16th Odisha Legislative Assembly

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The Sixteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly was convened on after 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. Biju Janata Dal led by Naveen Patnaik formed government for a record 5th time.[1][2]

Meeting placeOdisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
Term25 May 2019 â€“ 3 June 2024
Election2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
GovernmentBiju Janata Dal
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16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
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Meeting placeOdisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
Term25 May 2019 â€“ 3 June 2024
Election2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
GovernmentBiju Janata Dal
OppositionBharatiya Janata Party
Websiteassembly.odisha.gov.in
Odisha Legislative Assembly
House Composition as on 2023
Members147
GovernorGaneshi Lal
Raghubar Das
SpeakerSurjya Narayan Patro, BJD
Bikram Keshari Arukha, BJD
Pramila Mallik, BJD
Deputy SpeakerRajanikant Singh, BJD
Saluga Pradhan, BJD
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)		Naveen Patnaik, BJD
Leader of OppositionPradipta Kumar Naik, BJP
Jayanarayan Mishra, BJP
Party controlBJD (112/147)
15 Sessions with 184 Sittings
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Brief history

Following BJD's victory in 2019 election, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with his council of ministers were sworn in by Governor Ganeshi Lal on 29 May 2019.[3][4][5] Entire cabinet was reshuffled on 5 June 2022[6] & expanded on 22 May 2023.[7] After a major upset for BJD in 2024 Odisha Assembly election, Shri Patnaik submitted his resignation to Governor on 4 June 2024, paving way for new BJP govt. He continued as Caretaker CM till 12 June 2024.[8] The house got its first women speaker as Smt Pramila Mallik was elected unopposed on 22 September 2023.[9]

House composition

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Party Strength
Assembly Begins Assembly Disolves
Biju Janata Dal 112 108
Bharatiya Janata Party 23 22
Indian National Congress 9 9
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 1
Independent 1 4
Vacant 1 3
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Office bearers

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Post[10] Portrait Name Tenure Party
Governor Ganeshi Lal Assembly Begins 30 October 2023 N/A
Raghubar Das 31 October 2023 Assembly Dissolves
Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro
MLA from Digapahandi		 1 June 2019 4 June 2022 Biju Janata Dal
Bikram Keshari Arukha
MLA from Bhanjanagar		 13 June 2022 12 May 2023
Pramila Mallik
MLA from Binjharpur		 22 September 2023 4 June 2024
Deputy Speaker Rajanikant Singh
MLA from Angul		 27 June 2019 8 November 2023 Biju Janata Dal
Saluga Pradhan
MLA from G. Udayagiri		 21 November 2023 5 June 2024
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Leader of BJD Legislature Party		 Naveen Patnaik
MLA from Hinjili		 29 May 2019 11 June 2024 Biju Janata Dal
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Bikram Keshari Arukha
MLA from Bhanjanagar		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 Biju Janata Dal
Niranjan Pujari
MLA from Sonepur		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024
Leader of Opposition

Leader of BJP Legislature Party

 Pradipta Kumar Naik
MLA from Bhawanipatna		 5 June 2019 30 July 2022 Bharatiya Janata Party
Jayanarayan Mishra
MLA from Sambalpur		 30 July 2022 5 June 2024
Leader of Congress Legislature Party Narasingha Mishra
MLA from Bolangir		 5 June 2019 5 June 2024 Indian National Congress
Pro tem Speaker Amar Prasad Satpathy
MLA from Barchana		 29 May 2019 31 May 2019 Biju Janata Dal
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Council of Ministers

This section is transcluded from Fifth Naveen Patnaik ministry. (edit | history)
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Portfolio Portrait Name

Constituency[11]

