Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 1952. This election was officially known as the 1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, even though through delays, actual voting didn't take place until early 1952.[1]
Political parties
6 National parties along with All India Ganatantra Parishad and 3 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party while All India Gantantra Parishad emerged as the main opponent to the Congress party.[1]
Results
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! Political party !! Flag !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! % of
Seats !! Votes !! Vote %
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| style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress
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| 135 || 67 || 47.86 || 13,92,501 || 37.87
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| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party
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| 79 || 10 || 7.14 || 4,32,731 || 11.77
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| style="text-align:left;" |All India Ganatantra Parishad
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| 58 || 31 || 22.14 || 7,53,685 || 20.50
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| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India
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| 33 || 7 || 5.00 || 2,06,757 || 5.62
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| style="text-align:left;" |Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)
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| 2 || 1 || 0.72 || 12,874 || 0.35
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| 204 || 24 || 17.14 || 8,43,446 || 22.94
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! colspan = 3| Total seats
! 140 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 1,07,53,175 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 36,77,046 (34.19%)
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Winners
| S.No | Constituency | Elected MLA | Party | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koraput District | |||||
| 1 | 001-Malkangiri | Late Laxman Gouda | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 2 | 002-Padua | Late Ganeswar Mohapatra | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 3 | 003-Nowrangpur | Late Sadasiba Tripathy | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 4 | 003-Nowrangpur (ST) | Late Mudi Naiko | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 5 | 004-Jeypore | Late Harihar Mishra | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 6 | 004-Jeypore (SC) | Late Laichhan Naik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 7 | 005-Koraput (ST) | Shri Ganga Muduli | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 8 | 006-Nandapur | Late Bhagaban Khemundu Naik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 9 | 007-Raygada (ST) | Late Mandangi Kamaya | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 10 | 008-Bissam-Cuttack (ST) | Late Syamaghana Ulaka | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 11 | 009-Gunupur (ST) | Late Bhaghirathi Gomango (Timitri) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | By-Poll |
| 12 | 009-Gunupur(ST) | Late Soboro Dumba | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 27 | 018-Bhawanipatna | Late Jogesh Chandra Singh Deo | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Phulbani District | |||||
| 13 | 010-Balliguda | Late Jadaba Padra | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 14 | 011-Phulbani-Udayagiri | Late Sadanada Sahu | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 15 | 011-Phulbani-Udayagiri (ST) | Late Balakrishna Mallick | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 16 | 011-Phulbani-Udayagiri (ST) | Late Sarangdhar Pradhan | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | By-Poll |
| 17 | 012-Baudh | Late Himansu Sekhar Padhi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 18 | 012-Baudh | Late Himansu Sekhar Padhi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| Dhenkanal District | |||||
| 18 | 013-Athmallik | Shri Dwitiya Roul | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 19 | 013-Athmallik | Shri Raja Kishore Chandra Deo | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | By-Poll |
| 20 | 014-Angul-Hindol | Late Hrushikesh Tripathi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 21 | 014-Angul-Hindol (SC) | Shri Arkhit Naik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 22 | 015-Talcher | Late Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 23 | 016-Pal-Lakhra-K. Nagar | Late Mahesh Chandra Subahu Singh | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 24 | 016-Pal-Lakhra-K. Nagar (SC) | Late Baidhar Naik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 25 | 017-Dhenkanal | Late Baisnab Charan Patnaik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Communist | |
| 26 | 017-Dhenkanal (ST) | Late Madan Dehuri | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Communist | |
| Kalahandi District | |||||
| 28 | 018-Bhawanipatna (ST) | Late Janardhan Majhi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 29 | 019-Jaipatna-Kasipur(ST) | Late Jhajuru Jhodia | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 30 | 020-Junagarh | Late Pratap Keshari Deo (Bhawanipatna) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 31 | 020-Junagarh (SC) | Late Dayanidhi Naik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 32 | 021-Nawapara | Late Anupa Singh Deo | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 33 | 021-Nawapara (ST) | Late Chaitan Majhi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| Bolangir District | |||||
| 34 | 022-Titilagarh | Late Muralidhar Panda | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 35 | 022-Titilagarh (ST) | Late Ramesh Chandra Singh Bhoi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 36 | 023-Patnagarh | Shri Arjun Das (PGarh) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 37 | 023-Patnagarh (ST) | Late Ganesh Ram Bariah | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 38 | 024-Bolangir | Late Nandakishore Mishra | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 39 | 024-Bolangir | Late Nandakishore Mishra | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | By-Poll |
