbani (SC)]]
| Anirudha Dipa
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="8" | [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
| rowspan="2" | 26
| [[Bhawanipatna Assembly constituency|Bhawanipatna]]
| Pratap Keshari Deo
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Bhawanipatna Assembly constituency|Bhawanipatna (ST)]]
| Karunakar Bhoi
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 27
| [[Kasipur Assembly constituency|Kasipur]]
| Kishore Chandra Deo
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Kasipur Assembly constituency|Kasipur (SC)]]
| Manikrai Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 28
| [[Dharmagarh Assembly constituency|Dharamgarh]]
| [[Bira Kesari Deo|Birakeshari Deo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Dharmagarh Assembly constituency|Dharamgarh (ST)]]
| Janardan Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 29
| [[Nuapada Assembly constituency|Nawpara]]
| Anupa Singh Deo
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Nuapada Assembly constituency|Nawpara (ST)]]
| Ghasiram Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="9" | [[Balangir district|Bolangir]]
| rowspan="2" | 30
| [[Titlagarh Assembly constituency|Titilagarh]]
| [[Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Titlagarh Assembly constituency|Titilagarh (SC)]]
| [[Achyutananda Mahananda]]
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 31
| [[Patnagarh Assembly constituency|Patnagarh]]
| [[Ainthu Sahoo]]
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Patnagarh Assembly constituency|Patnagarh (ST)]]
| Asharam Bhoi
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 32
| [[Loisingha Assembly constituency|Loisingha]]
| Ram Prasad Mishra
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 33
| [[Bolangir Assembly constituency|Bolangir]]
| Nandakishore Mishra
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Bolangir Assembly constituency|Bolangir (ST)]]
| Ramesh Chandra Bhoi
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 34
| [[Sonepur Assembly constituency|Sonepur]]
| Anantaram Nanda
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Sonepur Assembly constituency|Sonepur (SC)]]
| Daulata Ganda
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="12" |[[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]
| rowspan="2" |35
| [[Padampur Assembly constituency|Padampur]]
| L.M.S. Bariha
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Padampur Assembly constituency|Padampur (ST)]]
| Bir Bikramaditya Singh Bariha
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 36
| [[Bargarh Assembly constituency|Bargarh]]
| Nikunja Bihari Singh
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Bargarh Assembly constituency|Bargarh (SC)]]
| Mahananda Bahadur
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 37
| [[Bhatli Assembly constituency|Bhatli]]
| Natabar Banchhor
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 38
| [[Sambalpur Assembly constituency|Sambalpur]]
| Lakshmiprasad Misra
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Sambalpur Assembly constituency|Sambalpur (SC)]]
| Bhikari Ghasi
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 39
| [[Katarbaga Assembly constituency|Katarbaga]]
| Purusottam Panda
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 40
| [[Deogarh Assembly constituency|Deogarh]]
| Rani Jyotimanjari Debi
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Deogarh Assembly constituency|Deogarh (ST)]]
| Jayadev Thakur
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 41
| [[Jharsuguda Assembly constituency|Jharsuguda]]
| Bijoy Kumar Pani
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Jharsuguda Assembly constituency|Jharsuguda (ST)]]
| Manohar Singh Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Sundergarh district|Sundergarh]]
| rowspan="2" | 42
| [[Sundargarh Assembly constituency|Sundergarh]]
| Udit Pratap Sekhar Deo
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Sundargarh Assembly constituency|Sundergarh (ST)]]
| Gangadhar Pradhan
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 43
| [[Rajgangpur Assembly constituency|Rajgangpur (ST)]]
| Santi Prakash Oram
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| 44
| [[Bisra Assembly constituency|Bisra (ST)]]
| Nirmala Munda
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| 45
| [[Bonai Assembly constituency|Bonai (ST)]]
| Arjun Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Kendujhar district|Keonjhar]]
| rowspan="2" | 46
| [[Champua Assembly constituency|Champua]]
| Raj Ballabh Mishra
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Champua Assembly constituency|Champua (ST)]]
| Guru Charan Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 47
| [[Keonjhar Assembly constituency|Keonjhar]]
| Janardan Bhanj Deo
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Keonjhar Assembly constituency|Keonjhar (ST)]]
| Krushna Chandra Mahapatro
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 48
| [[Anandapur Assembly constituency|Anandapur]]
| Upendra Jena
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Anandapur Assembly constituency|Anandapur (SC)]]
| Bira Kishore Jena
