1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election

State election in India 1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election India Legislative No 1957 Orissa Legislative Assembly election 1957 27 March 1952 All 107 constituencies but 140 seats in the Orissa Legislative Assembly 71 38.36% 100px Indian National Congress Nabakrushna-Choudhury.jpg 100 80 100 10 07 Nabakrushna Choudhury Barchana 67 13,92,501 37.87% GNP 100 80 100 10 07 Sraddhakara Supakara Sambalpur-Rairakhol 31 7,53,685 22.50% CM CM Office established Nabakrushna Choudhury Indian National Congress thumb|Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951 Elections to the Orissa Legislative Assembly held on 27 March 1952 were the first assembly elections in Orissa. This election was officially known as the 1951 Orissa 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 but without clear majority while All India Gantantra Parishad emerged as the main opponent to the Congress party. Constituencies and Electorate Constituencies The 1952 Orissa 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 Summary of results of the 1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly electionhttps://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3617-orissa-1951/ Orissa 1951 Election Commission of India 2014-11-12 yes !colspan=10|File:IN OR Legislative Assembly 1952.svg |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Parties ! Symbol ! No. Of Seats Won ! No. Of Seats Contested ! Votes ! % of votes |- ! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Parties Contending for State Govt Formation |- | Indian National Congress | 50x50px | 67 | 135 | 1,392,501 | 37.87% |- | All India Ganatantra Parishad | 50x50px | 31 | 58 | 753,685 | 20.50% |- | Socialist Party (India, 1948) | 50x50px | 10 | 79 | 432,731 | 11.77% |- ! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Other Parties |- | Communist Party of India | 50x50px | 8 | 35 | 219,631 | 5.97% |- | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 50x50px | 0 | 7 | 16,948 | 0.46% |- ! colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" | Independents |- | bgcolor="Independent politician" | | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | | 24 | 208 | 858,771 | 23.43% |- ! colspan="4" | Total ! 140 ! 3,677,046 ! 100% |- |} Elected members #ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpCandidateParty Votes%CandidatePartyVotes%Koraput District 1 Malkangiri Laxman Gouda All India Ganatantra Parishad 6,090 51.28 Radhamohan Sahu Indian National Congress 3,244 27.32 2 Padua Ganeswar Mohapatra All India Ganatantra Parishad 9,982 60.46 Kailash Chandra Nanda Indian National Congress 5,970 36.16 3 Nowrangpur Sadasiba Tripathy Indian National Congress 40,626 65.95 Rama Chandra Chodhury All India Ganatantra Parishad 18,358 29.80 Nowrangpur (ST) Mudi Naiko Indian National Congress Elected uncontested as only ST Candidate 4 Jeypur Harihar Mishra All India Ganatantra Parishad 19,076 28.27 Biayadhar Singh Deo Indian National Congress 16,045 23.78 Jeypur (ST) Laichhan Naik All India Ganatantra Parishad 13,856 20.54 Dulova Hontal Indian National Congress 12,136 17.99 5 Koraput (ST) Ganga Muduli All India Ganatantra Parishad 7,404 65.03 R. Ch. Naik Indian National Congress 3,982 34.97 6 Nandapur