12th Orissa Legislative Assembly

12th state legislature of the Indian state of Orissa #76CD26 12th Orissa Legislative Assembly 11th Assembly 13th Assembly File:Odisha Vidhan Soudha.jpg 300px Front view of Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar (2010) Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India 2000 Orissa Legislative Assembly election https://assembly.odisha.gov.in/ Orissa Legislative Assembly National Democratic AllianceBiju Janata DalBharatiya Janata Party Indian National Congress 22 March 2000 6 February 2004 147 Governor M. M. Rajendran Speaker Sarat Kumar Kar, BJD Deputy Speaker Rama Chandra Panda, BJP Leader of the House(Chief Minister) Naveen Patnaik, BJD Leader of Opposition Ramakanta Mishra, INC National Democratic Alliance (107/147) 13 Sessions with 214 Sittings File:India Orissa Legislative Assembly 2000.svg 300px House Composition as assembly begins The Twelfth Orissa Legislative Assembly was convened after 2000 Orissa Legislative Assembly election. National Democratic Alliance led by Naveen Patnaik formed government for first time.2000-04-15 Assembly Elections, 2000 : Politics in Post-Cyclone Orissa Economic and Political Weekly https://www.epw.in/journal/2000/16/commentary/assembly-elections-2000-politics-post-cyclone-orissa.html 2025-09-09 www.epw.in en2024-12-02 Naveen Patnaik’s Odisha (2000-2024) https://www.theindiaforum.in/politics/naveen-patnaiks-odisha-2000-2024 2025-09-09 The India Forum enDas Dr. Sthitaprajna Panigrahi Puspalata 14 July 2024 A study on the state legislative assembly elections in Odisha (1952-2024) https://www.journalofpoliticalscience.com/uploads/archives/6-2-1-681.pdf International Journal of Political Science and Governance 6 2 28-33 E-ISSN: 2664-603X, P-ISSN: 2664-6021 Brief history Due to poor handling of 1999 Odisha cyclone and rise in corruption & criminal cases etc. led to rise of unpopularity of Congress, which eventually led to their dismissal performance in 2000 election. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with his council of ministers were sworn in by Governor M. M. Rajendran on 5 March 2000. The BJD had the larger share of representation in the ministry with 16 ministers including the Chief Minister while the BJP had 9. Cabinet reshuffle took place on 6 August 2002 with induction of 8 new ministers.rediff.com: Naveen Patnaik inducts eight new ministers https://m.rediff.com/news/2002/aug/06oris.htm 2025-06-16 m.rediff.com Assembly was dissolved early almost a year ahead & election were called in line with 2004 Indian general election. NDA lost the general election but won 2004 Orissa Assembly election. Shri Patnaik resigned on 15 May 2004 paving way for new govt. House Composition PartyStrengthAssembly BeginsAssembly DissolvesBiju Janata Dal6869Bharatiya Janata Party3838Indian National Congress2625Jharkhand Mukti Morcha32Communist Party of India11Communist Party of India (Marxist)11Janata Dal (Secular)11All India Trinamool Congress10Independent810 Office Bearers PostPortraitNameTenurePartyGovernor100x100pxM. M. RajendranAssembly BeginsAssembly DissolvesN/ASpeaker100x100pxSarat Kumar KarMLA from Mahanga10 March 200021 May 2004Biju Janata DalDeputy Speaker 100x100pxRama Chandra PandaMLA from Chhatrapur27 March 20006 February 2004Bharatiya Janata PartyLeader of the House(Chief Minister) Leader of BJD Legislature Party100x100pxNaveen PatnaikMLA from Hinjili5 March 200015 May 2004Biju Janata DalMinister for Parliamentary Affairs100x100pxNalinikanta MohantyMLA from Rajanagar5 March 20009 July 2001Biju Janata Dal 3100x100pxNaveen PatnaikMLA from HinjiliChief Minister9 July 20016 August 2002100x100pxPanchanan KanungoMLA from