| 40 | 024-Bolangir (SC) | Late Achyutananda Mahananda | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 41 | 025-Sonepur | Late Anantaram Nanda | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 42 | 026-Binika | Shri Baikuntha Nepak | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 43 | 027-Birmaharajpur | Late Achyutananda Mahananda | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Sambalpur District | |||||
| 44 | 028-Padampur | Late Anirudha Mishra | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 45 | 028-Padampur | Late Bir Bikramaditya Singh Bariha | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | By-Poll |
| 46 | 028-Padampur (ST) | Late Lall Ranjit Singh Bariha | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 47 | 029-Baragarh | Late Tirthabasi Pradhan | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 48 | 030-Attabira | Late Bipin Bihari Das (Attabira) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 49 | 031-Sohella | Late Bhikari Sahu | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 50 | 031-Sohella (SC) | Shri Bisi Bibhar | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 51 | 032-Ambabhona-Mura | Shri Makardhwaj Pradhan | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Socialist Party | |
| 52 | 033-Sambalpur-Rairakhol | Late Sradhakar Supakar | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 53 | 033-Sambalpur-Rairakhol (SC) | Shri Bhikari Ghasi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 54 | 034-Jharsuguda-Rampella | Late Bijoy Kumar Pani | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 55 | 034-Jharsuguda-Rampella (ST) | Shri Manohar Singh Naik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 56 | 035-Bamra | Late Haraprasad Deb | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 57 | 035-Bamra | Late Indu Bhushan Mahanti | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | By-Poll |
| 58 | 035-Bamra (ST) | Late Jayadev Thakur | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Sundargarh District | |||||
| 59 | 036-Sundargarh | Late Krupanidhi Naik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 60 | 036-Sundargarh (SC) | Late Dwarikanath Kusum | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 61 | 037-Rajgangpur (ST) | Late Agapit Lakra | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 62 | 038-Bisra (ST) | Late Madan Mohan Amat | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 63 | 039-Bonai (ST) | Late Nilamani Singh Dandapat | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Keonjhar District | |||||
| 64 | 040-Champua (ST) | Shri Guru Charan Naik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 65 | 041-Keonjhar | Late Laxmi Narayan Bhanjdeo | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 66 | 041-Keonjhar (ST) | Late Govinda Chandra Munda | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 67 | 042-Anandapur | Late Janardan Bhanj Deo | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 68 | 042-Anandapur (SC) | Late Bhaiga Sethi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| Mayurbhanj District | |||||
| 69 | 043-Panchpir | Shri Biswanath Sahu (Panchpir) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 70 | 043-Panchpir (SC) | Late Ghasiram Sandil | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 71 | 044-Kaptipada (ST) | Late Harachand Hansada | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Socialist Party | |
| 72 | 045-Khunta(ST) | Late Sakila Soren | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Socialist Party | |
| 73 | 046-Baripada | Late Girish Chandra Roy | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Socialist Party | |
| 74 | 046-Baripada (SC) | Shri Surendra Singh | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 75 | 047-Bahalda (ST) | Late Sonaram Soren | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 76 | 048-Rairangpur (ST) | Late Haradeb Triya | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 77 | 049-Bangriposhi (ST) | Late Jadav Majhi (B.Posi) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 78 | 050-Muruda | Late Prasanna Kumar Das (Baripada) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Socialist Party | |
| Balasore District | |||||
| 79 | 051-Jaleswar | Late Karunakar Panigrahi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 80 | 052-Bhograi | Late Sashikanta Bhanj | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 81 | 053-Basta | Late Trilochan Senapati | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 82 | 054-Soro | Late Nandakishore Das | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 83 | 055-Balasore | Late Surendra Nath Das | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 84 | 056-Nilgiri | Late Nilambar Das | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 85 | 056-Nilgiri (SC) | Late Chaitanya Prasad Sethi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 86 | 057-Bhadrak | Late Mahamad Hanif | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 87 | 058-Banth | Late Gokulananda Mohanty | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 88 | 059-Dhamnagar | Late Nilamani Routray | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 89 | 060-Chandbali | Late Chakradhar Behera | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 90 | 060-Chandbali (SC) | Late Brundabana Das | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| Cuttack District | |||||
| 91 | 061-Sukinda | Late Narayan Chandra Pati | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Praja Socialist Party | By-Poll |
| 92 | 061-Sukinda | Late Pitambar Bhupati Harichandan Mohapatra | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 93 | 062-Jajpur | Late Gadadhar Das | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 94 | 062-Jajpur (SC) | Late Santanu Kumar Das | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 95 | 063-Dharamsala | Late Paramanada Mohanty | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Socialist Party | |
