1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election

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]

1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
27 March 1952
All 140 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, 1951-1952
71 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nabakrushna Choudhury -
Party INC All India Ganatantra Parishad
Leader's seat Barchana -
Seats won 67 31
Chief Minister before election

Nabakrushna Choudhury
INC

 Chief Minister


* Nabakrushna Choudhury
(1952 - 19 Oct. 1956)
* Harekrushna Mahatab
(19 Oct. 1956 - 6 Apr. 1957)
INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

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

Summary of results of the 1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election[1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		Won % of
Seats		VotesVote %
Indian National Congress 1356747.8613,92,50137.87
Socialist Party 79107.144,32,73111.77
All India Ganatantra Parishad 583122.147,53,68520.50
Communist Party of India 3375.002,06,7575.62
Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) 210.7212,8740.35
Independent 2042417.148,43,44622.94
Total seats 140Voters1,07,53,175Turnout36,77,046 (34.19%)

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

See also

References
  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
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