List of speakers of the Odisha Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Surama Padhy since 20 June 2024
Odisha Legislative Assembly
Style	Honourable Speaker Sir/Madam Manyabara Vachaspati Mahoday/Mahodaya
Member of	Odisha Legislative Assembly
Residence	Residence of the Speaker, Bhubaneswar
Seat	Office of the Speaker, Odisha Legislative Assembly
Appointer	Members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Term length	Duration of the Assembly i.e. 5 years
Inaugural holder	Mukunda Prasad Das
Deputy	Bhabani Shankar Bhoi

The Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Odisha, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Odisha. ^[1]

In the Republic of India, the various central and state legislatures are presided by either a Speaker or a Chairman. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Odisha Legislative Assembly after the General elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Vidhan Sabha. The Speaker holds office until either they ceases to be a member of the Vidhan Sabha or he himself resigns. The Speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Vidhan Sabha by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of a Speaker, the meeting of Odisha Legislative Assembly is presided over by the Deputy Speaker. ^[2]

List of Speakers

#	Portrait	Name (lifespan) Constituency	Tenure			Party		Chief Minister	Assembly (Election)
1		Mukunda Prasad Das (1887–1969) Member from Central Balasore Sadar	28 July 1937	29 May 1946	8 years, 305 days		Indian National Congress	Krushna Chandra Gajapati Bishwanath Das Krushna Chandra Gajapati	1st Provisional (1937)
2		Lal Mohan Patnaik (1891–1956) Member from Indian Christian	29 May 1946	6 March 1952	5 years, 282 days			Harekrushna Mahatab	2nd Provincial (1946)
3		Nanda Kishore Das (died 1986) MLA from Soro	6 March 1952	27 May 1957	5 years, 82 days			Nabakrushna Choudhuri	1st (1952)
4		Nilakantha Das (1884–1967) MLA from Satyabadi	27 May 1957	25 February 1961	3 years, 274 days			Nabakrushna Choudhuri Harekrushna Mahatab	2nd (1957)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (25 February – 23 June 1961)
5		Lingaraj Panigrahi (1896–1969) MLA from Kodala East	1 July 1961	18 March 1967	5 years, 260 days		Indian National Congress	Biju Patnaik Biren Mitra Sadashiva Tripathy	3rd (1961)
6		Nandakishore Mishra (1906–1992) MLA from Loisingha	18 March 1967	11 January 1971	6 years, 299 days		Swatantra Party	Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo	4th (1967)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (11 January – 3 April 1971)
(6)		Nandakishore Mishra (1906–1992) MLA from Loisingha	12 April 1971	3 March 1973	1 year, 325 days		Swatantra Party	Bishwanath Das Nandini Satpathy	5th (1971)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (3 March 1973 – 6 March 1974)
7		Brajamohan Mohanty (1923–1999) MLA from Puri	21 March 1974	16 December 1976	2 years, 270 days		Indian National Congress	Nandini Satpathy	6th (1974)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (16 December – 29 December 1976)
(7)		Brajamohan Mohanty (1923–1999) MLA from Puri	30 December 1976	26 June 1977	178 days		Indian National Congress	Binayak Acharya	6th (1974)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (30 April – 26 June 1977)
8		Satyapriya Mohanty (1905–1999) MLA from Bhubaneswar	1 July 1977	17 February 1980	2 years, 231 days		Janata Party	Nilamani Routray	7th (1977)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (17 Feburary – 9 June 1980)
9		Somnath Rath (1924–2013) MLA from Bhanjanagar	12 June 1980	11 February 1984	3 years, 244 days		Indian National Congress	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	8th (1980)
10		Prasanna Kumar Dash (1919–2005) MLA from Baripada	22 February 1984	14 February 1985	358 days
			14 February 1985	9 March 1990	5 years, 23 days			Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Hemananda Biswal	9th (1985)
11		Yudhistir Das (1923–2014) MLA from Kissannagar	9 March 1990	22 March 1995	5 years, 13 days		Janata Dal	Biju Patnaik	10th (1990)
12		Kishore Chandra Patel (born 1946) MLA from Sundargarh	22 March 1995	14 January 1996	298 days		Indian National Congress	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Giridhar Gamang Hemananda Biswal	11th (1995)
13		Chintamani Dyan Samantra (born 1940) MLA from Chikiti	16 February 1996	10 March 2000	4 years, 23 days		Independent
14		Sarat Kumar Kar (1939–2020) MLA from Mahanga	10 March 2000	21 May 2004	4 years, 72 days		Biju Janata Dal	Naveen Patnaik	12th (2000)
15		Maheswar Mohanty (1956–2023) MLA from Puri	21 May 2004	31 March 2008	3 years, 315 days				13th (2004)
16		Prahlad Dora (1946–2021) MLA from Chitrakonda	31 March 2008	19 August 2008	141 days		Bharatiya Janata Party
17		Kishore Kumar Mohanty (1958–2021) MLA from Jharsuguda	19 August 2008	25 May 2009	279 days		Biju Janata Dal
18		Pradip Kumar Amat (born 1952) MLA from Boudh	25 May 2009	20 May 2014	4 years, 360 days				14th (2009)
19		Niranjan Pujari (born 1961) MLA from Sonepur	26 May 2014	6 May 2017	2 years, 345 days				15th (2014)
20		Pradip Kumar Amat (born 1952) MLA from Boudh	16 May 2017	31 May 2019	2 years, 15 days
21		Surjya Narayan Patro (1948–2023) MLA from Digapahandi	1 June 2019	4 June 2022	3 years, 3 days				16th (2019)
22		Bikram Keshari Arukha (born 1962) MLA from Bhanjanagar	13 June 2022	12 May 2023	333 days
23		Pramila Mallik (born 1963) MLA from Binjharpur	22 September 2023	3 June 2024	255 days
24		Surama Padhy (born 1960) MLA from Ranpur	20 June 2024	incumbent	1 year, 69 days		Bharatiya Janata Party	Mohan Charan Majhi	17th (2024)

