Election in Odisha – 2014 Results
Odisha is a state that is situated on the coast of Bay of Bengal. The capital of Odisha is Bhubaneshwar. The general election will take place on 10th April and 11th April. There are 21 parliamentary constituencies in the state.
Odisha General Elections – 2014
The date and schedule for the general elections in the state are as below:
List of Parliamentary Constituencies
Political parties in the state
The national level parties are:
BJP – Bharatiya Janata Party
BSP – Bahujan Samaj Party
CPI – Communist Party of India
CPM – Communist Party of India, Marxist
INC – Indian National Congress
NCP – Nationalist Congress Party
The regional level parties are
BJD – Biju Janata Dal
JMM – Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
AITC – All India Trinamool Congress
JD(U) – Janata Dal(United)
LJP – Lok Jan Shakti Party
RSP – Revolutionary Socialist Party
SP – Samajwadi Party
The unrecognized parties are:
AJSUP – AJSU Party
BJSH – Bharatiya Jan Shakti
BOP – Bira Oriya Party
CPI(ML)(L) – Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)
IJP – Indian Justice Party
JDP – Jharkhand Disom Party
JHKP – Jana Hitkari Party
JKP – Jharkhand Party
KOKD – Kosal Kranti Dal
KS – Kalinga Sena
LSP – Lok Satta Party
OCP – Odisha Communist Party
OMM – Odisha Mukti Morcha
RPD – Rashtriya Parivartan Dal
RPI – Republican Party of India
RPI(A) – Republican Party of India (A)
RWS – Rashtrawadi Sena
SAMO – Samruddha Odisha
SWJP – Samajwadi Jan Parishad
Administration Process
The constitutional head of the state is governor who is appointed by the President of India. Chief minister is the executive head of the state. He is responsible for running the government. State is divided into many districts for the reason of smooth administration. The rural areas comes under the Panchayats while the urban areas comes under the Municipality.
List of Chief Ministers of Odisha
Sl.No. | Name of Chief Ministers | From | To | Party |
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1 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Apr 23, 1946 | May 12, 1950 | INC |
2 | Nabakrushna Choudhury | May 12, 1950 | Feb 20, 1952 | INC |
3 | Nabakrushna Choudhury | Feb 20, 1952 | Oct 19, 1956 | INC |
4 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Oct 19, 1956 | Apr 6, 1957 | INC |
5 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Apr 6, 1957 | May 22, 1959 | INC |
6 | Harekrushna Mahatab | May 22, 1959 | Feb 25, 1961 | INC |
(President’s rule) | Feb 25, 1961 | Jun 23, 1961 | N/A | |
7 | Biju Patnaik | Jun 23, 1961 | Oct 2, 1963 | INC |
8 | Biren Mitra | Oct 2, 1963 | Feb 21, 1965 | INC |
9 | Sadashiva Tripathy | Feb 21, 1965 | Mar 8, 1967 | INC |
10 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Mar 8, 1967 | Jan 9, 1971 | SWA |
(President’s rule) | Jan 11, 1971 | Apr 3, 1971 | N/A | |
11 | Biswanath Das | Apr 3, 1971 | Jun 14, 1972 | Independent |
12 | Nandini Satpathy | Jun 14, 1972 | Mar 3, 1973 | INC |
(President’s rule) | Mar 3, 1973 | Mar 6, 1974 | N/A | |
13 | Nandini Satpathy | Mar 6, 1974 | Dec 16, 1976 | INC |
(President’s rule) | Dec 16, 1976 | Dec 29, 1976 | N/A | |
14 | Binayak Acharya | Dec 29, 1976 | Apr 30, 1977 | INC |
(President’s rule) | Apr 30, 1977 | Jun 26, 1977 | N/A | |
15 | Nilamani Routray | Jun 26, 1977 | Feb 17, 1980 | JNP |
(President’s rule) | Feb 17, 1980 | Jun 9, 1980 | N/A | |
16 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Jun 9, 1980 | Mar 10, 1985 | INC |