 Tenure Party
Naveen Patnaik
MLA from Hinjili		 29 May 2019 11 June 2024 BJD
Cabinet Minister
Niranjan Pujari[12]
MLA from Sonepur		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
29 May 2019 22 May 2023 BJD
Bikram Keshari Arukha[12]
MLA from Bhanjanagar		 22 May 2023 11 June 2024 BJD
Prafulla Kumar Mallik
MLA from Kamakshyanagar		 29 May 2019 11 June 2024 BJD
Naba Kishore Das[13]
MLA from Jharsuguda		 29 May 2019 14 February 2023 BJD
Niranjan Pujari[13]
MLA from Sonepur		 14 February 2023 11 June 2024 BJD
Arun Kumar Sahoo
MLA from Nayagarh		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Ranendra Pratap Swain
MLA from Athagarh		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Pratap Jena
MLA from Mahanga		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Jagannath Saraka
MLA from Bissam Cuttack		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Padmanabha Behera
MLA from Birmaharajpur		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Rajendra Dholakia
MLA from Nuapada		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Arun Kumar Sahoo
MLA from Nayagarh		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak
MLA from Mahakalapada		 9 June 2023 11 June 2024 BJD
Bikram Keshari Arukha
MLA from Bhanjanagar		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Niranjan Pujari
MLA from Sonepur		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Bikram Keshari Arukha
MLA from Bhanjanagar		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Pradip Kumar Amat
MLA from Boudh		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Pratap Jena
MLA from Mahanga		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Pradip Kumar Amat
MLA from Boudh		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Pratap Jena
MLA from Mahanga		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Usha Devi
MLA from Chikiti		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Sudam Marndi
MLA from Bangriposi		 22 May 2023 11 June 2024 BJD
29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Pramila Mallik[14]
MLA from Binjharpur		 5 June 2022 21 September 2022 BJD
Ashok Chandra Panda[14]
MLA from Ekamra-Bhubaneswar		 21 September 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Ranendra Pratap Swain
MLA from Athagarh		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak
MLA from Mahakalapada		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Padmanabha Behera
MLA from Birmaharajpur		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Tukuni Sahu
MLA from Titlagarh		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Pratap Keshari Deb
MLA from Aul		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Susanta Singh
MLA from Bhatli		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Srikanta Sahu[12]
MLA from Polasara		 5 June 2022 22 May 2023 BJD
Sarada Prashad Nayak[12]
MLA from Rourkela		 22 May 2023 11 June 2024 BJD
Ministers of State with Independent Charges
Jagannath Saraka
MLA from Bissam Cuttack		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Ashok Chandra Panda
MLA from Ekamra Bhubaneswar		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Tusharkanti Behera
MLA from Kakatpur		 29 May 2019 11 June 2024 BJD
Samir Ranjan Dash[12]
MLA from Nimapara		 29 May 2019 22 May 2023 BJD
Raghunandan Das
MLA from Balikuda-Erasama		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Dibya Shankar Mishra
MLA from Junagarh		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi
MLA from Simulia		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Aswini Kumar Patra
MLA from Jaleswar		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Premananda Nayak
MLA from Telkoi		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Pritiranjan Gharai
MLA from Sukinda		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Padmini Dian
MLA from Kotpad		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Rita Sahu
MLA from Bijepur		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Basanti Hembram
MLA from Karanjia		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
Rohit Pujari[15]
MLA from Rairakhol		 5 June 2022 9 June 2023 BJD
Ministers of State
Dibya Shankar Mishra
MLA from Junagarh		 29 May 2019 5 June 2022 BJD
Tusharkanti Behera
MLA from Kakatpur		 5 June 2022 11 June 2024 BJD
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Members of Legislative Assembly