Pro tem Speaker

List of Pro tem Speakers

• 2014 - Amar Prasad Satpathy
• 2019 - V. Sugnana Kumari Deo
• 2024 - Ranendra Pratap Swain

Deputy Speakers

#	Portrait	Name (lifespan) Constituency	Tenure			Party		Assembly Session
1		Nanda Kishore Das (died 1986) Member from South Balasore Sadar	28 July 1937	14 September 1945	8 years, 48 days		Indian National Congress	1st Provisional (1937)
2		Adruti Lakshmi Bai (died 1986) Member from Berhampur Town	29 May 1946	20 February 1952	5 years, 267 days			2nd Provincial (1946)
3		Maulabi Mahammed Hanif MLA from Bhadrak	8 March 1952	4 March 1957	4 years, 361 days			1st (1952)
4		Jadumani Mangaraj (died 1964) MLA from Barchana	29 May 1957	25 February 1961	3 years, 272 days			2nd (1957)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (25 February – 23 June 1961)
5		Lokanath Mishra (1909–1967) MLA from Patkura	28 August 1961	1 March 1967	5 years, 185 days		Indian National Congress	3rd (1961)
6		Harihar Bahinipati (1927–2005) MLA from Puri	29 March 1967	11 January 1971	3 years, 288 days		Praja Socialist Party	4th (1967)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (11 January – 3 April 1971)
7		Narayan Birabar Samanta (1900–1999) MLA from Erasama	6 May 1971	3 March 1973	1 year, 301 days		Utkal Congress	5th (1971)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (3 March 1973 – 6 March 1974)
8		Chintamani Jena (1929–2008) MLA from Basta	29 March 1974	16 December 1976	2 years, 262 days		Indian National Congress	6th (1974)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (16 December – 29 December 1976)
(8)		Chintamani Jena (1929–2008) MLA from Basta	30 December 1976	30 April 1977	121 days		Indian National Congress	6th (1974)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (30 April – 26 June 1977)
9		Surendra Nath Naik (1937–2024) MLA from Kakatpur	27 July 1977	17 February 1980	2 years, 205 days		Janata Party	7th (1977)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (17 Feburary – 9 June 1980)
10		Himansu Sekhar Padhi (died 2022) MLA from Boudh	2 July 1980	9 March 1985	4 years, 250 days		Indian National Congress	8th (1980)
11		Chintamani Dyan Samantra (born 1940) MLA from Chikiti	18 March 1985	3 March 1990	4 years, 350 days			9th (1985)
12		Prahlad Dora (1946–2021) MLA from Chitrakonda	20 March 1990	15 March 1995	4 years, 360 days		Janata Dal	10th (1990)
(11)		Chintamani Dyan Samantra (born 1940) MLA from Chikiti	28 March 1995	12 February 1996	321 days		Independent	11th (1995)
13		Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj (1955–2025) MLA from Khandapada	15 March 1996	29 February 2000	3 years, 351 days		Indian National Congress
14		Rama Chandra Panda (born 1949) MLA from Chhatrapur	27 March 2000	6 February 2004	3 years, 316 days		Bharatiya Janata Party	12th (2000)
(12)		Prahlad Dora (1946–2021) MLA from Chitrakonda	3 July 2004	19 May 2009	4 years, 320 days			13th (2004)
15		Lal Bihari Himirika (born 1948) MLA from Rayagada	10 June 2009	10 May 2011	1 year, 334 days		Biju Janata Dal	14th (2009)
16		Sananda Marndi (born 1971) MLA from Baripada	17 August 2011	18 May 2014	2 years, 274 days
			16 June 2014	29 May 2019	4 years, 347 days			15th (2014)
17		Rajanikant Singh (born 1955) MLA from Angul	27 June 2019	8 November 2023	4 years, 134 days			16th (2019)
18		Saluga Pradhan (born 1959) MLA from G. Udayagiri	21 November 2023	3 June 2024	195 days
19		Bhabani Shankar Bhoi (born 1980) MLA from Talasara	24 July 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 35 days		Bharatiya Janata Party	17th (2024)

References

1. "page error". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
2. "Brief history" (PDF). odishaassembly.nic.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.