| Chief Minister of Odisha | |
|---|---|
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Type | Head of government |
| Status | Leader of the Executive |
| Abbreviation | CMoOdisha |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | |
| Residence | Bhubaneswar |
| Seat | Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar |
| Nominator | MLAs of the majority party or alliance |
| Appointer | Governor of Odisha by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Odisha Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly; Five years and no term limits |
| Precursor | Prime Minister of Orissa |
| Inaugural holder | Harekrushna Mahatab |
| Formation | 1 April 1936 |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha |
| Salary |
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| Website | cm |
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 also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.[2]
Brief History[edit | edit source]
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 was created in 1950. 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 (He also the 1st never INC associated member to occupy the post). The current chief minister of Odisha since 12 June 2024 is Mohan Charan Majhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Oath of office and secrecy[edit | edit source]
Before entering office, the Chief Minister takes the oaths of office and secrecy before the Governor in accordance with the Third Schedule to the Constitution of India.
Oath of office[edit | edit source]
I, <Name>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as the Chief Minister of the State and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.
Oath of secrecy[edit | edit source]
I, <Name>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as Chief Minister of the State except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Chief Minister.
ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଭାବରେ ଶପଥ[edit | edit source]
ପଦ ଗ୍ରହଣ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ରାଜ୍ୟପାଳଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଭାରତର ସମ୍ବିଧାନର ତୃତୀୟ ଅନୁସୂଚି ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ପଦବୀ ଓ ଗୋପନୀୟତାର ଶପଥ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରନ୍ତି।
ପଦବୀର ଶପଥ[edit | edit source]
ମୁଁ, <ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ନାମ>, ଈଶ୍ଵରଙ୍କ ନାମରେ ଶପଥ କରୁଛି ଯେ / ଦୃଢ଼ତାର ସହିତ ନିଷ୍ଠାପର ଘୋଷଣା କରୁଛି ଯେ ମୁଁ ବିଧି ଦ୍ୱାରା ସ୍ଥାପିତ ଭାରତର ସମ୍ବିଧାନ ପ୍ରତି ପ୍ରକୃତ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ଓ ଅନୁଗତ୍ୟ ରଖିବି, ଭାରତର ସାର୍ବଭୌମତ୍ୱ ଓ ଅଖଣ୍ଡତା ରକ୍ଷା କରିବି, [ରାଜ୍ୟର ନାମ] ରାଜ୍ୟର ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଭାବରେ ମୋର କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ ନିଷ୍ଠାପର ଓ ବିବେକପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବରେ ପାଳନ କରିବି ଏବଂ ଭୟ, ପକ୍ଷପାତ, ଅନୁରାଗ କିମ୍ବା ବିଦ୍ୱେଷ ବିନା ସମ୍ବିଧାନ ଓ ଆଇନ ଅନୁସାରେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ନ୍ୟାୟ କରିବି।
ଗୋପନୀୟତାର ଶପଥ[edit | edit source]
ମୁଁ, <ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ନାମ>, ଈଶ୍ଵରଙ୍କ ନାମରେ ଶପଥ କରୁଛି ଯେ / ଦୃଢ଼ତାର ସହିତ ନିଷ୍ଠାପର ଘୋଷଣା କରୁଛି ଯେ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଭାବରେ ମୋର ବିଚାରାର୍ଥ ଆସୁଥିବା କିମ୍ବା ମୋତେ ଜଣାପଡୁଥିବା କୌଣସି ବିଷୟକୁ, ମୋର କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟର ଯଥୋଚିତ ପାଳନ ପାଇଁ ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ହେବା ବ୍ୟତୀତ, ମୁଁ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ କିମ୍ବା ପରୋକ୍ଷ ଭାବରେ କାହାକୁ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବି ନାହିଁ।
Prime Ministers of Orissa Province[edit | edit source]
- Parties
National Party (1)
Indian National Congress (2)
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| No. | Portrait | Name Constituency |
Term of office Electoral mandates Time in office |
Appointer (Governor) |
Political party of PM |
Government | |||
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| 1 | 
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Krushna Chandra Gajapati Paralakhemundi |
1 April 1937 |
19 July 1937 |
Sir John Austen Hubback | National Party | Gajapati I | 1st Provincial | |
| 1937 | |||||||||
| 109 days | |||||||||
| First Prime Minister of Orissa Province. | |||||||||
| 2 | 
|
Bishwanath Das Ghumsur |
19 July 1937 |
6 November 1939 |
Sir John Austen Hubback | Indian National Congress | Das I | 1st Provincial | |
| 1937 | |||||||||
| 2 years, 110 days | |||||||||
| Formed the first Congress government in the province. | |||||||||
| (1) |
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Krushna Chandra Gajapati Paralakhemundi |
24 November 1941 |
30 June 1944 |
