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. 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.
List of deputy chief ministers # Portrait Name Term of officeChief Minister Assembly Party 1 Pabitra Mohan Pradhan 8 March 1967 9 January 1971 3 years, 307 daysRajendra Narayan Singh Deo 4th Vacant 2 Nilamani Routray 14 June 1972 1 March 1973 260 daysNandini Satpathy 5th Vacant 3 Hemananda Biswal 15 March 1995 9 May 1998 3 years, 55 daysJanaki Ballabh Patnaik11th 4 Basant Kumar Biswal 15 March 1995 17 February 1999 3 years, 339 daysVacant 5 Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 12 June 2024 Incumbent Mohan Charan Majhi 17th 6 Pravati Parida
Statistics
#Deputy Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office Longest continuous term Total duration of deputy chief ministership 1Basant Kumar Biswal3 years, 339 days3 years, 339 days 2Pabitra Mohan Pradhan3 years, 307 days3 years, 307 days 3Hemananda Biswal3 years, 55 days3 years, 55 days 4Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo*** 5Pravati Parida*** 6Nilamani Routray260 days260 days
See also
Government of Odisha Governor of Odisha Chief Minister of Odisha Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly Odisha Legislative Assembly Elections in Odisha Politics of Odisha List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
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