1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:No
Next Election:1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:1957
Election Date:27 March 1952
Seats For Election:All 140 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Majority Seats:71
Turnout:38.36%
Party1:Indian National Congress
Image1:Nabakrushna-Choudhury.jpg
Leader1:Nabakrushna Choudhury
Leaders Seat1:Barchana
Seats1:67
Popular Vote1:13,92,501
Percentage1:37.87%
Party2:All India Ganatantra Parishad
Leader2:Shraddhakar Supakar
Leaders Seat2:Sambalpur-Rairakhol
Seats2:31
Popular Vote2:7,53,685
Percentage2:22.50%
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After Election:Nabakrushna Choudhury
After Party:Indian National Congress

Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held on 27 March 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.

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.

Constituencies and Electorate

Constituencies

The 1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election comprised a total of 107 constituencies. Of these, 91 were General constituencies and 16 were reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST). The General constituencies included 58 single-member seats and 33 double-member seats, while all 16 ST constituencies were single-member.

The constituency with the fewest contestants was Balligudda, with only one candidate, while the constituency with the most contestants was Aska, with 15 candidates.

Electorate

The total number of registered electors for the election was 7,598,161. Of this, 6,730,261 electors were from the General constituencies, and 867,900 were from the ST constituencies.

Results

!colspan=10||-! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Parties! Flag! Seats Contested! Seats Won! Votes! % of Votes|-! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | National Parties|-| bgcolor="" || style="text-align:left;" | Communist Party of India| | 33| 7| 2,06,757| 5.62%|-| bgcolor="" || style="text-align:left;" | Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)| | 2| 1| 12,874| 0.35%|-| bgcolor="" || style="text-align:left;" | Forward Bloc (Ruikar Group)| | 1| 0| 2,779| 0.08%|-| bgcolor="" || style="text-align:left;" | Indian National Congress| | 135| 67| 13,92,501| 37.87%|-| bgcolor="" || style="text-align:left;" | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party| | 7| 0| 16,948| 0.46%|-| bgcolor="" || style="text-align:left;" | Socialist Party| | 79| 10| 4,32,731| 11.77%|-! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | State Parties|-| bgcolor="" || style="text-align:left;" | All India Ganatantra Parishad| | 58| 31| 7,53,685| 20.50%|-! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Registered (Unrecognised) Parties|-| bgcolor="" || style="text-align:left;" | Peoples Independent Party| | 1| 0| 11,895| 0.32%|-| bgcolor="" || style="text-align:left;" | Pursharathi Panchayat| | 1| 0| 1,841| 0.05%|-| bgcolor="" || style="text-align:left;" | Radical Democrat Party| | 1| 0| 1,589| 0.04%|-! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Independents|-| bgcolor="" || style="text-align:left;" | Independent| | 204| 24| 8,43,446| 22.94%|-! colspan="4" | Total! 140! 36,77,046! 100%|-|}