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="8" | [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]]
| 49
| [[Pallahara Assembly constituency|Pal-lahara]]
| Mrutyunjaya Pal
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 50
| [[Talcher Assembly constituency|Talcher]]
| Pabitra Mohan Pradhan
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 51
| [[Kamakhyanagar Assembly constituency|Kamakhyanagar]]
| Ratnaprava Devi
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 52
| [[Dhenkanal Assembly constituency|Dhenkanal]]
| Shankar Pratap Singh Deo Mahendra Bahadur Raja
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[Dhenkanal Assembly constituency|Dhenkanal (ST)]]
| Kalia Dehuri
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 53
| [[Angul Assembly constituency|Angul]]
| Kumud Chandra Singh
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| [[Angul Assembly constituency|Angul (SC)]]
| Narendra Kumar Nayak
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| 54
| [[Athmallik Assembly constituency|Athmallik]]
| Khetra Mohan Panigrahi
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="15" | [[Puri district|Puri]]
| rowspan="2" | 55
| [[Daspalla Assembly constituency|Daspalla]]
| Rajabahadur Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Daspalla Assembly constituency|Daspalla (SC)]]
| Sridhar Naik
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 56
| [[Khandapada Assembly constituency|Khandpara]]
| Raja Saheb Harihar Singh Mardaraj Bhramarabara Roy
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 57
| [[Nayagarh Assembly constituency|Nayagarh]]
| Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| 58
| [[Ranpur Assembly constituency|Ranpur]]
| Basant Manjari Devi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 59
| [[Begunia Assembly constituency|Begunia]]
| Satyananda Champatiray
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 60
| [[Khurda Assembly constituency|Khurda]]
| Prananath Pattnaik
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| 61
| [[Bhubaneswar Assembly constituency|Bhubaneswar]]
| Satyapriya Mohanty
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 62
| [[Brahmagiri Assembly constituency|Brahmagiri]]
| [[Padmacharan Samantasinhar|Padma Charan Samantasinghar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 63
| [[Puri Assembly constituency|Puri]]
| Harihar Bahinipati
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| 64
| [[Satyabadi Assembly constituency|Satyabadi]]
| Nilakantha Das
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 65
| [[Pipili Assembly constituency|Pipili]]
| Ram Chandra Patnaik
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| [[Pipili Assembly constituency|Pipili (SC)]]
| Gopinath Bhoi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 66
| [[Kakatpur Assembly constituency|Kakatpur]]
| Mohan Das
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| [[Kakatpur Assembly constituency|Kakatpur (SC)]]
| Bharat Das
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| rowspan="24" | [[Cuttack district|Cuttack]]
| 67
| [[Banki Assembly constituency|Banki]] || Jogesh Chandra Rout
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 68
| [[Baramba Assembly constituency|Baramba]]
| [[Kanaklata Devi|Rani Saheba Kanaklata Devi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 69
| [[Athagarh Assembly constituency|Athgarh]]
| [[Radhanath Rath]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 70
| [[Cuttack City Assembly constituency|Cuttack City]]
| [[Biren Mitra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 71
| [[Cuttack Sadar Assembly constituency|Cuttack Sadar]]
| Raj Krushna Bose
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Cuttack Sadar Assembly constituency|Cuttack Sadar (SC)]]
| Purnananda Samal
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 72
| [[Jagatsinghpur Assembly constituency|Jagatsinghpur]]
| Nilamani Pradhan
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Jagatsinghpur Assembly constituency|Jagatsinghpur (SC)]]
| Kanduri Charan Mallik
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 73
| [[Salipur Assembly constituency|Salepur (SC)]]
| Pradipta Kishore Das
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| [[Salipur Assembly constituency|Salepur]]
| Baidhar Behera
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| 74
| [[Balikuda-Erasama Assembly constituency|Balikuda]]
| Baikunthanath Mohanty
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| 75
| [[Ersama Assembly constituency|Ersama]]
| [[Lokanath Choudhary|Lokanath Choudhury]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| 76
| [[Tirtol Assembly constituency|Tirtol]]
| Nishamani Khuntia
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| 77
| [[Patkura Assembly constituency|Patkura]]
| Lokanath Mishra
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 78
| [[Rajanagar Assembly constituency|Rajnagar]]
| Ananta Charan Tripathy
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| 79
| [[Aul Assembly constituency|Aul]]
| Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 80
| [[Kendrapara Assembly constituency|Kendrapara]]
| Dinabandhu Sahoo
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| [[Kendrapara Assembly constituency|Kendrapara (SC)]]
| Prahlad Mallik
