Official results for the 1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. INC won the most seats with 51 out of 140.
Total seats: 140. Majority mark: 70.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| INC | 51 | 28.4% |
| SWA | 37 | 17.1% |
| UTC | 35 | 24.6% |
| IND | 5 | 7.9% |
| PSP | 4 | 5.8% |
| JKP | 4 | 1.6% |
| CPI | 4 | 4.6% |
| CPM | 2 | 1.2% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANANDAPUR | SANATAN DEO | UTC | 9.3% |
| ANGUL | BATSA NAIK | INC | 18.8% |
| ASKA | MAHESHWAR MAJHI | UTC | 8.4% |
| ATHAGARH | ANUPA SINGH DEO | NCO | 41.2% |
| ATHAMALLIK | ANANTA N. SINGHDEO | SWA | 11.2% |
| ATTABIRA | SASHIBHUSAN MARANDI | JKP | 19.9% |
| AUL | JAGADISH JANI | INC | 1.7% |
| BADASAHI | RAJ KISHORE NAYAK | UTC | 19.6% |
| BALASORE | BATAKRISHNA JENA | UTC | 14.6% |
| BALIGUDA | PRATAP NARAYAN SINGH DEO | SWA | 6.1% |
| BALIKUDA-ERSAMA | RAJINDRAN SINGH DEO | SWA | 44.9% |
| BANGRIPOSI | PRAHALLAD MALLIK | UTC | 0.5% |
| BANKI | GHASIRAM MAJHI | SWA | 3.7% |
| BARABATI-CUTTACK | LOCHAN DHANGADA MAJHI | SWA | 33.9% |
| BARAMBA | RABISING MAJHI | UTC | 0.2% |
| BARCHANA | SURENDRA NATH NAIK | UTC | 3.0% |
| BARGARH | SIDHALAL MURMU | JKP | 2.6% |
| BARI | GOVIND CHANDRA SETHI | UTC | 0.1% |
| BARIPADA | PRATAP CHANDRA MOHANTY | UTC | 30.3% |
| BASTA | TRILOCHAN KANUNGO | INC | 45.7% |
| BASUDEVPUR | TRILOCHAN HARICHANDAN | SWA | 26.0% |
| BEGUNIA | JHASKETAN SAHU | INC | 9.1% |
| BERHAMPUR | NARAYAN SAHU | INC | 9.7% |
| BHADRAK | RADHANATH RATH | IND | 2.7% |
| BHANDARIPOKHARI | GOKULANANDA PRAHATAJ | UTC | 1.6% |
| BHANJANAGAR | IGNACE MAJI | JKP | 18.4% |
| BHATLI | RADHA MOHAN NAYAK | SWA | 6.8% |
| BHAWANIPATNA | DISSARI SANNU | UTC | 10.2% |
| BHOGRAI | LAKSHMAN MALLICK | INC | 25.9% |
| BHUBANESWAR CENTRAL (MADHYA) | KUNJA BIHARI NAIK | INC | 10.8% |
| BHUBANESWAR NORTH (UTTAR) | CHITTARANJAN KAR | INC | 1.7% |
| BIJEPUR | LALMOHAN NAYAK | INC | 0.8% |
| BINJHARPUR | ABHIMANYU RANASINGHA | INC | 13.9% |
| BIRAMITRAPUR | MANMOHAN TUDU | INC | 8.1% |
| BIRMAHARAJPUR | KRUSHNA CHANDRA TRIPATHY | UTC | 1.4% |
| BISSAM CUTTACK | DEBARAJ SAHU | UTC | 21.0% |
| BOLANGIR | LAKSHMANA MAHAPATRO | CPI | 11.8% |
| BONAI | PRIYANATH NANDY | INC | 14.3% |
| BOUDH | DOMBURU MAJHI | SWA | 9.5% |
| BRAJARAJNAGAR | PROMOD BHANJ DEO | IND | 21.2% |