Bhagaban Khemundu Naik Indian National Congress 8,132 48.85 Biswanath Uttarkabat All India Ganatantra Parishad 5,887 35.36 7 Rayagada (ST) Mandangi Kamaya Indian National Congress 9,049 61.57 Bisimajhi Prahalad All India Ganatantra Parishad 5,649 38.43 8 Bissemkatak (ST) Syamaghana Ulaka All India Ganatantra Parishad 6,786 61.55 Kadraka Malati Indian National Congress 4,239 38.45 9 Gunupur (ST) Soboro Dumba All India Ganatantra Parishad 5,330 52.15 Ram Murty Independent 4,119 40.30Phulbani District 10 Balliguda Jadab Padra Indian National CongressElected uncontested 11 Phulbani Udayagiri (ST) Balakrishna Mallick Independent 11,112 25.89 Ugri Mallick Independent 5490 12.79 Phulbani Udayagiri Sadanada Sahu Independent 6,067 14.14 Antaryami Mallick Indian National Congress 5033 11.73 12 Baudh Himansu Sekhar Padhi Independent 6,988 37.97 Golap Bidyanath Vyas Independent 4,487 24.38Dhenkanal District 13 Athmallik Dwitiya Roul Independent (politician) 6,054 69.45% Bhagaban Behera Indian National Congress 2,663 30.55 14 Angul Hindol Hrusikesh Tripathy Indian National Congress 9,543 32.49 Radhamohan Pradhan Independent 8,104 27.59 Angul Hindol (ST) Arkhit Naik Indian National CongressElected uncontested as only ST Candidate 15 Talcher Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Indian National Congress 17,711 64.14 Pattayat Promoda Chandra Deb Ganatantra Parishad 7,186 26.0216 Pal-Lakhra-K Nagar Mahesh Chandra Subahusingh Indian National Congress 17,251 51.41 Dukhabandhu Naik Socialist Party (India, 1948) 16,306 48.59 Pal-Lakhra-K Nagar (ST) Baidhar Naik Indian National CongressElected uncontested as only ST Candidate 17 Dhenkanal (ST) Madan Dehuri Communist Party of India 11,564 23.60 Budhia Dehuri Socialist Party (India, 1948) 8,006 16.34 Dhenkanal Baisnab Charan Patnaik Communist Party of India 9,767 19.94 Braja Kishore Dhal Indian National Congress 9,578 19.55Kalahandi District 18 Bhawanipatna (ST) Janardhan Majhi Ganatantra Parishad 37,867 39.30 Gajendra Bhoi Indian National Congress 11,587 12.03 Bhawanipatna Jogesh Chandra Singh Deo Ganatantra Parishad 36,669 38.06 Ganadhip Bhoi Indian National Congress 10,228 10.62 19 Jaipatna Kasipur (ST) Jhajuru Jhodia Indian National Congress 11,206 57.87 Bisi Kandha Ganatantra Parishad 8,157 42.13 20 Junagarh Pratap Keshari Deo Ganatantra Parishad 55,340 44.34 S. C. Behera Indian National Congress 5,707 4.57 Junagarh (ST) Dayanidhi Naik Ganatantra Parishad 54,389 43.58 G. Naik Indian National Congress 5,225 4.19 21 Nawapara Anupa Singh Deo Indian National Congress 22,116 37.31 Ugramadhab Joshi Independent (politician) 6,474 10.92 Nawapara (ST) Chaitan Majhi Indian National Congress 16,595 27.99 G. Bodhankar Independent (politician) 3,998 6.74Bolangir District 22 Titilagarh (ST) Ramesh Chandra Singh Bhoi Ganatantra Parishad 19,573 34.33 Chandramani Naik Indian National Congress 7,393 12.97 Titilagarh Muralidhar Panda Ganatantra Parishad 19,084 33.47 Dibakar Bahidar Indian National Congress 7,453 13.07 23 Patnaghar Arjun Das Ganatantra Parishad 24,637 39.46 Dhoba Kondh Indian National Congress 4,161 6.66 Patnaghar (ST) Ganesh Ram Bariah Ganatantra Parishad 22,109 35.41 Narendra Parichha Indian National Congress 3,697 5.92 24 Bolangir Nandakishore Mishra Ganatantra Parishad 32,058 40.18 Kapileswar Prasad