List of chief minister of Odisha from 1937 to 2023

Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician and writer who has been the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha since 2000, representing the Hinjili Assembly constituency. Since 1997, he has also served as the first president of the Biju Janata Dal.

Orissa Province was established on April 1, 1936. The province has been ruled by Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo, King of Paralakhemundi. He reigned until July of 1937. Following that, All India Congress party leader Bishwanath Das took over for another two years. The King took authority once more before handing over to Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab in 1946. After India gained independence and the constitution was enacted, the state began to operate on democratic ideals. Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab was the chief minister of Odisha until the first election, when he was succeeded by Nabakrushna Choudhury.

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List of Prime Ministers / Premiers of Orissa

The following is a list of Odisha’s chief ministers since 1946. Odisha has had 14 chief ministers since 1946. Naveen Patnaik of the Biju Janata Dal has been the state’s chief minister since 2000, making him the state’s longest-serving leader.

First Pre-Independent Assembly (1937-1945)
Second Pre-Independent Assembly (1946-1952)

SL. No.	Name	From	To	Party	Days in office
1	Krushna Chandra Gajapati	01/04/1937	19/07/1937	Independent	109 days
2	Bishwanath Das	19/07/1937	06/11/1939	Indian National Congress	2 years, 108 days
3	Krushna Chandra Gajapati	24/11/1941	30/06/1944	Independent	2 years, 213 days
4	Harekrushna Mahatab	23/04/1946	15/08/1947	Indian National Congress	1 year, 114 days

Name of Chief Minister & Incumbency

Assembly	Name of Chief Minister	Constituency	Tenure		Party
1	Harekrushna Mahatab	East Bhadrak	15.08.1947	12.05.1950	Indian National Congress
2	Nabakrushna Choudhuri	Barchana	12.05.1950	20.02.1952	Indian National Congress
2	Nabakrushna Choudhuri	Barchana	20.02.1952	19.10.1956	Indian National Congress
1	Harekrushna Mahatab	Soro	19.10.1956	06.04.1957	Indian National Congress
1	Harekrushna Mahatab	Soro	06.04.1957	25.02.1961	Indian National Congress
	Vacant-President’s rule	Vacant	25.02.1961	23.06.1961
3	Biju Patnaik	Choudwar	23.06.1961	02.10.1963	Indian National Congress
3	Biren Mitra	Cuttack City	02.10.1963	21.02.1965	Indian National Congress
3	Sadashiva Tripathy	Omerkote	21.02.1965	08.03.1967	Indian National Congress
4	Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo	Bolangir	08.03.1967	09.01.1971	Swatantra Party
	Vacant-President’s rule	Vacant	11.01.1971	03.04.1971
5	Bishwanath Das	Rourkela	03.04.1971	14.06.1972	Independent
5	Nandini Satpathy	Cuttack	14.06.1972	03.03.1973	Indian National Congress
	Vacant	Vacant	03.03.1973	06.03.1974
6	Nandini Satpathy	Dhenkanal	06.03.1974	17.12.1976	Indian National Congress
	Vacant-President’s rule	Vacant	17.12.1976	29.12.1976
6	Binayak Acharya	Berhampur	29.12.1976	30.04.1977	Indian National Congress
	Vacant-President’s rule	Vacant	30.04.1977	26.06.1977
7	Nilamani Routray	Basudevpur	26.06.1977	17.02.1980	Janata Party
	Vacant-President’s rule	Vacant	17.02.1980	09.06.1980
8	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	Athagarh	09.06.1980	10.03.1985	Indian National Congress
9	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	Athagarh	10.03.1985	07.12.1989	Indian National Congress
9	Hemananda Biswal	Laikera	07.12.1989	05.03.1990	Indian National Congress
10	Biju Patnaik	Bhubaneswar	05.03.1990	15.03.1995	Janata Dal
11	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	Begunia	15.03.1995	17.02.1999	Indian National Congress
11	Giridhar Gamang	Laxmipur	17.02.1999	06.12.1999	Indian National Congress
11	Hemananda Biswal	Laikera	06.12.1999	05.03.2000	Indian National Congress
12	Naveen Patnaik	Hinjili	05.03.2020	16.05.2004	Biju Janata Dal
13	Naveen Patnaik	Hinjili	16.05.2004	21.05.2009	Biju Janata Dal
14	Naveen Patnaik	Hinjili	21.05.2009	21.05.2014	Biju Janata Dal
15	Naveen Patnaik	Hinjili	21.05.2014	29.05.2019	Biju Janata Dal
16	Naveen Patnaik	Hinjili	29.05.2019	incumbent	Biju Janata Dal