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{{For|State Assembly election|1971 Orissa Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1971 Indian general election in Orissa
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1967 Indian general election in Orissa
| previous_year = 1967
| next_election = 1977 Indian general election in Orissa
| next_year = 1977
| election_date = 1–10 March 1971<ref>{{cite web |title=India - Date of Elections: March 1-10, 1971 |url=http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/INDIA_1971_E.PDF |website=[[Inter-Parliamentary Union|IPU]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421013546/http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/INDIA_1971_E.PDF |archive-date=21 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| seats_for_election = 20 seats
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| last_election1 = 6
| seats1 = 15
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 9
| party2 = Swatantra Party
| last_election2 = 8
| seats2 = 3
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 5
| party3 = [[Utkal Congress]]
| last_election3 = New
| seats3 = 1
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 1
| party4 = Communist Party of India
| last_election4 = 0
| seats4 = 1
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 1
| map_image =
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption = [[Orissa]]
}}
The '''1971 Indian general election in Orissa''' were held for 20 seats with the state going to the polls in the first two phases of the [[1971 Indian general election|general elections]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf |title=General Election of India 1971, 5th Lok Sabha |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 January 2010 |page=6 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175452/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The major contenders in the state were the [[Indian National Congress]] and the [[Swatantra Party]]. The third front parties contesting in the state were the [[Utkal Congress]], the Left parties. The assembly elections were held simultaneously with the general elections in the state.

[[Biju Patnaik]] was close to [[Indira Gandhi]]. However, they clashed in 1969 over the presidential election. He left the Congress and formed a regional party called [[Utkal Congress]].

==Voting and results==
Source: Election Commission of India<ref>{{cite web |title=Orissa 1971 |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3621-orissa-1971/ |website=[[Election Commission of India|EIC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515062535/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3621-orissa-1971/ |archive-date=15 May 2019 |url-status=dead}} </ref>

===List of elected MPs===
'''Keys:'''
{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Swatantra Party}}|[[Swatantra Party]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#ff0000|[[Communist Party of India]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#F7DF05|[[Utkal Congress]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|S No.
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Constituency
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Winning candidate
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Winning party
|-
| 1
|[[Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency|Mayurbhanj]]
|[[Manmohan Tudu]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 2
|[[Balasore Lok Sabha constituency|Balasore]]
|[[Shyam Sunder Mahapatra|Shyamsundar Mohapatra]]
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 3
|[[Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency|Bhadrak]]
|[[Arjun Charan Sethi]]
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 4
|[[Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jajpur]]
|[[Anadi Charan Das|Anandi Charan Das]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 5
|[[Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency|Kendrapara]]
|[[Surendra Mohanty]]
| bgcolor="#F7DF05" |[[Utkal Congress]]
|-
| 6
|[[Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency|Cuttack]]
|[[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik|Janki Ballav Patnaik]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 7
|[[Puri Lok Sabha constituency|Puri]]
|[[Banamali Patnaik|Banamali Patanaik]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 8
|[[Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency|Bhubaneswar]]
|[[Chintamani Panigrahi]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 9
|[[Bhanjanagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhanjanagar]]
|[[Duti Krushna Panda|Dutikrishna Panda]]
| bgcolor="red" |[[Communist Party of India]]
|-
| 10
|[[Chatarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chatrapur]]
|[[Jagannath Rao]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 11
|[[Koraput Lok Sabha constituency|Koraput]]
|[[Bhagirathi Gomango]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 12
|[[Nowrangpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nowrangpur]]
|[[Khagapati Pradhani|Khagipathi Pradhani]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 13
|[[Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency|Kalahandi]]
|[[Pratap Keshari Deo]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Swatantra Party}}" |[[Swatantra Party]]
|-
| 14
|[[Phulbani Lok Sabha constituency|Phulbani]]
|[[Baksi Nayak|Boksi Nayak]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Swatantra Party}}" |[[Swatantra Party]]
|-
| 15
|[[Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency|Bolangir]]
|[[Raj Raj Singh Deo]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Swatantra Party}}" |[[Swatantra Party]]
|-
| 16
|[[Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency|Sambalpur]]
|[[Banamali Babu]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 17
|[[Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency|Sundargarh]]
|[[Gajadhar Majhi]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 18
|[[Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency|Keonjhar]]
|[[Kumar Majhi]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 19
|[[Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency|Dhenkanal]]
|[[Devendra Satpathy]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 20
|[[Angul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Angul]]
|[[Pratap Gangadebbad Kumar]]
| bgcolor="#00BFFF" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-

|}

===Bye Elections===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|S No.
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Constituency
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Winning candidate
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Winning party
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Reason
|-
| 1.
|[[Koraput Lok Sabha constituency|Koraput]]
|[[Giridhar Gamang]]
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress]]
| Resignation of Bhagirathi Gamang
|-
| 2.
|[[Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency|Mayurbhanj]]
|[[Chandra Mohan Sinha]]
| bgcolor=#F7DF05|[[Utkal Congress]]
| Resignation of Manmohan Tudu
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Odisha elections}}

[[Category:Indian general elections in Odisha]]
[[Category:1971 Indian general election by state or union territory|Odisha]]
[[Category:Odisha-related lists]]
[[Category:1970s in Orissa]]

1971 Indian general election in Orissa - Revision history

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