7th Orissa Legislative Assembly
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| 7th 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 | 29 June 1977 – 17 February 1980 | ||||
| Election | 1977 Orissa Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Janata Party | ||||
| Opposition | Indian National Congress (R) Indian National Congress (I) Orissa Janata Partry Janata Party | ||||
| Website | assembly | ||||
| Orissa Legislative Assembly | |||||
 House Composition | |||||
| Members | 147 | ||||
| Governor | Harcharan Singh Brar Bhagwat Dayal Sharma | ||||
| Speaker | Satyapriya Mohanty, JP | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Himansu Sekhar Padhi, JP | ||||
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Nilamani Routray, JP | ||||
| Leader of Opposition | Chintamani Panigrahi, INC (R) Brundaban Nayak, INC (I) Prahlad Mallik, OJP Ananta Narayan Singh Deo, JP | ||||
| Party control | Janata Party (110/147) | ||||
| 7 Sessions with 121 Sittings | |||||
The Seventh Orissa Legislative Assembly was convened after 1977 Orissa Legislative Assembly election.
After lifting of nationwide Emergency & Janata Party's high margin win in 1977 election, PM Morarji Desai dismissed 9 Congress led state govt including Odisha by imposing President's rule under Article 356 and called snap election of these state's assemblies.[1] Janata Party came to power after winning in landslide of 110 seats. Shri Nilamani Routray was sworn in as CM of Odisha. After Cong's landslide win in 1980 election, PM Indira Gandhi dismissed 9 opposition led state govt including Odisha by imposing President's rule under Article 356 and called snap election of these state's assemblies. Shri Routray resigned on 17 February 1980.[2][3]
House Composition
| Party | Strength |
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| Janata Party | 110 |
| Indian National Congress (R) | 26 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 |
| Communist Party of India | 1 |
| Independent | 9 |
Office Bearers
| Post | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Party | ||
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| Governor |  |
Harcharan Singh Brar | Assembly Begins | 22 September 1977 | N/A | |
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Bhagwat Dayal Sharma | 23 September 1977 | Assembly Dissolves | |||
| Speaker |  |
Satyapriya Mohanty MLA from Bhubaneswar |
1 July 1977 | 17 February 1980 | Janata Party | |
| Deputy Speaker |  |
Surendra Nath Naik MLA from Kakatpur |
27 July 1977 | 17 February 1980 | Janata Party | |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
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Nilamani Routray MLA from Basudevpur |
26 June 1977 | 17 February 1980 | Janata Party | |
| Leader of Opposition |  |
Chintamani Panigrahi MLA from Begunia |
29 June 1977 | 20 February 1978 | Indian National Congress (R) | |
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Brundaban Nayak MLA from Hinjili |
20 February 1978 | 3 September 1979 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
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Prahlad Mallik MLA from Patkura |
3 September 1979 | 13 February 1980 | Orissa Janata Party | ||
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Ananta Narayan Singh Deo MLA from Surada |
13 February 1980 | 17 February 1980 | Janata Party | ||