Odisha Legislative Assembly Odishā Vidhān Sabhā
17th Odisha Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	20 February 1952 (73 years ago) (1952-02-20)
Preceded by	Orissa Provincial Assembly
Leadership
Governor	Dr. Kambhampati Hari Babu since 3 January 2025
Speaker	Surama Padhy, BJP since 20 June 2024
Deputy Speaker	Bhabani Shankar Bhoi, BJP since 24 July 2024
Leader of the House (Chief Minister)	Mohan Charan Majhi, 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
Seats	147
Political groups	Government (82)  BJP (79)  IND (3) Official Opposition (50)  BJD (50) Other Opposition (15)  INC (14)  CPI(M) (1)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post voting
Last election	2024
Next election	by May 2029
Meeting place
Odisha Vidhan Saudha,Bhubaneswar,Odisha
Website
assembly.odisha.gov.in

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TheOdisha Legislative Assembly is theunicameral state legislature of the state ofOdisha inIndia. The seat of theLegislative Assembly is atBhubaneswar, the capital city. The Legislative Assembly comprises147Members 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).^[2]

List of Assembly Sessions of Odisha Legislative Assembly^[3]

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 fromRanpur	20 June 2024	Incumbent		Bharatiya Janata Party
Deputy Speaker		Bhabani Shankar Bhoi MLA fromTalsara	25 July 2024	Incumbent		Bharatiya Janata Party
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) Leader of BJP Legislature Party		Mohan Charan Majhi MLA fromKeonjhar	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 fromPatnagarh	12 June 2024	Incumbent		Bharatiya Janata Party
		Pravati Parida MLA fromNimapara	12 June 2024	Incumbent		Bharatiya Janata Party
Leader of Opposition Leader of BJD Legislature Party		Naveen Patnaik MLA fromHinjili	19 June 2024	Incumbent		Biju Janata Dal
Deputy Leader of Opposition Deputy Leader of BJD Legislature Party		Prasanna Acharya MLA fromRairakhol	19 June 2024	Incumbent		Biju Janata Dal
Leader of Congress Legislature Party		Rama Chandra Kadam MLA fromPottangi	21 June 2024	Incumbent		Indian National Congress
Pro tem Speaker		Ranendra Pratap Swain MLA fromAthgarh	17 June 2025	19 June 2025		Biju Janata Dal

List of Speakers of the Odisha Legislative Assembly^[3]

