List of deputy chief ministers of Odisha
| Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha | |
|---|---|
| ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଉପ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ | |
 | |
 Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo  Smt. Pravati Parida | |
| Chief Minister's Office | |
| Style | Honourable Deputy Chief Minister ମାନ୍ୟବର ଉପ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମହୋଦୟ / ମହୋଦୟା |
| Status | Deputy Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | DCM |
| Member of |
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| Reports to | |
| 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] |
| Inaugural holder | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan |
| Formation | 8 March 1967 |
| Salary |
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| Website | cm |
The deputy chief minister of Odisha is a member of the Cabinet of Odisha Government in the Government of Odisha. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[2] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.
List of deputy chief ministers
| # | Portrait | Name (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Chief Minister | Assembly (Election) |
Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Pabitra Mohan Pradhan (1908-1988) MLA from Pallahara |
8 March 1967 | 9 January 1971 | 3 years, 307 days | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | 4th (1967) |
Orissa Jana Congress | |
| Vacant between (9 January 1971 – 14 June 1972) | |||||||||
| 2 | 
|
Nilamani Routray (1920-2004) MLA from Basudevpur |
14 June 1972 | 1 March 1973 | 260 days | Nandini Satpathy | 5th (1971) |
Utkal Congress | |
| Vacant between (1 March 1973 – 15 March 1995) | |||||||||
| 3 | 
|
Hemananda Biswal (1939-2022) MLA from Laikera |
15 March 1995 | 9 May 1998 | 3 years, 55 days | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | 11th (1995) |
Indian National Congress | |
| 4 | 
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Basant Kumar Biswal (1936-2006) MLA from Tirtol |
17 February 1999 | 3 years, 339 days | |||||
| Vacant between (17 February 1999 – 12 June 2024) | |||||||||
| 5 |
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Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (born 1956) MLA from Patnagarh |
12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 272 days | Mohan Charan Majhi | 17th (2024) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 6 |
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Pravati Parida (born 1966) MLA from Nimapara | |||||||
Statistics
| # | Deputy Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | Basant Kumar Biswal | INC | 3 years, 339 days | 3 years, 339 days | |
| 2 | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | Jana Congress | 3 years, 307 days | 3 years, 307 days | |
| 3 | Hemananda Biswal | INC | 3 years, 55 days | 3 years, 55 days | |
| 4 | Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo* | BJP | 1 year, 272 days* | 1 year, 272 days* | |
| 5 | Pravati Parida* | BJP | 1 year, 272 days* | 1 year, 272 days* | |
| 6 | Nilamani Routray | Utkal Congress | 260 days | 260 days | |
See also
- Government of Odisha
- Governor of Odisha
- Chief Minister of Odisha
- Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
- Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
- Odisha Legislative Assembly
- Elections in Odisha
- Politics of Odisha
- List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.