Nanda Indian National Congress 5,744 7.20 Bolangir (ST) Achyutananda Mahananda Ganatantra Parishad 30,494 38.22 Sundarmani Nag Indian National Congress 6,770 8.48 25 Sonepur Anantaram Nanda Ganatantra Parishad 10,385 69.23 Yudhistar Mahapatra Indian National Congress 1,959 13.06 26 Binika Baikuntha Nepak Ganatantra Parishad 8,582 56.14 Shyamsundar Misra Indian National Congress 4,041 26.43 27 Birmaharajpur Achutananda Mahakur Ganatantra Parishad 15,915 78.27 Laxman Satpathy Indian National Congress 4,418 21.73Sambalpur District 28 Padampur (ST) Lal Ranjit Singh Bariha Indian National Congress 17,636 37.44 Lal Nityananda Singh Bariha Ganatantra Parishad 3,696 7.22 Padampur Anirudha Mishra Independent 7,979 15.60 Laxminarayan Misra Indian National Congress 7,126 13.93 29 Baragarh Tirthabasi Pradhan Indian National Congress 4,391 33.04 Dinabandhu Kar Ganatantra Parishad 2,801 21.08 30 Attabira Bipin Bihari Das Indian National Congress 7279 35.66 Brajamohan Panda Ganatantra Parishad 5,427 26.59 31 Sohella Bhikari Sahu Indian National Congress 9,945 21.67 Basant Kumar Sahu Socialist Party (India, 1948) 5,458 11.89 Sohella (ST) Bisi Bibhar Indian National Congress 9,458 20.61 Baishnab Chandra Naik Ganatantra Parishad 4,597 10.02 32 Ambabhona Mura Makardhwaj Pradhan Socialist Party (India, 1948) 3,492 36.42 Madan Sahu Indian National Congress 3,042 31,73 33 Sambalpur Rairakhol (ST) Bhikari Ghasi Ganatantra Parishad 18,915 25.11 Ghanashyam Ganda Indian National Congress 13,406 17.80 Sambalpur Rairakhol Shraddhakar Supakar Ganatantra Parishad 18,717 24.85 Ratnakar Behera Indian National Congress 11,439 15.19 34 Jharsuguda Rampella Bijoy Kumar Pani Indian National Congress 13,786 22.49 Tribikram Panda Ganatantra Parishad 13,095 21.36 Jharsuguda Rampella (ST) Manohar Singh Naik Ganatantra Parishad 11,131 18.16 Mohan Singh Indian National Congress 9,635 15.72 35 Bamra Haraprasad Deb Ganatantra Parishad 21,631 30.59 Gangadhar Pradhan Indian National Congress 12,198 17.25 Bamra (ST) Jayadev Thakur Ganatantra Parishad 18,547 26.23 Baneswar Majhi Indian National Congress 8,818 12.47Sundargarh District 36 Sundargarh Krupanidhi Naik Indian National Congress 18,212 17.55 Harihar Patel Ganatantra Parishad 16,364 15.77 Sundargarh (ST) Dwarikanath Kusum Ganatantra Parishad 16,330 15.73 Daitari Tanti Indian National Congress 15,828 15.25 37 Rajgangpur (ST) Agapit Lakra Indian National Congress 17,912 60.61 Brajamohan Kisan Ganatantra Parishad 9,099 30.79 38 Bisra (ST) Madan Mohan Amat Indian National Congress 25,756 64.59 Nirmal Mund Independent 8,833 22.15 39 Bonai (ST) Nilamani Singh Dandapat Ganatantra Parishad 12,544 67.89 Balaram Mohapatra Indian National Congress 3,653 19.77Keonjhar District 40 Champua (ST) Gurucharan Naik Ganatantra Parishad 13,493 79.05 Bairiganjan Naik Indian National Congress 3,576 20.95 41 Keonjhar Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo Independent 29,489 55.87 Dasarathi Mohanty Socialist Party (India, 1948) 3,149 5.97 Keonjhar (ST) Govind Chandra Munda Ganatantra Parishad 12,849 24.34 Syamsundar Giri Indian National Congress 7,292 13.82 42 Anandapur Janardan Bhanj Deo Independent 24,426 34.08 Maheswar Jena Indian National Congress 11,322 15.80 Anandapur (ST) Bhaiga Sethi Independent 14,132 19.72 Guru Das Ganatantra Parishad 