1st Orissa Legislative Assembly
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Meeting placeSardar Patel Hall, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
Term20 February 1952 – 4 March 1957
GovernmentIndian National Congress
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 Orissa Legislative Assembly | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Meeting place | Sardar Patel Hall, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India | ||||
| Term | 20 February 1952 – 4 March 1957 | ||||
| Election | 1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Opposition | Ganatantra Parishad | ||||
| Website | assembly | ||||
| Orissa Legislative Assembly | |||||
 House Composition | |||||
| Members | 140 | ||||
| Governor | Asaf Ali Saiyid Fazl Ali P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja Bhim Sen Sachar | ||||
| Speaker | Nandakishore Das, INC | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Mahammed Hanif, INC | ||||
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Nabakrushna Choudhuri, INC Harekrushna Mahatab, INC | ||||
| Leader of Opposition | Shraddhakar Supakar, AIGP | ||||
| Party control | INC (77/140) | ||||
| 9 Sessions with 356 sitting days | |||||
The First Orissa Legislative Assembly was convened after the 1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election.[1]
Nabakrushna Choudhuri led Congress party emerged as the single largest party and was sworn in as Chief Minister of state on 20 February 1952. As the ministry was in minority, Shri Choudhuri had support from several Independent MLAs. In October 1956, Shri Choudhuri resigned and Shri Harekrushna Mahatab became the chief minister and continued till the end of term. At the beginning of this session, the Assembly was shifted from Cuttack to a new building known today as Sardar Patel Hall in state's New Capital, Bhubaneswar.[2]
House Composition
| Party | Strength |
|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 67 |
| All India Ganatantra Parishad | 31 |
| Socialist Party | 10 |
| Communist Party of India | 7 |
| All India Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) | 1 |
| Independent | 24 |
Office Bearers
| Post | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Party | ||
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| Governor |  |
Asaf Ali | Assembly Begins | 6 June 1952 | N/A | |
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Saiyid Fazl Ali | 7 June 1952 | 9 February 1954 | |||
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P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja | 10 February 1954 | 11 September 1956 | |||
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Bhim Sen Sachar | 12 September 1956 | Assembly Dissolves | |||
| Speaker |  |
Nandakishore Das MLA from Soro |
6 March 1952 | 27 May 1957 | Indian National Congress | |
| Deputy Speaker |  |
Maulabi Mahammed Hanif MLA from Bhadrak |
8 March 1952 | 4 March 1957 | Indian National Congress | |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
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Nabakrushna Choudhuri MLA from Barchana |
20 February 1952 | 19 October 1956 | Indian National Congress | |
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Harekrushna Mahatab | 19 October 1956 | 5 April 1957 | Indian National Congress | ||
| Leader of Opposition |  |
Shraddhakar Supakar MLA from Sambalpur Rairakhol |
16 February 1952 | 4 March 1957 | Ganatantra Parishad | |