17th Odisha Legislative Assembly

17th state legislature of the Indian state of Odisha July 2024 July 2024 #FF9933 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly 16th Assembly Odisha Vidhan Soudha.jpg 300px Front view of Odisha Bidhana Soudha, Bhubaneshwar Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election https://assembly.odisha.gov.in/ Odisha Legislative Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Biju Janata Dal 4 June 2024 Incumbent 147 Governor Raghubar DasKambhampati Hari Babu Speaker Surama Padhy, BJP Deputy Speaker Bhabani Shankar Bhoi, BJP Leader of the House(Chief Minister) Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP Deputy Leader of the House(Deputy Chief Minister) Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, BJPPravati Parida, BJP Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik, BJD BJP (81/147) 3 Sessions with 62 Sittings File:India Odisha Legislative Assembly 2025.svg 300px House Composition as of today The Seventeenth Odisha Legislative Assembly was constituted after the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly elections, which were concluded on 1 June 2024, and the previous assembly term ending on 24 June 2024.2024-03-16 Odisha Assembly elections 2024: Polls to be held in 4 phases; 3.32 crore voters will exercise franchise https://indianexpress.com/elections/odisha-assembly-elections-2024-dates-results-9215672/ 2024-04-16 The Indian Express enTerms of the Houses https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220328103956/https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/ 28 March 2022 2022-02-13 Election Commission of India en-IN Brief history Following the BJP's victory in the 2024 election, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, along with his two deputy Chief Ministers, eight Cabinet Ministers, and five Ministers of State with Independent Charge, were administered their oaths of office and secrecy by Governor Raghubar Das at Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar on 12 June 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, and Chief Ministers from 10 BJP-ruled states attended the ceremony.Highlights: BJP Tribal Leader, 4-Time MLA Mohan Majhi Sworn In As Odisha Chief Minister https://ndtv.com 2024-06-13 NDTV.comBarik Satyasundar 2024-06-12 Mohan Charan Majhi sworn in as Odisha’s first BJP Chief Minister https://thehindu.com 2024-06-13 The Hindu en-IN 0971-751X2024-06-13 Odisha Cabinet portfolios: CM Mohan Charan Majhi keeps Home https://indiatvnews.com 2024-06-15 India News en-IN 0971-751X In 2025, the BJP won the Nuapada by-election, increasing its assembly strength to 79 seats.PTI 2025-11-14 BJP clinches landslide victory in Nuapada; BJD finishes third https://thehindu.com 2026-04-05 The Hindu en-IN 0971-751X Following allegations of cross-voting during the March 2026 Rajya Sabha elections, the BJD suspended eight of its MLAs and the INC suspended three of its MLAs from internal party activities, subsequently filing disqualification petitions with the Speaker under the Tenth Schedule. On 22 June 2026, Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy dismissed all 11 petitions due to procedural defects and lack of authenticated evidence, allowing the legislators to retain their full legislative membership under their original party banners.Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy dismisses BJD and Congress disqualification petitions https://newsonair.gov.in News On AIR 2026-06-22 2026-06-22Mohanty Debabrata 2026-06-22 Odisha Speaker rejects BJD plea to disqualify 8 MLAs over Rajya Sabha vote https://hindustantimes.com Hindustan Times 2026-06-22 House Composition PartyStrengthAssembly BeginsAs of todayBharatiya Janata Party7879Biju Janata Dal5150Indian National Congress1414Communist Party of India (Marxist)11Independent33Total147147 Office bearers PositionPortraitNameTenurePartyGovernor100x100pxRaghubar DasAssembly Begins2 January 2025N/A 100x100pxKambhampati Hari Babu3 January 2025IncumbentSpeaker100x100pxSurama PadhyMLA from Ranapur20 June 