8,079 11.27Mayurbhanj District43 Panchpir Biswanath Sahu Ganatantra Parishad 9,596 18.08 Sanatan Naik Independent 9,492 17.89 Panchpir (ST) Ghasiram Sandil Independent 9,356 17.63 Bhaktabandhu Mahanta Socialist Party (India, 1948) 5,737 10.81 44 Kaptipada (ST) Harachand Hansada Socialist Party (India, 1948) 6,621 72.78 Baidhar Majhi Indian National Congress 2,476 27.22 45 Khunta (ST) Sakila Soren Socialist Party (India, 1948) 7,985 53.47 Dhyan Chandra Tudu Indian National Congress 6,949 46.53 46 Baripada Girish Chandra Roy Socialist Party (India, 1948) 18,340 43.56 Ram Chandra Sahu Ganatantra Parishad 9,094 21.64 Baripada (ST) Surendra Singh Indian National CongressElected uncontested as only ST Candidate 47 Bahalda (ST) Sunaram Soren Indian National Congress 11,012 69.78 Kale Majhi Socialist Party (India, 1948) 2,557 16.20 48 Rairangpur (ST) Haradeb Triya Indian National Congress 7,989 59.98 Mahendra Majhi Independent 3,567 26.78 49 Bangriposhi (ST) Jadav Majhi Indian National Congress 7,147 57.75 Ishwar Chandra Nayak Socialist Party (India, 1948) 5,228 42.25 50 Muruda Prasanna Kumar Dash Socialist Party (India, 1948) 7,480 33.66 Hasiram Mahanti Ganatantra Parishad 4,972 22.38Balasore District 51 Jaleswar Karunakar Panigrahi Indian National Congress 8,541 57.62 Jogesh Chandra Jena Socialist Party (India, 1948) 4,718 31.83 52 Bhograi Sashikanta Bhanj Independent 7,548 42.65 Durgasankar Das Indian National Congress 6,663 37.6 53 Basta Trilochan Senapati Indian National Congress 11,974 78.71 Pranakrushna Das Ganatantra Parishad 3,239 21.29 54 Soro Nandakishore Das Indian National Congress 13,330 65.31 Sailen Mohapatra Communist Party of India 4,898 24.00 55 Balasore Surendra Nath Das Indian National Congress 20,763 73.42 Rabindra Mohan Das Socialist Party (India, 1948) 4,867 17.21 56 Nilgiri Nilambar Das Indian National Congress 24,602 33.46 Banmali Das Socialist Party (India, 1948) 5,717 7.78 Nilgiri (ST) Chaitanya Prasad Sethi Indian National Congress 21,237 28.89 Pundari Dei Ganatantra Parishad 4,798 6.53 57 Bhadrak Mahamad Hanif Indian National Congress 17,059 73.23 Ganesh Prasad Roy Independent 4,962 21.30 58 Banth Gokulananda Mohanty Indian National Congress 15,067 72.34 Raimohan Das Socialist Party (India, 1948) 3,858 18.52 59 Dhamnagar Nilamani Routray Indian National Congress 14,603 63.25 Baishnab Chandra Naik Socialist Party (India, 1948) 6,143 26.61 60 Chandbali (ST) Brundabana Das Indian National Congress 31,120 28.23 Ghansyam Das Socialist Party (India, 1948) 13,340 12.10 Chandbali Chakradhar Behera Indian National Congress 28,568 25.91 Karunakar Das Socialist Party (India, 1948) 11,695 10.61Cuttack District 61 Sukinda Pitambar Bhupati Harichandan Mohapatra Independent 10,391 45.99 Madan Mohan Patnaik Indian National Congress 6,450 28.55 62 Jajpur (ST) Santanu Kumar Das Indian National Congress 17,229 28.46 Manguli Jena Socialist Party (India, 1948) 3,686 6.09 Jajpur Gadadhar Dutta Indian National Congress 17,010 28.09 Bipinbehari Mohanty Independent 6,346 10.48 63 Dharamsala Paramanada Mohanty Socialist Party (India, 1948) 10,561 44.26 Motilal Pandit Indian National Congress 9,397 39.38 64 Binjharpur (ST) Naba Kishore Mallick Indian National Congress 12,940 23.17 Birkishore Behera Independent 4,118 7.38 Binjharpur Padmanava Roy Indian