Winners

WinnerRunner UpMarginTurnout
Constituency CandidateParty Votes%CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%Votes%
Koraput District
001-MalkangiriLaxman GoudaGP6,09051.28Radhamohan SahuINC3,24427.322,84623.9611,87623.30
002-PaduaGaneswar MohapatraGP9,98260.46Kailash Ch. NandaINC5,97036.164,01224.3016,51127.57
003-NowrangpurSadasiba TripathyINC40,62665.95Rama Chandra ChodhuryGP18,35829.80
Mudi NaikoINC
004-JeypurHarihar MishraGP
Laichhan NaikGP
005-Koraput (ST)Ganga MuduliGP7,40465.03R. Ch. NaikINC3,98234.973,42230.0511,38624.97
006-NandapurBhagaban Khemundu NaikINC8,13248.85Biswanath UttarkabatGP5,88735.362,24513.4916,64836.05
007-Rayagada (ST)Mandangi KamayaINC9,04961.57Bisimajhi PrahaladGP5,64938.433,40023.1314,69824.31
008-Bissemkatak (ST)Syamaghana UlakaGP6,78661.55Kadraka MalatiINC4,23938.452,54723.1011,02517.83
009-Gunupur(ST)Soboro DumbaGP5,33052.15Ram MurtyIND4,11940.301,21111.8510,22021.84
Phulbani District
010-BalligudaJadaba PadraIndian National CongressElected Unopposed
011-Phulbani-UdayagiriSadanada SahuIndependent
Balakrishna MallickIndependent
012-BaudhHimansu Sekhar PadhiIndependent6,98837.97Golap Bidyanath VyasIND4,48724.3818,40630.23
Dhenkanal District
013-AthmallikDwitiya RoulIndependent6,05469.45%Bhagaban BeheraINC2,66330.558,71718.30
014-Angul-HindolHrushikesh TripathiIndian National Congress
Arkhit NaikIndian National Congress
015-TalcherPabitra Mohan PradhanIndian National Congress17,71164.14Pattayat Promoda Chandra DebGP7,18626.0227,61257.65%
016-Pal-Lakhra-K. NagarMahesh Chandra Subahu SinghIndian National Congress
Baidhar NaikIndian National Congress
017-DhenkanalBaisnab Charan PatnaikCommunist Party of India
Madan DehuriCommunist Party of India
Kalahandi District
018-BhawanipatnaJogesh Chandra Singh DeoAll India Ganatantra Parishad
Janardhan MajhiAll India Ganatantra Parishad
019-Jaipatna-Kasipur(ST)Jhajuru JhodiaIndian National Congress
020-JunagarhPratap Keshari Deo (Bhawanipatna)All India Ganatantra Parishad
Dayanidhi NaikAll India Ganatantra Parishad
021-NawaparaAnupa Singh DeoIndian National Congress
Chaitan MajhiIndian National Congress
Bolangir District
022-TitilagarhMuralidhar PandaAll India Ganatantra Parishad
Ramesh Chandra Singh BhoiAll India Ganatantra Parishad
023-PatnagarhArjun Das (PGarh)All India Ganatantra Parishad
Ganesh Ram BariahAll India Ganatantra Parishad
024-BolangirNandakishore MishraAll India Ganatantra Parishad
Achyutananda MahanandaAll India Ganatantra Parishad
025-SonepurAnantaram NandaAll India Ganatantra Parishad
026-BinikaBaikuntha NepakAll India Ganatantra Parishad
027-BirmaharajpurAchyutananda MahanandaAll India Ganatantra Parishad
Sambalpur District
028-PadampurAnirudha MishraIndependent
Lall Ranjit Singh BarihaIndian National Congress
029-BaragarhTirthabasi PradhanIndian National Congress
030-AttabiraBipin Bihari Das (Attabira)Indian National Congress
031-SohellaBhikari SahuIndian National Congress
Bisi BibharIndian National Congress
032-Ambabhona-MuraMakardhwaj PradhanSocialist Party
033-Sambalpur-RairakholSradhakar SupakarAll India Ganatantra Parishad
Bhikari GhasiAll India Ganatantra Parishad
034-Jharsuguda-RampellaBijoy Kumar PaniIndian National Congress
Manohar Singh NaikAll India Ganatantra Parishad
035-BamraHaraprasad DebAll India Ganatantra Parishad
Jayadev ThakurAll India Ganatantra Parishad
Sundargarh District
036-SundargarhKrupanidhi NaikIndian National Congress
Dwarikanath KusumAll India Ganatantra Parishad
037-Rajgangpur (ST)Agapit LakraIndian National Congress
038-Bisra (ST)Madan Mohan AmatIndian National Congress
039-Bonai (ST)Nilamani Singh DandapatAll India Ganatantra Parishad
Keonjhar District
040-Champua (ST)Guru Charan NaikAll India Ganatantra Parishad
041-KeonjharLaxmi Narayan BhanjdeoIndependent
Govinda Chandra MundaAll India Ganatantra Parishad
042-AnandapurJanardan Bhanj DeoIndependent
Bhaiga SethiIndependent
Mayurbhanj District
043-PanchpirBiswanath Sahu (Panchpir)All India Ganatantra Parishad
Ghasiram SandilIndependent
