Hemananda Biswal was sworn in as the Chief minister of Orissa on 7th December 1989 for the first time.
Brief history Riding on the sympathy wave, after the death of Indira Gandhi, Chief Minister Janaki Patnaik was sworn in following Congress party win in 1985 Orissa Legislative Assembly election and continued till 1989.
Following poor performance of Congress party in the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, Shri Patnaik stepped down as CM taking moral responsibility. Subsequently, Shri Biswal along with 6 Cabinet Ministers, 15 Minister of State and 2 Deputy Minister were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Saiyid Nurul Hasan.
Shri Biswal resigned on 5 March 1990 following Congress party's defeat in 1990 Orissa Legislative Assembly election.
Council of Ministers +SourcePortfolioPortraitNameTenureParty Chief Minister Home General Administration Planning & Coordination Industries Science & Technology Works Housing Community Development & Rural Reconstruction Other departments not allocated to any Minister.Hemananda Biswal7 December 19895 March 1990Cabinet Minister Commerce and Transport Anupa Singh Deo7 December 19895 March 1990 Revenue Excise Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty7 December 19895 March 1990 Harijan & Tribal Welfare Dambaru Majhi7 December 19895 March 1990 Finance LawGangadhar Mohapatra7 December 19895 March 1990 Agriculture Co-operation Ras Behari Behera7 December 19895 March 1990 Education & Youth ServicesSk. Matlub Ali7 December 19895 March 1990Minister of State with Independent Charges Information & Public RelationsAmarnath Pradhan7 December 19895 March 1990 Tourism Sports & Culture Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj 7 December 19895 March 1990 Irrigation & Power Bhupinder Singh7 December 19895 March 1990 Urban Development Dolagobinda Pradhan7 December 19895 March 1990 Housing Labour & EmploymentGajadhar Majhi7 December 19895 March 1990 Mines & Geology Jayadev Jena7 December 19895 March 1990 Fisheries & Animal Husbandry Mohan Nag7 December 19895 March 1990 Forest & Environment Netrananda Mallick7 December 19895 March 1990 Health & Family Welfare Sitakanta Mahapatra7 December 19895 March 1990Minister of State Lift Irrigation Amarnath Pradhan7 December 19895 March 1990 Planning & Coordination Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj 7 December 19895 March 1990 Education & Youth ServicesFrida Topno7 December 19895 March 1990 IndustriesJagannath Rout7 December 19895 March 1990 Science & TechnologyJayadev Jena7 December 19895 March 1990 Agriculture Co-operationKartika Prasad Taria7 December 19895 March 1990 WorksPrakash Chandra Debata 7 December 19895 March 1990 Food & Civil Supplies Raghab Parida7 December 19895 March 1990 Community Development & Rural Reconstruction Saraswati Hembram7 December 19895 March 1990Deputy Minister Health & Family WelfareParama Pujari7 December 19895 March 1990 Harijan & Tribal Welfare Labour & EmploymentJudisthir Jena7 December 19895 March 1990
Demographics Division District Ministers Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State / Deputy Ministers Central Cuttack 4 Sk. Matlub AliBhagabat Prasad Mohanty Dolagobinda PradhanSitakanta Mahapatra Puri 2 Gangadhar Mohapatra Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj Balasore 3 – Judisthir JenaNetrananda MallickJagannath Rout Mayurbhanj 1 – Saraswati Hembram Northern Sambalpur 3 Hemananda Biswal (Chief Minister) Prakash Chandra DebataMohan Nag Sundergarh 2 – Gajadhar MajhiFrida Topno Keonjhar 1 – Jayadev Jena Dhenkanal 1 – Amarnath Pradhan Balangir 1 Kartika Prasad Taria Southern Ganjam 1 Raghab Parida Kalahandi 3 Ras Behari BeheraAnupa Singh Deo Bhupinder Singh Koraput 1 – Parama Pujari Phulbani 0 – –
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