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1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

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1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
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All 140 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
71 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
Party Swatantra Party INC
Leader's seat Balangir -
Seats won 49 31
Seat change Decrease 33 Decrease 6
Popular vote 9,09,421 12,35,149
Percentage 34.78 30.66
Swing Decrease 8.5 Increase 1.92
Chief Minister before election

Sadashiva Tripathy
Indian National Congress

Elected Chief Minister

Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo[1]
Swatantra Party

Elections to the Fourth Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1967.

Constituencies

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The elections were held for 140 constituencies, of which 22 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 34 for Scheduled Tribes and 84 unreserved.

Contesting parties

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There are seven national parties Communist Party of India, Congress, Praja Socialist Party, Bharatiya Jan Sangh, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Swatantra Party and Sanghata Socialist Party one registered unrecognised party JAC and some Independent Politiciantook part in this assembly election. Swatantra Party emerged as the winner by winning 49 seats[2] It is first time in India that Indian National Congress lost the election in a close fight with Swatantra Party in the state. Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo[3] become Chief Minister by forming a coalition government with JAC. Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo is the Chief Minister of Odisha until President's Rule was imposed in the state for the last few months of the fourth Assembly term.

Results

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Summary of results of the 1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
Party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won Net Change
in seats		 % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 140 31 Decrease 51 22.14 12,35,149 30.66 Decrease 12.62
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 19 0 "New" 0 21,788 4.07 "New"
Praja Socialist Party 33 21 Increase 11 7.85 4,93,750 41.16 Increase 10.73
Communist Party of India 31 7 Increase 3 5 2,11,999 20.71 Decrease 6.61
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 10 1 "New" 0.71 46,597 18.16 "New"
Swatantra Party 101 49 "New" 35 9,09,421 34.78 "New"
Jana Congress 47 26 "New" 18.57 5,42,734 37.17 "New"
SSP 9 2 N/A 1.52 61,426 25.75 N/A
Independent 140 3 N/A 1.42 5,05,394 17.72 N/A
Total Seats 140 (Steady 0) Voters 98,73,057 Turnout 43,48,838 (44.05%)