044-Kaptipada (ST)Harachand HansadaSocialist Party
045-Khunta(ST)Sakila SorenSocialist Party
046-BaripadaGirish Chandra RoySocialist Party
Surendra SinghIndian National Congress
047-Bahalda (ST)Sonaram SorenIndian National Congress
048-Rairangpur (ST)Haradeb TriyaIndian National Congress
049-Bangriposhi (ST)Jadav Majhi (B.Posi)Indian National Congress
050-MurudaPrasanna Kumar Das (Baripada)Socialist Party
Balasore District
051-JaleswarKarunakar PanigrahiIndian National Congress
052-BhograiSashikanta BhanjIndependent
053-BastaTrilochan SenapatiIndian National Congress
054-SoroNandakishore DasIndian National Congress
055-BalasoreSurendra Nath DasIndian National Congress
056-NilgiriNilambar DasIndian National Congress
Chaitanya Prasad SethiIndian National Congress
057-BhadrakMahamad HanifIndian National Congress
058-BanthGokulananda MohantyIndian National Congress
059-DhamnagarNilamani RoutrayIndian National Congress
060-ChandbaliChakradhar BeheraIndian National Congress
Brundabana DasIndian National Congress
Cuttack District
061-SukindaPitambar Bhupati Harichandan MohapatraIndependent
062-JajpurGadadhar DasIndian National Congress
Santanu Kumar DasIndian National Congress
063-DharamsalaParamanada MohantySocialist Party
064-BinjharpurPadmanava RoyIndian National Congress
Naba Kishore MallickIndian National Congress
064-BarchanaNabakrushna ChaudhuryIndian National Congress
066-AulRaja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja DeoIndependent
067-PatamundaiRam Raj KumariIndependent
068-RajnagarSaraswati DeviIndian National Congress
069-KendraparaDinabandhu SahooIndian National Congress
070-PatkuraLokanath Mishra (Patkura)Indian National Congress
071-TirtolNishamani KhuntiaSocialist Party
072-ErsamaGourishyam NaikIndian National Congress
073-BalikudaPrana Krushna ParijaIndependent
074-JagatsinghpurNilamani PradhanIndian National Congress
075-KissennagarRajkrushna BoseIndian National Congress
076-SalepurSurendranath PatnaikIndian National Congress
Purnanda SamalIndian National Congress
077-MahangaMahammad AttaharIndian National Congress
078-Cuttack TownBiren MitraIndian National Congress
079-Cuttack RuralBhairab Chandra MohantyIndian National Congress
Laxman MallickIndian National Congress
080-BankiGokulanand PraharajSocialist Party
081-NarasinghpurBrundaban SahuAll India Ganatantra Parishad
082-AthgarhRadhanath RathIndian National Congress
Puri District
083-Kakatpur NimaparaUpendra MohantyIndian National Congress
Gobinda Chandra SethiIndian National Congress
084-SatyabadiNilakantha DasIndependent
085-PipiliJayakrushna MohantyIndian National Congress
086-PuriFakir Charan DasSocialist Party
087-BramhagiriBiswanath ParidaIndependent
088-BanpurGodavaris MishraIndependent
089-BhubaneswarSatapriya MohantyIndian National Congress
Kanhu MallikIndian National Congress
090-KhurdaMadhab Chandra RoutrayIndian National Congress
091-BeguniaGangadhar PaikrayCommunist Party of India
092-RanpurBasant Manjari DeviIndian National Congress
093-NayagarhRaja Saheb Krushna Chandra Singh MandhataIndependent
094-KhandaparaRaja Saheb Harihar Singh Mardraj Bhramabara RoyIndependent
095-DaspallaRajabahadur Kishore Chandra Deo BhanjIndian National Congress
Ganjam District
096-JaganathprasadBiju PatnaikIndian National Congress
097-RusselkondaDinabandhu BeheraIndian National Congress
098-AskaHarihar Das (Aska)Communist Party of India
Mohan Naik (Aska)Communist Party of India
099-KhallikoteRamachandra Mardaraj DevIndependent
100-KodalaBanamali MahranaSocialist Party
101-PurusottampurHarihar Das (P.Pur)Indian National Congress
102-ChatrapurSitaramaya V.Independent
103-PattapurGovind PradhanCommunist Party of India
104-BerhampurRamachandra MishraIndependent
Dandapani DasIndependent
105-PatrapurDibakar PatnaikForward Block (Marxist Group)
106-ParlakhelmundiJaganath Mishra (Parala)Communist Party of India
Apenna Dora BiswasraiIndependent
107-Udayagiri-Mohana (ST)Pattu MalikoIndian 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

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