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==Legislative Assembly elections==
==Legislative Assembly elections==
===Orissa===
===Orissa===
Elections were held in 1961 in [[Odisha|Orisaa State]] for the [[Orissa Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1961/StatRep_Orissa_1961.pdf |title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1961 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ORISSA |publisher=ECI, New Delhi |page=8}}</ref>
{{Main|1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election}}
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election<ref>{{cite web |title=Orissa 1961 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3619-orissa-1961/ |website=Election commission of India |access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>|sortable=yes}}
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"
! class="unsortable" |<!--color-->
! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats <br /> Contested !! Won !! Net Change <br /> in seats !! % of <br /> Seats
! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in <br />vote %
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|
| 140 || 82 || {{increase}} 26 || 58.57 || 12,69,000 || 43.28 || {{increase}} 5.02
|-
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[All India Ganatantra Parishad]]
|
| 121 || 37 || {{decrease}} 14 || 26.42 || 6,55,099 || 27.23 || {{decrease}} 1.51
|-
| {{party color cell|Praja Socialist Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Praja Socialist Party]]
|
| 43 || 10 || {{decrease}} 1 || 7.14 || 3,22,305 || 30.43 || {{increase}} 20.03
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India]]
|
| 35 || 4 || {{decrease}} 5 || 3.57 || 2,33,971 || 27.32 || {{increase}} 18.92
|-
| {{party color cell|Jharkhand Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Jharkhand Party]]
|
| 9 || 0 || "New" || 0 || 25,602 || 13.57 || "New"
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|
| 187 || 7 || {{decrease}} 6 || 5 || 4,26,302 || 20.89 || N/A
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3|
! style="text-align:center;" |Total Seats !! 140 ({{steady}} 0) !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 85,51,743 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 2|31,27,245 (36.57%)
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==References==
==References==
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Political Party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won Net Change
in seats		 % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 140 82 Increase 26 58.57 12,69,000 43.28 Increase 5.02
All India Ganatantra Parishad 121 37 Decrease 14 26.42 6,55,099 27.23 Decrease 1.51
Praja Socialist Party 43 10 Decrease 1 7.14 3,22,305 30.43 Increase 20.03
Communist Party of India 35 4 Decrease 5 3.57 2,33,971 27.32 Increase 18.92
Jharkhand Party 9 0 "New" 0 25,602 13.57 "New"
Independent 187 7 Decrease 6 5 4,26,302 20.89 N/A
Total Seats 140 (Steady 0) Voters 85,51,743 Turnout 31,27,245 (36.57%)

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