List of Chief Ministers of Orissa
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Orissa province
The province of Orissa was formed on 1 April 1936 by merging parts of Ganjam and Viskhapatnam districts of Madras Presidency with the Oriya speaking districts of the province of Bihar and Orissa. The princely states attached to Bihar and Orissa were brought under the direct rule of the Viceroy of India.| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Term | Political party |
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| 1 | Raja of Paralakhemundi | 1 April 1937 | 19 July 1937 | 1 | Unaffiliated |
| 2 | Biswanath Das Biswanath Das Biswanath Das was an Indian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Orissa Province of British India 1937–39, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh 1962–67 and later the Chief Minister of Orissa 1971–72.-Political career:... |
19 July 1937 | 4 November 1939 | 1 | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 3 | Kautuk Mitra | 29 November 1941 | 29 June 1944 | 2 | BJP |
| 4 | Harekrushna Mahatab Harekrushna Mahatab Harekrushna Mahatab was a leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1946 to 1950 and again from 1956 to 1961. He was popularly known by the sobriquet Utkal Keshari.-Early life:Harekrushna Mahtab was born at... |
23 April 1946 | 15 August 1947 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
Orissa state
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Term | Political party |
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| 1 | Harekrushna Mahatab Harekrushna Mahatab Harekrushna Mahatab was a leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1946 to 1950 and again from 1956 to 1961. He was popularly known by the sobriquet Utkal Keshari.-Early life:Harekrushna Mahtab was born at... |
26 January 1950 | 12 May 1950 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Nabakrushna Choudhury | 12 May 1950 | 15 October 1956 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Harekrushna Mahatab Harekrushna Mahatab Harekrushna Mahatab was a leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1946 to 1950 and again from 1956 to 1961. He was popularly known by the sobriquet Utkal Keshari.-Early life:Harekrushna Mahtab was born at... |
15 October 1956 | 25 February 1961 | 2 | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Biju Pattanaik | 28 June 1961 | 2 October 1963 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Biren Mitra Biren Mitra Biren Mitra was an Indian politician, a leader of the Indian National Congress and the Chief Minister of Orissa from 2 October 1963 to 21 February 1965.-External links:*... > 2 October 1963 | 21 February 1965 |
1 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 6 | Sadashiva Tripathy Sadashiva Tripathy Sadashiva Tripathy was an Indian politician, a leader of the Indian National Congress political party and the Chief Minister of Orissa from 21 February 1965 to 8 March 1967.-External links:*... |
2 October 1965 | 8 March 1967 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Maharaja Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo was an Indian politician and the last ruler of the princely state of Patna in Orissa before Indian independence in 1947... |
8 March 1967 | 9 January 1971 | 1 | Swatantra Party Swatantra Party The Swatantra Party was a classical liberal political party in India founded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and N. G. Ranga in August 1959. The party opposed the Nehruvian socialist outlook of the Congress Party by advocating free enterprise and free trade, and opposing the licence-permit Raj... and Orissa Jana Congress Orissa Jana Congress Orissa Jana Congress , a political party in the Indian state of Orissa. Jana Congress was formed in 1966 when Harekrushna Mahatab left Indian National Congress. After the 1967 elections Jana Congress took part in a coalition government in the state together with Swatantra Party... |
| 8 | Biswanath Das Biswanath Das Biswanath Das was an Indian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Orissa Province of British India 1937–39, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh 1962–67 and later the Chief Minister of Orissa 1971–72.-Political career:... |
> 14 June 1972 | 1 | United Front (Swatantra Party + Utkal Congress Utkal Congress Utkal Congress was a political party in the Indian state of Orissa. UC was formed in 1969 when Biju Patnaik left Indian National Congress. After the 1971 Orissa elections UC took part in the Biswanath Das ministry in the state. In 1977 Utkal Congress merged into Janata Party.... + Jharkhand Party Jharkhand Party Jharkhand Party, a political party in India. The party was founded on March 5, 1949 at a large conference in Ranchi. Jaipal Singh was elected president and Idsen Deba general secretary. JKP grew out of the demand for a separate Jharkhand state.... ) |
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| > Nandini Satpathy | 14 June 1972 | 3 March 1973 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 11 | Binayak Acharya Binayak Acharya Binayak Acharya was an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Orissa from 29 December 1976 to 30 April 1977.-External links:**... > 29 December 1976 |
25 June 1977 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 12 | Nilamani Routray Nilamani Routray Nilamani Routray was an Indian politician and theChief Minister of Orissa from 1977 to 1980. He served as the Health and Family Welfare Minister and then Forest and Environment Minister in the Union Government led by V.P. Singh... |
> 17 February 1980 | 1 | Janata Party Janata Party The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress... |
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| > Janaki Ballabh Pattanaik | 1 | Indian National Congress | |||
| 14 | Hemananda Biswal Hemananda Biswal Hemananda Biswal is a leader of the Indian National Congress and a former Chief Minister of Orissa, who was in office from 7 December 1989 to 5 March 1990 and again from 6 December 1999 to 5 March 2000 and again elected as an MP from Sundergarh in 2009.-External links:**... |
7 December 1989 | 5 March 1990 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Biju Pattanaik | 5 March 1990 | 15 March 1995 | 2 | Janata Dal Janata Dal Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P... |
| 16 | > 15 March 1995 | 2 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 17 | Giridhar Gamang Giridhar Gamang Giridhar Gamang is a leader of the Indian National Congress and a former Chief Minister of Orissa. He was born at Dibirisingi village in Rayagada district of Orissa. In 1972, he was elected for the first time to the 5th Lok Sabha from Koraput. Subsequently, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in... > 17 February 1999 | 6 December 1999 |
1 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 18 | Hemananda Biswal Hemananda Biswal Hemananda Biswal is a leader of the Indian National Congress and a former Chief Minister of Orissa, who was in office from 7 December 1989 to 5 March 1990 and again from 6 December 1999 to 5 March 2000 and again elected as an MP from Sundergarh in 2009.-External links:**... |
> 5 March 2000 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 19 | Naveen Patnaik Naveen Patnaik Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Orissa, India and the chief of Biju Janata Dal, a regional political party in Orissa.-Personal life:... |
5 March 2000 | present | 3 (3rd term in progress) | Biju Janata Dal Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal is a state political party of the Indian state of Orissa led by Naveen Patnaik, son of former state chief minister Biju Patnaik. It was founded on 27 December 1997.-History:... |
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