Orissa Assembly Election Results in 1951

Elections to the first Legislative Assembly of Orissa in independent India were held in 1951. 522 candidates from various political parties were in fray, contesting for a total of 107 Assembly constituencies, out of which 91 seats were reserved for General-category candidates, and 16 were reserved for candidates from Scheduled Tribes. The Indian National Congress won with a thumping majority, winning 67 of the 107 Assembly constituencies, and hence formed the government in the state. The All India Ganatantra Parishad was second, winning 31 seats. Nanda Kishore Das was the Speaker of the Orissa Legislative Assembly in its first term post independence SUCcessive changes in the post of the Governor were made during this first Assembly in Orissa. M. Asaf Ali remained the Governor from July 1951 to June 1952, before he was replaced by Saiyid Fazl Ali, who held the prestigious post till 1954. He was then replaced by P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja, who was finally substituted by Bhim Sen Sachar, the former Chief Minister of Punjab. Nabakrushna Chowdhury of the Congress remained in power as the Chief Minister of Orissa during this period, before Harekrushna Mahatab took over as Chief Minister for a brief period in the last one year of this first term.

With his previous experience as the Revenue Minister, Nabakrushna Chowdhury brought in some spectacular reforms in the state of Orissa during his tenure as the Chief Minister. He abolished the Zamindari system, which in turn resulted in the peasants to be free of exploitation at the hands of the landlords. He enacted the Anchal Shasan Bill as part of his welfare schemes for the people of Orissa, which generated employment for the youth. It was Nabakrushna Chowdhury who propounded the need for Oriya as an official language in Orissa, so that administrative and functions could be easily comprehensible to everyone. It was his concerted efforts that led to the recognition of the importance of regional languages in other states. Also, along with Vinoba Bhave, Nabakrushna was instrumental is propagating the Bhoodan and Gramdan Movement in different parts of Orissa by making personal visits to every village and spreading the message of Gramdan. He played a pivotal role in developing the infrastructural necessities in the state, such as constructing the Hirakud Dam.

Some of the most important legislations implemented during this period were the Maternity Benefit Act 1953, the Working Journalists & Other Newspapers Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 1955, and the Orissa Shops & Commercial Establishments Act of 1956, among others.