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No.		 Constituency Name Party Remarks
Bargarh 1 Padampur Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha Biju Janata Dal Died in October 2022.[16]
Barsha Singh Bariha Won in December 2022 Bypoll.[17]
2 Bijepur Naveen Patnaik Elected from 2 seats. Resigned[18]
Rita Sahu Minister of State (I/C)
3 Bargarh Debesh Acharya
4 Attabira (SC) Snehangini Chhuria
5 Bhatli Susanta Singh Cabinet Minister
Jharsuguda 6 Brajarajnagar Kishore Kumar Mohanty Died in December 2021.[19]
Alka Mohanty Won in June 2022 Bypoll.[20]
7 Jharsuguda Naba Kishore Das Cabinet Minister, Assassinated in January 2023.[21]
Dipali Das Won in 2023 Bypoll.[22]
Sundargarh 8 Talsara (ST) Bhabani Shankar Bhoi Bharatiya Janata Party
9 Sundargarh (ST) Kusum Tete
10 Biramitrapur (ST) Shankar Oram
11 Raghunathpali (SC) Subrat Tarai Biju Janata Dal
12 Rourkela Sarada Prasad Nayak Cabinet Minister
13 Rajgangpur (ST) C. S. Razeen Ekka Indian National Congress
14 Bonai (ST) Laxman Munda Communist Party of India
Sambalpur 15 Kuchinda (ST) Kishore Chandra Naik Biju Janata Dal
16 Rengali (SC) Nauri Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party
17 Sambalpur Jayanarayan Mishra Leader of Opposition
18 Rairakhol Rohit Pujari Biju Janata Dal Minister of State (I/C)
Deogarh 19 Deogarh Subash Chandra Panigrahi Bharatiya Janata Party
Keonjhar 20 Telkoi (ST) Premmananda Nayak Biju Janata Dal Minister of State (I/C), Disqualified on 11 April 2024.[23]
Vacant (since 11 April 2024)
21 Ghasipura Badri Narayan Patra Biju Janata Dal
22 Anandpur (SC) Bhagirathi Sethi
23 Patna (ST) Jagganath Naik
24 Keonjhar (ST) Mohan Charan Majhi Bharatiya Janata Party
25 Champua Minakshi Mahanta Biju Janata Dal
Mayurbhanj 26 Jashipur (ST) Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia Bharatiya Janata Party
27 Saraskana (ST) Budhan Murmu
28 Rairangpur (ST) Naba Charan Majhi
29 Bangriposi (ST) Sudam Marndi Biju Janata Dal Cabinet Minister
30 Karanjia (ST) Basanti Hembram Minister of State (I/C)
31 Udala (ST) Bhaskar Madhei Bharatiya Janata Party
32 Badasahi (SC) Sanatan Bijuli
33 Baripada (ST) Prakash Soren
34 Morada Rajkishore Das Biju Janata Dal
Balasore 35 Jaleswar Aswini Kumar Patra Minister of State (I/C)
36 Bhograi Ananta Das
37 Basta Nityananda Sahoo
38 Balasore Madanmohan Dutta Bharatiya Janata Party Died in June 2020.[24]
Swarup Kumar Das Biju Janata Dal Won in November 2020 Bypoll.[25]
39 Remuna (SC) Sudhanshu Shekar Parida Suspended from party for anti party activities on 21 September 2023.[26]
Independent Since 25 September 2023.
40 Nilagiri Sukanta Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party
41 Soro (SC) Parshuram Dhada Biju Janata Dal
42 Simulia Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi Minister of State (I/C)
Bhadrak 43 Bhandaripokhari Prafulla Samal
44 Bhadrak Sanjib Mallick
45 Basudevpur Bishnubrata Routray
46 Dhamnagar (SC) Bishnu Charan Sethi Bharatiya Janata Party Died in September 2022.[27]
Suryabanshi Suraj Won in November 2022 bypoll.[28]
47 Chandabali Byomkesh Ray Biju Janata Dal
Jajpur 48 Binjharpur (SC) Pramila Mallik Speaker
49 Bari Sunanda Das
