4th Orissa Legislative Assembly
4th state legislature of the Indian state of Orissa
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The Fourth Orissa Legislative Assembly was convened after the 1967 Orissa Legislative Assembly election.[1]
Meeting placeOdisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
Term1 March 1967 – 23 January 1971
Election1967
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| Meeting place | Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India | ||||
| Term | 1 March 1967 – 23 January 1971 | ||||
| Election | 1967 | ||||
| Government | SWP + OJC | ||||
| Opposition | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Website | assembly | ||||
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| Members | 140 | ||||
| Governor | Ajudhia Nath Khosla Shaukatullah Shah Ansari | ||||
| Speaker | Nandakishore Mishra, SWP | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Harihar Bahinipati, PSP | ||||
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, SWP | ||||
| Leader of Opposition | Sadashiva Tripathy, INC | ||||
| Party control | SWP + OJC (75/140) | ||||
| 10 Sessions with 197 sitting days | |||||
Brief History
Prior to election, All India Ganatantra Parishad merged with Swatantra Party and Harekrushna Mahatab left Congress to form Orissa Jana Congress. Both Swatantra and Jana Congress Party formed a post poll Coalition Government with Shri R. N. Singh Deo as the Chief Minister on 8 March 1967. Due to difference between the parties, the Coalition Government collapsed on the 9th January 1971. Subsequently, President's Rule was imposed and early election was called.[2]
House Composition
Office Bearers
| Post | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Party | ||
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| Governor |  |
Ajudhia Nath Khosla | Assembly Begins | 30 January 1968 | N/A | |
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Shaukatullah Shah Ansari | 31 January 1968 | Assembly Dissolves | |||
| Speaker |  |
Nandakishore Mishra MLA from Loisingha |
18 March 1967 | 11 January 1971 | Swatantra Party | |
| Deputy Speaker |  |
Harihar Bahinipati MLA from Puri |
29 March 1967 | 11 January 1971 | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
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Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo MLA from Bolangir |
8 March 1967 | 9 January 1971 | Swatantra Party | |
| Deputy Leader of the House (Deputy Chief Minister) |
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Pabitra Mohan Pradhan MLA from Pallahara |
8 March 1967 | 9 January 1971 | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| Leader of Opposition |  |
Sadashiva Tripathy MLA from Nowrangpur |
18 March 1967 | 11 January 1971 | Indian National Congress | |
Council of Ministers
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Ministry
Members of Legislative Assembly
Bypolls
| Year | Constituency | Reason for by-poll | Winning candidate | Party | |
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| May 1967 | Athagarh | Resignation of Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | Radhanath Rath | Independent | |
| Bhubaneswar | Resignation of Harekrushna Mahatab | Subhadra Mahatab | Orissa Jana Congress | ||
| December 1969 | Jeypore | Death of N. Ramseshaiah | Pratap Narayan Singh Deo | Swatantra Party | |