Odisha Legislative Assembly

Odisha Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Assembly
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Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded20 February 1952 (1952-02-20)
Preceded byOrissa Provincial Assembly
Leadership
Dr. Kambhampati Hari Babu
since 3 January 2025
Speaker
Surama Padhy, BJP
since 20 June 2024
Bhabani Shankar Bhoi, BJP
since 24 July 2024
Chief Minister
(Leader of the House)
Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP
since 12 June 2024
Deputy Chief Minister
(Deputy Leader of the House)
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, BJP
Pravati Parida, BJP
since 12 June 2024
Leader of Opposition
Naveen Patnaik, BJD
since 20 June 2024
Secretary
Satyabrata Rout, I.A.S.
since 31 January 2025
Structure
Seats147
Political groups
Government (93)
  •   BJP (79)
  •   IND (14)

Opposition (54)
Official opposition (42)

Other opposition (12)

Elections
First-past-the-post voting
Last election
4 June 2024
Next election
2029
Meeting place
Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Website
assembly.odisha.gov.in

The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of the state of Odisha in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital city. The Legislative Assembly comprises 147 Members of Legislative Assembly.[3] 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).[4]

History

List of Assembly Sessions of Odisha Legislative Assembly[5]

# Assembly

(Election)

Constitution Dissolution Composition[c] Speaker Chief Minister Leader of Opposition
A First Provincial Assembly
(1937 election) 		3 February 1937 14 September 1945
  • INC - 36
  • United - 06
  • National - 04
  • Nominated - 04
  • No Party - 04
  • IND - 06
 Mukunda Prasad Das Krushna Chandra Gajapati

Bishwanath Das

N/A
B Second Provincial Assembly
(1946 election) 		18 April 1946 20 February 1952 Lal Mohan Patnaik Harekrushna Mahatab

Nabakrushna Choudhuri

N/A
1 First Assembly
(1952 election) 		20 February 1952 4 March 1957 Nandakishore Das Nabakrushna Choudhuri

Harekrushna Mahatab

Shraddhakar Supakar
2 Second Assembly
(1957 election) 		1 April 1957 25 February 1961 Nilakantha Das Harekrushna Mahatab Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
3 Third Assembly
(1961 election) 		21 June 1961 1 March 1967 Lingaraj Panigrahi Biju Patnaik

Biren Mitra

Sadashiva Tripathy

Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
4 Fourth Assembly
(1967 election) 		1 March 1967 23 January 1971 Nandakishore Mishra Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Sadashiva Tripathy
5 Fifth Assembly
(1971 election) 		23 March 1971 3 March 1973
  • INC (R) - 51
  • SWP - 36
  • UC - 33
  • PSP - 04
  • CPI - 04
  • JAP - 04
  • CPM - 02
  • INC (O) - 01
  • OJC - 01
  • IND - 03
 Nandakishore Mishra Bishwanath Das

Nandini Satpathy

Binayak Acharya

Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo

Biju Patnaik

6 Sixth Assembly
(1974 election) 		6 March 1974 30 April 1977 Brajamohan Mohanty Nandini Satpathy

Binayak Acharya

Biju Patnaik

Ram Prasad Mishra

7 Seventh Assembly
(1977 election) 		26 June 1977 17 February 1980 Satyapriya Mohanty Nilamani Routray Chintamani Panigrahi

Brundaban Nayak

Prahlad Mallik

Ananta Narayan Singh Deo

8 Eighth Assembly
(1980 election) 		9 June 1980 9 March 1985 Somnath Rath

Prasanna Kumar Dash

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik No Official Opposition
(till 1984)

Sarat Kumar Deb

9 Ninth Assembly
(1985 election) 		9 March 1985 3 March 1990 Prasanna Kumar Dash Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Hemananda Biswal 		Biju Patnaik
10 Tenth Assembly
(1990 election) 		3 March 1990 15 March 1995 Yudhistir Das Biju Patnaik No Official Opposition
11 Eleventh Assembly
(1995 election) 		15 March 1995 29 February 2000 Kishore Chandra Patel
Chintamani Dyan Samantra 		Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

