Odisha Legislative Assembly

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Odisha Legislative Assembly

Odishā Vidhān Sabhā
17th Odisha Assembly
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Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded19 July 1937
(87 years ago)
 (1937-07-19)
Preceded byOrissa Provincial Assembly
Leadership
Raghubar Das
since 31 October 2023
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Structure
Seats147
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Political groups
Government (81)
  NDA (81)

Official Opposition (51)

  BJD (51)

Other opposition (15)

  INDIA (15)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
2024
Next election
2029
Meeting place
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Vidhan Sabha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
Website
odishaassembly.nic.in

The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises 147 Members of Legislative Assembly. [1] Out of total 147 Assembly Constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly, 33 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 24 seats for the Scheduled Castes (SC). It was announced by Odisha's Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that the Sachivalaya or the Secretariat building in Bhubaneswar will be called Lok Seva Bhavan. [2]

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History

Assembly Sessions

List of Assembly Sessions of Odisha Legislative Assembly [3]

SL. No.NameConstitutionDissolutionCompositionChief Minister
AFirst Pre-Independent Assembly3 February 193714 September 1945 INC - 36, OTH - 14, IND - 10 Krushna Chandra Gajapati, Bishwanath Das
BSecond Pre-Independent Assembly18 April 194620 February 1952 INC - 47, AIML - 4, IND - 9 Harekrushna Mahatab, Nabakrushna Choudhuri
1First Assembly20 February 19524 March 1957 INC - 67, AIGP - 31, PSP - 10, CPI - 7, AIFB - 1, IND - 24 Nabakrushna Choudhuri, Harekrushna Mahatab
2Second Assembly1 April 195725 February 1961 INC - 56, AIGP - 51, PSP - 11, CPI - 9, IND - 13 Harekrushna Mahatab
3Third Assembly21 June 19611 March 1967 INC - 82, AIGP - 37, PSP - 10, CPI - 4, IND - 7 Biju Patnaik, Biren Mitra, Sadashiva Tripathy
4Fourth Assembly1 March 196723 January 1971 SWA - 49, INC - 31, OJC - 26, PSP - 21, CPI - 7, SSP - 2, CPM - 1, IND - 3 Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
5Fifth Assembly23 March 19713 March 1973 INC(I) - 51, SWA - 36, UC - 33, PSP - 4, CPI - 4, JAP - 4, CPM - 2, OJC - 1, INC(O) - 1, IND - 4 Bishwanath Das, Nandini Satpathy
6Sixth Assembly6 March 197430 April 1977 INC(I) - 69, UC - 35, SWA - 21, CPI - 7, CPM - 3, PSP - 2, OJC - 1, JAP - 1, IND - 7 Nandini Satpathy, Binayak Acharya
7Seventh Assembly26 June 197717 February 1980 JP - 110, INC(I) - 26, CPI - 1, CPM - 1, IND - 9 Nilamani Routray
8Eighth Assembly9 June 19809 March 1985 INC(I) - 118, JNP(SC) - 13, CPI - 4, JNP(JP) - 3, INC(U) - 2, IND - 7 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
9Ninth Assembly9 March 19853 March 1990 INC - 117, JP -21, BJP - 1, CPI - 1, IND - 7 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Hemananda Biswal
10Tenth Assembly3 March 199015 March 1995 JD - 123, INC - 10, CPI - 5, BJP - 2, CPM - 1, IND - 6 Biju Patnaik
11Eleventh Assembly15 March 199529 February 2000 INC - 80, JD - 46, BJP - 9, JMM - 4, CPI - 1, JPP - 1, IND - 6 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Giridhar Gamang, Hemananda Biswal
12Twelfth Assembly29 February 20006 February 2004 BJD - 68, BJP - 38, INC - 26, JMM - 3, CPI - 1, JD(S) - 1, AITC - 1, CPM - 1, IND - 8 Naveen Patnaik
13Thirteenth Assembly15 May 200419 May 2009 BJD - 61, INC - 38, BJP - 32, JMM - 4, OGP - 2, CPI - 1, CPM - 1, IND - 8 Naveen Patnaik
14Fourteenth Assembly19 May 200924 May 2014 BJD - 103, INC - 27, BJP - 6, NCP - 4, CPI - 1, IND - 6 Naveen Patnaik
15Fifteenth Assembly25 May 201429 May 2019 BJD - 117, INC - 16, BJP - 10, CPM - 1, SKD - 1, IND - 2 Naveen Patnaik
16 Sixteenth Assembly 30 May 20193 June 2024 BJD - 113, BJP - 23, INC - 9, CPM - 1, IND - 1 Naveen Patnaik
17 Seventeenth Assembly June 2024Incumbent BJP - 79, BJD - 51, INC - 14, CPM - 1, IND - 2 Mohan Charan Majhi

