1961 elections in India

Orissa
! class="unsortable" | ! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! Net Change in seats !! % of Seats ! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in vote % ! colspan = 3| ! style="text-align:center;" |Total Seats !! 140 ( 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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 * style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress
 * 140 || 82 || 26 || 58.57 || 12,69,000 || 43.28 ||  5.02
 * style="text-align:left;" |All India Ganatantra Parishad
 * 121 || 37 || 14 || 26.42 || 6,55,099 || 27.23 ||  1.51
 * style="text-align:left;" |Praja Socialist Party
 * 43 || 10 || 1 || 7.14 || 3,22,305 || 30.43 ||  20.03
 * style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India
 * 35 || 4 || 5 || 3.57 || 2,33,971 || 27.32 ||  18.92
 * style="text-align:left;" |Jharkhand Party
 * 9 || 0 || "New" || 0 || 25,602 || 13.57 || "New"
 * 187 || 7 || 6 || 5 || 4,26,302 || 20.89 || N/A
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 * 43 || 10 || 1 || 7.14 || 3,22,305 || 30.43 ||  20.03
 * style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India
 * 35 || 4 || 5 || 3.57 || 2,33,971 || 27.32 ||  18.92
 * style="text-align:left;" |Jharkhand Party
 * 9 || 0 || "New" || 0 || 25,602 || 13.57 || "New"
 * 187 || 7 || 6 || 5 || 4,26,302 || 20.89 || N/A
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 * style="text-align:left;" |Jharkhand Party
 * 9 || 0 || "New" || 0 || 25,602 || 13.57 || "New"
 * 187 || 7 || 6 || 5 || 4,26,302 || 20.89 || N/A
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 * 9 || 0 || "New" || 0 || 25,602 || 13.57 || "New"
 * 187 || 7 || 6 || 5 || 4,26,302 || 20.89 || N/A
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 * 187 || 7 || 6 || 5 || 4,26,302 || 20.89 || N/A
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