6th Orissa Legislative Assembly
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| 6th Orissa Legislative Assembly | |||||
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 Front view of Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar (2010) | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Meeting place | Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India | ||||
| Term | 11 March 1974 – 20 April 1977 | ||||
| Election | 1974 Orissa Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Indian National Congress (R) | ||||
| Opposition | Utkal Congress (1974) Bharatiya Lok Dal (1974-1977) Janata Party (1977) | ||||
| Website | assembly | ||||
| Orissa Legislative Assembly | |||||
 House Composition | |||||
| Members | 147 | ||||
| Governor | Basappa Danappa Jatti Justice Gati Krushna Misra (Acting) Akbar Ali Khan Siba Narain Sankar (Acting) Harcharan Singh Brar | ||||
| Speaker | Brajamohan Mohanty, INC(R) | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Chintamani Jena, INC(R) | ||||
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Nandini Satpathy, INC(R) Binayak Acharya,INC(R) | ||||
| Leader of Opposition | Biju Patnaik, UC/BLD Ram Prasad Mishra, JP | ||||
| Party control | Indian National Congress (R) (70/147) | ||||
| 9 Sessions with 150 Sittings | |||||
The Sixth Orissa Legislative Assembly was convened after the 1974 Orissa Legislative Assembly election.[1]
Smt. Nandini Satpathy's govt fell amidst large-scale defection of ruling Cong (R) MLAs. Due to high instability in the state, President's rule was imposed, assembly was dissolved and Elections were called after one year. Cong (R) led by Smt. Nandini Satpathy returned to power. She was sworn into office on 6 March 1974. Rise of her unpopularity and unhappy with her style of functioning, Cong (R) MLAs forced Smt. Satpathy to resign on 16 December 1976.[2] The State was once again placed under President's rule with the Assembly being kept under suspended animation. On 29 December 1976, President's rule was lifted of with Shri Binayak Acharya swearing in as the Chief Minister of Odisha. Following lifting of Emergency and Janata Party's landslide win in 1977 Indian general election, Congress ruled state govt were dismissed, President's rule was imposed and Snap election were called.[3]
House Composition
Office Bearers
| Post | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Party | ||
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| Governor |  |
Basappa Danappa Jatti | Assembly Begins | 20 August 1974 | N/A | |
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Justice Gati Krushna Misra (Acting) |
21 August 1974 | 25 October 1974 | |||
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Akbar Ali Khan | 25 October 1974 | 17 April 1976 | |||
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Justice Siba Narain Sankar (Acting) |
17 April 1976 | 7 February 1977 | |||
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Harcharan Singh Brar | 7 February 1977 | Assembly Dissolves | |||
| Speaker |  |
Braja Mohan Mohanty MLA from Puri |
21 March 1974 | 26 June 1977 | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| Deputy Speaker |  |
Chintamani Jena MLA from Basta |
29 March 1974 | 30 April 1977 | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
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Nandini Satpathy MLA from Dhenkanal |
6 March 1974 | 16 December 1976 | Indian National Congress (R) | |
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Binayak Acharya MLA from Berhampur |
29 December 1976 | 30 April 1977 | Indian National Congress (R) | ||
| Leader of Opposition |  |
Biju Patnaik MLA from Rajanagar |
29 June 1977 | 20 February 1978 | Utkal Congress | |
| 20 February 1978 | 24 March 1977 | Bharatiya Lok Dal | ||||
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Ram Prasad Mishra MLA from Kantabanji |
31 March 1977 | 30 April 1977 | Janata Party | ||