List of chief ministers of Odisha

Head of the Government of Odisha

Chief Minister of Odisha

Emblem of Odisha

Incumbent
Mohan Charan Majhi

since 12 June 2024

Chief Minister's Office
Style| The Honourable
Manyabara (formal)
Shree Mohana Charana Majhi
Mukhyamantri Mahoday (informal)
Status| Head of government
Abbreviation| CM
Member of|

* Odisha Legislative Assembly
* Council of Ministers

Reports to|

* Governor of Odisha
* Lok Seva Bhavan

Residence| Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Seat| Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Appointer| Governor of Odisha
by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Term length| At the pleasure of the governor
Legislative Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner
No term limits specified.[1]
Precursor| Prime Minister of Orissa
Inaugural holder| Harekrushna Mahatab
Formation| 1 April 1936
(88 years ago) (1936-04-01)
Website| cm.odisha.gov.in

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]

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 is created. 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. The current Chief Minister of Odisha since 12 June 2024 is Mohan Charan Majhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

## Prime Minister of Orissa (1937–1950)

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Main article: Prime Minister of Orissa

No  | Portrait  | Name  | Constituency  | Term of office  | Assembly

(election)

| Party

|
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|
|
|
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1  |  | Krushna Chandra Gajapati | Paralakhemundi | 1 April 1937  | 19 July 1937  | 109 days  | 1st
Pre-Independent

(1937 election)

| Independent |
2  |  | Bishwanath Das | Ghumsur | 19 July 1937  | 6 November 1939  | 2 years, 108 days  | Indian National Congress |
(1)  |  | Krushna Chandra Gajapati | Paralakhemundi | 24 November 1941  | 30 June 1944  | 2 years, 213 days  | Independent |
3  |  | Harekrushna Mahatab | East Bhadrak | 23 April 1946  | 26 January 1950  | 3 years, 278 days  | 2nd
Pre-Independent

(1946 election)

| Indian National Congress |

## List of Chief Minister of Odisha

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No  | Portrait  | Name  | Constituency  | Tenure  | Assembly

(election)

| Party[a]

|
|
|
|
|
|

1  |  | Harekrushna Mahatab | East Bhadrak | 26 January 1950  | 12 May 1950  | 107 days  | 2nd
Pre-Independent

(1946 election)

| Indian National Congress |
2  |  | Nabakrushna Choudhuri | Barchana | 12 May 1950  | 20 February 1952  | 6 years, 160 days
20 February 1952  | 19 October 1956  | 1st

(1952 election)

(1) |  | Harekrushna Mahatab | Soro | 19 October 1956  | 25 February 1961  | 4 years, 129 days
6 April 1957  | 25 February 1961  | 2nd

(1957 election)

–  |  | Vacant[b]
(President's rule)  | N/A  | 25 February 1961  | 23 June 1961  | 118 days  | N/A  |
3  |  | Biju Patnaik | Choudwar | 23 June 1961  | 2 October 1963  | 2 years, 101 days  | 3rd

(1961 election)

| Indian National Congress |
4  |  | Biren Mitra | Cuttack City  | 2 October 1963  | 21 February 1965  | 1 year, 142 days
5  |  | Sadashiva Tripathy | Omerkote  | 21 February 1965  | 8 March 1967  | 2 years, 15 days
6  |  | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Bolangir | 8 March 1967  | 9 January 1971  | 3 years, 307 days  | 4th

(1967 election)

| Swatantra Party |
–  |  | Vacant[b]
(President's rule)  | N/A  | 11 January 1971  | 3 April 1971  | 83 days  | N/A  |
7  |  | Bishwanath Das | Rourkela | 3 April 1971  | 14 June 1972  | 1 year, 72 days  | 5th

(1971 election)

| Independent |
8  |  | Nandini Satpathy | Cuttack  | 14 June 1972  | 3 March 1973  | 262 days  | Indian National Congress |
–  |  | Vacant[b]
(President's rule)  | N/A  | 3 March 1973  | 6 March 1974  | 3 days  | N/A  |
(8) |  | Nandini Satpathy | Dhenkanal | 6 March 1974  | 16 December 1976  | 2 years, 285 days  | 6th

(1974 election)

| Indian National Congress |
–  |  | Vacant[b]
(President's rule)  | N/A  | 16 December 1976  | 29 December 1976  | 13 days  | N/A  |
9  |  | Binayak Acharya | Berhampur | 29 December 1976  | 30 April 1977  | 122 days  | Indian National Congress |
–  |  | Vacant[b]
(President's rule)  | N/A  | 30 April 1977  | 26 June 1977  | 57 days  | N/A  |
10  |  | Nilamani Routray | Basudevpur | 26 June 1977  | 17 February 1980  | 2 years, 236 days  | 7th