Giridhar Gamang

Hemananda Biswal

Biju Patnaik

Ashok Kumar Das

Ram Krushna Patnaik

Prafulla Samal

Satchidananda Dalal

12 Twelfth Assembly
(2000 election) 		29 February 2000 6 February 2004 Sarat Kumar Kar Naveen Patnaik Ramakanta Mishra
13 Thirteenth Assembly
(2004 election) 		15 May 2004 19 May 2009 Maheswar Mohanty

Prahlad Dora

Kishore Kumar Mohanty

Naveen Patnaik Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Ramachandra Ulaka
14 Fourteenth Assembly
(2009 election) 		19 May 2009 24 May 2014 Pradip Kumar Amat Naveen Patnaik Bhupinder Singh
15 Fifteenth Assembly
(2014 election) 		25 May 2014 29 May 2019 Niranjan Pujari
Pradip Kumar Amat 		Naveen Patnaik Narasingha Mishra
16 Sixteenth Assembly
(2019 election) 		30 May 2019 3 June 2024 Surjya Narayan Patro

Bikram Keshari Arukha

Pramila Mallik

Naveen Patnaik Pradipta Kumar Naik
Jayanarayan Mishra
17 Seventeenth Assembly
(2024 election) 		11 June 2024 Incumbent Surama Padhy Mohan Charan Majhi Naveen Patnaik
  1. ^ Following cross voting in 2026 Rajya sabha polls, 3 members from INC & 8 members from BJD were suspended from their respective parties for ''anti party activities''. Both parties have filed disqualification petition against these members with the Speaker. As the members were elected against party symbol, they are still considered as party member in the assembly, but there seatings has been changed to reflect their suspension. They will continue to be member of the house unless otherwise.[1][2]
  2. ^ Following cross voting in 2026 Rajya sabha polls, 3 members from INC & 8 members from BJD were suspended from their respective parties for ''anti party activities''. Both parties have filed disqualification petition against these members with the Speaker. As the members were elected against party symbol, they are still considered as party member in the assembly, but there seatings has been changed to reflect their suspension. They will continue to be member of the house unless otherwise.[1][2]
  3. ^ Provisional Assembly had total strength of 60 members.First to fifth assembly had total strength of 140 members. From Sixth assembly onwards, total strength is of 147 members. These standings are at the beginning of the session.

Current Floor leaders

Position Portrait Name Tenure Party
Governor Raghubar Das Assembly Begins 2 January 2025 N/A
Kambhampati Hari Babu 3 January 2025 Incumbent
Speaker Surama Padhy
MLA from Ranpur 		20 June 2024 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party
Deputy Speaker Bhabani Shankar Bhoi
MLA from Talsara 		25 July 2024 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Leader of BJP Legislature Party 		Mohan Charan Majhi
MLA from Keonjhar 		12 June 2024 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party
Deputy Leader of the House
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of BJP Legislature Party 		Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
MLA from Patnagarh 		12 June 2024 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party
Pravati Parida
MLA from Nimapara 		12 June 2024 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Mukesh Mahaling
MLA from Loisingha 		12 June 2024 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party
Leader of Opposition
Leader of BJD Legislature Party 		Naveen Patnaik
MLA from Hinjili 		19 June 2024 Incumbent Biju Janata Dal
Deputy Leader of Opposition
Deputy Leader of BJD Legislature Party 		Prasanna Acharya
MLA from Rairakhol 		19 June 2024 Incumbent Biju Janata Dal
Leader of Congress Legislature Party Rama Chandra Kadam
MLA from Pottangi 		21 June 2024 Incumbent Indian National Congress
Pro tem Speaker Ranendra Pratap Swain
MLA from Athgarh 		17 June 2025 19 June 2025 Biju Janata Dal

