1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1957 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = Legislative
| 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
| 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
| seats1 = 56
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 11
| popular_vote1 = 16,28,180
| percentage1 = 38.26
| swing1 = {{increase}} 0.39
| party2 = Ganatantra Parishad
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| leaders_seat2 = -
| seats2 = 51
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 20
| popular_vote2 = 12,23,014
| percentage2 = 28.74
| swing2 = {{increase}} 8.24
| title = CM
| before_election = Nabakrushna Choudhury
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = Harekrushna Mahatab
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}
Elections to the second Orissa Legislative Assembly were held 1957.
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.
Political parties
Three national parties, Communist Party of India, Congress and Praja Socialist Party along with the state party Ganatantra Parishad took part in the assembly election. Congress party emerged again as the single largest party, but not a clear majority by winning 40% of the seats with a vote share of 38.26% it formed again a coalition govt. Harekrushna Mahatab succeeded Nabakrushna Choudhury as the Chief Minister of the state.
Results
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election{{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}} |sortable=yes}}
!colspan=10|File:India Odisha Legislative Assembly 1957.svg
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"
!colspan=2|Party !! Flag !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! Net Change
in seats !! % of
Seats
! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in
vote %
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
| 140 || 56 || {{decrease}} 11 || 40.00 || 16,28,180 || 38.26 || {{increase}} 0.39
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|
| 109 || 51 || {{increase}} 20 || 36.43 || 12,23,014 || 28.74 || {{increase}} 8.24
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|
| 46 || 11 || New || 7.86 || 4,42,508 || 10.40 || New
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| 35px
| 43 || 9 || {{increase}} 2 || 6.43 || 3,57,659 || 8.40 || {{increase}} 2.78
|-
| {{Full party name with color|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%)
|}
Elected members
class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency !Member !colspan=2|Party | |||
Omerkote | None | Radhakrishna Biswas Roy | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
rowspan=2| Nowrangpur | rowspan=2| SC | Sadasiva Tripathy | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Harijan Miru | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
rowspan=2| Jeypur | rowspan=2| SC | Harihar Mishra | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Laichan Naik | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
Malkangiri | None | Madakami Guru | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Padwa | None | Laxmana Goudo | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Koraput | None | Lacmana Pujari | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Pottangi | None | Mallu Santa | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Rayagada | None | Kammayya Mandangi | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
rowspan=2| Gunupur | rowspan=2| ST | Narasimho Patro | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Sanyasi Charan Pidikaka | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Parlakimedi | None | Nalla Kurmunaikulu | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
R Udaigiri | ST | Ram Bhuya | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
rowspan=2| Digapahandi | rowspan=2| SC | Mohana Nayak | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Devi Anangacanjari | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
rowspan=2| Berhampur | rowspan=2| SC | Lingaraj Panigrahi | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Dandapani Das | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Dura | None | P. V. Jaganadha Rao | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Chatrapur | None | Yatiraj Proharaj | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Khalikote | None | Narayan Sahu | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
Hinjili | None | Brunadabano Nayak | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Kodala West | None | Hariharo Das | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Kodala East | None | Ramchandro Mardaraj Dev | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
rowspan=2| Bhanjanagar | rowspan=2| SC | Govinda Pradhan | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
Suma Naik | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} | ||
Aska | None | Harihara Dass | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
Suruda | None | Bijayananda Patnaik | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Balliguda | None | Lokanath Patra | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
G Udaigiri | None | Sarangadhar Prodhan | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
rowspan=2| Phulbani | rowspan=2| SC | Anirudha Dipa | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Himanshu Shekhar Padhi | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
rowspan=2| Bhawanipatna | rowspan=2| ST | Karunakar Bhoi | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Pratap Keshari Deo | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
rowspan=2| Kasipur | rowspan=2| SC | Kishore Chandra Deo | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Manikrai Naik | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
rowspan=2| Dharmagarh | rowspan=2| ST | Janardan Majhi | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Birakeshari Deo | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
rowspan=2| Nawapara | rowspan=2| ST | Anupsingh Deo | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Ghasiram Majhi | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
rowspan=2| Titlagarh | rowspan=2| SC | Achyutananda Mahanand | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Rajendranarayan Singh Deo | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
rowspan=2| Patnagarh | rowspan=2| ST | Ainthu Sahoo | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Asharam Bhoi | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
Loisingha | None | Ram Prasad Misra | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
rowspan=2| Bolangir | rowspan=2| ST | Nanda Kishore Misra | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Ramesh Chandra Bhoi | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
rowspan=2| Sonepur | rowspan=2| SC | Anantaram Nanda | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Daulata Ganda | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
rowspan=2| Padampur | rowspan=2| ST | B. B. S. Bariha | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
L. M. S. Bariha | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
rowspan=2| Bargarh | rowspan=2| SC | Mahanand Bahadur | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Nikunja Bihari Singh | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
Bhatli | None | Natabar Banchhor | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
rowspan=2| Sambalpur | rowspan=2| SC | Lakshmiprasad Misra | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Ghasi Bhikhari | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