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Mar 10, 1985 | Dec 7, 1989 | INC | |
17 | Hemananda Biswal | Dec 7, 1989 | Mar 5, 1990 | INC |
18 | Biju Patnaik | Mar 5, 1990 | Mar 15, 1995 | JD |
19 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Mar 15, 1995 | Feb 17, 1999 | INC |
20 | Giridhar Gamang | Feb 17, 1999 | Dec 6, 1999 | INC |
21 | Hemananda Biswal | Dec 6, 1999 | Mar 5, 2000 | INC |
22 | Naveen Patnaik | Mar 5, 2000 | May 16, 2004 | BJD |
23 | Naveen Patnaik | May 16, 2004 | May 21, 2009 | BJD |
24 | Naveen Patnaik | May 21, 2009 | Incumbent | BJD |
List of Governors of Odisha
Sl.No. | Name of Governors | From | To |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sir John Austen Hubback | Apr 1, 1936 | Aug 11, 1938 |
2 | George Townsend Boag (Acting) | Aug 11, 1938 | Dec 7, 1938 |
3 | Sir John Austen Hubback | Dec 8, 1938 | Mar 31, 1941 |
4 | Sir Howthorne Lewis | Apr 1, 1941 | Mar 31, 1946 |
5 | Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | Apr 1, 1946 | Aug 14, 1947 |
6 | Dr. Kailash Nath Katju | Aug 15, 1947 | Jun 20, 1948 |
7 | M.Asaf Ali | Jun 21, 1948 | May 5, 1951 |
8 | V.P. Menon(Acting) | May 6, 1951 | Jul 17, 1951 |
9 | M.Asaf Ali | Jul 18, 1951 | Jun 6, 1952 |
10 | Saiyid Fazl Ali | Jun 7, 1952 | Feb 9, 1954 |
11 | P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja | Feb 10, 1954 | Sep 11, 1956 |
12 | Bhim Sen Sachar | Sep 12, 1956 | Jul 31, 1957 |
13 | Yeshwant Narayan Sukthankar | Jul 31, 1957 | Sep 15, 1962 |
14 | Dr. Ajudhia Nath Khosla | Sep 16, 1962 | Aug 5, 1966 |
15 | Khaleell Ahommed (Acting) | Aug 5, 1966 | Sep 11, 1966 |
16 | Dr. Ajudhia Nath Khosla | Sep 12, 1966 | Jan 30, 1968 |
17 | Dr. Shaukatullah Shah Ansari | Jan 31, 1968 | Sep 20, 1971 |
18 | Sardar Jojendra Singh(Acting) | Sep 20, 1971 | Jun 30, 1972 |
19 | Justice Gatikrishna Mishra | Jul 1, 1972 | Nov 8, 1972 |
20 | Basappa Danappa Jatti | Nov 8, 1972 | Aug 20, 1974 |
21 | Justice Gatikrishna Mishra | Aug 21, 1974 | Oct 25, 1974 |
22 | Akbar Ali Khan | Oct 25, 1974 | Apr 17, 1976 |
23 | Justice Shiva Narayin Sankar (Acting) | Apr 17, 1976 | Feb 7, 1977 |
24 | Harcharan Singh Brar | Feb 7, 1977 | Sep 22, 1977 |
25 | Bhagwat Dayal Sharma | Sep 23, 1977 | Apr 30, 1980 |
26 | Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha | Apr 30, 1980 | Sep 30, 1980 |
27 | Justice S.K. Ray (Acting) | Oct 1, 1980 | Nov 3, 1980 |
28 | Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha | Nov 4, 1980 | Jun 24, 1982 |
29 | Justice R.N. Mishra (Acting) | Jun 25, 1982 | Aug 31, 1982 |
30 | Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha | Sep 1, 1982 | Aug 17, 1983 |
31 | Bishambhar Nath Pande | Aug 17, 1983 | Nov 20, 1988 |
32 | Prof. Saiyid Nurul Hasan | Nov 20, 1988 | Feb 6, 1990 |
33 | Yagya Datt Sharma | Feb 7, 1990 | Feb 1, 1993 |
34 | Prof. Saiyid Nurul Hasan | Feb 1, 1993 | May 31, 1993 |
35 | B. Satya Narayan Reddy | Jun 1, 1993 | Jun 17, 1995 |
36 | Gopala Ramanujam | Jun 18, 1995 | Jan 30, 1997 |
37 | K.V. Raghunatha Reddy | Jan 31, 1997 | Feb 12, 1997 |
38 | Gopala Ramanujam | Feb 13, 1997 | Dec 13, 1997 |
39 | K.V. Raghunatha Reddy | Dec 13, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
40 | Dr. C. Rangarajan | Apr 27, 1998 | Nov 14, 1999 |
41 | M. M. Rajendran | Nov 15, 1999 | Nov 17, 2004 |
42 | Rameshwar Thakur | Nov 18, 2004 | Aug 21, 2007 |
43 | Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare | Aug 21, 2007 | Mar 9, 2013 |
44 | S. C. Jamir | Mar 9, 2013 | Incumbent |