3rd Orissa Legislative Assembly
| 3rd Orissa Legislative Assembly | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Meeting place | Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India | ||||
| Term | 21 June 1961 – 1 March 1967 | ||||
| Election | 1961 Orissa Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Opposition | All India Ganatantra Parishad | ||||
| Website | assembly | ||||
| Orissa Legislative Assembly | |||||
 House Composition | |||||
| Members | 140 | ||||
| Governor | Y. N. Sukthankar Ajudhia Nath Khosla Justice Khaleel Ahmed acting | ||||
| Speaker | Lingaraj Panigrahi, INC | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Lokanath Mishra, INC | ||||
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Biju Patnaik, INC Biren Mitra, INC Sadashiva Tripathy, INC | ||||
| Leader of Opposition | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, AIGP | ||||
| Party control | Indian National Congress (82/140) | ||||
| 10 Sessions with 335 sitting days | |||||
The Third Orissa Legislative Assembly was convened after the 1961 Orissa Legislative Assembly election.[1]
Brief History
In 1961 assembly election, Cong won an unprecedented 82 seats and Biju Patnaik became Chief Minister for the first time on 23 June 1961. Shri Patnaik resigned in 1963 Gandhi jayanti as per Kamaraj Plan. Shri Biren Mitra became CM but his reign was cut short amidst mounting corruption allegations. Nowrangpur MLA Shri Sadashiva Tripathy became the Chief Minister on 21 February 1965 and continued till the end of assembly term. Beginning of this session, The Assembly premise was shifted from Sardar Patel Hall to the assembly building where session take place currently.[2]
House Composition
| Party | Strength |
|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 82 |
| All India Ganatantra Parishad | 37 |
| Praja Socialist Party | 10 |
| Communist Party of India | 4 |
| Independent | 7 |
Office Bearers
| Post | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Party | ||
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| Governor | 
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Yashwant Narayan Sukthankar | Assembly Begins | 15 September 1962 | N/A | |
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Ajudhia Nath Khosla | 16 September 1962 | 5 August 1966 | |||
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Justice Khaleel Ahmed (Acting) |
5 August 1966 | 11 September 1966 | |||
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Ajudhia Nath Khosla | 12 September 1966 | Assembly Dissolves | |||
| Speaker | 
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Lingaraj Panigrahi MLA from Kodala East |
1 July 1961 | 18 March 1967 | Indian National Congress | |
| Deputy Speaker | 
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Lokanath Mishra MLA from Patkura |
28 August 1961 | 1 March 1967 | Indian National Congress | |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
|
Biju Patnaik MLA from Choudwar |
23 June 1961 | 2 October 1963 | Indian National Congress | |
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Biren Mitra MLA from Cuttack City |
2 October 1963 | 21 February 1965 | Indian National Congress | ||
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Sadashiva Tripathy MLA from Nowrangpur |
21 February 1965 | 8 March 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| Leader of Opposition | 
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Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo MLA from Kantabanji |
21 June 1961 | 1 March 1967 | Ganatantra Parishad | |
Council of Ministers
Members of Legislative Assembly
Bypolls
| Year | Constituency | Reason for by-poll | Winning candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1961 | Talcher | Resignation of Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | Madan Mohan Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
| June 1962 | Kodala West | Resignation of Bishwanath Das | Banamali Maharana | Praja Socialist Party | |
| April 1963 | Jajpur West | Death of Madan Mohan Patnaik | Narayan Chandra Pati | Indian National Congress | |
| Khallikote | Death of Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev | V. Sugnana Kumari Deo | Indian National Congress | ||
| Jharsuguda (ST) | Resignation of Binod Behari Singh Bariha | Binod Behari Singh Bariha | Indian National Congress | ||
| April 1964 | Bangiriposi (ST) | Death of Ishwar Chandra Nayak | Prasanna Kumar Das | Indian National Congress | |
| June 1965 | Keonjhar | Death of Janardan Bhanj Deo | Karunakar Pradhan | Swatantra Party | |
References
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election Results in 1961". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ Das, Dr. Sthitaprajna; Panigrahi, Puspalata (14 July 2024). "A study on the state legislative assembly elections in Odisha (1952-2024)" (PDF). International Journal of Political Science and Governance. 6 (2): 28–33 – via E-ISSN: 2664-603X, P-ISSN: 2664-6021.
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