#	Portrait	Name (lifespan) Constituency	Tenure			Party		Chief Minister	Assembly (Election)
1		Mukunda Prasad Das (1887–1969) Member fromCentral Balasore Sadar	28 July 1937	29 May 1946	8 years, 305 days		Indian National Congress	Krushna Chandra Gajapati Bishwanath Das Krushna Chandra Gajapati	1st Provisional (1937)
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 fromSoro	6 March 1952	27 May 1957	5 years, 82 days			Nabakrushna Choudhuri	1st (1952)
4		Nilakantha Das (1884–1967) MLA fromSatyabadi	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 fromKodala East	1 July 1961	18 March 1967	5 years, 260 days		Indian National Congress	Biju Patnaik Biren Mitra Sadashiva Tripathy	3rd (1961)
6		Nandakishore Mishra> (1906–1992) MLA fromLoisingha	18 March 1967	11 January 1971	6 years, 299 days		Swatantra Party	Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo	4th (1967)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (11 January – 3 April 1971)
(6)		Nandakishore Mishra (1906–1992) MLA fromLoisingha	12 April 1971	3 March 1973	1 year, 325 days		Swatantra Party	Bishwanath Das Nandini Satpathy	5th (1971)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (3 March 1973 – 6 March 1974)
7		Brajamohan Mohanty (1923–1999) MLA fromPuri	21 March 1974	16 December 1976	2 years, 270 days		Indian National Congress	Nandini Satpathy	6th (1974)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (16 December – 29 December 1976)
(7)		Brajamohan Mohanty (1923–1999) MLA fromPuri	30 December 1976	26 June 1977	178 days		Indian National Congress	Binayak Acharya	6th (1974)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (30 April – 26 June 1977)
8		Satyapriya Mohanty (1905–1999) MLA fromBhubaneswar	1 July 1977	17 February 1980	2 years, 231 days		Janata Party	Nilamani Routray	7th (1977)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (17 February – 9 June 1980)
9		Somnath Rath (1924–2013) MLA fromBhanjanagar	12 June 1980	11 February 1984	3 years, 244 days		Indian National Congress	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	8th (1980)
10		Prasanna Kumar Dash (1919–2005) MLA fromBaripada	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 fromKissannagar	9 March 1990	22 March 1995	5 years, 13 days		Janata Dal	Biju Patnaik	10th (1990)
12		Kishore Chandra Patel (born 1946) MLA fromSundargarh	22 March 1995	14 January 1996	298 days		Indian National Congress	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Giridhar Gamang Hemananda Biswal	11th (1995)
13		Chintamani Dyan Samantra (born 1940) MLA fromChikiti	16 February 1996	10 March 2000	4 years, 23 days		Independent
14		Sarat Kumar Kar (1939–2020) MLA fromMahanga	10 March 2000	21 May 2004	4 years, 72 days		Biju Janata Dal	Naveen Patnaik	12th (2000)
15		Maheswar Mohanty (1956–2023) MLA fromPuri	21 May 2004	31 March 2008	3 years, 315 days				13th (2004)
16		Prahlad Dora (1946–2021) MLA fromChitrakonda	31 March 2008	19 August 2008	141 days		Bharatiya Janata Party
17		Kishore Kumar Mohanty (1958–2021) MLA fromJharsuguda	19 August 2008	25 May 2009	279 days		Biju Janata Dal
18		Pradip Kumar Amat (born 1952) MLA fromBoudh	25 May 2009	20 May 2014	4 years, 360 days				14th (2009)
19		Niranjan Pujari (born 1961) MLA fromSonepur	26 May 2014	6 May 2017	2 years, 345 days				15th (2014)
20		Pradip Kumar Amat (born 1952) MLA fromBoudh	16 May 2017	31 May 2019	2 years, 15 days
21		Surjya Narayan Patro (1948–2023) MLA fromDigapahandi	1 June 2019	4 June 2022	3 years, 3 days				16th (2019)
22		Bikram Keshari Arukha (born 1962) MLA fromBhanjanagar	13 June 2022	12 May 2023	333 days
23		Pramila Mallik (born 1963) MLA fromBinjharpur	22 September 2023	3 June 2024	255 days
24		Surama Padhy (born 1960) MLA fromRanpur	20 June 2024	incumbent	1 year, 160 days		Bharatiya Janata Party	Mohan Charan Majhi	17th (2024)

List of Deputy Speakers of the Odisha Legislative Assembly^[3]

