Odisha Legislative Assembly ଓଡ଼ିଶା ବିଧାନ ସଭା
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
Chief Minister (Leader of the House)	Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP since 12 June 2024
Deputy Chief Minister (Deputy Leader of the House)	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Pravati Parida, 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 (48)  BJD (48) Other Opposition (17)  INC (14)  CPI(M) (1)  IND (2)
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

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			Chief Minister	Assembly (Election)	Party
1		Mukunda Prasad Das (1887–1969) Member fromCentral Balasore Sadar	28 July 1937	29 May 1946	8 years, 305 days	Krushna Chandra Gajapati Bishwanath Das Krushna Chandra Gajapati	1st Provisional (1937)		Indian National Congress
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	Biju Patnaik Biren Mitra Sadashiva Tripathy	3rd (1961)		Indian National Congress
6		Nandakishore Mishra (1906–1992) MLA fromLoisingha	18 March 1967	11 January 1971	6 years, 299 days	Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo	4th (1967)		Swatantra Party
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	Bishwanath Das Nandini Satpathy	5th (1971)		Swatantra Party
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	Nandini Satpathy	6th (1974)		Indian National Congress
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	Binayak Acharya	6th (1974)		Indian National Congress
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	Nilamani Routray	7th (1977)		Janata Party
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	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	8th (1980)		Indian National Congress
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	Biju Patnaik	10th (1990)		Janata Dal
12		Kishore Chandra Patel (born 1946) MLA fromSundargarh	22 March 1995	14 January 1996	298 days	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Giridhar Gamang Hemananda Biswal	11th (1995)		Indian National Congress
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	Naveen Patnaik	12th (2000)		Biju Janata Dal
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, 239 days	Mohan Charan Majhi	17th (2024)		Bharatiya Janata Party

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

#	Portrait	Name (lifespan) Constituency	Tenure			Speaker	Assembly (Election)	Party
1		Nanda Kishore Das (died 1986) Member fromSouth Balasore Sadar	28 July 1937	14 September 1945	8 years, 48 days	Mukunda Prasad Das	1st Provisional (1937)		Indian National Congress
2		Adruti Lakshmi Bai (died 1986) Member fromBerhampur Town	29 May 1946	20 February 1952	5 years, 267 days	Lal Mohan Patnaik	2nd Provincial (1946)
3		Maulabi Mahammed Hanif MLA fromBhadrak	8 March 1952	4 March 1957	4 years, 361 days	Nanda Kishore Das	1st (1952)
4		Jadumani Mangaraj (died 1964) MLA fromBarchana	29 May 1957	25 February 1961	3 years, 272 days	Nilakantha Das	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	Lingaraj Panigrahi	3rd (1961)		Indian National Congress
6		Harihar Bahinipati (1927–2005) MLA fromPuri	29 March 1967	11 January 1971	3 years, 288 days	Nandakishore Mishra	4th (1967)		Praja Socialist Party
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	Nandakishore Mishra	5th (1971)		Utkal Congress
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	Brajamohan Mohanty	6th (1974)		Indian National Congress
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	Brajamohan Mohanty	6th (1974)		Indian National Congress
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	Satyapriya Mohanty	7th (1977)		Janata Party
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	Somnath Rath Prasanna Kumar Dash	8th (1980)		Indian National Congress
11		Chintamani Dyan Samantra (born 1940) MLA fromChikiti	18 March 1985	3 March 1990	4 years, 350 days	Prasanna Kumar Dash	9th (1985)
12		Prahlad Dora (1946–2021) MLA fromChitrakonda	20 March 1990	15 March 1995	4 years, 360 days	Yudhistir Das	10th (1990)		Janata Dal
(11)		Chintamani Dyan Samantra (born 1940) MLA fromChikiti	28 March 1995	12 February 1996	321 days	Kishore Chandra Patel	11th (1995)		Independent
13		Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj (1955–2025) MLA fromKhandapada	15 March 1996	29 February 2000	3 years, 351 days	Chintamani Dyan Samantra			Indian National Congress
14		Rama Chandra Panda (born 1949) MLA fromChhatrapur	27 March 2000	6 February 2004	3 years, 316 days	Sarat Kumar Kar	12th (2000)		Bharatiya Janata Party
(12)		Prahlad Dora (1946–2021) MLA fromChitrakonda	3 July 2004	19 May 2009	4 years, 320 days	Maheswar Mohanty Prahlad Dora Kishore Kumar Mohanty	13th (2004)
15		Lal Bihari Himirika (born 1948) MLA fromRayagada	10 June 2009	10 May 2011	1 year, 334 days	Pradip Kumar Amat	14th (2009)		Biju Janata Dal
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	Niranjan Pujari Pradip Kumar Amat	15th (2014)
17		Rajanikant Singh (born 1955) MLA fromAngul	27 June 2019	8 November 2023	4 years, 134 days	Surjya Narayan Patro Bikram Keshari Arukha	16th (2019)
18		Saluga Pradhan (born 1959) MLA fromG. Udayagiri	21 November 2023	3 June 2024	195 days	Pramila Mallik
19		Bhabani Shankar Bhoi (born 1980) MLA fromTalasara	24 July 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 205 days	Surama Padhy	17th (2024)		Bharatiya Janata Party

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

#	Portrait	Name (lifespan) Constituency	Tenure			Chief Minister	Assembly (Election)	Party
1		Shraddhakar Supakar (1914–1993) MLA fromRairakhol	16 February 1952	4 March 1957	5 years, 16 days	Nabakrushna Choudhuri	1st (1952)		All India Ganatantra Parishad
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	Biju Patnaik Biren Mitra Sadashiva Tripathy	3rd (1961)		All India Ganatantra Parishad
3		Sadashiva Tripathy (1910–1980) MLA fromNowrangpur	18 March 1967	11 January 1971	3 years, 311 days	Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo	4th (1967)		Indian National Congress
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	Bishwanath Das	5th (1971)		Indian National Congress
(2)		Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (1912–1975) MLA fromBolangir	14 June 1972	9 February 1973	240 days	Nandini Satpathy			Swatantra Party
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	10 December 1974	266 days	Nandini Satpathy	6th (1974)		Utkal Congress
			10 December 1974	16 December 1976	2 years, 6 days				Bharatiya Lok Dal
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	Binayak Acharya	6th (1974)		Bharatiya Lok Dal
6		Ram Prasad Mishra (1920–2014) MLA fromKantabanji	31 March 1977	30 April 1977	30 days				Janata 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	Nilamani Routray	7th (1977)		Indian National Congress (R)
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				Orissa Janata Party
10		Ananta Narayan Singh Deo (1929–2003) MLA fromSurada	13 February 1980	17 February 1980	4 days				Janata Party
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	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	8th (1980)	No Official Opposition
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	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Hemananda Biswal	9th (1985)		Janata Party
-	Vacant		5 March 1990	15 March 1995	5 years, 10 days	Biju Patnaik	10th (1990)	No Official Opposition
(5)		Biju Patnaik (1916–1997) MLA fromBhubaneswar	23 March 1995	20 May 1996	1 year, 58 days	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Giridhar Gamang Hemananda Biswal	11th (1995)		Janata Dal
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	Naveen Patnaik	12th (2000)		Indian National Congress
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		16th (2019)		Bharatiya Janata Party
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, 240 days	Mohan Charan Majhi	17th (2024)		Biju Janata Dal

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