Chief Ministers of Odisha
16 people have held the office, across 24 terms, from formation to today.
Every Chief Minister
Most recent first, with a short biography where one is available.
Mohan Charan Majhi
Incumbent12 Jun 2024 – present · 2 years, 2 months
Mohan Charan Majhi (IPA: [mohɔnɔ t͡ʃɔɾɔɳɔ mad͡ʒʱi] ; born 6 January 1972) is an Indian politician, currently serving as the Chief Minister of Odisha from May 2024. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Keonjhar in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He also represented the same constituency from 2000 to 2009 and from 2019 to 2024. Wikipedia →
5 Mar 2000 – 12 Jun 2024 · 24 years, 3 months
Naveen Patnaik (Odia: ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ, pronounced [n̪ɔbin̪ pɔʈn̪ajk]; born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician, writer and former union minister. who was 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024. He is serving currently as leader of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. Wikipedia →
17 Feb 1999 – 6 Dec 1999 · 9 months
Giridhar Gamang (born 8 April 1943) is an Indian politician who is a leader in the Indian National Congress and a former Chief Minister of Odisha. He was born at Dibirisingi village in Rayagada district of Odisha. In 1972, he was elected for the first time to the 5th Lok Sabha from Koraput. Wikipedia →
7 Dec 1989 – 5 Mar 2000 · 5 months · 2 terms
Hemananda Biswal (1 December 1939 – 25 February 2022) was an Indian politician. Biswal served as Chief Minister of Odisha and also as the leader of the house in state legislative assembly from 7 December 1989 to 5 March 1990, and again from 6 December 1999 to 5 March 2000. He was the last Congress CM of the state. Wikipedia →
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
9 Jun 1980 – 17 Feb 1999 · 13 years, 5 months · 2 terms
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (3 January 1927 – 21 April 2015) was an Indian politician who had been 25th Governor of Assam from 2009 to 2014. A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Odisha from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 1999, holding that post for the longest time on record before Naveen Patnaik. In 1950, he became the President of the Odisha state unit of the youth wing of the Congress. Wikipedia →
26 Jun 1977 – 17 Feb 1980 · 2 years, 7 months
Nilamani Routray (24 May 1920 – 4 October 2004) was an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1977 to 1980. He served as the Health and Family Welfare Minister and then Forest and Environment Minister in the Union Government led by V.P. Singh. He died on 4 October 2004. Wikipedia →
29 Dec 1976 – 30 Apr 1977 · 4 months
Binayak Acharya (30 August 1918 – 11 December 1983) was an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 29 December 1976 to 30 April 1977. In 1984, Binayak Acharya College in Berhampur was named after him. Wikipedia →
14 Jun 1972 – 16 Dec 1976 · 3 years, 6 months · 2 terms
Nandini Satpathy (9 June 1931 – 4 August 2006) was an Indian politician and author. She was the Chief Minister of Odisha from June 1972 to December 1976. Wikipedia →
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
8 Mar 1967 – 9 Jan 1971 · 3 years, 10 months
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo KCIE (31 March 1912 – 23 February 1975) was an Indian politician and the last ruler of the princely state of Patna in Odisha before Indian independence in 1947. He was the President of the Ganatantra Parishad political party from 1950 to 1962 and the President of the Odisha state unit of the Swatantra Party after the merger of the Ganatantra Parishad with it in 1962. Deo was elected multiple times to the Odisha Legislative Assembly. Wikipedia →
Sadashiva Tripathy
21 Feb 1965 – 8 Mar 1967 · 2 years
Sadashiva Tripathy (21 April 1910 – 9 September 1980) was an Indian politician, a leader of the Indian National Congress political party and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 21 February 1965 to 8 March 1967. Wikipedia →
2 Oct 1963 – 21 Feb 1965 · 1 year, 4 months
Biren Mitra (26 November 1917 – 25 May 1978) was an Indian politician, student activist, and freedom fighter who served as the 4th Chief Minister of Odisha from 2 October 1963 to 21 February 1965. A prominent leader of the Indian National Congress, he also served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha from 23 June 1961 to 2 October 1963 under the administration of Biju Patnaik. Mitra was a formidable grassroots organizer who played a pivotal role in strengthening the Congress party's presence in coastal Odisha. Wikipedia →
Biju Patnaik
23 Jun 1961 – 15 Mar 1995 · 7 years, 3 months · 2 terms
Bijayananda Patnaik (5 March 1916 – 17 April 1997) was an Indian politician, aviator and businessman. He served as the 3rd Chief Minister of the State of Odisha from 1961 to 1963 and from 1990 to 1995. He was also the 14th Steel and mines and 1st Coal Union Minister of India from 1979 to 1980 and from 1977 to 1979 and a member of Lok Sabha from Kendrapara from 1977 to 1985. Wikipedia →
Nabakrushna Choudhuri
12 May 1950 – 19 Oct 1956 · 6 years, 5 months
Nabakrushna Choudhury (also spelled Nabakrushna Choudhuri; 23 November 1901 – 24 June 1984) was an Indian politician and activist. He served as 2nd Chief Minister of the Indian state of Odisha. He was a freedom fighter who participated in the Non-cooperation Movement, the Civil Disobedience movement, and the Peasant movement. Wikipedia →
23 Apr 1946 – 25 Feb 1961 · 8 years, 4 months · 3 terms
Harekrushna Mahatab (born Harekrushna Das, 21 November 1899 – 2 January 1987) was a leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1946 to 1950 and from 1956 to 1961. He was popularly known by the sobriquet "Utkal Keshari". Wikipedia →
Bishwanath Das
19 Jul 1937 – 14 Jun 1972 · 3 years, 6 months · 2 terms
Bishwanath Das (né Dash; 8 March 1889 – 2 June 1984) was an Indian politician, lawyer and philanthropist. He was the prime minister of Orissa Province of British India 1937–1939, the governor of Uttar Pradesh 1962–1967 and later Chief Minister of Odisha 1971–1972. Wikipedia →
Krushna Chandra Gajapati
1 Apr 1937 – 30 Jun 1944 · 2 years, 10 months · 2 terms
Krushna Chandra Gajapati KCIE (26 April 1892 – 25 May 1974), also known as Captain Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayana Deva KCIE, was one of the key figures in the creation of the Indian state of Odisha. He was a scion of Paralakhemundi Estate (then Ganjam district of Odisha and Srikakulam taluk of Andhrapradesh) and the owner of Delanga estate of Puri district of Odisha. His family belonged to the great Eastern Ganga Dynasty. Wikipedia →
Full timeline
Every term and every President's or Governor's Rule interval, most recent first.