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata PartyDeputy Speaker100x100pxBhabani Shankar BhoiMLA from Talasara25 July 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata PartyLeader of the House(Chief Minister) Leader of BJP Legislature Party100x100pxMohan Charan MajhiMLA from Kendujhar12 June 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata PartyDeputy Leader of the House(Deputy Chief Minister) Deputy Leader of BJP Legislature Party100x100pxKanak Vardhan Singh DeoMLA from Patanagad12 June 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party100x100pxPravati ParidaMLA from Nimapada12 June 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata PartyMinister for Parliamentary Affairs100x100pxMukesh MahalingMLA from Loisingha12 June 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata PartyLeader of OppositionLeader of BJD Legislature Party100x100pxNaveen PatnaikMLA from Hinjili19 June 2024IncumbentBiju Janata DalDeputy Leader of OppositionDeputy Leader of BJD Legislature Party100x100pxPrasanna AcharyaMLA from Redhakhol19 June 2024IncumbentBiju Janata DalLeader of Congress Legislature Party 100x100pxRama Chandra KadamMLA from Pattangi21 June 2024IncumbentIndian National CongressPro tem Speaker 100x100pxRanendra Pratap SwainMLA from Athagada17 June 202519 June 2025Biju Janata Dal Council of Minister Majhi ministry Council of Ministers Members of Legislative Assembly +SourceDistrictAc.No.Constituency NameParty RemarksBargarh 1 Padampur Barsha Singh Bariha Biju Janata Dal 2 Bijepur Sanat Kumar Gartia 7 Bharatiya Janata Party 3 Bargarh Ashwini Kumar Sarangi 4 Attabira (SC) Nihar Ranjan Mahanand 5 Bhatli Irasis AcharyaJharsuguda 6 Brajarajnagar Suresh Pujari Cabinet Minister 7 Jharsuguda Tankadhar Tripathy Sundargarh 8 Talsara (ST) Bhabani Shankar Bhoi Deputy Speaker 9 Sundargarh (ST) Jogesh Kumar Singh 2 Biju Janata Dal 10 Biramitrapur (ST) Rohit Joseph Tirkey 11 Raghunathpali (SC) Durga Charan Tanti Bharatiya Janata Party 12 Rourkela Sarada Prashad Nayak Biju Janata Dal 13 Rajgangpur (ST) C. S. Raazen Ekka Indian National CongressChief Whip, Congress 14 Bonai (ST) Laxman Munda Communist Party of India (Marxist) yes Sambalpur 15 Kuchinda (ST) Rabi Narayan Naik Bharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister 16 Rengali (SC) Sudarshan Haripal Biju Janata Dal 17 Sambalpur Jayanarayan Mishra Bharatiya Janata Party 18 Rairakhol Prasanna Acharya 2 Biju Janata DalDeputy Leader of Opposition Deogarh 19 Deogarh Romanch Ranjan Biswal Keonjhar 20 Telkoi (ST) Fakir Mohan Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 21 Ghasipura Badri Narayan Patra 2 Biju Janata Dal 22 Anandpur (SC) Abhimanyu Sethi 23 Patna (ST) Akhila Chandra Naik 2 Bharatiya Janata Party 24 Keonjhar (ST) Mohan Charan Majhi Chief Minister 25 Champua Sanatan Mahakud Biju Janata DalSuspended from Party for Anti Party Activities2026-01-16 BJD suspends 2 MLAs, cites anti-party activities https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/bjd-suspends-2-mlas-cites-anti-party-activities/articleshow/126551776.cms 2026-03-23 The Times of India 0971-8257 Mayurbhanj 26 Jashipur (ST) Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia 9 Bharatiya Janata Party Minister of State (I/C) 27 Saraskana (ST) Bhadav Hansdah 28 Rairangpur (ST) Jalen Naik 29 Bangriposi (ST) Sanjali Murmu 30 Karanjia (ST) Padma Charan Haiburu 31 Udala (ST) Bhaskar Madhei 32 Badasahi (SC) Sanatan Bijuli 33 Baripada (ST) Prakash Soren 34 Morada Krushna Chandra Mohapatra Cabinet Minister Balasore 35 Jaleswar Aswini Kumar Patra 3 Biju Janata Dal 36 Bhograi Goutam Buddha Das 37 Basta Subasini JenaSuspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election2026-03-22 BJD suspends 6 MLAs for RS cross-voting https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/bjd-suspends-6-mlas-for-rs-cross-voting/articleshow/129727175.cms 2026-03-23 The Times of India 0971-8257 38 Balasore Manas Kumar Dutta 3 Bharatiya Janata Party 39 Remuna (SC) Gobinda Chandra Das Deputy Govt. Chief Whip 40 Nilagiri Santosh Khatua 41 Soro (SC) Madhab Dhada Biju Janata Dal 42 