List of chief ministers of Odisha

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]

Chief Minister of Odisha
Incumbent
Mohan Charan Majhi
since 12 June 2024
Chief Minister's Office
StyleThe Honourable
Manyabara (formal)
Shree Mohana Charana Majhi
Mukhyamantri Mahoday (informal)
StatusHead of government
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
ResidenceBhubaneswar, Odisha
SeatLok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
AppointerGovernor of Odisha
by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the governor
Legislative Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner
No term limits specified.[1]
PrecursorPrime Minister of Orissa
Inaugural holderHarekrushna Mahatab
Formation1 April 1936
(88 years ago)
 (1936-04-01)
Websitecm.odisha.gov.in

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 Minister of Orissa (1937–1950)

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NoPortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeAssembly

(election)

Appointed byPartyMinistry
1 Krushna Chandra GajapatiParalakhemundi1 April 193719 July 1937109 days1st
Pre-Independent

(1937 election)

Sir John Austen HubbackIndependentGajapati I
2 Bishwanath DasGhumsur19 July 19376 November 19392 years, 108 daysIndian National CongressDas I
(1) Krushna Chandra GajapatiParalakhemundi24 November 194130 June 19442 years, 213 daysSir Hawthorne LewisIndependentGajapati II
3 Harekrushna MahatabEast Bhadrak23 April 194626 January 19503 years, 278 days2nd
Pre-Independent

(1946 election)

Chandulal Madhavlal TrivediIndian National CongressMahatab I

List of Chief Minister of Odisha

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NoPortraitNameConstituencyTenureAssembly

(election)

Appointed byParty[a]Ministry
1 Harekrushna MahatabEast Bhadrak26 January 195012 May 1950107 days2nd
Pre-Independent

(1946 election)

Asaf AliIndian National CongressMahatab II
2 Nabakrushna ChoudhuriBarchana12 May 195020 February 19526 years, 160 daysChoudhuri I
20 February 195219 October 19561st

(1952 election)

Fazal AliChoudhuri II
(1) Harekrushna MahatabSoro19 October 195625 February 19614 years, 129 daysBhim Sen SacharMahatab III
6 April 195725 February 19612nd

(1957 election)

Mahatab IV
Vacant[b]
(President's rule)
N/A25 February 196123 June 1961118 days-N/A-
3 Biju PatnaikChoudwar23 June 19612 October 19632 years, 101 days3rd

(1961 election)

Y. N. SukthankarIndian National CongressBiju I
4 Biren MitraCuttack City2 October 196321 February 19651 year, 142 daysAjudhiya Nath KhoslaMitra
5 Sadashiva TripathyOmerkote21 February 19658 March 19672 years, 15 daysTripathy
6 Rajendra Narayan Singh DeoBolangir8 March 19679 January 19713 years, 307 days4th

(1967 election)

Swatantra PartySingh Deo
Vacant[b]
(President's rule)
N/A11 January 19713 April 197183 days-N/A-
7 Bishwanath DasRourkela3 April 197114 June 19721 year, 72 days5th

(1971 election)

Shaukatullah Shah AnsariIndependentDas II
8 Nandini SatpathyCuttack14 June 19723 March 1973262 daysJogendra SinghIndian National CongressSatpathy I
Vacant[b]
(President's rule)
N/A3 March 19736 March 19743 days-N/A-
(8) Nandini SatpathyDhenkanal6 March 197416 December 19762 years, 285 days6th

(1974 election)

B. D. JattiIndian National CongressSatpathy II
Vacant[b]
(President's rule)
N/A16 December 197629 December 197613 days-N/A-
9 Binayak AcharyaBerhampur29 December 197630 April 1977122 daysShiva Narayan ShankarIndian National CongressAcharya
Vacant[b]
(President's rule)
N/A30 April 197726 June 197757 days-N/A-
10 Nilamani RoutrayBasudevpur26 June 197717 February 19802 years, 236 days7th

(1977 election)

Harcharan Singh BrarJanata PartyRoutray
Vacant[b]
(President's rule)
N/A17 February 19809 June 1980113 days-N/A-
11 Janaki Ballabh PatnaikAthagarh9 June 198010 March 19859 years, 181 days8th

(1980 election)

C. M. PoonachaIndian National CongressJanaki I
10 March 19857 December 19899th

(1985 election)

Bishambhar Nath PandeJanaki II
12 Hemananda BiswalLaikera7 December 19895 March 199088 daysSaiyid Nurul HasanBiswal I
(3) Biju PatnaikBhubaneswar5 March 199015 March 19955 years, 10 days10th

(1990 election)

Yagya Dutt SharmaJanata DalBiju II
(11) Janaki Ballabh PatnaikBegunia15 March 199517 February 19993 years, 339 days11th

(1995 election)

B. Satya Narayan ReddyIndian National CongressJanaki III
13 Giridhar GamangLaxmipur17 February 19996 December 1999292 daysC. RangarajanGamang
(12) Hemananda BiswalLaikera6 December 19995 March 200090 daysM. M. RajendranBiswal II
14 Naveen PatnaikHinjili5 March 200016 May 200424 years, 98 days12th

(2000 election)

Biju Janata DalNaveen I
16 May 200421 May 200913th

(2004 election)

Naveen II
21 May 200921 May 201414th

(2009 election)

Murlidhar BhandareNaveen III
21 May 201429 May 201915th

(2014 election)

S.C. JamirNaveen IV
29 May 201912 June 202416th

(2019 election)

Ganeshi LalNaveen V
15 Mohan Charan MajhiKeonjhar12 June 2024Incumbent8 days17th

(2024 election)

Raghubar DasBharatiya Janata PartyMajhi
  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. ^ a b c d e f 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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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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