Sadashiva Tripathy Indian National Congress Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo[1] Swatantra Party Elections to the Fourth Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1967.

The elections were held for 140 constituencies, of which 22 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 34 for Scheduled Tribes and 84 unreserved.

Swatantra Party emerged as the winner by winning 49 seats[2] It is first time in India that Indian National Congress lost the election in a close fight with Swatantra Party in the state.

Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo[3] become Chief Minister by forming a coalition government with JAC.

Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo is the Chief Minister of Odisha until President's Rule was imposed in the state for the last few months of the fourth Assembly term.