Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha | |
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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 |
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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] |
Inaugural holder | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan |
Formation | 15 August 1947 |
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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.
# | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office |
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Nilamani Routray | Basudevpur | 14 June 1972 | 1 March 1973 | 260 days | 5th | Nandini Satpathy | Utkal Congress | |
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Hemananda Biswal | Laikera | 15 March 1995 | 9 May 1998 | 3 years, 55 days | 11th | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Indian National Congress | |
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Basant Kumar Biswal | Tirtol | 17 February 1999 | 3 years, 339 days | |||||
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Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo | Patnagarh | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 21 days | 17th | Mohan Charan Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
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Pravati Parida | Nimapara |