Gobindpur6 August 200215 May 2004Leader of OppositionLeader of Congress Legislature Party 100x100pxRamakanta MishraMLA from Ranpur21 March 20006 February 2004Indian National CongressPro tem Speaker 100x100pxHabibulla KhanMLA from Nowrangpur6 March 20008 March 2000Indian National Congress Council of Ministers First Naveen Patnaik ministry Council of Ministers Members of Legislative Assembly +SourceDistrictAC. No.ConstituencyMemberPartyRemarksMayurbhanj1 Karanjia (ST) Padma Charan Haiburu Independent (politician)2 Jashipur (ST) Bhanu Charan Naik Bharatiya Janata Party3 Bahalda (ST) Laxman Soren Bharatiya Janata Party4 Rairangpur (ST) Droupadi Murmu Bharatiya Janata PartyMinister of State (I/C)5 Bangriposi (ST) Purusottama Naik Independent (politician)6 Kuliana (ST) Sudam Marndi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha7 Baripada Kishore Dash Jharkhand Mukti Morcha8 Baisinga (ST) Kandra Soren Bharatiya Janata Party9 Khunta (ST) Golaka Bihari Naik Bharatiya Janata PartyMinister of State10 Udala (ST) Bhaskara Madhei Bharatiya Janata PartyBalasore11 Bhograi Kamala Das Biju Janata DalCabinet Minister12 Jaleswar Jayanarayan Mohanty Indian National Congress13 Basta Raghunath Mohanty Biju Janata Dal14 Balasore Jiban Pradip Dash Bharatiya Janata Party15 Soro Kartik Mohapatra Indian National Congress16 Simulia Parsuram Panigrahi Biju Janata Dal17 Nilgiri Pradipta Panda Communist Party of India (Marxist) yesBhadrak18 Bhandaripokhari (SC) Ratha Das Biju Janata Dal19 Bhadrak Biren Palei Indian National Congress Died on 2 March 2001Sitting Congress MLA died in a road accident https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/victoria-beckham-not-keen-on-fourth-child_9352.html/amp 2025-09-09 zeenews.india.comPrafulla Samal Biju Janata Dal Won in May 2002 Bypoll.IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Bhadrak 2002 https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/286 2025-09-10 IndiaVotes20 Dhamnagar Manas Ranjan Mallik Independent (politician)21 Chandbali (SC) Bishnu Charan Sethi Bharatiya Janata Party22 Basudevpur Bijayshree Routray Biju Janata DalMinister of State (I/C)Jajpur23 Sukinda Prafulla Chandra Ghadai Biju Janata DalCabinet Minister24 Korai Ashok Kumar Das Janata Dal (Secular) yes25 Jajpur (SC) Surjyamani Jena Biju Janata Dal26 Dharamsala Kalpataru Das Biju Janata Dal27 Barchana Amar Prasad Satpathy Biju Janata DalMinister of State28 Bari-Derabisi Debasis Nayak Biju Janata Dal29 Binjharpur (SC) Pramila Mallik Biju Janata DalKendrapara30 Aul Pratap Keshari Deb Biju Janata Dal31 Patamundai (SC) Tapash Kumar Das Biju Janata Dal32 Rajnagar Nalini Kanta Mohanty Biju Janata DalCabinet Minister, Expelled from Party on 19 July 2001. Independent (politician)Since 30 July 2001.33 Kendrapara Bed Prakash Agarwal Bharatiya Janata PartyCabinet Minister34 Patkura Trilochan Behera All India Trinamool CongressMerged with Biju Janata Dal party on 21 April 2001. Biju Janata DalJagatsinghpur35 Tirtol Debashish Samantaray Biju Janata Dal36 Ersama Damodar Rout Biju Janata DalCabinet Minister37 Balikuda Umesh Chandra Swain Indian National Congress38 Jagatsinghpur (SC) Bishnu Charan Das Biju Janata DalCuttack39 Kissannagar Pratap Jena Biju Janata Dal40 Mahanga Sarat Kumar Kar Biju Janata DalSpeaker41 Salepur (SC) Kalindi Behera Biju Janata DalCabinet Minister42 Gobindpur Panchanan Kanungo Biju Janata DalMinister of State (I/C)43 Cuttack Sadar Nibedita Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party44 Cuttack City Samir Dey Bharatiya Janata PartyCabinet Minister45 Choudwar Bidhubhusan Praharaj Independent (politician)46 Banki Pravat Tripathy Biju Janata Dal47 Athgarh Ranendra Pratap Swain