| BRAMHAGIRI | ACHYUTANAND MAHANAND | SWA | 41.5% |
| CHAMPUA | PABITRA MOHAN JENA | INC | 27.3% |
| CHANDABALI | BASANTA BEHERA | INC | 41.3% |
| CHHATRAPUR | SAHARAI ORAM | UTC | 21.1% |
| CHHENDIPADA | SOMANATH RATH | INC | 7.0% |
| CHIKITI | BRUNDABAN TRIPATHY | INC | 7.8% |
| CHILIKA | JAGATESWAR MIRDHA | INC | 16.7% |
| CHOUDWAR-CUTTACK | R.PRAHARAJ | SWA | 33.8% |
| CUTTACK SADAR | DAYANIDHI NAIK | SWA | 59.2% |
| DABUGAM | BHAGIRATHI GOMANGO | INC | 38.8% |
| DASPALLA | DIBYALOCHAN SEKHAR DEO | INC | 9.7% |
| DEOGARH | HRUDANANDA MALLIKI | UTC | 12.6% |
| DHAMNAGAR | HAREKRUSHNA MAHATAB | INC | 12.1% |
| DHARMASALA | CHANDRAMADHAB MISHRA | IND | 6.0% |
| DHARMGARH | TADINGI JOGI | INC | 1.9% |
| DHENKANAL | BENUDHAR BALIAR-SINGH | INC | 22.1% |
| DIGAPAHANDI | BRAHMANANDA BISWAL | INC | 38.8% |
| EKAMRA-BHUBANESWAR | SRIBALLAV PANIGRAHI | INC | 30.6% |
| G. UDAYAGIRI | DHANSAI RANDHARI | SWA | 10.5% |
| GHASIPURA | NILAMONI ROUTROY | UTC | 14.4% |
| GOPALPUR | MAKAR SETHI | INC | 33.0% |
| GUNUPUR | BHAJAMAN BEHERA | UTC | 32.4% |
| HINDOL | GANGADHAR PAIKARAY | CPI | 8.8% |
| HINJILI | MURALIDHAR KUMAR | INC | 43.7% |
| JAGATSINGHPUR | NANDAKISHORE MISRA | SWA | 30.6% |
| JAJPUR | BRAJAMOHAN MOHANTY | INC | 18.4% |
| JALESWAR | BASUDEV MOHAPATRA | INC | 8.7% |
| JASHIPUR | PRAFULLA CHANDRA GHADAI | INC | 6.8% |
| JATANI | UPENDRA DIXIT | INC | 7.8% |
| JAYADEV | TRIBIKRAM MALLICK | INC | 4.8% |
| JHARIGAM | GOROSANG SOBORO | INC | 36.6% |
| JHARSUGUDA | KUANRIA MAJHI | SWA | 14.0% |
| JUNAGARH | HIMIRIKA RAGHUNATH | INC | 16.0% |
| KABISURYANGAR | B.DAS | IND | 3.6% |
| KAKATPUR | AINTHU SAHOO | SWA | 47.4% |
| KAMAKHYANAGAR | BANSHIDHAR PATTNAIK | IND | 2.5% |
| KANTABANJI | MOHAN NAYAK | INC | 42.8% |
| KANTAMAL | PURNO CHANDRAMIRGAN | UTC | 7.5% |
| KARANJIA | B.PATTANAYAK | UTC | 46.6% |
| KENDRAPARA | NARESH PRADHAN | SWA | 8.2% |
| KEONJHAR | MANAGOBINDA SAMAL | UTC | 3.0% |
| KHALIKOTE | HEMENDRA PRASAD MAHAPATRA | SWA | 5.0% |
| KHANDAPADA | BHANUGANGAA T. DEB RAJA | SWA | 13.3% |
| KHARIAR | S. ATCHIDANANDA DEO | INC | 45.5% |
| KHURDA | RAMESHWAR NAIK | INC | 0.7% |
| KOREI | GOPABANDHU PATRA | INC | 7.5% |
| KUCHINDA | BANAMALI DAS | CPM | 4.6% |
| LANJIGARH | PRASKA SRIPATI | SWA | 23.5% |
| LOISINGHA | RAM KRUSHNA PATNAIK | UTC | 9.1% |