Speaker

List of Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly [3]

Deputy Speaker

List of Deputy Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly [3]

SL. No.Assembly SessionPortraitNamePartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
1First Pre-Independent Assembly Nandakishore Das.jpg Nandakishore Das Indian National Congress South Balasore Sadar 28 July 193714 September 1945
2Second Pre-Independent AssemblyAdruti Laxmibai Berhampur Town (Women) 29 May 194620 February 1952
3First AssemblyMaulabi Mahammed Hanif Bhadrak 8 March 19524 March 1957
4Second AssemblyJadumani Mangaraj Barchana 29 May 195725 February 1961
5Third AssemblyLokanath Mishra Patkura 28 August 19611 March 1967
6Fourth Assembly Harihar Bahinipati.jpg Harihar Bahinipati Praja Socialist Party Puri 29 March 196723 January 1971
7Fifth Assembly Narayan Birabar Samanta.jpg Narayan Birabar Samanta Utkal Congress Erasama 6 May 19713 March 1973
8Sixth Assembly Chintamani Jena (Basta).jpg Chintamani Jena Indian National Congress Basta 29 March 197430 April 1977
9Seventh Assembly Surendra Nath Naik.jpg Surendra Nath Naik Janata Party Kakatpur 27 July 197717 February 1980
10Eighth Assembly Himansu Sekhar Padhi.jpg Himansu Sekhar Padhi Indian National Congress Boudh 2 July 19809 March 1985
11Ninth Assembly Chintamani Dyan Samantra.jpg Chintamani Dyan Samantra Chikiti 18 March 19853 March 1990
12Tenth Assembly Prahlad Dora.jpg Prahlad Dora Janata Dal Chitrakonda 20 March 199015 March 1995
(11)Eleventh Assembly Chintamani Dyan Samantra.jpg Chintamani Dyan Samantra Independent Chikiti 28 March 199512 February 1996
13 Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj.jpg Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj Indian National Congress Khandapada 15 March 199629 February 2000
14Twelfth Assembly Rama Chandra Panda.jpg Rama Chandra Panda Bharatiya Janata Party Chhatrapur 27 March 20006 February 2004
(12)Thirteenth Assembly Prahlad Dora.jpg Prahlad Dora Chitrakonda 3 July 200419 May 2009
15Fourteenth Assembly Lal Bihari Himirika.jpg Lal Bihari Himirika Biju Janata Dal Rayagada 10 June 200910 May 2011
16 Sananda Marndi.jpg Sananda Marndi Baripada 17 August 201118 May 2014
(16)Fifteenth Assembly16 June 201429 May 2019
17Sixteenth Assembly Rajani Kant Singh.jpg Rajani Kant Singh Angul 27 June 20198 November 2023
18 Saluga Pradhan.jpg Saluga Pradhan G. Udayagiri 21 November 20233 June 2024
19Seventeenth AssemblyBhabani Shankar Bhoi Bharatiya Janata Party Talasara 24 July 2024