Sir William Hawthorne Lewis | National Party | Gajapati II | 1st Provincial | |
| 1937 | |||||||||
| 2 years, 219 days | |||||||||
| Returned for a second term as Prime Minister with a non-Congress coalition. | |||||||||
| 3 | 
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Harekrushna Mahatab East Bhadrak |
23 April 1946 |
26 January 1950 |
Chandulal Trivedi | Indian National Congress | Mahatab I | 2nd Provincial | |
| 1946 | |||||||||
| 3 years, 278 days | |||||||||
| Last Prime Minister of Orissa Province before the position was replaced by the Chief Minister of Odisha. | |||||||||
Chief Ministers of Odisha[edit | edit source]
- Parties
Indian National Congress (8)
Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) (2)
Swatantra Party (1)
Independent (1)
Janata Party (1)
Janata Dal (1)
Biju Janata Dal (1)
Bharatiya Janata Party (1)
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| No. | Portrait | Name Constituency |
Term of office Electoral mandates Time in office |
Appointer (Governor) |
Political party of CM |
Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Harekrushna Mahatab East Bhadrak |
26 January 1950 |
12 May 1950 |
Chandulal Trivedi | Indian National Congress | Mahtab I | 2nd Provincial | |
| 1946 | |||||||||
| 106 days | |||||||||
| First Chief Minister of Odisha. | |||||||||
| 2 | 
|
Nabakrushna Choudhuri North Kendrapara Barchana |
12 May 1950 |
19 October 1956 |
Asaf Ali | Indian National Congress | Choudhari I Choudhari II |
1st | |
| 1952 | |||||||||
| 6 years, 160 days | |||||||||
| Led the party to victory in the first assembly elections. | |||||||||
| (1) |
|
Harekrushna Mahatab Not Contested Soro |
19 October 1956 |
25 February 1961 |
Bhim Sen Sachar | Indian National Congress | Mahtab II Mahtab III |
2nd | |
| 1957 | |||||||||
| 4 years, 129 days | |||||||||
| Returned for a second tenure before President's rule was invoked. | |||||||||
| Position vacant (25 February 1961 – 23 June 1961) President's rule was imposed during this period 118 days | |||||||||
| 3 | 
|
Biju Patnaik Choudwar |
23 June 1961 |
2 October 1963 |
Y. N. Sukthankar | Indian National Congress | Biju I | 3rd | |
| 1961 | |||||||||
| 2 years, 101 days | |||||||||
| Assumed office after the 1961 election. | |||||||||
| 4 | 
|
Biren Mitra Cuttack City |
2 October 1963 |
21 February 1965 |
Ajudhiya Nath Khosla | Indian National Congress | Mitra | 3rd | |
| 1961 | |||||||||
| 1 year, 142 days | |||||||||
| Succeeded Patnaik during the 3rd Assembly. | |||||||||
| 5 | 
|
Sadashiva Tripathy Umerkote |
21 February 1965 |
8 March 1967 |
Ajudhiya Nath Khosla | Indian National Congress | Tripathy | 3rd | |
| 1961 | |||||||||
| 2 years, 15 days | |||||||||
| Served until the end of the 3rd Assembly. | |||||||||
| 6 | 
|
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Bolangir |
8 March 1967 |
9 January 1971 |
Ajudhiya Nath Khosla | Swatantra Party | Singh Deo | 4th | |
| 1967 | |||||||||
| 3 years, 307 days | |||||||||
| First non-Congress Chief Minister of Odisha. | |||||||||
| Position vacant (9 January 1971 – 3 April 1971) President's rule was imposed during this period 84 days | |||||||||
| 7 |
|
Bishwanath Das Rourkela |
3 April 1971 |
14 June 1972 |
Shaukatullah Shah Ansari | Independent | Das II | 5th | |
| 1971 | |||||||||
| 1 year, 72 days | |||||||||
| Led a coalition government. | |||||||||
| 8 | 
|
Nandini Satpathy Cuttack City |
14 June 1972 |
3 March 1973 |
Jogendra Singh | Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) | Satpathy I | 5th | |
| 1971 | |||||||||
| 262 days | |||||||||
| First female Chief Minister of Odisha. | |||||||||
| Position vacant (3 March 1973 – 6 March 1974) President's rule was imposed during this period 1 year, 3 days | |||||||||
| (8) |
|
Nandini Satpathy Dhenkanal |
6 March 1974 |
16 December 1976 |
B. D. Jatti | Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) | Satpathy II | 6th | |
| 1974 | |||||||||
| 2 years, 285 days | |||||||||
| Returned to power following President's rule. | |||||||||
| Position vacant (16 December 1976 – 29 December 1976) President's rule was imposed during this period 13 days | |||||||||
| 9 | 
|
Binayak Acharya Berhampur |
29 December 1976 |
30 April 1977 |
Siba Narain Sankar | Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) | Acharya | 6th | |
| 1974 | |||||||||
| 122 days | |||||||||
| Served briefly before another imposition of President's rule. | |||||||||
| Position vacant (30 April 1977 – 26 June 1977) President's rule was imposed during this period 57 days | |||||||||
| 10 | 
|
Nilamani Routray Basudevpur |
26 June 1977 |
17 February 1980 |
