Odisha Legislative Assembly Explained

Odisha Legislative Assembly
Native Name:Odishā Vidhān Sabhā
Legislature:17th Odisha Assembly
Coa Pic:Seal of Odisha.png
Coa Res:175px
House Type:Unicameral
Term Limits:5 years
Preceded By:Orissa Provincial Assembly
Leader1 Type:Governor
Leader1:Raghubar Das
Election1:31 October 2023
Leader2 Type:Speaker
Leader2:Surama Padhy
Election2:20 June 2024
Leader3 Type:Deputy Speaker
Leader3:Bhabani Shankar Bhoi
Party3:BJP
Election3:24 July 2024
Leader4 Type:Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Leader4:Mohan Charan Majhi
Party4:BJP
Election4:12 June 2024
Leader5 Type:Deputy Leader of the House
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Leader5:Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, BJP
Pravati Parida
Party5:BJP
Election5:12 June 2024
Leader6 Type:Leader of Opposition
Leader6:Naveen Patnaik
Party6:BJD
Election6:19 June 2024
Leader7 Type:Deputy Leader of Opposition
Leader7:Prasanna Acharya
Party7:BJD
Election7:19 June 2024
Members:147
Political Groups1:Government (81)

NDA (81)

Official Opposition (51)

BJD (51)Other opposition (15)

INDIA (15)

Voting System1:First past the post
Last Election1:2024
Next Election1:2029
Session Room:ORISSA SECRETARIAT.jpg
Meeting Place:Vidhan Sabha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India

The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises 147 Members of Legislative Assembly.[1] 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). It was announced by Odisha's Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that the Sachivalaya or the Secretariat building in Bhubaneswar will be called Lok Seva Bhavan.[2]

History

Assembly Sessions

List of Assembly Sessions of Odisha Legislative Assembly[3]

SL. No.NameConstitutionDissolutionCompositionChief Minister
AFirst Pre-Independent Assembly3 February 193714 September 1945INC - 36, OTH - 14, IND - 10Krushna Chandra Gajapati, Bishwanath Das
BSecond Pre-Independent Assembly18 April 194620 February 1952INC - 47, AIML - 4, IND - 9Harekrushna Mahatab, Nabakrushna Choudhuri
1First Assembly20 February 19524 March 1957INC - 67, AIGP - 31, PSP - 10, CPI - 7, AIFB - 1, IND - 24Nabakrushna Choudhuri, Harekrushna Mahatab
2Second Assembly1 April 195725 February 1961INC - 56, AIGP - 51, PSP - 11, CPI - 9, IND - 13Harekrushna Mahatab
3Third Assembly21 June 19611 March 1967INC - 82, AIGP - 37, PSP - 10, CPI - 4, IND - 7Biju Patnaik, Biren Mitra, Sadashiva Tripathy
4Fourth Assembly1 March 196723 January 1971SWA - 49, INC - 31, OJC - 26, PSP - 21, CPI - 7, SSP - 2, CPM - 1, IND - 3Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
5Fifth Assembly23 March 19713 March 1973INC(I) - 51, SWA - 36, UC - 33, PSP - 4, CPI - 4, JAP - 4, CPM - 2, OJC - 1, INC(O) - 1, IND - 4Bishwanath Das, Nandini Satpathy
6Sixth Assembly6 March 197430 April 1977INC(I) - 69, UC - 35, SWA - 21, CPI - 7, CPM - 3, PSP - 2, OJC - 1, JAP - 1, IND - 7Nandini Satpathy, Binayak Acharya
7Seventh Assembly26 June 197717 February 1980JP - 110, INC(I) - 26, CPI - 1, CPM - 1, IND - 9Nilamani Routray
8Eighth Assembly9 June 19809 March 1985INC(I) - 118, JNP(SC) - 13, CPI - 4, JNP(JP) - 3, INC(U) - 2, IND - 7Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
9Ninth Assembly9 March 19853 March 1990INC - 117, JP -21, BJP - 1, CPI - 1, IND - 7Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Hemananda Biswal
10Tenth Assembly3 March 199015 March 1995JD - 123, INC - 10, CPI - 5, BJP - 2, CPM - 1, IND - 6Biju Patnaik
11Eleventh Assembly15 March 199529 February 2000INC - 80, JD - 46, BJP - 9, JMM - 4, CPI - 1, JPP - 1, IND - 6Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Giridhar Gamang, Hemananda Biswal
12Twelfth Assembly29 February 20006 February 2004BJD - 68, BJP - 38, INC - 26, JMM - 3, CPI - 1, JD(S) - 1, AITC - 1, CPM - 1, IND - 8Naveen Patnaik
13Thirteenth Assembly15 May 200419 May 2009BJD - 61, INC - 38, BJP - 32, JMM - 4, OGP - 2, CPI - 1, CPM - 1, IND - 8Naveen Patnaik
14Fourteenth Assembly19 May 200924 May 2014BJD - 103, INC - 27, BJP - 6, NCP - 4, CPI - 1, IND - 6Naveen Patnaik
15Fifteenth Assembly25 May 201429 May 2019BJD - 117, INC - 16, BJP - 10, CPM - 1, SKD - 1, IND - 2Naveen Patnaik
16Sixteenth Assembly30 May 20193 June 2024BJD - 113, BJP - 23, INC - 9, CPM - 1, IND - 1Naveen Patnaik
17Seventeenth AssemblyJune 2024IncumbentBJP - 79, BJD - 51, INC - 14, CPM - 1, IND - 2Mohan Charan Majhi

