| 9th Orissa Legislative Assembly | |||||
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 Front view of Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar (2010) | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Meeting place | Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India | ||||
| Term | 9 March 1985 – 3 March 1990 | ||||
| Election | 1985 | ||||
| Government | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Opposition | Janata Party | ||||
| Website | assembly | ||||
| Orissa Legislative Assembly | |||||
 House Composition as assembly begins | |||||
| Members | 147 | ||||
| Governor | Bishambhar Nath Pande Saiyid Nurul Hasan Yagya Dutt Sharma | ||||
| Speaker | Prasanna Kumar Dash, INC | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Chintamani Dyan Samantra, INC | ||||
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, INC Hemananda Biswal, INC | ||||
| Leader of Opposition | Biju Patnaik, JP | ||||
| Party control | Indian National Congress (117/147) | ||||
The Ninth Orissa Legislative Assembly was convened after 1985 Orissa Legislative Assembly election.[1]
Brief history[edit | edit source]
Riding on the sympathy wave, after the death of Indira Gandhi, Chief Minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik won the reelection of 1985 Orissa Assembly election. He along with 5 Cabinet Ministers and 9 Minister of State were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Bishambhar Nath Pande at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 10 March 1985.[2] Ministry was further expanded on 30 May 1985 & 22 July 1986.[2] Following poor performance of Congress party in the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, Shri Patnaik stepped down as CM taking moral responsibility on 7 December 1989. On Same day, Shri Hemananda Biswal along with 6 Cabinet Ministers, 15 Minister of State and 2 Deputy Minister were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Saiyid Nurul Hasan. Shri Biswal resigned on 5 March 1990 following Congress party's defeat in 1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.[3][4][5]
House Composition[edit | edit source]
| Party | Strength | |
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| Assembly Begins | Assembly Disolves | |
| Indian National Congress | 117 | 111 |
| Janata Party | 21 | 19 |
| Communist Party of India | 1 | 1 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | 7 | 6 |
| Vacant | - | 11 |
Office Bearers[edit | edit source]
| Post | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Party | ||
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| Governor | 
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Bishambhar Nath Pande | Assembly Begins | 20 November 1988 | N/A | |
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Saiyid Nurul Hasan (Additional Charge) |
20 November 1988 | 20 March 1989 | |||
| Saiyid Nurul Hasan | 20 March 1989 | 6 February 1990 | ||||
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Yagya Dutt Sharma | 7 February 1990 | Assembly Dissolves | |||
| Speaker | 
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Prasanna Kumar Dash MLA from Baripada |
14 March 1985 | 9 March 1990 | Indian National Congress | |
| Deputy Speaker | 
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Chintamani Dyan Samantra MLA from Chikiti |
18 March 1985 | 3 March 1990 | Indian National Congress | |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) Leader of INC Legislature Party |
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Janaki Ballabh Patnaik MLA from Athgarh |
10 March 1985 | 7 December 1989 | Indian National Congress | |
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Hemananda Biswal MLA from Laikera |
7 December 1989 | 5 March 1990 | Indian National Congress | ||
| Leader of Opposition Leader of JP Legislature Party |
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Biju Patnaik MLA from Bhubaneswar |
22 March 1985 | 3 March 1990 | Janata Party | |
| Pro tem Speaker | 
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Shraddhakar Supakar MLA from Sambalpur |
13 March 1985 | 3 March 1985 | Indian National Congress | |
Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Ministry[edit | edit source]
Second Janaki Ballabh Patnaik ministry
Hemananda Biswal Ministry[edit | edit source]
First Hemananda Biswal ministry
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
Bypolls[edit | edit source]
| Year | Constituency | Reason for by-poll | Winning candidate | Party | |
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| April 1985 | Khurda | Resignation of Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Prasanna Kumar Patasani | Independent | |
| November 1986 | Rairangpur (ST) | Death of Bhabendra Nath Majhi | Chaitanya Prasad Majhi | Janata Party | |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election Results in 1985". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly. 2025-09-14.
- ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.journalofpoliticalscience.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-06-20. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ↑ "LIST OF MEMBERS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Orissa Annual Reference.
- ↑ Das, Dr. Sthitaprajna; Panigrahi, Puspalata (14 July 2024). "A study on the state legislative assembly elections in Odisha (1952-2024)" (PDF). International Journal of Political Science and Governance. 6 (2): 28–33 – via E-ISSN: 2664-603X, P-ISSN: 2664-6021.