List of chief ministers of Odisha

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Chief Minister of Odisha
Seal of Odisha.png
Emblem of Odisha
since 12 June 2024
Chief Minister's Office
Style The Honourable
Manyabara (formal)
Shree Mohana Charana Majhi
Mukhyamantri Mahoday (informal)
Status Head of government
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
Residence Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Seat Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Appointer Governor of Odisha
by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Term length At the pleasure of the governor
Legislative Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner
No term limits specified. [1]
Precursor Prime Minister of Orissa
Inaugural holder Harekrushna Mahatab
Formation1 April 1936
(88 years ago) (1936-04-01)
Website cm.odisha.gov.in

The chief minister of Odisha, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Odisha. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [1]

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On 1 April 1936, Orissa Province was formed. The first provincial government formed under Prime ministership of Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo. He ruled until July 1937. Thereafter the All India Congress party leader Bishwanath Das took over the charge of Prime minister for two more years. Again Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati took the charge before he finally handed over to Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab in the year 1946. After India got its independence under the new framework the Prime Minister or Premier position of provincial governments got abolished and the position of chief minister is created. Until the first election after independence, Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab continued to be the chief minister of Odisha and then it was taken over by Nabakrushna Choudhury. Here is the list of chief ministers of Odisha since 1946. Since 1946, Odisha has had 14 chief ministers. Serving from 2000 till 2024, Naveen Patnaik of the Biju Janata Dal was the longest-serving chief minister in Odisha's history. The current chief minister of Odisha since 12 June 2024 is Mohan Charan Majhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Prime ministers of Orissa (1937–1950)

NoPortraitNameConstituencyTerm of office Assembly

(election)

Party
1 Painting of Gajapati Maharaja Krushna Chandra Dev, Bhubaneswar - Oct 2010.jpg Krushna Chandra Gajapati Paralakhemundi 1 April 193719 July 1937109 days1st
Provincial

(1937 election)

 Independent
2 Biswanath-Das.jpg Bishwanath Das Ghumsur 19 July 19376 November 19392 years, 108 days Indian National Congress
(1) Painting of Gajapati Maharaja Krushna Chandra Dev, Bhubaneswar - Oct 2010.jpg Krushna Chandra Gajapati Paralakhemundi 24 November 194130 June 19442 years, 213 days Independent
3 Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg Harekrushna Mahatab East Bhadrak 23 April 194626 January 19503 years, 278 days2nd
Provincial

(1946 election)

 Indian National Congress

Chief ministers of Odisha

NoPortraitNameConstituencyTenure Assembly

(election)

Party [a]
1 Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg Harekrushna Mahatab East Bhadrak 26 January 195012 May 1950107 days2nd

Provincial (1946 election)

 Indian National Congress
2 Nabakrushna-Choudhury.jpg Nabakrushna Choudhuri Barchana 12 May 195020 February 19526 years, 160 days
20 February 195219 October 19561st

(1952 election)

(1) Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg Harekrushna Mahatab Soro 19 October 19565 April 19574 years, 129 days
6 April 195725 February 19612nd

(1957 election)

– Emblem of India.svg Vacant [b]
(President's rule)		N/A25 February 196123 June 1961118 daysN/A
3 Biju-Patnaik.jpg Biju Patnaik Choudwar 23 June 19612 October 19632 years, 101 days3rd

(1961 election)

 Indian National Congress
4 Biren-Mitra.jpg Biren Mitra Cuttack City2 October 196321 February 19651 year, 142 days
5 Sadasiva-Tripathy.jpg Sadashiva Tripathy Omerkote21 February 19658 March 19672 years, 15 days
6 RNS-Deo.jpg Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Bolangir 8 March 19679 January 19713 years, 307 days4th

(1967 election)

 Swatantra Party
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant [b]
(President's rule)		N/A11 January 19713 April 197183 daysN/A
7 Biswanath-Das.jpg Bishwanath Das Rourkela 3 April 197114 June 19721 year, 72 days5th

(1971 election)

 Independent
8 Nandini-Satapathy.jpg Nandini Satpathy Cuttack14 June 19723 March 1973262 days Indian National Congress
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant [b]
(President's rule)		N/A3 March 19736 March 19743 daysN/A
(8) Nandini-Satapathy.jpg Nandini Satpathy Dhenkanal 6 March 197416 December 19762 years, 285 days6th

(1974 election)

 Indian National Congress
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant [b]
(President's rule)		N/A16 December 197629 December 197613 daysN/A
9 Binayak Acharya, Former CM, Odisha.jpg Binayak Acharya Berhampur 29 December 197630 April 1977122 days Indian National Congress
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant [b]
(President's rule)		N/A30 April 197726 June 197757 daysN/A
10 NilamaniRautray.jpg Nilamani Routray Basudevpur 26 June 197717 February 19802 years, 236 days7th

(1977 election)

 Janata Party
– Emblem of India.svg Vacant [b]
(President's rule)		N/A17 February 19809 June 1980113 daysN/A
11 J B Pattnaik, Governor of Assam.jpg Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Athagarh 9 June 198010 March 19859 years, 181 days8th

(1980 election)

 Indian National Congress
10 March 19857 December 19899th

(1985 election)

12 Hemananda-Biswal.jpg Hemananda Biswal Laikera7 December 19895 March 199088 days
(3) Biju-Patnaik.jpg Biju Patnaik Bhubaneswar5 March 199015 March 19955 years, 10 days10th

(1990 election)

 Janata Dal
(11) J B Pattnaik, Governor of Assam.jpg Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Begunia 15 March 199517 February 19993 years, 339 days11th

(1995 election)

 Indian National Congress
13 Giridhar Gamang (cropped).jpg Giridhar Gamang Laxmipur 17 February 19996 December 1999292 days
(12) Hemananda-Biswal.jpg Hemananda Biswal Laikera6 December 19995 March 200090 days
14 NaveenPatnaik.jpg Naveen Patnaik Hinjili 5 March 200016 May 200424 years, 98 days12th

(2000 election)

 Biju Janata Dal
16 May 200421 May 200913th

(2004 election)

21 May 200921 May 201414th

(2009 election)

21 May 201429 May 201915th

(2014 election)

29 May 201912 June 202416th

(2019 election)

15 Mr. Mohan Charan Majhi.jpg Mohan Charan Majhi Keonjhar 12 June 2024Incumbent278 days17th

(2024 election)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
  1. ↑ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. [2]

Statistics

List by chief minister

Fraction of time of holding CMO by party (as of 27 Feb, 2024)
  1. Bharatiya Janata Party (1%)
  2. Biju Janata Dal (34.01%)
  3. Independent (1.68%)
  4. President's Rule (1.48%)
  5. Indian National Congress (43%)
  6. Others (9.09%)
  7. Janata Dal (9.74%)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN   978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Odisha as well.
  2. ↑ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.
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