#	Portrait	Name (lifespan) Constituency	Tenure			Party		Assembly Session
1		Nanda Kishore Das (died 1986) Member fromSouth Balasore Sadar	28 July 1937	14 September 1945	8 years, 48 days		Indian National Congress	1st Provisional (1937)
2		Adruti Lakshmi Bai (died 1986) Member fromBerhampur Town	29 May 1946	20 February 1952	5 years, 267 days			2nd Provincial (1946)
3		Maulabi Mahammed Hanif MLA fromBhadrak	8 March 1952	4 March 1957	4 years, 361 days			1st (1952)
4		Jadumani Mangaraj (died 1964) MLA fromBarchana	29 May 1957	25 February 1961	3 years, 272 days			2nd (1957)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (25 February – 23 June 1961)
5		Lokanath Mishra (1909–1967) MLA fromPatkura	28 August 1961	1 March 1967	5 years, 185 days		Indian National Congress	3rd (1961)
6		Harihar Bahinipati (1927–2005) MLA fromPuri	29 March 1967	11 January 1971	3 years, 288 days		Praja Socialist Party	4th (1967)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (11 January – 3 April 1971)
7		Narayan Birabar Samanta (1900–1999) MLA fromErasama	6 May 1971	3 March 1973	1 year, 301 days		Utkal Congress	5th (1971)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (3 March 1973 – 6 March 1974)
8		Chintamani Jena (1929–2008) MLA fromBasta	29 March 1974	16 December 1976	2 years, 262 days		Indian National Congress	6th (1974)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (16 December – 29 December 1976)
(8)		Chintamani Jena (1929–2008) MLA fromBasta	30 December 1976	30 April 1977	121 days		Indian National Congress	6th (1974)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (30 April – 26 June 1977)
9		Surendra Nath Naik (1937–2024) MLA fromKakatpur	27 July 1977	17 February 1980	2 years, 205 days		Janata Party	7th (1977)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (17 February – 9 June 1980)
10		Himansu Sekhar Padhi (died 2022) MLA fromBoudh	2 July 1980	9 March 1985	4 years, 250 days		Indian National Congress	8th (1980)
11		Chintamani Dyan Samantra (born 1940) MLA fromChikiti	18 March 1985	3 March 1990	4 years, 350 days			9th (1985)
12		Prahlad Dora (1946–2021) MLA fromChitrakonda	20 March 1990	15 March 1995	4 years, 360 days		Janata Dal	10th (1990)
(11)		Chintamani Dyan Samantra (born 1940) MLA fromChikiti	28 March 1995	12 February 1996	321 days		Independent	11th (1995)
13		Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj (1955–2025) MLA fromKhandapada	15 March 1996	29 February 2000	3 years, 351 days		Indian National Congress
14		Rama Chandra Panda (born 1949) MLA fromChhatrapur	27 March 2000	6 February 2004	3 years, 316 days		Bharatiya Janata Party	12th (2000)
(12)		Prahlad Dora (1946–2021) MLA fromChitrakonda	3 July 2004	19 May 2009	4 years, 320 days			13th (2004)
15		Lal Bihari Himirika (born 1948) MLA fromRayagada	10 June 2009	10 May 2011	1 year, 334 days		Biju Janata Dal	14th (2009)
16		Sananda Marndi (born 1971) MLA fromBaripada	17 August 2011	18 May 2014	2 years, 274 days
			16 June 2014	29 May 2019	4 years, 347 days			15th (2014)
17		Rajanikant Singh (born 1955) MLA fromAngul	27 June 2019	8 November 2023	4 years, 134 days			16th (2019)
18		Saluga Pradhan (born 1959) MLA fromG. Udayagiri	21 November 2023	3 June 2024	195 days
19		Bhabani Shankar Bhoi (born 1980) MLA fromTalasara	24 July 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 126 days		Bharatiya Janata Party	17th (2024)

List of leaders of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly^[3]

