List of Chief Ministers of Odisha

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India has 28 states and 8 Union territories as of April 2021 in this country. The Odisha state is the eighth largest state by area and the eleventh largest state by population in India.

The Chief Minister of Odisha is the chief executive of the Indian state of Odisha which is appointed by a state's governor. The Chief Minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief Minister supervises and coordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor depends on the Chief Minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.

Odisha has one chamber and house. Odisha legislative assembly has 147 seats. Odisha state sends 21 members to the Lok Sabha and 10 members to the Rajya Sabha. Chief ministers guide and control the activity of other ministers. The maximum term serves of Chief Minister is for five years and is subject to no term limits. The first formation of Chief minister was on 1 April 1937.

Sr no.	Name	Constituency	Tenure	Party
1.	Krushna Chandra Gajapati	MLA	1 April 1937 to 19 July 1937 (112 days)	Independent
2.	Biswanath Das	MLA	19 July 1937 to 4 November 1939 (More than 2 years)	Indian National Congress
3.	Krushna Chandra Gajapati (2nd term)	MLA	29 November 1941 to 29 June 1944 (2 years 214 days)	Independent
4.	Harekrushna Mahatab	Soro	23 April 1946 to 12 May 1950 (4 years 129 days)	Indian National Congress
5.	Nabakrushna Choudhury	Barchana	12 May 1950 To 19 October 1956 (6 years 160 days)	Indian National Congress
6.	Harekrushna Mahatab (2nd term)	Soro	19 October 1956 to 25 February1961 (4 years 129 days)	Indian National Congress
7.	Biju Patnaik	Choudwar	23 June 1961 to 2 October 1963 (2 years 101 days)	Indian National Congress
8.	Biren Mitra	Cuttack City	2 October 1963 to 21 February 1965 (1 year 142 days)	Indian National Congress
9.	Sadashiva Tripathy	Omerkote	21 February 1965 to 8 March 1967 (2 years 15 days)	Indian National Congress
10.	Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo	Bolangir	8 March 1967 to 9 January 1971 (3 years 307 days)	Swatantra Party
11.	Biswanath Das	Rourkela	3 April 1971 to 14 June 1972 (1 year 72 days)	Independent
12.	Nandini Satpathy	Dhenkanal	14 June 1972 to 3 March 1973 (262 days)	Indian National Congress
13.	Nandini Satpathy (2nd term)	Dhenkanal	6 March 1974 to 16 December 1976 (2 years 285 days )	Indian National Congress
14.	Binayak Acharya	Berhampur	29 December 1976 to 30 April 1977 (122 days)	Indian National Congress
15.	Nilamani Routray	Basudevpur	26 June 1977 to 17 February 1980 (2 years 236 days)	Janata party
16.	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	Athagarh	9 June 1980 to 7 December 1989 (9 years 181 days)	Indian National Congress
17.	Hemananda Biswal	Laikera	7 December 1989 to 5 March 1990 (88 days)	Indian National Congress
18.	Biju Patnaik (2nd term)	Bhubaneswar	5 March 1990 to 15 March 1995 (5 years 10 days)	Janata Dal
19.	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (2nd term)	Begunia	15 March 1995 to 17 February 1999 (3 years 339 days)	Indian National Congress
20.	Giridhar Gamang	Laxmipur	17 February 1999 to 6 December 1999 (292 days)	Indian National Congress
21.	Hemananda Biswal (2nd term)	Laikera	6 December 1999 to 5 March 2000 (90 days)	Indian National Congress
22.	Naveen Patnaik	Hinjili	5 March 2000 to present (21 years and continue)	Biju Janata Dal

⦿Did you know?

1.Total 14 people become Chief Minister of Odisha.

2.Naveen Patnaik becomes the four-time Chief Minister of Odisha and also the current Chief Minister of Odisha.

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FAQ:

Q1. Who is Naveen Patnaik?
Ans. Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and currently, Chief Minister of Odisha and also president of the Biju Janata Dal, a writer and has authored three books. Q2. Which language is spoken in Odisha and who are the founders?
Ans. Odia language is mainly spoken in Odisha state in India and the founder of the Odia language is Fakirmohan Senapati. Q3. Where is the meeting place of the Odisha government?
Ans. Vidhan Sabha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India.