National Congress 12,128 21.72 Upendra Sambar Singh Mahapatra Independent 5,376 9.63 64 Barchana Nabakrushna Chaudhury Indian National Congress 12,795 57.47 Jagannath Das Independent 5,089 22.89 66 Aul Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo Independent 23,208 70.12 Sahadeb Das Indian National Congress 7,907 23.89 67 Patamundai Ram Raj Kumari Independent 9,073 37.39 Krupasindhu Parida Indian National Congress 8,820 36.35 68 Rajnagar Saraswati Devi Indian National Congress 7,973 43.92 Ananta Charan Tripathy Independent 6,919 38.11 69 Kendrapara Dinabandhu Sahoo Indian National Congress 12,865 41.68 Jadumani Mangaraj Independent 11,895 38.53 70 Patkura Lokanath Mishra Indian National Congress 13,883 60.58 Kashinath Das Independent 3,467 15.13 71 Tirtol Nishamani Khuntia Socialist Party (India, 1948) 17,855 60.09 Maguni Chandra Kanungo Indian National Congress 9,554 32.15 72 Ersama Gourishyam Naik Indian National Congress 12,040 45.61 Narendranath Jena Socialist Party (India, 1948) 7,396 28.02 73 Balikuda Prana Krushna Parija Independent 8,326 38.25 Bhagirathi Mohapatra Indian National Congress 7,971 36.62 74 Jagatsinghpur Nilamani Pradhan Indian National Congress 13,384 50.38 Priyanath Dey Socialist Party (India, 1948) 10,417 39.21 75 Kissennagar Rajkrushna Bose Indian National Congress 13,883 48.57 Binod Kanungo Socialist Party (India, 1948) 11,468 40.12 76 Salepur Surendranath Patnaik Indian National Congress 21,710 26.01 Surendra Dwibedi Socialist Party (India, 1948) 14,649 17.55 Salepur (ST) Purnanda Samal Indian National Congress 13,923 16.68 Ananta Cahndra Behera Socialist Party (India, 1948) 13,882 16.63 77 Mahanga Mahammad Attahar Indian National Congress 4,122 23.96 Pradipta Kishore Das Socialist Party (India, 1948) 3,999 23.24 78 Cuttack Town Biren Mitra Indian National Congress 13,440 53.81 Raghu Raut Independent 6,488 25.98 79 Cuttack Rural (ST) Laxman Mallick Indian National Congress 20,718 24.55 Dhadi Bhanj Communist Party of India 7,956 9.43 Cuttack Rural Bhairab Chandra Mohanty Indian National Congress 18,563 21.99 Biswanath Pasayat Communist Party of India 10,005 11.85 80 Banki Gokulanand Praharaj Socialist Party (India, 1948) 11,210 47.38 Bhagban Ram Indian National Congress 5,592 23.64 81 Narasinghpur Brundaban Sahu Ganatantra Parishad 10,557 44.93 Bidyadhar Naik Indian National Congress 9,081 38.65 82 Athgarh Radhanath Rath Indian National Congress 16,028 62.16 Biswanath Sahu Socialist Party (India, 1948) 7,213 27.97Puri District 83 Kakatpur Nimapara Upendra Mohanty Indian National Congress 32,325 30.48 Gatikrushna Swain Communist Party of India 15,662 14.77 Kakatpur Nimapara (ST) Gobinda Chandra Sethi Indian National Congress 30,492 28.76 Banchanidhi Setha Communist Party of India 19,583 18.47 84 Satyabadi Nilakantha Das Independent 8,412 44.72 Satyabadi Nanda Indian National Congress 5,897 31.35 85 Pipili Jayakrushna Mohanty Indian National Congress 10,236 50.38 Raghunath Padhan Independent 3,464 17.05 86 Puri Fakir Charan Das Socialist Party (India, 1948) 12,012 54.59 Lokanath Misra Independent 9,994 45.41 87 Bramhagiri Biswanath Parida Independent 4,379 31.42 Jagannath Misra Indian National Congress 3,678 26.39 88 Banpur Godabarish Mishra Independent 10,734 42.71 Nursingha Charan Samantsinghar Independent 9,511 37.84 