50 Barchana Amar Prasad Satpathy
51 Dharmasala Pranab Kumar Balabantaray Deputy Govt. Chief Whip
52 Jajpur Pranab Prakash Das
53 Korei Ashok Kumar Bal
54 Sukinda Pritiranjan Gharai Minister of State (I/C)
Dhenkanal 55 Dhenkanal Sudhir Kumar Samal
56 Hindol (SC) Seemarani Nayak
57 Kamakhyanagar Prafulla Kumar Mallick Cabinet Minister
58 Parjanga Nrusingha Charan Sahu
Angul 59 Pallahara Mukesh Kumar Pal
60 Talcher Braja Kishore Pradhan
61 Angul Rajanikant Singh Deputy Speaker
62 Chhendipada (SC) Susanta Kumar Behera
63 Athmallik Ramesh Chandra Sai
Subarnapur 64 Birmaharajpur (SC) Padmanabha Behera Cabinet Minister
65 Sonepur Niranjan Pujari Cabinet Minister
Bolangir 66 Loisingha (SC) Mukesh Mahaling Bharatiya Janata Party
67 Patnagarh Saroj Kumar Meher Biju Janata Dal Deputy Govt. Chief Whip
68 Bolangir Narasingha Mishra Indian National Congress Leader of Congress Legislature Party
69 Titlagarh Tukuni Sahu Biju Janata Dal Cabinet Minister
70 Kantabanji Santosh Singh Saluja Indian National Congress
Nuapada 71 Nuapada Rajendra Dholakia Biju Janata Dal Cabinet Minister
72 Khariar Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi Indian National Congress
Nabarangpur 73 Umarkote (ST) Nityananda Gond Bharatiya Janata Party
74 Jharigam (ST) Prakash Chandra Majhi Biju Janata Dal
75 Nabarangpur (ST) Sadasiva Pradhani
76 Dabugam (ST) Manohar Randhari
Kalahandi 77 Lanjigarh (ST) Pradip Kumar Dishari
78 Junagarh Dibya Shankar Mishra Minister of State (I/C)
79 Dharmagarh Mousadhi Bag
80 Bhawanipatna (SC) Pradipta Kumar Naik Bharatiya Janata Party Leader of Opposition
81 Narla Bhupinder Singh Biju Janata Dal
Kandhamal 82 Baliguda (ST) Chakramani Kanhar
83 G. Udayagiri (ST) Saluga Pradhan Deputy Speaker
84 Phulbani (ST) Angada Kanhar
Boudh 85 Kantamal Mahidhar Rana
86 Boudh Pradip Kumar Amat Cabinet Minister
Cuttack 87 Baramba Debiprasad Mishra
88 Banki Devi Ranjan Tripathy
89 Athgarh Ranendra Pratap Swain Cabinet Minister
90 Barabati-Cuttack Mohammed Moquim Indian National Congress Suspended from party, later revoked.[29][30]
91 Choudwar-Cuttack Souvic Biswal Biju Janata Dal
92 Niali (SC) Pramod Kumar Mallick
93 Cuttack Sadar (SC) Chandra Sarathi Behera
94 Salipur Prasanta Behera
95 Mahanga Pratap Jena Cabinet Minister
Kendrapara 96 Patkura Sabitri Agarwalla
97 Kendrapara (SC) Shashi Bhusan Behera
98 Aul Pratap Keshari Deb Cabinet Minister
99 Rajanagar Dhruba Charan Sahoo
100 Mahakalapada Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak Cabinet Minister
Jagatsinghpur 101 Paradeep Sambit Routray
102 Tirtol (SC) Bishnu Charan Das Died in July 2020.[31]
Bijay Shankar Das Won in Nov 2020 Bypoll.[25]
103 Balikuda-Erasama Raghunadan Das Minister of State (I/C)
104 Jagatsinghpur Prasanta Kumar Muduli Govt. Chief Whip
Puri 105 Kakatpur (SC) Tusarakanti Behera Minister of State (I/C)
106 Nimapara Samir Ranjan Dash Minister of State (I/C)
107 Puri Jayanta Kumar Sarangi Bharatiya Janata Party
108 Brahmagiri Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra
109 Satyabadi Umakanta Samantaray Biju Janata Dal
110 Pipili Pradeep Maharathy Biju Janata Dal Died in October 2020.[32]
