1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
Results

1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Political Party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	Net Change in seats	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %	Change in vote %

Indian National Congress	-	140	56	11	40.00	16,28,180	38.26	0.39

All India Ganatantra Parishad	109	51	20	36.43	12,23,014	28.74	8.24

Praja Socialist Party	46	11	New	7.86	4,42,508	10.40	New

Communist Party of India	-	43	9	2	6.43	3,57,659	8.40	2.78

Independent	179	13	11	9.29	6,04,652	14.21	N/A

Total Seats	140 ( 0)	Voters	1,24,67,800	Turnout	42,56,013 (34.14 %)

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The Congress party emerged as the winner by winning 40% of the seats, with a vote share of 38.26%.

final_sentence: The Congress party emerged as the winner by winning 40% of the seats, with a vote share of 38.26%.