Simulia Padma Lochan Panda Bharatiya Janata Party Bhadrak 43 Bhandaripokhari Sanjib Kumar Mallick Biju Janata Dal 44 Bhadrak Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra Bharatiya Janata Party 45 Basudevpur Ashok Kumar Das Indian National CongressDeputy Leader of Congress Legislature Party 46 Dhamnagar (SC) Suryabanshi Suraj Bharatiya Janata Party Minister of State (I/C) 47 Chandabali Byomakesh Ray 3 Biju Janata Dal Jajpur 48 Binjharpur (SC) Pramila Mallik Chief Whip, BJD 49 Bari Biswa Ranjan Mallick 50 Barchana Amar Kumar Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 51 Dharmasala Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo Independent Supports Bharatiya Janata Party 52 Jajpur Sujata Sahu Biju Janata Dal 53 Korei Akash Dasnayak 7 Bharatiya Janata Party 54 Sukinda Pradeep Bal Samanta Minister of State (I/C) Dhenkanal 55 Dhenkanal Krushna Chandra Patra Cabinet Minister 56 Hindol (SC) Simarani Nayak 57 Kamakhyanagar Satrughan Jena 58 Parjanga Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan Angul 59 Pallahara Ashok Mohanty 60 Talcher Braja Kishore Pradhan Biju Janata Dal 61 Angul Pratap Chandra Pradhan 2 Bharatiya Janata Party 62 Chhendipada (SC) Agasti Behera 63 Athmallik Nalini Kanta Pradhan Biju Janata Dal Subarnapur 64 Birmaharajpur (SC) Raghunath Jagadala Bharatiya Janata Party 65 Sonepur Niranjan Pujari Biju Janata Dal Bolangir 66 Loisingha (SC) Mukesh Mahaling 2 Bharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister 67 Patnagarh Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Deputy Chief Minister 68 Bolangir Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo Biju Janata Dal 69 Titlagarh Nabin Kumar Jain 2 Bharatiya Janata Party 70 Kantabanji Laxman Bag Nuapada 71 Nuapada Rajendra Dholakia Biju Janata Dal Died on 8 September 20252025-09-08 Odisha BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia passes away at 68; was suffering from kidney-related ailments https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-bjd-mla-rajendra-dholakia-passes-away-at-68-was-suffering-from-kidney-related-ailments/articleshow/123761594.cms 2025-09-08 The Times of India 0971-8257 Jay DholakiaBharatiya Janata Party Won in November 2025 Bypoll2025-11-14 Jay Dholakia wins Nuapada bypoll as BJP surges; BJD secures third spot https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/jay-dholakia-wins-nuapada-bypoll-as-bjp-surges-bjd-secures-third-spot/articleshow/125331217.cms 2026-03-23 The Times of India 0971-8257 72 Khariar Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi Biju Janata Dal Nabarangpur 73 Umarkote (ST) Nityananda Gond 3 Bharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister 74 Jharigam (ST) Narsing Bhatra 75 Nabarangpur (ST) Gouri Shankar Majhi 76 Dabugam (ST) Manohar Randhari 3 Biju Janata Dal Kalahandi 77 Lanjigarh (ST) Pradip Kumar Dishari 78 Junagarh Dibya Shankar Mishra 79 Dharmagarh Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi Bharatiya Janata Party 80 Bhawanipatna (SC) Sagar Charan Das Indian National Congress 81 Narla Manorama Mohanty 2 Biju Janata Dal Kandhamal 82 Baliguda (ST) Chakramani KanharSuspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election 83 G. Udayagiri (ST) Prafulla Chandra Pradhan Indian National Congress 84 Phulbani (ST) Uma Charan Mallick 3 Bharatiya Janata Party Boudh 85 Kantamal Kanhai Charan Danga 86 Boudh Saroj Kumar PradhanGovt. Chief Whip Cuttack 87 Baramba Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera Independent Supports Bharatiya Janata Party 88 Banki Devi Ranjan Tripathy 2 Biju Janata DalSuspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election 89 Athgarh Ranendra Pratap Swain 90 Barabati-Cuttack Sofia Firdous Independent Suspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS electionService Express News 2026-03-18 Odisha Congress suspends three MLAs, seeks disqualification for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha election https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Mar/18/odisha-congress-suspends-three-mlas-seeks-disqualification-for-cross-voting-in-rajya-sabha-election 