Current Members of Legislative Assembly

Source
District Ac.
No. 		Constituency Name Party Remarks
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 Cabinet Minister
7 Jharsuguda Tankadhar Tripathy
Sundargarh 8 Talsara (ST) Bhabani Shankar Bhoi Deputy Speaker
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 Chief Whip, Congress
14 Bonai (ST) Laxman Munda Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Sambalpur 15 Kuchinda (ST) Rabi Narayan Naik Bharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister
16 Rengali (SC) Sudarshan Haripal Biju Janata Dal
17 Sambalpur Jayanarayan Mishra Bharatiya Janata Party
18 Rairakhol Prasanna Acharya Biju Janata Dal Deputy Leader of Opposition
Deogarh 19 Deogarh Romanch 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 Suspended from Party for Anti Party Activities[6]
Mayurbhanj 26 Jashipur (ST) Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia Bharatiya Janata Party Minister of State (I/C)
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 Mohapatra Cabinet Minister
Balasore 35 Jaleswar Aswini Kumar Patra Biju Janata Dal
36 Bhograi Goutam Buddha Das
37 Basta Subasini Jena Suspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election[2]
38 Balasore Manas Kumar Dutta Bharatiya Janata Party
39 Remuna (SC) Gobinda Chandra Das Deputy Govt. Chief Whip
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 Deputy Leader of Congress Legislature Party
46 Dhamnagar (SC) Suryabanshi Suraj Bharatiya Janata Party Minister of State (I/C)
47 Chandabali Byomakesh Ray Biju Janata Dal
Jajpur 48 Binjharpur (SC) Pramila Mallik Chief Whip, BJD
49 Bari Biswa Ranjan Mallick
50 Barchana Amar Kumar Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party
51 Dharmasala Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo Independent Supports Bharatiya Janata Party
52 Jajpur Sujata Sahu Biju Janata Dal
53 Korei Akash Dasnayak Bharatiya Janata Party
54 Sukinda Pradeep Bal Samanta Minister of State (I/C)
Dhenkanal 55 Dhenkanal Krushna Chandra Patra Cabinet Minister
56 Hindol (SC) Simarani 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 Cabinet Minister
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 Died on 8 September 2025[7]
Jay Dholakia Bharatiya Janata Party Won in November 2025 Bypoll[8]
72 Khariar Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi Biju Janata Dal
Nabarangpur 73 Umarkote (ST) Nityananda Gond Bharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister
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 Suspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election[2]
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 Govt. Chief Whip
Cuttack 87 Baramba Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera Independent Supports Bharatiya Janata Party
88 Banki Devi Ranjan Tripathy Biju Janata Dal Suspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election[2]
89 Athgarh Ranendra Pratap Swain
90 Barabati-Cuttack Sofia Firdous Indian National Congress Suspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election[1]
91 Choudwar-Cuttack Souvic Biswal Biju Janata Dal Suspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election[2]
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 Supports Bharatiya Janata Party
Kendrapara 96 Patkura Arvind Mohapatra Biju Janata Dal Suspended from Party for Anti Party Activities[6]
97 Kendrapara (SC) Ganeswar Behera
98 Aul Pratap Keshari Deb Deputy Chief Whip, BJD
99 Rajanagar Dhruba Charan Sahoo
100 Mahakalapada Durga Prasan Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party
Jagatsinghpur 101 Paradeep Sampad Chandra Swain Minister of State (I/C)
102 Tirtol (SC) Ramakanta Bhoi Biju Janata Dal Suspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election[2]
103 Balikuda-Erasama Sarada Prasanna Jena
104 Jagatsinghpur Amarendra Das Bharatiya Janata Party
Puri 105 Kakatpur (SC) Tusharkanti 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 Suspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election[2]
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 Prithviraj Harichandan Cabinet Minister
Nayagarh 119 Ranpur Surama Padhy Speaker
120 Khandapada Dusmanta Kumar Swain
121 Daspalla (SC) Ramesh Chandra Behera Biju Janata Dal
122 Nayagarh Arun Kumar Sahoo
Ganjam 123 Bhanjanagar Pradyumna Kumar Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party
124 Polasara Gokula Nanda Mallik Minister of State (I/C)
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 Suspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election[1]
131 Hinjili Naveen Patnaik Biju Janata Dal Leader of Opposition
132 Gopalpur Bibhuti Bhushan Jena Bharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister
133 Berhampur K. Anil Kumar
134 Digapahandi Sidhant Mohapatra
135 Chikiti Manoranjan Dyan Samantara
Gajapati 136 Mohana (ST) Dasarathi Gomango Indian National Congress Suspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election[1]
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 Leader of Congress Legislature Party
Malkangiri 146 Malkangiri (ST) Narasinga Madkami Bharatiya Janata Party
147 Chitrakonda (ST) Mangu Khilla Indian National Congress

