Nandini Satpathy was sworn in for the first time as the chief minister of Orissa following resignation of Shri Biswanath Das.
Brief history Shri Biswanath Das led a coalition govt formed by Swatantra Party, Utkal Congress and Praja Socialist Party. With large number of defection of ruling coalition members to Indian National Congress (R), Shri Das resigned on 14 June 1972, barely ruling the state for over a year. On same day, Leader of Congress (R) Party, Smt. Nandini Satpathy was sworn in as the first female CM of the state. She cobbled a coalition together with Utkal Congress. Smt. Satpathy along with 8 Cabinet ministers, 5 Ministers of state and 1 deputy minister were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Sardar Jogendra Singh at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar.
Dissatisfied with the governance of the state, Utkal Congress left the coalition on 1st March 1973. Smt. Satpathy resigned on 3 March 1973. The State was placed under President's rule with the Assembly dissolved and snap election were called which was held on 1974.
Council of Ministers +SourcePortfolioPortraitNameTenureParty Chief Minister Home Political and Services (except Parliamentary Affairs) Rural Development Other departments not allocated to any Minister.Nandini Satpathy14 June 19723 March 1973Cabinet Minister Deputy Chief Minister Industries Supply LawNilamani Routray14 June 19721 March 1973 Revenue Irrigation & Power Mines & GeologyBraja Mohan Mohanty14 June 19723 March 1973 Agriculture Co-operation Labour & Employment Housing Urban DevelopmentBinayak Acharya14 June 19723 March 1973 Finance Commerce Planning & Coordination Health & Family PlanningBanka Behari Das14 June 19723 March 1973 Tribal & Rural WelfareGangadhar Pradhan14 June 19721 March 1973Works Transport Excise Community Development & Panchayati RajLaxman Mallick14 June 19723 March 1973 Education & Youth Services Tourism Culture Parliamentary Affairs in Political and ServicesSriballav Panigrahi14 June 19723 March 1973 Forest Animal HusbandryAchyutananda Mahananda14 June 19723 March 1973Minister of State Irrigation & PowerDamburu Majhi14 June 19723 March 1973Health & Family Welfare Somanath Rath14 June 19723 March 1973 SupplyBhagirathi Gomango14 June 19723 March 1973 Agriculture Co-operationGobinda Chandra Sethi14 June 19723 March 1973Community Development & Panchayati RajKrupasindhu Bhoi14 June 19723 March 1973Deputy Minister Rural DevelopmentBhajaman Behara14 June 19723 March 1973
Demographics Division District Ministers Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State / Deputy Ministers Central Cuttack 3 Nandini Satpathy (Chief Minister)<br/ >Banka Behari DasLaxman Mallick – Puri 2 Braja Mohan Mohanty Gobinda Chandra Sethi Balasore 1 Nilamani Routray (Deputy CM) – Mayurbhanj 0 – – Northern Sambalpur 2 Sriballav Panigrahi Krupasindhu Bhoi Sundergarh 1 Gangadhar Pradhan – Keonjhar 0 – – Dhenkanal 0 – – Balangir 1 Achyutananda Mahananda – Southern Ganjam 2 Binayak Acharya Somanath Rath Kalahandi 1 – Jagannath Pattanaik Koraput 2 – Damburu MajhiBhagirathi Gomango Phulbani 0 – –
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