List of deputy chief ministers of Odisha
The Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha is a member of the Cabinet of Odisha Government in the Government of Odisha. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[2] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.
| Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha | |
|---|---|
Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Smt. Pravati Parida Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Pravati Parida since 12 June 2024 | |
| Chief Minister's Office | |
| Style | The Honourable (formal) Shree KV Singh Deo(informal) Smt. Pravati Parida(informal) |
| Status | Deputy Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | Dy. CM |
| Member of |
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| Reports to | |
| Residence | Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Seat | Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Appointer | Governor of Odisha by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Odisha Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the governor Legislative Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner No term limits specified.[1] |
| Precursor | Prime Minister of Orissa |
| Inaugural holder | Nilamani Routray |
| Formation | 15 August 1947 |
| Website | cm |
List of Deputy Chief Ministers
| Sr. No. | Name (birth-death) |
Portrait | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly(election) | Political Party | Chief Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nilamani Routray (1920–2004) |
Basudevpur | 14 June 1972 | 1 March 1973 | 260 days | 5th | Utkal Congress | Nandini Satpathy | ||
| 2 | Hemananda Biswal (1939-2022) |
Laikera | 15 March 1995 | 9 May 1998 | 3 years, 55 days | 11th | Indian National Congress | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | ||
| 3 | Basant Kumar Biswal (1936–2003) |
Tirtol | 17 February 1999 | 3 years, 339 days | ||||||
| 4 | Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
(1956 -) |
Patnagarh | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 12 days | 17th | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mohan Charan Majhi | ||
| 5 | Pravati Parida
(1967-) |
Nimapara | Incumbent | 12 days | ||||||
References
- Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Odisha as well.
- Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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