Speakers of Odisha Legislative Assembly

List of Speakers of the Odisha Legislative Assembly[5]

# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Constituency 		Tenure Chief Minister Assembly
(Election) 		Party
1 Mukunda Prasad Das
(1887–1969)
Member from Central Balasore Sadar 		28 July 1937 29 May 1946 8 years, 305 days Krushna Chandra Gajapati

Bishwanath Das

Krushna Chandra Gajapati

1st Provisional
(1937) 		Indian National Congress
2 Lal Mohan Patnaik
(1891–1956)
Member from Indian Christian 		29 May 1946 6 March 1952 5 years, 282 days Harekrushna Mahatab 2nd Provincial
(1946)
3 Nanda Kishore Das
(died 1986)
MLA from Soro 		6 March 1952 27 May 1957 5 years, 82 days Nabakrushna Choudhuri 1st
(1952)
4 Nilakantha Das
(1884–1967)
MLA from Satyabadi 		27 May 1957 25 February 1961 3 years, 274 days Nabakrushna Choudhuri
Harekrushna Mahatab 		2nd
(1957)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (25 February – 23 June 1961)
5 Lingaraj Panigrahi
(1896–1969)
MLA from Kodala East 		1 July 1961 18 March 1967 5 years, 260 days Biju Patnaik
Biren Mitra
Sadashiva Tripathy 		3rd
(1961) 		Indian National Congress
6 Nandakishore Mishra
(1906–1992)
MLA from Loisingha 		18 March 1967 11 January 1971 6 years, 299 days Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo 4th
(1967) 		Swatantra Party
President's rule was imposed in during the period (11 January – 3 April 1971)
(6) Nandakishore Mishra
(1906–1992)
MLA from Loisingha 		12 April 1971 3 March 1973 1 year, 325 days Bishwanath Das
Nandini Satpathy 		5th
(1971) 		Swatantra Party
President's rule was imposed in during the period (3 March 1973 – 6 March 1974)
7 Brajamohan Mohanty
(1923–1999)
MLA from Puri 		21 March 1974 16 December 1976 2 years, 270 days Nandini Satpathy 6th
(1974) 		Indian National Congress
President's rule was imposed in during the period (16 December – 29 December 1976)
(7) Brajamohan Mohanty
(1923–1999)
MLA from Puri 		30 December 1976 26 June 1977 178 days Binayak Acharya 6th
(1974) 		Indian National Congress
President's rule was imposed in during the period (30 April – 26 June 1977)
8 Satyapriya Mohanty
(1905–1999)
MLA from Bhubaneswar 		1 July 1977 17 February 1980 2 years, 231 days Nilamani Routray 7th
(1977) 		Janata Party
President's rule was imposed in during the period (17 February – 9 June 1980)
9 Somnath Rath
(1924–2013)
MLA from Bhanjanagar 		12 June 1980 11 February 1984 3 years, 244 days Janaki Ballabh Patnaik 8th
(1980) 		Indian National Congress
10 Prasanna Kumar Dash
(1919–2005)
MLA from Baripada 		22 February 1984 14 March 1985 358 days
14 March 1985 9 March 1990 5 years, 23 days Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Hemananda Biswal 		9th
(1985)
11 Yudhistir Das
(1923–2014)
MLA from Kissannagar 		9 March 1990 22 March 1995 5 years, 13 days Biju Patnaik 10th
(1990) 		Janata Dal
12 Kishore Chandra Patel
(born 1946)
MLA from Sundargarh 		22 March 1995 14 January 1996 298 days Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Giridhar Gamang
Hemananda Biswal 		11th
(1995) 		Indian National Congress
13 Chintamani Dyan Samantra
(born 1940)
MLA from Chikiti 		16 February 1996 10 March 2000 4 years, 23 days Independent
14 Sarat Kumar Kar
(1939–2020)
MLA from Mahanga 		10 March 2000 21 May 2004 4 years, 72 days Naveen Patnaik 12th
(2000) 		Biju Janata Dal
15 Maheswar Mohanty
(1956–2023)
MLA from Puri 		21 May 2004 31 March 2008 3 years, 315 days 13th
(2004)
16 Prahlad Dora
(1946–2021)
MLA from Chitrakonda 		31 March 2008 19 August 2008 141 days Bharatiya Janata Party
17 Kishore Kumar Mohanty
(1958–2021)
MLA from Jharsuguda 		19 August 2008 25 May 2009 279 days Biju Janata Dal
18 Pradip Kumar Amat
(born 1952)
MLA from Boudh 		25 May 2009 20 May 2014 4 years, 360 days 14th
(2009)
19 Niranjan Pujari
(born 1961)
MLA from Sonepur 		26 May 2014 6 May 2017 2 years, 345 days 15th
(2014)
20 Pradip Kumar Amat
(born 1952)
MLA from Boudh 		16 May 2017 31 May 2019 2 years, 15 days
21 Surjya Narayan Patro
(1948–2023)
MLA from Digapahandi 		1 June 2019 4 June 2022 3 years, 3 days 16th
(2019)
22 Bikram Keshari Arukha
(born 1962)
MLA from Bhanjanagar 		13 June 2022 12 May 2023 333 days
23 Pramila Mallik
(born 1963)
MLA from Binjharpur 		22 September 2023 3 June 2024 255 days
24 Surama Padhy
(born 1960)
MLA from Ranpur 		20 June 2024 incumbent 1 year, 312 days Mohan Charan Majhi 17th
(2024) 		Bharatiya Janata Party