Members of Legislative Assembly

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyRemarks
Bargarh 1 Padampur Barsha Singh Bariha Biju Janata Dal
2 Bijepur Sanat Kumar Gartia Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Bargarh Ashwini Kumar Sarangi
4 Attabira (SC) Nihar Ranjan Mahanand
5 Bhatli Irasis Acharya
Jharsuguda 6 Brajarajnagar Suresh Pujari
7 Jharsuguda Tankadhar Tripathy
Sundargarh 8 Talsara (ST) Bhabani Shankar Bhoi
9 Sundargarh (ST)Jogesh Kumar Singh Biju Janata Dal
10 Biramitrapur (ST)Rohit Joseph Tirkey
11 Raghunathpali (SC)Durga Charan Tanti Bharatiya Janata Party
12 Rourkela Sarada Prashad Nayak Biju Janata Dal
13 Rajgangpur (ST) C. S. Raazen Ekka Indian National Congress
14 Bonai (ST) Laxman Munda Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Sambalpur 15 Kuchinda (ST)Rabi Narayan Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
16 Rengali (SC)Sudarshan Haripal Biju Janata Dal
17 Sambalpur Jayanarayan Mishra Bharatiya Janata Party
18 Rairakhol Prasanna Acharya Biju Janata Dal
Deogarh 19 Deogarh Romancha Ranjan Biswal
Keonjhar 20 Telkoi (ST)Fakir Mohan Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
21 Ghasipura Badri Narayan Patra Biju Janata Dal
22 Anandpur (SC)Abhimanyu Sethi
23 Patna (ST)Akhila Chandra Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
24 Keonjhar (ST) Mohan Charan Majhi Chief Minister
25 Champua Sanatan Mahakud Biju Janata Dal
Mayurbhanj 26 Jashipur (ST)Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia Bharatiya Janata Party
27 Saraskana (ST)Bhadav Hansdah
28 Rairangpur (ST)Jalen Naik
29 Bangriposi (ST) Sanjali Murmu
30 Karanjia (ST)Padma Charan Haiburu
31 Udala (ST)Bhaskar Madhei
32 Badasahi (SC)Sanatan Bijuli
33 Baripada (ST)Prakash Soren
34 Morada Krushna Chandra Mahapatra
Balasore 35 Jaleswar Ashwini Kumar Patra Biju Janata Dal
36 Bhograi Goutam Buddha Das
37 Basta Subasini Jena
38 Balasore Manas Kumar Dutta Bharatiya Janata Party
39 Remuna (SC)Gobinda Chandra Das
40 Nilagiri Santosh Khatua
41 Soro (SC)Madhab Dhada Biju Janata Dal
42 Simulia Padma Lochan Panda Bharatiya Janata Party
Bhadrak 43 Bhandaripokhari Sanjib Kumar Mallick Biju Janata Dal
44 Bhadrak Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra Bharatiya Janata Party
45 Basudevpur Ashok Kumar Das Indian National Congress
46 Dhamnagar (SC) Suryabanshi Suraj Bharatiya Janata Party
47 Chandabali Byomakesh Ray Biju Janata Dal
Jajpur 48 Binjharpur (SC) Pramila Mallik
49 Bari Biswa Ranjan Mallick
50 Barchana Amar Kumar Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party
51 Dharmasala Himanshu Sekhar SahooElected as IND
52 Jajpur Sujata Sahu Biju Janata Dal
53 Korei Akash Dasnayak Bharatiya Janata Party
54 Sukinda Pradeep Bal Samanta
Dhenkanal 55 Dhenkanal Krushna Chandra Patra
56 Hindol (SC)Seemarani Nayak
57 Kamakhyanagar Satrughan Jena
58 Parjanga Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan
Angul 59 Pallahara Ashok Mohanty
60 Talcher Braja Kishore Pradhan Biju Janata Dal
61 Angul Pratap Chandra Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party
62 Chhendipada (SC)Agasti Behera
63 Athmallik Nalini Kanta Pradhan Biju Janata Dal
Subarnapur 64 Birmaharajpur (SC)Raghunath Jagadala Bharatiya Janata Party
65 Sonepur Niranjan Pujari Biju Janata Dal
Bolangir 66 Loisingha (SC)Mukesh Mahaling Bharatiya Janata Party
67 Patnagarh Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Deputy Chief Minister
68 Bolangir Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo Biju Janata Dal
69 Titlagarh Nabin Kumar Jain Bharatiya Janata Party
70 Kantabanji Laxman Bag
Nuapada 71 Nuapada Rajendra Dholakia Biju Janata Dal
72 Khariar Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
Nabarangpur 73 Umarkote (ST)Nityananda Gond Bharatiya Janata Party
