First Hemananda Biswal ministry

First Hemananda Biswal ministry

21st Ministry of Odisha
1989 – 1990
Date formed7 December 1989
Date dissolved5 March 1990
People and organisations
GovernorSaiyid Nurul Hasan
Yagya Dutt Sharma
Chief MinisterHemananda Biswal
No. of ministers25
Member parties  Indian National Congress
Status in legislatureMajority
117 / 147 (80%)
Opposition partyJanata Party
Opposition leaderBiju Patnaik
History
Election1985
Legislature term88 days
PredecessorSecond Janaki Ballabh Patnaik ministry
SuccessorSecond Biju Patnaik ministry

Hemananda Biswal was sworn in as the Chief minister of Odisha on 7th December 1989 for the first time.[1][2][3][4]

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.[5]

Following poor performance of Congress party in the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, Mr. Patnaik stepped down as CM taking moral responsibility.[5] Subsequently, Mr. 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.

Mr. Biswal resigned on 5 March 1990 following Congress party's defeat in 1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.[5]

Council of Ministers

Source
Portfolio Portrait Name
Constituency
Tenure Party
Hemananda Biswal
MLA from Laikera
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Cabinet Minister
Anupa Singh Deo
MLA from Khariar
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty
MLA from Kendrapara
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Dambaru Majhi
MLA from Dabugam
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Gangadhar Mohapatra
MLA from Brahmagiri
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Ras Behari Behera
MLA from Koksara
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Sk. Matlub Ali
MLA from Mahanga
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Minister of State with Independent Charges
Amarnath Pradhan
MLA from Athmallik
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj
MLA from Khandapara
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Bhupinder Singh
MLA from Kesinga
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Dolagobinda Pradhan
MLA from Cuttack Sadar
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Gajadhar Majhi
MLA from Talsara
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Jayadev Jena
MLA from Anandapur
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Mohan Nag
MLA from Bhatli
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Netrananda Mallick
MLA from Chandbali
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Sitakanta Mahapatra
MLA from Barchana
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Minister of State
Amarnath Pradhan
MLA from Athmallik
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj
MLA from Khandapara
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Frida Topno
MLA from Raghunathpali
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Jagannath Rout
MLA from Dhamnagar
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Jayadev Jena
MLA from Anandapur
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Kartika Prasad Taria
MLA from Birmaharajpur
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Prakash Chandra Debata
MLA from Melchhamunda
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Raghab Parida
MLA from Aska
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Saraswati Hembram
MLA from Kuliana
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Deputy Minister
Parama Pujari
MLA from Umarkote
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC
Judisthir Jena
MLA from Jaleswar
7 December 1989 5 March 1990 INC

References

  1. ^ PTI (25 February 2022). "Odisha's former Chief Minister Hemananda Biswal dies at age 82". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  2. ^ India, Press Trust of (26 February 2022). "Odisha's former CM Hemananda Biswal dies at age 82". India Today. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. ^ Mishra, Sandeep (27 February 2022). "Hemananda Biswal: Odisha Chief Minister Who Hated The Stop-Gap Tag". OdishaBytes. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ^ Das, Rabi (26 February 2022). "Hemananda Biswal: An inspiration for tribal leaders of Odisha". Odisha Channel.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.journalofpoliticalscience.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)