Deputy Speakers of Odisha Legislative Assembly

List of Deputy Speakers of the Odisha Legislative Assembly[5]

Percentage of Tenure (in days) for Odisha Speakers by Party (1937–Present)
  1. INC (49.4%)
  2. BJD (26.8%)
  3. Swatantra (8.00%)
  4. Janata Dal (5.80%)
  5. Independent (4.60%)
  6. Janata Party (3.40%)
  7. BJP (2.10%)
# Portrait Name
(Lifespan) 		Constituency Tenure Assembly Party
1 Nanda Kishore Das
(died 1986) 		South Balasore Sadar 28 July 1937 14 September 1945 8 years, 48 days 1st Provincial Indian National Congress


2 Adruti Laxmibai
(died 1986) 		Berhampur Town 29 May 1946 20 February 1952 5 years, 267 days 2nd Provincial Indian National Congress


3 Maulabi Mahammed Hanif Bhadrak 8 March 1952 4 March 1957 4 years, 361 days 1st Indian National Congress


4 Jadumani Mangaraj
(died 1964) 		Barchana 29 May 1957 25 February 1961 3 years, 272 days 2nd Indian National Congress


President's rule (25 February – 23 June 1961)
5 Lokanath Mishra
(1909–1967) 		Patkura 28 August 1961 1 March 1967 5 years, 185 days 3rd Indian National Congress


6 Harihar Bahinipati
(1927–2005) 		Puri 29 March 1967 11 January 1971 3 years, 288 days 4th Praja Socialist Party


President's rule (11 January – 3 April 1971)
7 Narayan Birabar Samanta
(1900–1999) 		Erasama 6 May 1971 3 March 1973 1 year, 301 days 5th Utkal Congress


President's rule (3 March 1973 – 6 March 1974)
8 Chintamani Jena
(1929–2008) 		Basta 29 March 1974 30 April 1977 3 years, 32 days 6th Indian National Congress