(1977 election)

| Janata Party |
–  |  | Vacant[b]
(President's rule)  | N/A  | 17 February 1980  | 9 June 1980  | 113 days  | N/A  |
11  |  | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Athagarh | 9 June 1980  | 10 March 1985  | 9 years, 181 days  | 8th

(1980 election)

| Indian National Congress |
10 March 1985  | 7 December 1989  | 9th

(1985 election)

12  |  | Hemananda Biswal | Laikera  | 7 December 1989  | 5 March 1990  | 88 days
(3) |  | Biju Patnaik | Bhubaneswar  | 5 March 1990  | 15 March 1995  | 5 years, 10 days  | 10th

(1990 election)

| Janata Dal |
(11) |  | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Begunia | 15 March 1995  | 17 February 1999  | 3 years, 339 days  | 11th

(1995 election)

| Indian National Congress |
13  |  | Giridhar Gamang | Laxmipur | 17 February 1999  | 6 December 1999  | 292 days
(12) |  | Hemananda Biswal | Laikera  | 6 December 1999  | 5 March 2000  | 90 days
14  |  | Naveen Patnaik | Hinjili | 5 March 2000  | 16 May 2004  | 24 years, 98 days  | 12th

(2000 election)

| Biju Janata Dal |
16 May 2004  | 21 May 2009  | 13th

(2004 election)

21 May 2009  | 21 May 2014  | 14th

(2009 election)

21 May 2014  | 29 May 2019  | 15th

(2014 election)

29 May 2019  | 12 June 2024  | 16th

(2019 election)

15  |  | Mohan Charan Majhi | Keonjhar | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent | 58 days  | 17th

(2024 election)

| Bharatiya Janata Party |

1. ^ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
2. ^ a b c d e f When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[2]

## See also

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* List of deputy chief ministers of Odisha
* List of governors of Odisha
* Odisha Legislative Assembly
* Elections in Odisha
* History of Odisha
* Politics of Odisha
* Government of Odisha
* Prime Minister of Orissa
* List of current Indian chief ministers

## References

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1. ^ a b 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.
2. ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.

## External links

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Chief Ministers of Odisha

Orissa Province|

* Krushna Chandra Gajapati
* Bishwanath Das
* Harekrushna Mahatab

Odisha
(formerly Orissa)|

* Harekrushna Mahatab
* Nabakrushna Choudhuri
* Biju Patnaik
* Biren Mitra
* Sadashiva Tripathy
* Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
* Bishwanath Das
* Nandini Satpathy
* Binayak Acharya
* Nilamani Routray
* Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
* Hemananda Biswal
* Giridhar Gamang
* Naveen Patnaik
* Mohan Charan Majhi

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Current Indian chief ministers

| Andhra Pradesh|

N. Chandrababu Naidu (TDP)

|

Arunachal Pradesh|

Pema Khandu (BJP)

Assam|

Himanta Biswa Sarma (BJP)

Bihar|

Nitish Kumar (JD(U))

Chhattisgarh|

Vishnu Deo Sai (BJP)

Goa|

Pramod Sawant (BJP)

Gujarat|

Bhupendrabhai Patel (BJP)

Haryana|

Nayab Singh Saini (BJP)

Himachal Pradesh|

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (INC)

Jammu and Kashmir|

Vacant (President's rule)

Jharkhand|

Hemant Soren (JMM)

| Karnataka|

Siddaramaiah (INC)

|

Kerala|

Pinarayi Vijayan (CPI(M))

Madhya Pradesh|

Mohan Yadav (BJP)

Maharashtra|

Eknath Shinde (SS)

Manipur|

N. Biren Singh (BJP)

Meghalaya|

Conrad Sangma (NPP)

Mizoram|

Lalduhoma (ZPM)

Nagaland|

Neiphiu Rio (NDPP)

NCT of Delhi|

Arvind Kejriwal (AAP)

Odisha|

Mohan Charan Majhi (BJP)

Puducherry|

N. Rangasamy (AINRC)

| Punjab|

Bhagwant Mann (AAP)

|

Rajasthan|

Bhajan Lal Sharma (BJP)

Sikkim|

Prem Singh Tamang (SKM)

Tamil Nadu|

M. K. Stalin (DMK)

Telangana|

Anumula Revanth Reddy (INC)

Tripura|

Manik Saha (BJP)

Uttar Pradesh|

Yogi Adityanath (BJP)

Uttarakhand|

Pushkar Singh Dhami (BJP)

West Bengal|

Mamata Banerjee (AITC)

See also:

* Longest-serving chief ministers
* Female chief ministers
* From the Bharatiya Janata Party
* From the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
* From the Indian National Congress

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Capital: Bhubaneswar

State symbols|

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* Anthem: Bande Utkala Janani
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