List of deputy chief ministers of Odisha

The deputy chief minister of Odisha is a member of the Cabinet of Odisha Government in the Government of Odisha. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.^[2] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.

Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଉପ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ
Emblem of Odisha
Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Smt. Pravati Parida Incumbent Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Pravati Parida since 12 June 2024
Chief Minister's Office
Style	Honourable Deputy Chief Minister ମାନ୍ୟବର ଉପ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମହୋଦୟ / ମହୋଦୟା
Status	Deputy Head of Government
Abbreviation	Dy. CM
Member of	Odisha Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers
Reports to	Governor of Odisha Lok Seva Bhavan Chief Minister of Odisha
Residence	Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Seat	Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Appointer	Governor of Odisha by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Term length	At the pleasure of the governor Legislative Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner No term limits specified.[1]
Inaugural holder	Pabitra Mohan Pradhan
Formation	8 March 1967 (58 years ago) (1967-03-08)
Salary	₹368,000 (US$4,400)/monthly ₹4,416,000 (US$52,000)/annually
Website	cm.odisha.gov.in/cabinet

List of deputy chief ministers

#	Portrait	Name (Lifespan) Constituency	Term of office			Chief Minister	Assembly (Election)	Party
1		Pabitra Mohan Pradhan (1908-1988) MLA from Pallahara	8 March 1967	9 January 1971	3 years, 307 days	Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo	4th (1967)		Orissa Jana Congress
Vacant between (9 January 1971 – 14 June 1972)
2		Nilamani Routray (1920-2004) MLA from Basudevpur	14 June 1972	1 March 1973	260 days	Nandini Satpathy	5th (1971)		Utkal Congress
Vacant between (1 March 1973 – 15 March 1995)
3		Hemananda Biswal (1939-2022) MLA from Laikera	15 March 1995	9 May 1998	3 years, 55 days	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	11th (1995)		Indian National Congress
4		Basant Kumar Biswal (1936-2006) MLA from Tirtol		17 February 1999	3 years, 339 days
Vacant between (17 February 1999 – 12 June 2024)
5		Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (born 1956) MLA from Patnagarh	12 June 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 192 days	Mohan Charan Majhi	17th (2024)		Bharatiya Janata Party
6		Pravati Parida (born 1966) MLA from Nimapara

Statistics

#	Deputy Chief Minister	Party		Term of office
				Longest continuous term	Total duration of chief ministership
1	Basant Kumar Biswal		INC	3 years, 339 days	3 years, 339 days
2	Pabitra Mohan Pradhan		Jana Congress	3 years, 307 days	3 years, 307 days
3	Hemananda Biswal		INC	3 years, 55 days	3 years, 55 days
4	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo*		BJP	1 year, 192 days*	1 year, 192 days*
5	Pravati Parida*		BJP	1 year, 192 days*	1 year, 192 days*
6	Nilamani Routray		Utkal Congress	260 days	260 days

See also

• Government of Odisha
• Governor of Odisha
• Chief Minister of Odisha
• Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
• Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
• Odisha Legislative Assembly
• Elections in Odisha
• Politics of Odisha
• List of current Indian deputy chief ministers