#	Portrait	Name (lifespan) Constituency	Tenure			Party		Chief Minister	Assembly (Election)
1		Shraddhakar Supakar (1914–1993) MLA fromRairakhol	16 February 1952	4 March 1957	5 years, 16 days		All India Ganatantra Parishad	Nabakrushna Choudhuri	1st (1952)
2		Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (1912–1975) MLA fromTitlagarh	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 fromKantabanji	21 June 1961	1 March 1967	5 years, 253 days		All India Ganatantra Parishad	Biju Patnaik Biren Mitra Sadashiva Tripathy	3rd (1961)
3		Sadashiva Tripathy (1910–1980) MLA fromNowrangpur	18 March 1967	11 January 1971	3 years, 311 days		Indian National Congress	Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo	4th (1967)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (11 January – 3 April 1971)
4		Binayak Acharya (1918–1983) MLA fromBerhampur	4 May 1971	14 June 1972	1 year, 41 days		Indian National Congress	Bishwanath Das	5th (1971)
(2)		Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (1912–1975) MLA fromBolangir	14 June 1972	9 February 1973	240 days		Swatantra Party	Nandini Satpathy
5		Biju Patnaik (1916–1997) MLA fromRajanagar	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 fromRajanagar	19 March 1974	16 December 1976	2 years, 272 days		Utkal Congress	Nandini Satpathy	6th (1974)
President's rule was imposed in during the period (16 December – 29 December 1976)
(5)		Biju Patnaik (1916–1997) MLA fromRajanagar	30 December 1976	24 March 1977	84 days		Utkal Congress	Binayak Acharya	6th (1974)
6		Ram Prasad Mishra (1920–2014) MLA fromKantabanji	31 March 1977	30 April 1977	30 days		Swatantra Party
President's rule was imposed in during the period (30 April – 26 June 1977)
7		Chintamani Panigrahi (1922–2000) MLA fromBegunia	29 June 1977	20 February 1978	236 days		Indian National Congress (R)	Nilamani Routray	7th (1977)
8		Brundaban Nayak (1912–1984) MLA fromHinjili	20 February 1978	3 September 1979	1 year, 195 days		Indian National Congress (I)
9		Prahlad Mallik (1929–1990) MLA fromPatkura	3 September 1979	13 February 1980	163 days		Janata Party
10		Ananta Narayan Singh Deo (1929–2003) MLA fromSurada	13 February 1980	17 February 1980	4 days
President's rule was imposed in during the period (17 February – 9 June 1980)
-	Vacant		9 June 1980	1 April 1984	3 years, 297 days	No Official Opposition		Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	8th (1980)
11		Sarat Kumar Deb (1944–1988) MLA fromAul	2 April 1984	10 March 1985	342 days		Janata Party (Secular)
(5)		Biju Patnaik (1916–1997) MLA fromBhubaneswar	22 March 1985	3 March 1990	4 years, 346 days		Janata Party	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Hemananda Biswal	9th (1985)
-	Vacant		5 March 1990	15 March 1995	5 years, 10 days	No Official Opposition		Biju Patnaik	10th (1990)
(5)		Biju Patnaik (1916–1997) MLA fromBhubaneswar	23 March 1995	20 May 1996	1 year, 58 days		Janata Dal	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Giridhar Gamang Hemananda Biswal	11th (1995)
12		Ashok Kumar Das (1942–2008) MLA fromKorei	22 May 1996	17 December 1997	1 year, 209 days
13		Ram Krushna Patnaik (1940–2021) MLA fromKodala	22 February 1998	16 November 1998	267 days
14		Prafulla Samal (born 1947) MLA fromBhadrak	16 November 1998	1 December 1998	15 days
15		Satchidananda Dalal (born 1941) MLA fromBoudh	11 December 1998	29 February 2000	1 year, 80 days
16		Ramakanta Mishra (born 1944) MLA fromRanpur	21 March 2000	6 February 2004	3 years, 322 days		Indian National Congress	Naveen Patnaik	12th (2000)
17		Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (1927–2015) MLA fromBegunia	4 June 2004	24 January 2009	4 years, 234 days				13th (2004)
18		Ramachandra Ulaka (1935–2011) MLA fromRayagada	24 January 2009	19 May 2009	115 days
19		Bhupinder Singh (born 1951) MLA fromNarla	27 May 2009	10 March 2014	4 years, 287 days				14th (2009)
20		Narasingha Mishra (born 1940) MLA fromBolangir	11 June 2014	29 May 2019	4 years, 352 days				15th (2014)
21		Pradipta Kumar Naik (born 1966) MLA fromBhawanipatna	25 June 2019	30 July 2022	3 years, 35 days		Bharatiya Janata Party		16th (2019)
22		Jayanarayan Mishra (born 1963) MLA fromSambalpur	30 July 2022	4 June 2024	1 year, 310 days
23		Naveen Patnaik (born 1946) MLA fromHinjili	19 June 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 161 days		Biju Janata Dal	Mohan Charan Majhi	17th (2024)

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