List of Chief Ministers of Odisha from 1946 to 2024

List of Chief Ministers of Odisha and their tenure

List of Chief Ministers of Odisha The state of Odisha, formerly known as Orissa, is located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Jharkhand to the north and West Bengal to the northeast, the Bay of Bengal to the east, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to the south, and the state of Chhattisgarh to the west. Before India’s independence in 1947, the capital of Odisha was in Cuttack.

While the current capitol was later built in Bhubaneswar in the vicinity of the city’s historic temples in the east-central coastal plains. After which the name of the state was officially changed from Orissa to Odisha in late 2011.Indeed, the modern state of Odisha was established as a province of India on 1 April 1936 at the Kanika Palace, Cuttack, and consists mainly of Odia-speaking people. Hence, 1 April is celebrated as Utkala Divas (Odisha Day).

Odisha has a chequered history of monarchical rule of various dynasties and assimilation of Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu cultures. It was also a major maritime kingdom and had strong trade alliances with most of the ports in the Bay of Bengal.Noteworthy: Odisha is the ninth largest state in India by area and the eleventh largest by population. Odia is the official and most widely spoken language, with 93.33% Odia speakers according to the linguistic survey. Odisha has a relatively uneven coastline (about 480 km long) and lacks good ports, except for the deep-water facility at Paradip.

Since 1946, Odisha has seen 15 Chief Ministers, starting from April 1946 to currently serving Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who took oath on June 12, 2024. Prior to Majhi, as the new CM, BJD leader Naveen Patnaik, who had led the party for 24 years, was the longest-serving Chief Minister since March 2000, ending the 24-year term. Here is the complete list of Chief Minsters of Odisha.

Chief Minister: Party From To

mohan charan Majhi (BJP ) 12 Jun 2024 Present
Naveen Patnaik (Biju Janata Dal) 29 May 2019 11 Jun 2024
Naveen Patnaik (Biju Janata Dal) 21 May 2014 29 May 2019
Naveen Patnaik (Biju Janata Dal) 21 May 2009 21 May 2014
Naveen Patnaik (Biju Janata Dal) 16 May 2004 21 May 2009
Chief Minister From date to date Naveen Patnaik Biju Janata Dal 05 Mar 2000 16 May 2004
Hemanand Biswal (INC) 17 Feb 1999, 06 Dec 1999
Giridhar Gamang (INC) 15 Mar 1995, 17 Feb 1999
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (INC) 15 Mar 1995 15 Mar 1995
Biju Patnaik (Janata Dal), 05 Mar 1990, 15 Mar 1995

Hemanand Biswal (INC) 07 Dec 1989 05 Mar 1990
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (INC) 10 Mar 1985, 07 Dec 1989
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (INC). 09 Jun 1980 10 Mar 1985
President’s Rule 17 Feb 1980 09 Jun 1980
Neelmani Routray (Janata Party) 26 Jun 1977 17 Feb 1980
President’s Rule 30 Apr 1977 26 Jun 1977
Binayak Acharya (INC) 29 Dec 1976 30 Apr 1977
President’s Rule 16 Dec 1976, 29 Dec 1976,
Nandini Satpathy (INC). 06 Mar 1974 16 Dec 1976
President’s Rule 03 Mar 1973, 06 Mar 1974
Nandini Satpathy, (INC) 14 Jun 1972 03 Mar 1973
Biswanath Das Independent 03 Apr 1971 14 Jun 1972
President’s Rule 11 Jan 1971, 03 Apr 1971
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (Swatantra Party), 08 Mar 1967, 09 Jan 1971
Sadashiv Tripathi (INC), 21 Feb 1965, 08 Mar 1967
Biju Patnaik (INC) 02 Oct 1963 21 Feb 1965
Biju Patnaik (INC) 23 Jun 1961, 02 Oct 1963
President’s Rule 25 Feb 1961 23 Jun 1961
Harekrishna Mehtab (INC) 22 May 1959, 25 Feb 1961
Harekrishna Mehtab (INC) 06 Apr 1957 22 May 1959
Harekrishna Mehtab (INC) 19 Oct 1956, 06 Apr 1957
Nabakrishna Chowdhary (INC) 20 Feb 1952 19 Oct 1956
Nabakrishna Chowdhary (INC) 12 May 1950 20 Feb 1952
Harekrishna Mehtab (INC )23 Apr 1946, 12 May 1950