List of deputy chief ministers of Odisha
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.[1] 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[edit]
| Sr. No. | Name (birth-death) |
Portrait | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly(election) | Political Party | Chief Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nilamani Routray (1920–2004) |
|
Basudevpur | 14 June 1972 | 1 March 1973 | 260 days | 5th | Utkal Congress | Nandini Satpathy | |
| 2 | Hemananda Biswal (1939-2022) |
|
Laikera | 15 March 1995 | 9 May 1998 | 3 years, 55 days | 11th | Indian National Congress | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | |
| 3 | Basant Kumar Biswal (1936–2003) |
|
Tirtol | 17 February 1999 | 3 years, 339 days | |||||
| 4 | Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
(1956 -) |
|
Patnagarh | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | −1 day | 17th | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mohan Charan Majhi | |
| 5 | Pravati Parida
(1967-) |
|
Nimapara | Incumbent | −1 day | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.