Government of Odisha explained

Government Name:Government of Odisha
Division Type:Seat of Government
Division:Bhubaneswar
Leader Type:Governor
Leader Title:Raghubar Das
Leader Type2:Chief Minister
Leader Title2:Mohan Charan Majhi (BJP)
Leader Type3:Deputy Chief Minister
Leader Title3:Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (BJP)
Pravati Parida (BJP)
Leader Type4:Chief Secretary
Leader Title4:Shri Manoj Ahuja, IAS
Legislature Label:Assembly
Speaker Label:Speaker
Speaker:Surama Padhy (BJP)
Deputy Speaker Label:Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker:TBD
Members In Assembly Label:Members in Assembly
Members In Assembly:147
Branch4:Judiciary
Court Name:High Court
Court:Orissa High Court
Chief Justice Label:Chief Justice
Chief Justice:Chakradhari Sharan Singh

The Government of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government, and their post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odisha, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The Orissa High Court, located in Cuttack, has jurisdiction over the whole state.[1]

The present Legislative Assembly of Odisha is unicameral, consisting of 147 Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.[2]

The state of Odisha is represented at the centre by its 21 Member of Parliaments in the Lok Sabha and 10 Member of Parliaments in Rajya Sabha. There are 21 Lok Sabha constituencies from which candidates gets elected in the General Election to the Lok Sabha. The Members of Rajya Sabha were elected and / or nominated by the Member of Legislative Assembly through their parent political parties..

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts . 2008-05-12 . Eastern Book Company.
  2. Web site: Orissa Legislative Assembly . 2008-05-12 . Legislative Bodies in India . National Informatics Centre, Government of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516065835/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/ORISSA.htm . 16 May 2008 . dead .