89 Bhubaneswar Satapriya Mohanty Indian National Congress 25,478 32.52 Choudhary Gangadhar Das Independent 7,894 10.07 Bhubaneswar (ST) Kanhu Mallik Indian National Congress 21,961 28.03 Biswanath Behera Independent 5,400 6.89 90 Khurda Madhab Chandra Routray Indian National Congress 6,465 41.33 Prananath Patnaik Communist Party of India 4,953 31.67 91 Begunia Gangadhar Paikray Communist Party of India 7,521 46.71 Krushna Chandra Misra Indian National Congress 6,801 42.24 92 Ranpur Basanta Manjari Devi Indian National Congress 14,599 57.28 Gangadhar Misra Communist Party of India 6,276 24.62 93 Nayagarh Raja Saheb Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata Independent 13,642 75.25 Sreedhar Das Indian National Congress 3,009 16.60 94 Khandapara Raja Saheb Harihar Singh Mardraj Bhramabara Roy Independent 14,323 81.98 Antarjami Sahu Indian National Congress 3,149 18.02 95 Daspalla Rajabahadur Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj Indian National Congress 15.947 60.74 Brundaban Chandra Singh Independent 6,433 24.50Ganjam District 96 Jaganathprasad Biju Patnaik Indian National Congress 9,552 49.83 Ananda Chandra Rauto Communist Party of India 4,272 22.29 97 Russelkonda Dinabandhu Behera Indian National Congress 4,227 25.10 Gangadhar Allupati M Independent 3,927 23.32 98 Aska Harihar Das Communist Party of India 12,258 18.64 Bhojram Swain Independent 5,596 8.51 Aska (ST) Mohan Naik Communist Party of India 8,720 13.26 Achuta Behera Independent 6,778 10.31 99 Khallikote Ramachandra Mardaraj Dev Independent 19,862 83.07 Dandapani Pradhan Socialist Party (India, 1948) 2,811 11.76 100 Kudula Banamali Maharana Socialist Party (India, 1948) 16,103 63.99 Jaganath Misra Indian National Congress 5,110 20.31 101 Purusottampur Harihar Das Indian National Congress 5,714 30.11 Sadananda Mohanty Communist Party of India 4,768 25.12 102 Chhatrapur Sitaramaya V. Independent 5,124 25.76 Syamasundar Mishra Independent 4,330 21.77 103 Pattapur Govind Pradhan Communist Party of India 12,210 48.24 Brindabau Naik Indian National Congress 9,859 37.88 104 Berhampur (ST) Dandapani Das Independent 12,184 17.77 Mohano Naik Indian National Congress 7,431 10.84 Berhampur Ramachandra Mishra Independent 11,648 16.99 Gadi Narayan Murty Indian National Congress 10,713 15.63 105 Patrapur Dibakar Patnaik All India Forward Bloc 10,852 66.30 Lalmohan Patnaik Indian National Congress 3,427 20.94 106 Parlakhelmundi Jaganath Mishra Communist Party of India 9,621 20.78 Narayan Patro Indian National Congress 9,314 20.12 Parlakhelmundi (ST) Apenna Dora Biswasrai Independent 3,653 7.89 Balaji Patamundala Independent 2,510 5.42 107 Udayagiri Mohana (ST) Pattu Maliko Indian National Congress 2,851 58.10 Benupani Karji M Independent 2,056 41.90 Government Formation In these elections, Congress emerged as the largest party, but did not get majority to form the government. It won 6 seats below the majority mark. Nabakrushna Choudhuri of the Congress party became the first Chief Minister of Odisha, after a series of re-alignments with 6 independents. There were total 24 independents. See also 1951–52 elections in India 1957 Orissa Legislative Assembly election References Category:State Assembly elections in Odisha Orissa Category:1950s in Orissa Category:March 1952 in Asia