| MAHAKALAPADA | NIUAMBAR RAIGURU | SWA | 21.5% |
| MAHANGA | BHAGWAN BHOI | SWA | 24.9% |
| MOHANA | SURENDRA MOHAN PATTANAIK | INC | 8.1% |
| MORADA | NARAYAN BIRABAR SAMANTA | UTC | 12.3% |
| NABARANGPUR | DARAPU LACHANA NAIDU | SWA | 0.1% |
| NARLA | GANGADHAR MADI | INC | 31.6% |
| NAYAGARH | GANGADHAR PRADHAN | SWA | 9.9% |
| NIALI | TRINATH SARAB | SWA | 51.4% |
| NILGIRI | KANHU LENKA | INC | 11.6% |
| NIMAPARA | RAMESH C. SINGH BHOI | SWA | 38.9% |
| NUAPADA | BINAYAK ACHARYA | INC | 63.2% |
| PADAMPUR | PRAFULLA KUMAR DAS | SWA | 4.9% |
| PALLAHARA | ACHYUTANANDA MOHANTY | UTC | 21.1% |
| PARADEEP | NARASINGHA CHARAN MISHRA | SWA | 16.3% |
| PARALAKHEMUNDI | BRUNDABAN BEHERA | JAC | 4.7% |
| PARJANGA | SAHEB NAIK | INC | 29.1% |
| PATKURA | GOPAL PRADHAN | SWA | 10.6% |
| PATNA | BANKA BEHARI DAS | PSP | 13.3% |
| PATNAGARH | TRINATH SAMANTARA | UTC | 2.8% |
| PHULBANI | HABIBULLA KHAN | SWA | 6.7% |
| PIPILI | BIRENDRA KUMAR SAHOO | SWA | 6.5% |
| POLASARA | KULLAN BAGF | JKP | 12.1% |
| PURI | TAPI JAL | SWA | 43.9% |
| RAGHUNATHPALI | KARTIKESWAR PATRA | INC | 13.0% |
| RAIRAKHOL | HAREKRUSHNA MAHATAB | INC | 28.1% |
| RAIRANGPUR | SARAT KUMAR DEB | SWA | 8.0% |
| RAJANAGAR | NATABAR PRADHAN | SWA | 2.8% |
| RAJGANGAPUR | CHINTAMANI JENA | UTC | 5.9% |
| RANPUR | ABHIMANYU KUMAR | INC | 8.3% |
| RAYAGADA | RAJAKISHORE PRADHAN | UTC | 1.1% |
| REMUNA | SARAT KUMAR KAR | UTC | 5.3% |
| RENGALI | JADUNATH DAS MOHAPATRA | UTC | 4.9% |
| ROURKELA | PRASANNA KUMAR PAL | PSP | 2.2% |
| SALIPUR | DHANESWAR MAJHI | SWA | 51.7% |
| SAMBALPUR | CHINTAMANI JENA | CPI | 5.6% |
| SANAKHEMUNDI | NILADRI NAYAK | UTC | 7.8% |
| SARASKANA | JAGANATHA MALLIK | UTC | 38.8% |
| SATYABADI | KRUPASINDHU BHOI | INC | 27.3% |
| SIMULIA | SURA SETHI | INC | 18.2% |
| SONEPUR | SADANANDA MOHANTY | CPI | 5.0% |
| SORO | BHAIRAB CHANDRA MOHANTY | INC | 11.0% |
| SUKINDA | RAMACHANDRA PRAHARAJA | SWA | 4.9% |
| SUNDARGARH | BIRABHADRA SING | UTC | 0.1% |
| SURADA | CHHOTRAY MAJHI | UTC | 10.2% |
| TALCHER | RAMESH CHANDRA PANDA | CPM | 19.8% |
| TALSARA | PRASANNA KUMAR DASH | PSP | 13.8% |
| TELKOI | GANGADHAR DAS | INC | 22.1% |
| TIRTOL | RADHAMOHAN MISHRA | SWA | 50.3% |
| TITLAGARH | BRUNDABAN NAIK | UTC | 14.4% |
| UDALA | BHAGABAT PRASAD MOHANTY | PSP | 2.1% |
| UMARKOTE | BHIMSEN MANDAL | INC | 14.7% |