Rudra Pratap Maharathy Won in October 2021 Bypoll.[33]
Khordha 111 Jayadev (SC) Arabinda Dhali Disqualified on 11 April 2024.[23]
Vacant (since 11 April 2024)
112 Bhubaneswar Central Ananta Narayan Jena Biju Janata Dal
113 Bhubaneswar North Susant Kumar Rout
114 Ekamra Bhubaneswar Ashok Chandra Panda Cabinet Minister
115 Jatani Suresh Kumar Routray Indian National Congress Suspended from party for anti party activities before 2024 elections.[34]
116 Begunia Rajendra Kumar Sahoo Biju Janata Dal
117 Khurda Jyotirindra Nath Mitra
118 Chilika Prasanta Kumar Jagadev
Nayagarh 119 Ranpur Satyanarayan Pradhan
120 Khandapada Soumya Ranjan Patnaik Suspended from party for anti party activities on 21 September 2023.[26]
Independent Since 25 September 2023.
121 Daspalla (SC) Ramesh Chandra Behera Biju Janata Dal
122 Nayagarh Aruna Kumar Sahoo Cabinet Minister
Ganjam 123 Bhanjanagar Bikram Keshari Arukha Speaker
124 Polasara Srikanta Sahu Cabinet Minister
125 Kabisuryanagar Latika Pradhan
126 Khalikote (SC) Suryamani Baidya
127 Chhatrapur (SC) Subash Chandra Behera
128 Aska Manjula Swain
129 Surada Purna Chandra Swain
130 Sanakhemundi Ramesh Chandra Jena Indian National Congress
131 Hinjili Naveen Patnaik Biju Janata Dal Chief Minister
132 Gopalpur Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi Biju Janata Dal Expelled from party for "anti people activities" on 29 November 2020.[35]
Independent Since 29 November 2020.
133 Berhampur Bikram Kumar Panda Biju Janata Dal
134 Digapahandi Surjya Narayan Patro Speaker, Died in September 2023.[36]
Vacant (since 2 September 2023)
135 Chikiti Usha Devi Biju Janata Dal Cabinet Minister
Gajapati 136 Mohana (ST) Dasarathi Gomango Indian National Congress
137 Paralakhemundi Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi Biju Janata Dal
Rayagada 138 Gunupur (ST) Raghunath Gomango
139 Bissam Cuttack (ST) Jagannath Saraka Cabinet Minister
140 Rayagada (ST) Makaranda Muduli Independent
Koraput 141 Lakshmipur (ST) Prabhu Jani Biju Janata Dal
142 Kotpad (ST) Padmini Dian Minister of State (I/C)
143 Jeypore Tara Prasad Bahinipati Indian National Congress
144 Koraput (SC) Raghu Ram Padal Biju Janata Dal
145 Pottangi (ST) Rama Chandra Kadam Indian National Congress
Malkangiri 146 Malkangiri (ST) Aditya Madhi Bharatiya Janata Party
147 Chitrakonda (ST) Purna Chandra Baka Biju Janata Dal
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By-polls

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Year Constituency Reason for by-poll Winning candidate Party
Oct 2019 Bijepur Resignation of Naveen Patnaik Rita Sahu Biju Janata Dal
Nov 2020 Balasore Death of Madanmohan Dutta Swarup Kumar Das
Tirtol (SC) Death of Bishnu Charan Das Bijay Shankar Das
Oct 2021 Pipili Death of Pradeep Maharathy Rudra Pratap Maharathy
Jun 2022 Brajarajnagar Death of Kishore Kumar Mohanty Alka Mohanty
Nov 2022 Dhamnagar (SC) Death of Bishnu Charan Sethi Suryabanshi Suraj Bharatiya Janata Party
Dec 2022 Padampur Death of Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha Barsha Singh Bariha Biju Janata Dal
Jun 2023 Jharsuguda Death of Naba Das Dipali Das
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