List of Successful Candidates in Orissa Assembly Election in 1951

A.C. No.	Constituency Name	Type A.C.	Winner Candidate	Gender	Party
1	Malkangiri	Gen	Laxman Gaudo	M	GP
2	Padua	Gen	Ganeswar Mahapatra	M	GP
3	Nowrangpur	Gen	Mudi Naiko	M	INC
Buy Poll	Nowrangpur	Gen	Sadasib Tripathy	M	INC
4	Jeypore	Gen	Laichhan Naiko	M	GP
Buy Poll	Jeypore	Gen	Harihar Misro	M	GP
5	Koraput	(ST)	Ganga Muduli	M	GP
6	Nandapur	Gen	Bhagaban Khemundu Naik	M	INC
7	Rayagada	(ST)	Mandangi Kamaya	M	INC
8	Bissam Cuttack	(ST)	Ulaka Shyamaghana	M	GP
9	Gunupur	(ST)	Soboro Dumba	M	GP
10	Baliguda	(ST)	Jadab Padra	M	INC
11	Phulbani Ugayagiri	Gen	Sadananda Sahu	M	IND
Buy Poll	Phulbani Ugayagiri	Gen	Balakrishna Mallick	M	IND
12	Baudh	Gen	Himansu Sekhar Padhi	M	IND
13	Athmallik	Gen	Dwitiya Raul	M	IND
14	Angul Hindol	Gen	Hrushikesh Tripathy	M	INC
Buy Poll	Angul Hindol	Gen	Arakhit Naik	M	INC
15	Talcher	Gen	Pabitra Mohan Pradhan	M	INC
16	Pallahara K Nagar	Gen	Mahesh Chandra Subahu Singh	M	INC
Buy Poll	Pallahara K Nagar	Gen	Baidhar Naik	M	INC
17	Dhenkanal	Gen	Baishnab Charan Patnaik	M	CPI
Buy Poll	Dhenkanal	Gen	Madan Dehuri	M	CPI
18	Bhawanipatna	Gen	J . C . Singh Deo	M	GP
Buy Poll	Bhawanipatna	Gen	Janardan Majhi	M	GP
19	Jaipatna Kasipur	(ST)	Jhajuru Jhodia	M	INC
20	Junagarh	Gen	P . K . Deo	M	GP
Buy Poll	Junagarh	Gen	Dayanidhi Naik	M	GP
21	Nawapara	Gen	Anup Singh Deo	M	INC
Buy Poll	Nawapara	Gen	Chaitan Majhi	M	INC
22	Titlagarh	Gen	Muralidhar Panda	M	GP
Buy Poll	Titlagarh	Gen	Ramesh Ch. Bhoi	M	GP
23	Patnagarh	Gen	Ganeshram Bariha	M	GP
Buy Poll	Patnagarh	Gen	Arjun Das	M	GP
24	Bolangir	Gen	Nandakishore Misra	M	GP
Buy Poll	Bolangir	Gen	Achut Mahananda	M	GP
25	Sonepur	Gen	Antaram Nanda	M	GP
26	Binka	Gen	Baikuntha Nepak	M	GP
27	Birmaharajpur	Gen	Achutananda Mahakur	M	GP
28	Padampur	Gen	Lal Ranjit Singh Bariha	M	INC
Buy Poll	Padampur	Gen	Anirudha Misra	M	IND
29	Baragarh	Gen	Tirthabasi Pradhan	M	INC
30	Attabira	Gen	Bipinbehari Das	M	INC
31	Simulia	Gen	Bisi Bibhar	M	INC
Buy Poll	Simulia	Gen	Bhikari Sahu	M	INC
32	Ambabhona Mura	Gen	Makardhwaja Pradhan	M	SP
33	Sambalpur Rairakhol	Gen	Sradhakar Supakar	M	GP
Buy Poll	Sambalpur Rairakhol	Gen	Bhikari Ghasi	M	GP
34	Harsuguda Rampelia	Gen	Bijoy Kumar Pani	M	INC
Buy Poll	Harsuguda Rampelia	Gen	Monohar Naik	M	GP
35	Bamra	Gen	Joydeb Thakur	M	GP
Buy Poll	Bamra	Gen	Hara Prasad Deb	M	GP
36	Sundargarh	Gen	Dwarikanath Kusum	M	GP
Buy Poll	Sundargarh	Gen	Krupanidhi Naik	M	INC
37	Rairangpur	(ST)	Agapit Lakra	M	INC
38	Bisra	(ST)	Madan Mohan Amat	M	INC
39	Bonai	(ST)	Nilamani Singh Dandapat	M	GP
40	Champua	(ST)	Guru Charan Naik	M	GP
41	Keonjhar	Gen	Laxminarayan Bhanj Deo	M	IND
Buy Poll	Keonjhar	Gen	Gobind Munda	M	GP
42	Anandapur	Gen	Janardan Bhanj Deo	M	IND
Buy Poll	Anandapur	Gen	Bhaiga Sethi	M	IND
43	Panchpir	Gen	Ghasiram Sandil	M	IND
Buy Poll	Anandapur	Gen	Biswanath Sahu	M	GP
44	Kaptipada	(ST)	Harachand Hasada	M	SP
45	Khunta	(ST)	Shakilla Sharen	M	SP
46	Baripada	Gen	Girish Chandra Roy	M	SP
Buy Poll	Baripada	Gen	Surendra Singh	M	INC
47	Bahalda	(ST)	Sonaram Soren	M	INC
48	Rairangpur	(ST)	Haradeb Triya	M	INC
49	Bangriposi	(ST)	Jadab Majhi	M	INC
50	Morada	Gen	Prasannakumar Das	M	SP
51	Jaleswar	Gen	Karunakar Panigrahi	M	INC
52	Bhograi	Gen	Sashikanta Bhanj	M	IND
53	Basta	Gen	Trilochan Senapati	M	INC
54	Soro	Gen	Nanda Kishore Das	M	INC
55	Balasore	Gen	Surendra Nath Das	M	INC