Biju Janata DalMinister of State (I/C)48 Baramba Debi Prasad Mishra Biju Janata DalMinister of StateKhurda49 Balipatna (SC) Raghaba Chandra Sethi Biju Janata Dal50 Bhubaneswar Biswabhusan Harichandan Bharatiya Janata PartyCabinet Minister51 Jatni Suresh Kumar Routray Indian National CongressPuri52 Pipli Pradeep Maharathy Biju Janata DalGovt. Chief Whip53 Nimapara (SC) Baidhar Malik Bharatiya Janata Party54 Kakatpur Surendra Nath Naik Biju Janata DalCabinet Minister55 Satyabadi Prasad Kumar Harichandan Indian National Congress56 Puri Maheswar Mohanty Biju Janata Dal57 Brahmagiri Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra Indian National CongressKhurda58 Chilka Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan Bharatiya Janata Party59 Khurda Jyotirindra Nath Mitra Independent (politician)60 Begunia Prashanta Nanda Bharatiya Janata PartyMinister of State (I/C)Nayagarh61 Ranpur Ramakanta Mishra Indian National CongressLeader of Oppposition62 Nayagarh Bhagabat Behera Biju Janata Dal Cabinet Minister, Died on 3 June 2002.Mandakini Behera Biju Janata Dal Won in July 2002 Bypoll.IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Nayagarh 2002 https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/279 2025-09-10 IndiaVotes63 Khandapara Bijayalaxmi Pattnaik Biju Janata Dal64 Daspalla Hariharan Karan Indian National CongressGanjam65 Jaganathprasad (SC) Simanchala Behera Indian National Congress66 Bhanjanagar Bikram Keshari Arukha Biju Janata Dal67 Suruda Usha Rani Panda Indian National Congress68 Aska Debaraj Mohanty Biju Janata Dal69 Kavisuryanagar Nityananda Pradhan Communist Party of India70 Kodala Ram Krushna Patnaik Biju Janata DalCabinet Minister, Expelled from Party on 21 September 2002. Independent (politician)Since 10 October 2002.71 Khallikote V. Sugnana Kumari Deo Biju Janata Dal72 Chatrapur Rama Chandra Panda Bharatiya Janata PartyDeputy Speaker73 Hinjili Naveen Patnaik Biju Janata DalChief Minister74 Gopalpur (SC) Rama Chandra Sethy Biju Janata Dal75 Berhampur Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik Biju Janata Dal76 Chikiti Usha Devi Biju Janata DalGajapati77 Mohana Surjya Narayan Patro Biju Janata DalCabinet Minister78 Ramagiri (ST) Haladhar Karji Indian National Congress79 Parlakhemundi Trinath Sahu Indian National CongressRayagada80 Gunupur (ST) Rammurthy Gamango Bharatiya Janata Party81 Bissam-cuttack (ST) Sarangadhar Kadraka Biju Janata Dal82 Rayagada (ST) Lal Bihari Himirika Biju Janata DalKoraput83 Lakshmipur (ST) Bibhisana Majhi Biju Janata Dal84Pottangi (ST) Jayaram Pangi Biju Janata Dal85 Koraput Tara Prasad Bahinipati Indian National CongressMalkangiri86 Malkangiri (SC) Arabinda Dhali Bharatiya Janata PartyCabinet Minister87 Chitrakonda (ST) Mamta Madhi Indian National CongressKoraput88 Kotpad (ST) Basudev Majhi Indian National Congress89 Jeypore Rabi Narayan Nanda Biju Janata DalMinister of StateNowrangpur90 Nowrangpur Habibulla Khan Indian National Congress91 Kodinga (ST) Sadan Nayak Indian National Congress92 Dabugam (ST) Bhujabal Majhi Indian National Congress93 Umarkote (ST) Parama Pujari Indian National CongressNawapara94 Nawapara Basanta Kumar Panda Bharatiya Janata Party95 Khariar Duryodhan Majhi Biju Janata DalMinister of State (I/C)Kalahandi96 Dharamgarh (SC) Bira Sipka Biju Janata Dal97 Koksara Rosni Singh Deo Biju Janata Dal98 Junagarh Himansu Sekhar Meher Bharatiya Janata PartyMinister of State (I/C)99 Bhawanipatna (SC) Pradipta Kumar Naik Bharatiya Janata Party100 Narla (ST) Balabhadra Majhi Biju Janata DalMinister of State101 Kesinga Dhaneswar Majhi Bharatiya Janata PartyKandhamal102 Balliguda (ST) Surendra Kanhar Bharatiya Janata Party103 