President's rule (30 April – 26 June 1977)
9 Surendra Nath Naik
(1937–2024) 		Kakatpur 27 July 1977 17 February 1980 2 years, 205 days 7th Janata Party


President's rule (17 February – 9 June 1980)
10 Himansu Sekhar Padhi Boudh 2 July 1980 9 March 1985 4 years, 250 days 8th Indian National Congress


11 Chintamani Dyan Samantra
(born 1940) 		Chikiti 18 March 1985 3 March 1990 4 years, 350 days 9th Indian National Congress


12 Prahlad Dora
(1946–2021) 		Chitrakonda 20 March 1990 15 March 1995 4 years, 360 days 10th Janata Dal


(11) Chintamani Dyan Samantra
(born 1940) 		Chikiti 28 March 1995 12 February 1996 321 days 11th Independent
13 Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj
(1955–2025) 		Khandapada 15 March 1996 29 February 2000 3 years, 351 days Indian National Congress


14 Rama Chandra Panda
(born 1949) 		Chhatrapur 27 March 2000 6 February 2004 3 years, 316 days 12th Bharatiya Janata Party


(12) Prahlad Dora
(1946–2021) 		Chitrakonda 3 July 2004 19 May 2009 4 years, 320 days 13th Bharatiya Janata Party


15 Lal Bihari Himirika
(born 1948) 		Rayagada 10 June 2009 10 May 2011 1 year, 334 days 14th Biju Janata Dal


16 Sananda Marndi
(born 1971) 		Baripada 17 August 2011 29 May 2019 7 years, 285 days 15th Biju Janata Dal


17 Rajanikant Singh
(born 1955) 		Angul 27 June 2019 8 November 2023 4 years, 134 days 16th Biju Janata Dal


18 Saluga Pradhan
(born 1959) 		G. Udayagiri 21 November 2023 3 June 2024 195 days Biju Janata Dal


19 Bhabani Shankar Bhoi
(born 1980) 		Talsara 24 July 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 278 days 17th Bharatiya Janata Party

Leader of Opposition of Odisha Legislative Assembly

List of leaders of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly[5]

# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Constituency 		Tenure Chief Minister Assembly
(Election) 		Party
1 Shraddhakar Supakar
(1914–1993)
MLA from Rairakhol 		16 February 1952 4 March 1957 5 years, 16 days Nabakrushna Choudhuri 1st
(1952) 		All India Ganatantra Parishad
2 Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
(1912–1975)
MLA from Titlagarh 		1 April 1957 22 May 1959 2 years, 51 days Nabakrushna Choudhuri

Harekrushna Mahatab

2nd
(1957)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (25 February – 23 June 1961)
(2) Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
(1912–1975)
MLA from Kantabanji 		21 June 1961 1 March 1967 5 years, 253 days Biju Patnaik