Elected members

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Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Member Party
Karanjia ST P.k.das Swatantra Party
Jashipur ST D.c.nayak Swatantra Party
Rairangpur ST K.c.majhi Swatantra Party
Bahalda ST S.soren Orissa Jana Congress
Bangriposi ST R.nayak Swatantra Party
Baripada None S.k.sahu Indian National Congress
Muruda ST S.saren Praja Socialist Party
Baisinga None P.k.dash Praja Socialist Party
Khunta ST H.hasda Praja Socialist Party
Udala ST M.tudu Orissa Jana Congress
Bhograi None Pyari Mohan Das Praja Socialist Party
Jaleswar None P.k.paul Praja Socialist Party
Basta None C.jena Indian National Congress
Balasore None R.m.das Praja Socialist Party
Nilgiri None B.das Communist Party of India
Soro None H.mohapatra Swatantra Party
Simulia SC U.c.jena Praja Socialist Party
Bhadrak None N.mohapatra Orissa Jana Congress
Dhamnagar None S.dei Orissa Jana Congress
Chandbali SC M.das Orissa Jana Congress
Basudebpur None H.mahatab Orissa Jana Congress
Sukinda None A.m.debi Orissa Jana Congress
Dharamsala None P.mohanty Praja Socialist Party
Barchana None J.das Praja Socialist Party
Binijharpur SC B.c.mullick Praja Socialist Party
Jajpur West None P.c.ghadei Orissa Jana Congress
Jajpur East SC S.k.das Orissa Jana Congress
Aul None D.n.sarma Indian National Congress
Patamundai SC B.malik Praja Socialist Party
Rajnagar None R.s.n.b.deo Independent
Kendrapara None S.k.kawugo Praja Socialist Party
Patkura None C.satapathi Praja Socialist Party
Tirtol None N.khuntia Praja Socialist Party
Ersama None L.chowdhury Communist Party of India
Balikuda None B.mohanty Praja Socialist Party
Jagatsinghpur SC K.c.malliu Praja Socialist Party
Gobindpur None M.kanungo Orissa Jana Congress
Salepur None S.pattaniak Orissa Jana Congress
Mahanga None B.roy Praja Socialist Party
Chaudwar None A.beheva Praja Socialist Party
Cuttack City None B.mitra Indian National Congress
Cuttack Sadar SC S.gena Orissa Jana Congress
Banki None J.c.raut Independent
Athgarh None P.pradhan Orissa Jana Congress
Baramba None P.pattanaik Orissa Jana Congress
Bhubaneswar None H.mahtab Orissa Jana Congress
Balipatna SC H.bhoi Orissa Jana Congress
Pipli None B.pattaniak Orissa Jana Congress
Nimapara SC N.sitha Orissa Jana Congress
Kakatpur None G.k.swain Communist Party of India
Satyabadi None G.mohaptra Indian National Congress
Puri None H.bahinipati Praja Socialist Party
Brahmagiri None B.mohanty Indian National Congress
Banpur None R.mishra Indian National Congress
Khurda None R.b.deb Orissa Jana Congress
Begunia None G.paikaray Communist Party of India
Khandpara None H.b.m.ray Indian National Congress
Daspalla SC B.nayak Swatantra Party
Nayagarh None A.mohanty Independent
Ranpur None B.c.s.d.b.n.mahapatra Indian National Congress
Jaganathprasad SC U.naik Indian National Congress
Bhanjanagar None D.behera Indian National Congress
Suruda None A.s.deo Swatantra Party
Aska None H.das Communist Party of India
Kavisuryanagar None D.swain Communist Party of India
Kodala None B.maharana Praja Socialist Party
Khallikote None N.sahu Samyukta Socialist Party
Chatrapur None L.mahaptro Communist Party of India
Hinjili None B.nayak Indian National Congress
Dura SC M.nayak Indian National Congress
Berhampur None B.acharya Indian National Congress
Chikati None D.patanik Indian National Congress
Mohana ST T.sardhara Indian National Congress
Ramagiri ST A.singh Indian National Congress
Parlakhemundi None N.k.kulu Indian National Congress
Gunupur ST B.gomango Indian National Congress
Bissamcuttack ST B.choudhary Swatantra Party
Rayagada ST A.majhi Indian National Congress
Narayanpatna ST B.malanna Swatantra Party
Nandapur ST M.santa Indian National Congress
Malkan Giri ST G.madi Indian National Congress
Jeypore None N.ramaseshaiah Swatantra Party
Kotpad ST S.majhi Indian National Congress
Nowrangpur None S.tripathy Indian National Congress
Kodinga SC J.naik Swatantra Party
Dabugam ST D.majhi Swatantra Party
Umerkote ST R.majhi Indian National Congress
Nawapara ST O.sing Indian National Congress
Khariar None A.deo Indian National Congress
Dharamgarh SC L.d.majhi Swatantra Party
Koksara None R.praharaj Swatantra Party
Junagarh None M.nayak Swatantra Party
Bhawanipatna SC D.naik Swatantra Party
Narla ST A.majhi Swatantra Party
Kesinga None B.bhoi Swatantra Party
Udayagiri ST G.pradhan Swatantra Party
Balliguda ST N.pradhan Swatantra Party
Phulbani ST B.p.kohor Swatantra Party
Baudh None H.s.padhi Orissa Jana Congress
Sonepur None N.raiguru Swatantra Party
Binka None N.c.misra Swatantra Party
Tusra None R.misra Swatantra Party
Bolangir None M.r.n.s.deo Swatantra Party
Loisingha None N.k.misra Swatantra Party
Patnagarh None A.sahoo Swatantra Party
Saintala None R.c.s.bhoi Swatantra Party
Titilagarh SC A.mahananda Swatantra Party
Kantabanji SC L.rai Swatantra Party
Padampur None B.b.s.bariha Orissa Jana Congress
Melchhamunda None B.k.sahu Swatantra Party
Bijepur SC M.nag Indian National Congress
Bhatli None S.pradhan Indian National Congress
Bargarh None B.c.hota Indian National Congress
Sambalpur None B.babu Indian National Congress
Brajarajnagar None P.k.panda Communist Party of India
Jharsuguda None M.misra Swatantra Party
Laikera ST L.r.singh Swatantra Party
Kuchinda ST K.singha Swatantra Party
Rairakhol SC B.suna Swatantra Party
Deogarh None B.t.d.raja Swatantra Party
Sundargarh None H.patel Swatantra Party
Talsara ST G.pradhan Swatantra Party
Rajgangpur ST P.bhagat Swatantra Party
Bisra ST K.c.nayak Swatantra Party
Rourkela None R.samantrai Praja Socialist Party
Bonai ST H.p.mahapatra Swatantra Party
Champua ST K.naik Swatantra Party
Patna ST R.munda Swatantra Party
Keonjhar ST G.munda Swatantra Party
Telkoi ST B.mohapatra Swatantra Party
Ramchandrapur None R.mishra Swatantra Party
Anand Pur SC B.jena Orissa Jana Congress
Pal Lahara None P.pradhan Orissa Jana Congress
Kamakhya Nagar None B.tripathy Swatantra Party
Gondia None H.misra Swatantra Party
Dhenkanal None R.p.p.dev Swatantra Party
Talcher SC K.c.behera Orissa Jana Congress
Chhendipada SC N.nayak Orissa Jana Congress
Angul None K.c.singh Orissa Jana Congress
Athmallik None S.pradhan Samyukta Socialist Party

References

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  1. ^ "Former Chief Ministers". cm.odisha.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Orissa 1967". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  3. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election Results in 1967". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
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