Binayak Acharya was sworn in for the first time as the chief minister of Orissa following lifting of President's Rule in 1976.
Brief history Following Cong (R) narrow victory in 1974 Orissa Assembly election Smt. Nandini Satpathy was sworn into office on 6 March 1974. Due to rising unpopularity and unhappy with her style of functioning, Cong (R) MLAs forced Smt. Satpathy to resign on 16 December 1976. The State was placed under President's rule with the Assembly being kept under suspended animation. On 29 December 1976, President's rule was lifted of and Shri Binayak Acharya along with 8 Cabinet ministers, 4 Ministers of state and 1 deputy minister were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Siba Narain Sankar at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar.
Following lifting of Emergency and subsequent Janata Party's landslide win in 1977 Indian general election, Congress ruled state govt were dismissed. Shri Acharya tendered his resignation on 30 April 1977.
Council of Ministers +SourcePortfolioPortraitNameTenureParty Chief Minister Home Political and Services Finance Planning & Coordination Tribal & Rural Welfare Other departments not allocated to any Minister.Binayak Acharya29 December 197630 April 1977Cabinet Minister Revenue Irrigation & Power Law Education & Youth ServicesSriballav Panigrahi29 December 197630 April 1977 Food & Civil SuppliesUlaka Rama Chandra29 December 197630 April 1977 Works TransportLaxman Mallick29 December 197630 April 1977 Community Development & Social Welfare Urban DevelopmentMohan Nayak29 December 197630 April 1977 Industries CommerceKanhu Charan Lenka29 December 197630 April 1977 Excise Labour & Employment HousingBenudhar Baliarsingh29 December 197630 April 1977 Health & Family PlanningBhagirathi Gomango29 December 197630 April 1977 Agriculture Co-operationJogesh Chandra Rout29 December 197630 April 1977Minister of State Finance Planning & Coordination Mines & GeologyJagannath Pattanaik29 December 197630 April 1977 Revenue Education & Youth Services Tourism CultureSk. Matlub Ali29 December 197630 April 1977 Forest Fisheries & Animal HusbandryAnanga Udaya Singh Deo29 December 197630 April 1977 Rural Development Tribal & Rural WelfareBhajaman Behara29 December 197630 April 1977Deputy Minister Health & Family PlanningMohan Nag29 December 197630 April 1977
Demographics Division District Ministers Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State / Deputy Ministers Central Cuttack 4 Laxman MallickKanhu Charan LenkaJogesh Chandra Rout Sk. Matlub Ali Puri 1 Benudhar Baliarsingh – Balasore 0 – – Mayurbhanj 0 – – Northern Sambalpur 2 Sriballav Panigrahi Mohan Nag Sundergarh 0 – – Keonjhar 0 – – Dhenkanal 1 – Bhajaman Behara Balangir 1 – Ananga Udaya Singh Deo Southern Ganjam 2 Binayak Acharya (Chief Minister)Mohan Nayak – Kalahandi 1 – Jagannath Pattanaik Koraput 2 Ulaka Rama ChandraBhagirathi Gomango – Phulbani 0 – –
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