Biren Mitra

Sadashiva Tripathy

3rd
(1961) 		All India Ganatantra Parishad
3 Sadashiva Tripathy
(1910–1980)
MLA from Nowrangpur 		18 March 1967 11 January 1971 3 years, 311 days Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo 4th
(1967) 		Indian National Congress
President's rule was imposed in during the period (11 January – 3 April 1971)
4 Binayak Acharya
(1918–1983)
MLA from Berhampur 		4 May 1971 14 June 1972 1 year, 41 days Bishwanath Das 5th
(1971) 		Indian National Congress
(2) Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
(1912–1975)
MLA from Bolangir 		14 June 1972 9 February 1973 240 days Nandini Satpathy Swatantra Party
5 Biju Patnaik
(1916–1997)
MLA from Rajanagar 		9 February 1973 3 March 1973 22 days Utkal Congress
President's rule was imposed in during the period (3 March 1973 – 6 March 1974)
(5) Biju Patnaik
(1916–1997)
MLA from Rajanagar 		19 March 1974 10 December 1974 266 days Nandini Satpathy 6th
(1974) 		Utkal Congress
10 December 1974 16 December 1976 2 years, 6 days Bharatiya Lok Dal
President's rule was imposed in during the period (16 December – 29 December 1976)
(5) Biju Patnaik
(1916–1997)
MLA from Rajanagar 		30 December 1976 24 March 1977 84 days Binayak Acharya 6th
(1974) 		Bharatiya Lok Dal
6 Ram Prasad Mishra
(1920–2014)
MLA from Kantabanji 		31 March 1977 30 April 1977 30 days Janata Party
President's rule was imposed in during the period (30 April – 26 June 1977)
7 Chintamani Panigrahi
(1922–2000)
MLA from Begunia 		29 June 1977 20 February 1978 236 days Nilamani Routray 7th
(1977) 		Indian National Congress (R)
8 Brundaban Nayak
(1912–1984)
MLA from Hinjili 		20 February 1978 3 September 1979 1 year, 195 days Indian National Congress (I)
9 Prahlad Mallik
(1929–1990)
MLA from Patkura 		3 September 1979 13 February 1980 163 days Orissa Janata Party
10 Ananta Narayan Singh Deo
(1929–2003)
MLA from Surada 		13 February 1980 17 February 1980 4 days Janata Party
President's rule was imposed in during the period (17 February – 9 June 1980)
- Vacant[a] 9 June 1980 1 April 1984 3 years, 297 days Janaki Ballabh Patnaik 8th
(1980) 		No Official Opposition
11 Sarat Kumar Deb
(1944–1988)
MLA from Aul 		2 April 1984 10 March 1985 342 days Janata Party (Secular)
(5) Biju Patnaik
(1916–1997)
MLA from Bhubaneswar 		22 March 1985 3 March 1990 4 years, 346 days Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

Hemananda Biswal

9th
(1985) 		Janata Party
- Vacant[b] 5 March 1990 15 March 1995 5 years, 10 days Biju Patnaik 10th
(1990) 		No Official Opposition
(5) Biju Patnaik
(1916–1997)
MLA from Bhubaneswar 		23 March 1995 20 May 1996 1 year, 58 days Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

Giridhar Gamang

Hemananda Biswal

11th
(1995) 		Janata Dal
12 Ashok Kumar Das
(1942–2008)
MLA from Korei 		22 May 1996 17 December 1997 1 year, 209 days
13 Ram Krushna Patnaik
(1940–2021)
MLA from Kodala 		22 February 1998 16 November 1998 267 days Biju Janata Dal
14 Prafulla Samal
(born 1947)
MLA from Bhadrak 		16 November 1998 1 December 1998 15 days
15 Satchidananda Dalal
(born 1941)
MLA from Boudh 		11 December 1998 29 February 2000 1 year, 80 days
16 Ramakanta Mishra
(born 1944)
MLA from Ranpur 		21 March 2000 6 February 2004 3 years, 322 days Naveen Patnaik 12th
(2000) 		Indian National Congress
17 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
(1927–2015)
MLA from Begunia 		4 June 2004 24 January 2009 4 years, 234 days 13th
(2004)
18 Ramachandra Ulaka
(1935–2011)
MLA from Rayagada 		24 January 2009 19 May 2009 115 days
19 Bhupinder Singh
(born 1951)
MLA from Narla 		27 May 2009 10 March 2014 4 years, 287 days 14th
(2009)
20 Narasingha Mishra
(born 1940)
MLA from Bolangir 		11 June 2014 29 May 2019 4 years, 352 days 15th
(2014)
21 Pradipta Kumar Naik
(born 1966)
MLA from Bhawanipatna 		25 June 2019 30 July 2022 3 years, 35 days 16th
(2019) 		Bharatiya Janata Party
22 Jayanarayan Mishra
(born 1963)
MLA from Sambalpur 		30 July 2022 4 June 2024 1 year, 310 days
23 Naveen Patnaik
(born 1946)
MLA from Hinjili 		19 June 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 313 days Mohan Charan Majhi 17th
(2024) 		Biju Janata Dal

See also

Notes

  1. ^ No party was able to secure 10% of the assembly strength i.e. 14 Seats
  2. ^ No party was able to secure 10% of the assembly strength i.e. 14 Seats

References

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