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 81
| [[Binjharpur Assembly constituency|Binjharpur]]
| [[Banka Behary Das|Banka Behari Das]]
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| 82
| [[Barchana Assembly constituency|Barchana]]
| Jadumani Mangaraj
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 83
| [[Dharmasala Assembly constituency|Dharmasala]]
| Madan Mohan Patnaik
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Dharmasala Assembly constituency|Dharmasala (SC)]]
| Mayadhar Singh
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 84
| [[Jajpur Assembly constituency|Jajpur]]
| Gadadhar Dutta
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Jajpur Assembly constituency|Jajpur (SC)]]
| Santanu Kumar Das
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="11" | [[Balasore district|Balasore]]
| 85
| [[Dhamnagar Assembly constituency|Dhamnagar]]
| [[Muralidhar Jena]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 86
| [[Chandabali Assembly constituency|Chandbali]]
| [[Nilamani Routray]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Chandabali Assembly constituency|Chandbali (SC)]]
| Nanda Kishore Jena
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 87
| [[Bhadrak Assembly constituency|Bhadrak]]
| [[Nityananda Mahapatra]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 88
| [[Soro Assembly constituency|Soro]]
| [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Soro Assembly constituency|Soro (SC)]]
| Chaitanya Prasad Sethi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 89
| [[Nilgiri Assembly constituency|Nilgiri]]
| Nilambar Das
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 90
| [[Balasore Assembly constituency|Balasore]]
| Rabindra Mohan Das
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| 91
| [[Basta Assembly constituency|Basta]]
| Akshaya Narayana Praharaja
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 92
| [[Bhograi Assembly constituency|Bhograi]]
| Durga Sankar Das
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 93
| [[Jaleswar, Odisha Assembly constituency|Jaleswar]]
| Prasanna Kumar Paul
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| rowspan="10" | [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
| rowspan="2" | 94
| [[Baisinga Assembly constituency|Baisinga]]
| Prasanna Kumar Dash
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| [[Baisinga Assembly constituency|Baisinga (SC)]]
| Panchanan Das
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| 95
| [[Udala Assembly constituency|Udala]]
| [[Manmohan Tudu]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 96
| [[Karanjia Assembly constituency|Karanjia]]
| Lal Saheb Nalini Chandra Bhanj Deo
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 97
| [[Jashipur Assembly constituency|Jashipur]]
| Mochiram Tiriya
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| 98
| [[Rairangpur Assembly constituency|Rairangpur]]
| Haradeb Triya
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| 99
| [[Bahalda Assembly constituency|Bahalda]]
| Sundar Mohan Hemrom
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| 100
| [[Bangriposi Assembly constituency|Bangiriposi]]
| Radhamohan Nayak
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 101
| [[Baripada Assembly constituency|Baripada]]
| Harihar Mohanty
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| [[Baripada Assembly constituency|Baripada (ST)]]
| Samai Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|}

== Govt Formation ==
[[Harekrushna Mahatab]] led Congress party emerged as the single largest party by winning 40% of the seats. On 29 May 1957, Shri Mahtab formed a minority govt. with the assurance of support from Jharkhand Party, Communist Party of India, and several Independent MLAs. In May 1959, for the first time in the state, A [[Coalition government|Coalition]] govt was formed when opposition led by [[All India Ganatantra Parishad|Ganatantra Parishad]] joined in to give stable administration to the state. However, This ministry fell in 1961 over disagreement regarding the coalition in Congress party. For the first time in the state, President's rule was imposed & early elections were called.<ref name="OdishaECI1957" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Das|first=Dr. Sthitaprajna|last2=Panigrahi|first2=Puspalata|date=14 July 2024|title=A study on the state legislative assembly elections in Odisha (1952-2024)|url=https://www.journalofpoliticalscience.com/uploads/archives/6-2-1-681.pdf|journal=International Journal of Political Science and Governance|volume=6|issue=2|pages=28–33|via=E-ISSN: 2664-603X, P-ISSN: 2664-6021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[1957 elections in India]]
* [[1961 Orissa Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Orissa Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2nd Orissa Legislative Assembly]]

==References==
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{{Odisha elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Odisha]]
[[Category:1957 State Assembly elections in India|Odisha]]
[[Category:1950s in Orissa]]

1957 Orissa Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

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