74 Jharigam (ST)Narsing Bhatra
75 Nabarangpur (ST)Gouri Shankar Majhi
76 Dabugam (ST)Manohar Randhari Biju Janata Dal
Kalahandi 77 Lanjigarh (ST)Pradip Kumar Dishari
78 Junagarh Dibya Shankar Mishra
79 Dharmagarh Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi Bharatiya Janata Party
80 Bhawanipatna (SC)Sagar Charan Das Indian National Congress
81 Narla Manorama Mohanty Biju Janata Dal
Kandhamal 82 Baliguda (ST)Chakramani Kanhar
83 G. Udayagiri (ST) Prafulla Chandra Pradhan Indian National Congress
84 Phulbani (ST)Uma Charan Mallick Bharatiya Janata Party
Boudh 85 Kantamal Kanhai Charan Danga
86 Boudh Saroj Kumar Pradhan
Cuttack 87 Baramba Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera Independent
88 Banki Devi Ranjan Tripathy Biju Janata Dal
89 Athgarh Ranendra Pratap Swain
90 Barabati-Cuttack Sofia Firdous Indian National Congress
91 Choudwar-Cuttack Souvic Biswal Biju Janata Dal
92 Niali (SC)Chhabi Malik Bharatiya Janata Party
93 Cuttack Sadar (SC)Prakash Chandra Sethi
94 Salipur Prasanta Behera Biju Janata Dal
95 Mahanga Sarada Prasad Padhan Independent
Kendrapara 96 Patkura Arvind Mohapatra Biju Janata Dal
97 Kendrapara (SC)Ganeswar Behera
98 Aul Pratap Keshari Deb
99 Rajanagar Dhruba Charan Sahoo
100 Mahakalapada Durga Prasan Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party
Jagatsinghpur 101 Paradeep Sampad Chandra Swain
102 Tirtol (SC)Ramakanta Bhoi Biju Janata Dal
103 Balikuda-Erasama Sarada Prasanna Jena
104 Jagatsinghpur Amarendra Das Bharatiya Janata Party
Puri 105 Kakatpur (SC)Tusarakanti Behera Biju Janata Dal
106 Nimapara Pravati Parida Bharatiya Janata Party Deputy Chief Minister
107 Puri Sunil Kumar Mohanty Biju Janata Dal
108 Brahmagiri Upasna Mohapatra Bharatiya Janata Party
109 Satyabadi Om Prakash Mishra
110 Pipili Ashrit Pattanayak
Khordha 111 Jayadev (SC)Naba Kishor Mallick Biju Janata Dal
112 Bhubaneswar Central Ananta Narayan Jena
113 Bhubaneswar North Susant Kumar Rout
114 Ekamra Bhubaneswar Babu Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
115 Jatani Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray Biju Janata Dal
116 Begunia Pradip Kumar Sahu
117 Khurda Prasanta Kumar Jagadev Bharatiya Janata Party
118 Chilika Prithiviraj Harichandan
Nayagarh 119 Ranpur Surama Padhy
120 Khandapada Dusmanta Kumar Swain
121 Daspalla (SC)Ramesh Chandra Behera Biju Janata Dal
122 Nayagarh Aruna Kumar Sahoo
Ganjam 123 Bhanjanagar Pradyumna Kumar Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party
124 Polasara Gokulananda Mallik
125 Kabisuryanagar Pratap Chandra Nayak
126 Khalikote (SC)Purna Chandra Sethy
127 Chhatrapur (SC)Krushna Chandra Nayak
128 Aska Saroj Kumar Padhi
129 Surada Nilamani Bisoyi
130 Sanakhemundi Ramesh Chandra Jena Indian National Congress
131 Hinjili Naveen Patnaik Biju Janata Dal
132 Gopalpur Bibhuti Bhushan Jena Bharatiya Janata Party
133 Berhampur K. Anil Kumar
134 Digapahandi Sidhant Mohapatra
135 Chikiti Manoranjan Dyan Samantara
Gajapati 136 Mohana (ST) Dasarathi Gomango Indian National Congress
137 Paralakhemundi Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi Biju Janata Dal
Rayagada 138 Gunupur (ST)Satyajeet Gomango Indian National Congress
139 Bissam Cuttack (ST)Nilamadhab Hikaka
140 Rayagada (ST)Kadraka Appala Swamy
Koraput 141 Lakshmipur (ST) Pabitra Saunta
142 Kotpad (ST)Rupu Bhatra Bharatiya Janata Party
143 Jeypore Tara Prasad Bahinipati Indian National Congress
144 Koraput (SC)Raghuram Machha Bharatiya Janata Party
145 Pottangi (ST) Rama Chandra Kadam Indian National Congress
Malkangiri 146 Malkangiri (ST)Narasinga Madkami Bharatiya Janata Party
147 Chitrakonda (ST)Mangu Khilla Indian National Congress

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