| 12 Jun 2024 – present | Mohan Charan Majhi | BJP | 2 years, 2 months |
| 5 Mar 2000 – 12 Jun 2024 | Naveen Patnaik | BJD | 24 years, 3 months |
| 6 Dec 1999 – 5 Mar 2000 | Hemananda Biswal | INC | 2 months |
| 17 Feb 1999 – 6 Dec 1999 | Giridhar Gamang | INC | 9 months |
| 15 Mar 1995 – 17 Feb 1999 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | INC | 3 years, 11 months |
| 5 Mar 1990 – 15 Mar 1995 | Biju Patnaik | JD | 5 years |
| 7 Dec 1989 – 5 Mar 1990 | Hemananda Biswal | INC | 2 months |
| 9 Jun 1980 – 7 Dec 1989 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | INC | 9 years, 5 months |
| 17 Feb 1980 – 9 Jun 1980 | President's / Governor's Rule — President's rule | 3 months | |
| 26 Jun 1977 – 17 Feb 1980 | Nilamani Routray | JNP | 2 years, 7 months |
| 30 Apr 1977 – 26 Jun 1977 | President's / Governor's Rule — President's rule | 1 month | |
| 29 Dec 1976 – 30 Apr 1977 | Binayak Acharya | INC | 4 months |
| 16 Dec 1976 – 29 Dec 1976 | President's / Governor's Rule — President's rule | 13 days | |
| 6 Mar 1974 – 16 Dec 1976 | Nandini Satpathy | INC | 2 years, 9 months |
| 3 Mar 1973 – 6 Mar 1974 | President's / Governor's Rule — President's rule | 1 year | |
| 14 Jun 1972 – 3 Mar 1973 | Nandini Satpathy | INC | 8 months |
| 3 Apr 1971 – 14 Jun 1972 | Bishwanath Das | IND | 1 year, 2 months |
| 9 Jan 1971 – 3 Apr 1971 | President's / Governor's Rule — President's rule | 2 months | |
| 8 Mar 1967 – 9 Jan 1971 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | SWA | 3 years, 10 months |
| 21 Feb 1965 – 8 Mar 1967 | Sadashiva Tripathy | INC | 2 years |
| 2 Oct 1963 – 21 Feb 1965 | Biren Mitra | INC | 1 year, 4 months |
| 23 Jun 1961 – 2 Oct 1963 | Biju Patnaik | INC | 2 years, 3 months |
| 25 Feb 1961 – 23 Jun 1961 | President's / Governor's Rule — President's rule | 3 months | |
| 19 Oct 1956 – 25 Feb 1961 | Harekrushna Mahatab | INC | 4 years, 4 months |
| 12 May 1950 – 19 Oct 1956 | Nabakrushna Choudhuri | INC | 6 years, 5 months |
| 26 Jan 1950 – 12 May 1950 | Harekrushna Mahatab | INC | 3 months |
| 23 Apr 1946 – 26 Jan 1950 | Harekrushna Mahatab | INC | 3 years, 9 months |
| 30 Jun 1944 – 23 Apr 1946 | President's / Governor's Rule — No Premier in office; source table does not explicitly label this gap | 1 year, 9 months | |
| 24 Nov 1941 – 30 Jun 1944 | Krushna Chandra Gajapati | IND | 2 years, 7 months |
| 6 Nov 1939 – 24 Nov 1941 | President's / Governor's Rule — No Premier in office after Congress ministries resigned across British India at the start of WWII; source table does not explicitly label this as Governor's rule | 2 years | |
| 19 Jul 1937 – 6 Nov 1939 | Bishwanath Das | INC | 2 years, 3 months |
| 1 Apr 1937 – 19 Jul 1937 | Krushna Chandra Gajapati | IND | 3 months |
Pre-1950 the head of government was titled 'Premier'/'Prime Minister of Orissa' rather than 'Chief Minister'. Naveen Patnaik's five re-election sub-terms (2000-2024, same party throughout) merged into a single entry.