Harcharan Singh Brar | Janata Party | Routray | 7th | |
| 1977 | |||||||||
| 2 years, 236 days | |||||||||
| First Janata Party Chief Minister of Odisha. | |||||||||
| Position vacant (17 February 1980 – 9 June 1980) President's rule was imposed during this period 113 days | |||||||||
| 11 | 
|
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Athagarh |
9 June 1980 |
7 December 1989 |
C. M. Poonacha Bishambhar Nath Pande |
Indian National Congress | Janaki I Janaki II |
8th 9th | |
| 1980 1985 | |||||||||
| 9 years, 181 days | |||||||||
| Served two full consecutive terms. | |||||||||
| 12 | 
|
Hemananda Biswal Laikera |
7 December 1989 |
5 March 1990 |
Nurul Hasan | Indian National Congress | Biswal I | 9th | |
| 1985 | |||||||||
| 88 days | |||||||||
| First tribal Chief Minister of Odisha. | |||||||||
| (3) |
|
Biju Patnaik Bhubaneswar |
5 March 1990 |
15 March 1995 |
Yagya Dutt Sharma | Janata Dal | Biju II | 10th | |
| 1990 | |||||||||
| 5 years, 10 days | |||||||||
| Returned to power under the Janata Dal banner. | |||||||||
| (11) |
|
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Begunia |
15 March 1995 |
17 February 1999 |
B. Satya Narayan Reddy | Indian National Congress | Janaki III | 11th | |
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 3 years, 339 days | |||||||||
| Elected for a third non-consecutive term. | |||||||||
| 13 | 
|
Giridhar Gamang Laxmipur |
17 February 1999 |
6 December 1999 |
C. Rangarajan | Indian National Congress | Gamang | 11th | |
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 292 days | |||||||||
| Resigned in the aftermath of the 1999 Odisha cyclone. | |||||||||
| (12) |
|
Hemananda Biswal Laikera |
6 December 1999 |
5 March 2000 |
M. M. Rajendran | Indian National Congress | Biswal II | 11th | |
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 90 days | |||||||||
| Served briefly before the 2000 elections. | |||||||||
| 14 | 
|
Naveen Patnaik Hinjili |
5 March 2000 |
12 June 2024 |
M. M. Rajendran Murlidhar Bhandare S. C. Jamir Ganeshi Lal |
Biju Janata Dal | Naveen I, II, III, IV, V | 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th | |
| 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 | |||||||||
| 24 years, 99 days | |||||||||
| Longest-serving Chief Minister of Odisha. | |||||||||
| 15 | 
|
Mohan Charan Majhi Keonjhar |
12 June 2024 |
Incumbent | Raghubar Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | Majhi | 17th | |
| 2024 | |||||||||
| 2 years, 44 days | |||||||||
| First Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister of Odisha. | |||||||||
Statistics[edit | edit source]
Fraction of time of holding Premier/CMO by party in Odisha (as of 1 June 2026)
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest tenure | Total tenure | ||||
| 1 | Naveen Patnaik | BJD | 24 years, 99 days | 24 years, 99 days | |
| 2 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | INC | 9 years, 181 days | 13 years, 155 days | |
| 3 | Harekrushna Mahatab | INC | 4 years, 129 days | 8 years, 148 days | |
| 4 | Biju Patnaik | Janata Dal/INC | 5 years, 10 days | 7 years, 111 days | |
| 5 | Nabakrushna Choudhuri | INC | 6 years, 160 days | 6 years, 160 days | |
| 6 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Swatantra Party | 3 years, 307 days | 3 years, 307 days | |
| 7 | Bishwanath Das | IND/INC | 2 years, 110 days | 3 years, 182 days | |
| 8 | Nandini Satpathy | INC (R) | 2 years, 285 days | 3 years, 182 days | |
| 9 | Krushna Chandra Gajapati | National Party | 2 years, 219 days | 2 years, 328 days | |
| 10 | Nilamani Routray | JP | 2 years, 236 days | 2 years, 236 days | |
| 11 | Sadashiva Tripathy | INC | 2 years, 15 days | 2 years, 15 days | |
| 12 | Mohan Charan Majhi | BJP | 2 years, 44 days | 2 years, 44 days | |
| 13 | Biren Mitra | INC | 1 year, 142 days | 1 year, 142 days | |
| 14 | Giridhar Gamang | INC | 292 days | 292 days | |
| 15 | Hemananda Biswal | INC | 90 days | 178 days | |
| 16 | Binayak Acharya | INC (R) | 122 days | 122 days | |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
| Timeline of Odisha chief ministers |
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Lifespan of Chief Ministers[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Government of Odisha
- Governor of Odisha
- Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha
- Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
- Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
- Odisha Legislative Assembly
- Elections in Odisha
- History of Odisha
- Politics of Odisha
- List of current Indian chief ministers
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house