Speaker

List of Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly

Deputy Speaker

List of Deputy Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly

SL. No.Assembly SessionPortraitNamePartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
1First Pre-Independent AssemblyNandakishore Das 28 July 193714 September 1945
2Second Pre-Independent AssemblyAdruti Laxmibai Berhampur Town (Women)29 May 194620 February 1952
3First AssemblyMaulabi Mahammed HanifBhadrak8 March 19524 March 1957
4Second AssemblyJadumani MangarajBarchana29 May 195725 February 1961
5Third AssemblyLokanath MishraPatkura28 August 19611 March 1967
6Fourth AssemblyHarihar BahinipatiPuri29 March 196723 January 1971
7Fifth AssemblyNarayan Birabar SamantaErasama6 May 19713 March 1973
8Sixth AssemblyChintamani JenaBasta29 March 197430 April 1977
9Seventh AssemblySurendra Nath NaikKakatpur27 July 197717 February 1980
10Eighth AssemblyHimansu Sekhar PadhiBoudh2 July 19809 March 1985
11Ninth AssemblyChintamani Dyan SamantraChikiti18 March 19853 March 1990
12Tenth AssemblyPrahlad DoraChitrakonda20 March 199015 March 1995
Eleventh AssemblyChintamani Dyan SamantraChikiti28 March 199512 February 1996
13Bibhuti Bhusan Singh MardarajKhandapada15 March 199629 February 2000
14Twelfth AssemblyRama Chandra PandaChhatrapur27 March 20006 February 2004
Thirteenth AssemblyPrahlad DoraChitrakonda3 July 200419 May 2009
15Fourteenth AssemblyLal Bihari HimirikaRayagada10 June 200910 May 2011
16Sananda MarndiBaripada17 August 201118 May 2014
Fifteenth Assembly16 June 201429 May 2019
17Sixteenth AssemblyRajani Kant SinghAngul27 June 20198 November 2023
18Saluga PradhanG. Udayagiri21 November 20233 June 2024
19Seventeenth AssemblyBhabani Shankar BhoiTalasara24 July 2024

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orissa Legislative Assembly . legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in . 2005 . The strength of Assembly was later increased to 147 with effect from the Sixth Legislative Assembly (1974). . 29 December 2012 . 4 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130204183100/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/orissa-w.htm . live .
  2. News: Odisha Secretariat renamed Lok Seva Bhavan . 4 August 2019 . . 30 July 2019 . en-IN.
  3. Web site: Brief history . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231053029/https://odishaassembly.nic.in/pdf/BriefHistoryAssemblywebsite.pdf . 31 December 2023 . 31 December 2023 . odishaassembly.nic.in.