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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| 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]], 1957
| image1 = Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg
| leader1 = [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| leaders_seat1 = [[Soro (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Soro]]
| seats1 = 56
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 11
| popular_vote1 = 16,28,180
| percentage1 = 38.26
| swing1 = {{increase}} 0.39
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| leaders_seat2 = -
| party2 = [[All India Ganatantra Parishad]]
| seats2 = 51
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 20
| popular_vote2 = 12,23,014
| percentage2 = 28.74
| swing2 = {{increase}} 8.24
| title = [[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
| posttitle = [[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = <br /> [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| majority_seats = 71
}}

Elections to the second [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] were held 1957.<ref name="OdishaECI1957"/>

==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.<ref name="OdishaECI1957"/>

==Political Parties==
Three national parties, [[Communist Party of India]], [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and [[Praja Socialist Party]] along with the state party [[All India Ganatantra Parishad]] took part in the assembly election. Congress party emerged again as the winner by winning 40% of the seats with a vote share of 38.26%.<ref name="OdishaECI1957"/> [[Harekrushna Mahatab]] again become the [[Chief Minister of Odisha|Chief Minister]] of the state.

==Results==
{{Odisha Legislative Assembly election, 1957}}

==See also==
* [[1957 elections in India]]
* [[1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
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{{Odisha elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Odisha]]
[[Category:1957 State Assembly elections in India]]
[[Category:1950s in Orissa]]