| 96 | 064-Binjharpur | Late Padmanava Roy | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 97 | 064-Binjharpur (SC) | Late Naba Kishore Mallick | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 98 | 064-Barchana | Late Nabakrushna Chaudhury | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 99 | 066-Aul | Late Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 100 | 067-Patamundai | Late Ram Raj Kumari | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 101 | 068-Rajnagar | Late Saraswati Devi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 102 | 069-Kendrapara | Late Dinabandhu Sahoo | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 103 | 069-Kendrapara | Late Purusottam Nayak (Kendrapara) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | By-Poll |
| 104 | 070-Patkura | Late Lokanath Mishra (Patkura) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 105 | 071-Tirtol | Late Nishamani Khuntia | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Socialist Party | |
| 106 | 072-Ersama | Late Gourishyam Naik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 107 | 073-Balikuda | Late Prana Krushna Parija | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 108 | 074-Jagatsinghpur | Late Nilamani Pradhan | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 109 | 075-Kissennagar | Late Rajkrushna Bose | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 110 | 076-Salepur | Late Surendranath Patnaik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 111 | 076-Salepur (SC) | Late Purnanda Samal | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 112 | 077-Mahanga | Late Pradipta Kishore Das | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Praja Socialist Party | By-Poll |
| 113 | 077-Mahanga | Shri Mahammad Attahar | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 114 | 078-Cuttack Town | Late Biren Mitra | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 115 | 079-Cuttack Rural | Late Bhairab Chandra Mohanty | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 116 | 079-Cuttack Rural (SC) | Late Laxman Mallick | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 117 | 080-Banki | Late Gokulanand Praharaj | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Socialist Party | |
| 118 | 081-Narasinghpur | Late Brundaban Sahu | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 119 | 082-Athgarh | Late Radhanath Rath | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| Puri District | |||||
| 120 | 083-Kakatpur Nimapara | Late Upendra Mohanty | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 121 | 083-Kakatpur Nimapara (SC) | Late Gobinda Chandra Sethi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 122 | 084-Satyabadi | Late Nilakantha Das | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 123 | 085-Pipili | Late Jayakrushna Mohanty | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 124 | 086-Puri | Late Fakir Charan Das | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Socialist Party | |
| 125 | 087-Bramhagiri | Late Biswanath Parida | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 126 | 088-Banpur | Late Godavaris Mishra | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 127 | 089-Bhubaneswar | Late Satapriya Mohanty | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 128 | 089-Bhubaneswar | Late Satapriya Mohanty | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 129 | 089-Bhubaneswar (SC) | Late Kanhu Mallik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 130 | 089-Bhubaneswar (SC) | Late Kanhu Mallik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | By-Poll |
| 131 | 090-Khurda | Late Madhab Chandra Routray | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 132 | 091-Begunia | Late Gangadhar Paikray | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Communist Party of India | |
| 133 | 092-Ranpur | Late Basant Manjari Devi | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 134 | 093-Nayagarh | Shri Raja Saheb Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 135 | 094-Khandapara | Late Raja Saheb Harihar Singh Mardraj Bhramabara Roy | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 136 | 095-Daspalla | Late Rajabahadur Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| Ganjam District | |||||
| 137 | 096-Jaganathprasad | Late Biju Patnaik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 138 | 097-Russelkonda | Late Dinabandhu Behera | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 139 | 098-Aska | Late Harihar Das (Aska) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Communist | |
| 140 | 098-Aska (SC) | Late Mohan Naik (Aska) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Communist Party of India | |
| 141 | 099-Khallikote | Late Ramachandra Mardaraj Dev | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 142 | 100-Kodala | Late Banamali Mahrana | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Socialist Party | |
| 143 | 101-Purusottampur | Late Harihar Das (P.Pur) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
| 144 | 102-Chatrapur | Late Sitaramaya V. | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 145 | 103-Pattapur | Late Govind Pradhan | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Communist | |
| 146 | 104-Berhampur | Late Brundaban Nayak | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | By-Poll |
| 147 | 104-Berhampur | Shri Ramachandra Mishra | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 148 | 104-Berhampur (SC) | Late Mohan Nayak (Berhampur) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | By-Poll |
| 149 | 104-Berhampur (SC) | Shri Dandapani Das | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 150 | 105-Patrapur | Late Dibakar Patnaik | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Forward Block Marxist | |
| 151 | 106-Parlakhelmundi | Late Jaganath Mishra (Parala) | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Communist | |
| 152 | 106-Parlakhelmundi (ST) | Late Apenna Dora Biswasrai | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | |
| 153 | 107-Udayagiri-Mohana (ST) | Late Pattu Maliko | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Indian National Congress | |
Government Formation
In these elections, Congress emerged as the largest party, but did not get majority to form the government. Nabakrushna Choudhuri of the Congress party became the first Chief Minister of Odisha, after a series of re-alignments among independents.