2026-03-23 The New Indian Express en 91 Choudwar-Cuttack Souvic Biswal Biju Janata DalSuspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election 92 Niali (SC) Chhabi Malik 2 Bharatiya Janata Party 93 Cuttack Sadar (SC) Prakash Chandra Sethi 94 Salipur Prasanta Behera Biju Janata Dal 95 Mahanga Sarada Prasad Padhan Independent Supports Bharatiya Janata Party Kendrapara 96 Patkura Arvind Mohapatra 4 Biju Janata Dal Suspended from Party for Anti Party Activities 97 Kendrapara (SC) Ganeswar Behera 98 Aul Pratap Keshari Deb Deputy Chief Whip, BJD 99 Rajanagar Dhruba Charan Sahoo 100 Mahakalapada Durga Prasan Nayak 2 Bharatiya Janata Party Jagatsinghpur 101 Paradeep Sampad Chandra Swain Minister of State (I/C) 102 Tirtol (SC) Ramakanta Bhoi 2 Biju Janata DalSuspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election 103 Balikuda-Erasama Sarada Prasanna Jena 104 Jagatsinghpur Amarendra Das Bharatiya Janata Party Puri 105 Kakatpur (SC) Tusharkanti Behera Biju Janata Dal 106 Nimapara Pravati Parida Bharatiya Janata Party Deputy Chief Minister 107 Puri Sunil Kumar Mohanty Biju Janata Dal 108 Brahmagiri Upasna Mohapatra 3 Bharatiya Janata Party 109 Satyabadi Om Prakash Mishra 110 Pipili Ashrit Pattanayak Khordha 111 Jayadev (SC) Naba Kishor Mallick 3 Biju Janata DalSuspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election 112 Bhubaneswar Central Ananta Narayan Jena 113 Bhubaneswar North Susant Kumar Rout 114 Ekamra Bhubaneswar Babu Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 115 Jatani Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray 2 Biju Janata Dal 116 Begunia Pradip Kumar Sahu 117 Khurda Prasanta Kumar Jagadev 4 Bharatiya Janata Party 118 Chilika Prithviraj Harichandan Cabinet Minister Nayagarh 119 Ranpur Surama PadhySpeaker 120 Khandapada Dusmanta Kumar Swain 121 Daspalla (SC) Ramesh Chandra Behera 2 Biju Janata Dal 122 Nayagarh Arun Kumar Sahoo Ganjam 123 Bhanjanagar Pradyumna Kumar Nayak 7 Bharatiya Janata Party 124 Polasara Gokula Nanda Mallik Minister of State (I/C) 125 Kabisuryanagar Pratap Chandra Nayak 126 Khalikote (SC) Purna Chandra Sethy 127 Chhatrapur (SC) Krushna Chandra Nayak 128 Aska Saroj Kumar Padhi 129 Surada Nilamani Bisoyi 130 Sanakhemundi Ramesh Chandra Jena Indian National CongressSuspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election 131 Hinjili Naveen Patnaik Biju Janata Dal Leader of Opposition 132 Gopalpur Bibhuti Bhushan Jena 4 Bharatiya Janata Party Cabinet Minister 133 Berhampur K. Anil Kumar 134 Digapahandi Sidhant Mohapatra 135 Chikiti Manoranjan Dyan Samantara Gajapati 136 Mohana (ST) Dasarathi Gomango Indian National CongressSuspended from Party for cross voting in 2026 RS election 137 Paralakhemundi Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi Biju Janata Dal Rayagada 138 Gunupur (ST) Satyajeet Gomango 4 Indian National Congress 139 Bissam Cuttack (ST) Nilamadhab Hikaka 140 Rayagada (ST) Kadraka Appala Swamy Koraput 141 Lakshmipur (ST) Pabitra Saunta 142 Kotpad (ST) Rupu Bhatra Bharatiya Janata Party 143 Jeypore Tara Prasad Bahinipati Indian National Congress 144 Koraput (SC) Raghuram Machha Bharatiya Janata Party 145 Pottangi (ST) Rama Chandra Kadam Indian National CongressLeader of Congress Legislature Party Malkangiri 146 Malkangiri (ST) Narasinga Madkami Bharatiya Janata Party 147 Chitrakonda (ST) Mangu Khilla Indian National Congress Bypolls DateConstituencyPrevious MLA ReasonElected MLA11 November 202571NuapadaRajendra DholakiaBiju Janata DalDied on 8 September 20252025-09-09 BJD leader and Nuapada MLA Dholakia dies at 69 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2025/Sep/09/bjd-leader-and-nuapada-mla-dholakia-dies-at-69 2025-10-17 The New Indian Express enJay DholakiaBharatiya Janata Party See also 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election Odisha Legislative Assembly List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Government of Odisha List of governors of Odisha List of chief ministers of Odisha References Category:Odisha Legislative Assembly Odisha 17th