56	Nilgiri	Gen	Chaitanya Sethi	M	INC
Buy Poll	Nilgiri	Gen	Nilambar Das	M	INC
57	Bhadrak	Gen	Mahamad Hanif	M	INC
58	Banth	Gen	Gokulananda Mohanty	M	INC
59	Dhamnagar	Gen	Nilamoni Routra	M	INC
60	Chandbali	Gen	Brundaban Das	M	INC
Buy Poll	Chandbali	Gen	Chakradhar Behera	M	INC
61	Sukinda	Gen	Pitambar Bhupati Harichandan Mohapatra	M	IND
62	Jajpur	Gen	Gadahar Dutta	M	INC
Buy Poll	Jajpur	Gen	Santanu Kumar Das	M	INC
63	Dharamsala	Gen	Paramananda Mohanty	M	SP
64	Binjharpur	Gen	Padmanava Roy	M	INC
Buy Poll	Binjharpur	Gen	Nabakishore Mallick	M	INC
65	Barchana	Gen	Nabakrushna Chaudhury	M	INC
66	Aul	Gen	Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanj Deo	M	IND
67	Pattamundei	Gen	Kumari Ramraj	M	IND
68	Rajanagar	Gen	Saraswati Dei	M	INC
69	Kendrapara	Gen	Dinabandhu Sahu	M	INC
70	Patkura	Gen	Lokanath Misra	M	INC
71	Tirtol	Gen	Nishamoni Khuntia	M	SP
72	Ersama	Gen	Gaurishyam Naik	M	INC
73	Balikuda	Gen	Pranakrushna Parija	M	IND
74	Jagatsinghpur	Gen	Nilmani Pradhan	M	INC
75	Kissannagar	Gen	Rajkrushna Bose	M	INC
Buy Poll	Kissannagar	Gen	Purnananda Samal	M	INC
76	Salepur	Gen	Surendranath Patnaik	M	INC
77	Mahanga	Gen	Mahammad Attahar	M	INC
78	Cuttack Town	Gen	Biren Mitra	M	INC
79	Cuttack Rural	Gen	Laxman Mallik	M	INC
Buy Poll	Cuttack Rural	Gen	Bhairab Chandra Mohanti	M	INC
80	Banki	Gen	Gokulananda Praharaj	M	SP
81	Narsingpur	Gen	Brundaban Sahu	M	GP
82	Athagarh	Gen	Radhanath Rath	M	INC
83	Kakatpur Nimapara	Gen	Govinda Chandra Sethi	M	INC
Buy Poll	Kakatpur Nimapara	Gen	Upendra Mahanti	M	INC
84	Satyabadi	Gen	Nilakantha Das	M	IND
85	Pipili	Gen	Jayakrushna Mahanti	M	INC
86	Puri	Gen	Fakir Charan Das	M	SP
87	Bramhagiri	Gen	Biswanath Parida	M	IND
88	Banpur	Gen	Godavaris Misra	M	IND
89	Bhubaneswar	Gen	Kanhu Mallik	M	INC
90	Khurda	Gen	Satyapriya Mohanty	M	INC
91	Bagunia	Gen	Madhab Chandra Rautra	M	INC
92	Ranpur	Gen	Gangadhar Paikera	M	CPI
93	Nayagarh	Gen	Basantamanjari Devi	M	INC
Buy Poll	Nayagarh	Gen	Rajasheb Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata	M	IND
94	Khandapada	Gen	Rajasaheb Harihar Singh Mardaraj Bhramarabar Deo	M	IND
95	Daspalla	Gen	Rajabahadur Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj	M	INC
Buy Poll	Daspalla	Gen	Bijoyananda Patnaik	M	INC
96	Jagannathprasad	Gen	Dinabhandhu Behera	M	INC
97	Ruselkonda	Gen	Mohan Nayok	M	CPI
98	Aska	Gen	Harihar Das	M	CPI
99	Khallikote	Gen	Ram Chandra Mardaraj Deo	M	IND
100	Kudula	Gen	Banamali Maharana	M	SP
101	Purusottampur	Gen	Harihar Das	M	INC
102	Chhatrapur	Gen	V . Sitaramaya	M	IND
103	Pattapur	Gen	Govind Pradhan	M	CPI
104	Berhampur	Gen	Dandapani Das	M	IND
Buy Poll	Berhampur	Gen	Ram Chandra Misra	M	IND
105	Partapur	Gen	Dibakar Patnaik	M	FBL(MG)
Buy Poll	Partapur	Gen	Appana Dora Biswasrai	M	IND
106	Parlakhemundi	Gen	Jagannath Misra	M	CPI
107	Udayagiri Mohana	(ST)	Maliko Pattu	M	INC

List of Participating Political Parties in Orissa Assembly Election in 1951

Partytype Abbreviation	Party
National Parties
1	CPI	Communist Party of India
2	FBL(MG)	F.B. (Marxist Group)
3	FBL(RG)	Forward Bloc (Ruikar Group)
4	INC	Indian National Congress
5	KMPP	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
6	SP	Socialist Party
State Parties
7	GP	All India Gantantra Parishad
Registered (Unrecognised) Parties
8	PP	Pursharathi Panchayat
9	PIP	Peoples Independent Party
10	RAD	Radical Democrat Party
Independents
11	IND	Independent