Udayagiri (ST) Saluga Pradhan Biju Janata Dal104 Phulbani (SC) Bishnu Priya Behera Biju Janata DalMinister of StateBoudh105 Boudh Pradip Kumar Amat Independent (politician)Balangir106 Titilagarh (SC) Jogendra Behera Biju Janata Dal107 Kantabanji Santosh Singh Saluja Indian National Congress108 Patnagarh Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Bharatiya Janata PartyCabinet Minister109 Saintala Surendra Singh Bhoi Indian National Congress110 Loisingha Balgopal Mishra Bharatiya Janata Party111 Bolangir Ananga Udaya Singh Deo Biju Janata DalCabinet MinisterSubarnapur112 Sonepur (SC) Kunduru Kushal Biju Janata Dal113 Binka Niranjan Pujari Biju Janata Dal114 Birmaharajpur Baishnaba Padhan Biju Janata Dal Died on 21 May 2003. Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo Biju Janata Dal Won in 2003 Bypoll.BJD wins Orissa by-poll https://www.rediff.com/news/2003/sep/29oris1.htm 2025-09-10 www.rediff.comAngul115 Athmallik Nagendra Kumar Pradhan Biju Janata Dal116 Angul Adwait Prasad Singh Biju Janata DalCabinet MinisterDhenkanal117 Hindol (SC) Anjali Behera Biju Janata Dal118 Dhenkanal Krushna Chandra Patra Bharatiya Janata Party119 Gondia Nabin Nanda Biju Janata DalAngul120 Kamakhyanagar Brahmananda Biswal Biju Janata Dal121 Pallahara Dharmendra Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party122 Talcher (SC) Mahesh Sahoo Bharatiya Janata PartyBargarh123 Padampur Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha Biju Janata Dal124 Melchhamunda Prakash Chandra Debta Indian National Congress125 Bijepur Ashok Kumar Panigrahy Biju Janata Dal126 Bhatli (SC) Bimbadhar Kuanr Bharatiya Janata PartyMinister of State (I/C)127 Bargarh Ananda Acharya Biju Janata DalCabinet MinisterSambalpur128 Sambalpur Jayanarayan Mishra Bharatiya Janata PartyDeputy Govt. Chief WhipJharsuguda129 Brajarajnagar Anup Kumar Sai Indian National Congress130 Jharsuguda Kishore Kumar Mohanty Biju Janata Dal131 Laikera (ST) Hemananda Biswal Indian National CongressSambalpur132 Kuchinda (ST) Rabi Narayan Naik Bharatiya Janata Party133 Rairakhol (SC) Durjodhan Sohela Biju Janata Dal Died on 4 August 2001. Sanatan Bisi Biju Janata Dal Won in 2001 Bypoll.IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Rairakhol 2001 https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/309 2025-09-10 IndiaVotesDeogarh134 Deogarh Subash Chandra Panigrahi Bharatiya Janata PartySundergarh135 Sundargarh Shankarsan Naik Bharatiya Janata Party136 Talsara (ST) Gajadhar Majhi Indian National Congress137Rajgangpur (ST) Mangala Kisan Biju Janata DalCabinet Minister138 Biramitrapur (ST) George Tirkey Jharkhand Mukti MorchaJoined Biju Janata Dal on 21 August 2001. Biju Janata Dal139Rourkela Ajit Das Biju Janata Dal140 Raghunathpali (ST) Shankar Oram Bharatiya Janata Party141 Bonai (ST) Dayanidhi Kisan Bharatiya Janata PartyKeonjhar142 Champua (ST) Saharai Oram Independent (politician)143 Patna Gourahari Naik Bharatiya Janata Party144 Keonjhar (ST) Mohan Charan Majhi Bharatiya Janata Party145 Telkoi (ST) Niladri Nayak Biju Janata Dal146 Ramchandrapur Badri Narayan Patra Independent (politician)147 Anandapur (SC) Mayadhar Jena Bharatiya Janata Party Bypolls +SourceYearConstituencyReason for by-pollWinning candidateParty September 2001 Rairakhol (SC) Death of Durjodhan Sohela Sanatan Bisi Biju Janata Dal May 2002 Bhadrak Death of Biren Palei Prafulla Samal Biju Janata Dal July 2002 Nayagarh Death of Bhagabat Behera Mandakini Behera Biju Janata Dal September 2003 Birmaharajpur Death of Baishnaba Padhan Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo Biju Janata Dal References Category:Odisha Legislative Assembly Category:Orissa MLAs 2000–2004 12th