Katarbaga | None | Purusottam Panda | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
rowspan=2| Deogarh | rowspan=2| ST | Rani Jyotimanjari Debi | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Jayadeb Thakur | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
rowspan=2| Jharsuguda | rowspan=2| ST | Pani Bijaya Kumar | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Naik Manohar | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
rowspan=2| Sundergarh | rowspan=2| ST | Udit Pratap Shekhar Deo | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Gangadhar Pradhan | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
Rajgangpur | ST | Shanti Prakas Oram | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
Bisra | ST | Munda Nirmal | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
Bonai | ST | Arjun Naik | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
rowspan=2| Champua | rowspan=2| ST | Naik Gurucharan | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Misra Rajballav | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
rowspan=2| Keonjhar | rowspan=2| ST | Janardan Bhanj Deo | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Krushna Chandra Mahapatra | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | ||
rowspan=2| Anandpur | rowspan=2| SC | Birakishore Jena | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Upendranath Jena | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
Pal Lahara | None | Mrutyunjoy Pal | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Talcher | None | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
rowspan=2| Dheknanal | rowspan=2| ST | Kalia Dehuri | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Sankarpratap Singdeo Mahendra Bahadur Raja | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} | ||
Angul | SC | Kumuda Chandra Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
rowspan=2| K Nagar | rowspan=2| None | Ratnaprava Devi | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Narendra Kumar Nayak | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} | ||
Athmallik | None | Khetramohan Panigrahhi | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
rowspan=2| Daspalla | rowspan=2| SC | Sridhar Naik | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Raja Bahadur Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Khandpara | None | Harihar Singh Mardaraj | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Nayagarh | None | Krushna Ch. Singh Mandhata | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
Ranpur | None | Basant Manjari Devi | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Begunia | None | Satyananda Champati Ray | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Khurda | None | Prananath Pattnaik | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
Bhubaneswar | None | Satyapriya Mohanty | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Brahmagiri | None | Padma Charan Samanta Sinhar | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Puri | None | Harihar Bahinipati | {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |
Satyabadi | None | Nilakantha Das | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
rowspan=2| Pipili | rowspan=2| SC | Gopinath Bhoi | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Ramchandra Pattnaik | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | ||
rowspan=2| Kakatpur | rowspan=2| SC | Bharat Das | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
Mohan Das | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} | ||
Banki | None | Jogesh Chandra Rout | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Baramba | None | Rani Saheba Kanaklata Debi | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Athgarh | None | Radhanath Rath | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Cuttack City | None | Biren Mitra | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
rowspan=2| Cuttack Sadar | rowspan=2| SC | Punananda Samal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Raj Krushna Bose | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
rowspan=2| Jagatsinghpur | rowspan=2| SC | Nilamoni Pradhan | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Kanduri Charan Malick | {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} | ||
rowspan=2| Salepur | rowspan=2| SC | Baidhar Behera | {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |
Pradipta Kishore Das | {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} | ||
Balikuda | None | Baikunthanath Mohanty | {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |
Ersama | None | Lokanath Choudhury | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
Tirtol | None | Nihamani Khuntia | {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |
Patkura | None | Lokanath Misra | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Rajnagar | None | Ananta Charan Tripathy | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
Aul | None | Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
rowspan=2| Kendrapara | rowspan=2| SC | Prahalad Malik | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Dinabandhu Sahu | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Binjharpur | None | Bankabehari Das | {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |
Barchana | None | Jadumoni Mangaraj | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
rowspan=2| Dharmasala | rowspan=2| SC | Madan Mohan Patnayak | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Mayadhar Sinha | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
rowspan=2| Jajpur | rowspan=2| SC | Gadadhar Dutta | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Santanukumar Das | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Dhamanagar | None | Muralidhar Jena | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
rowspan=2| Chandbali | rowspan=2| SC | Nandakishore Jena | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Nilamani Routray | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Bhadrak | None | Nityananda Mohapatra | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
rowspan=2| Soro | rowspan=2| SC | Chaitanya Sethi | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Harekrushna Mahatab | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Nilgiri | None | Nilambar Das | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Balasore | None | Rabindramohan Das | {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |
Basta | None | Akshya Narayan Praharaj | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Bhograi | None | Durgasankar Das | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Jaleswar | None | Prasanna Kumar Pal | {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |
rowspan=2| Baisinga | rowspan=2| SC | Panchanan Das | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Prasannakumar Das | {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} | ||
Udala | None | Manmohan Tudu | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Karanjia | None | Lal Saheb Nalin Chandra Bhanj Deo | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Jashipur | None | Mochiram Tiria | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Rairangpur | None | Hardev Triya | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
Bahalda | None | Sundarmohun Hemrom | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
Bangiriposi | None | Radhamohan Naik | {{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
rowspan=2| Baripada | rowspan=2| ST | Harihar Mohanty | {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |
Samai Majhi | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |