Biren Mitra ministry

Biren Mitra ministry
Biren Mitra ministry
; 10th Ministry of Orissa
1963 – 1965
	Biren Mitra; Hon'ble Chief Minister of Orissa
Date formed	2 October 1963
Date dissolved	21 February 1965
People and organisations
Governor	Ajudhiya Nath Khosla
Chief Minister	Biren Mitra
No. of ministers	14
Member parties	Indian National Congress
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	All India Ganatantra Parishad
Opposition leader	Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
History
Incoming formation	3rd Orissa Legislative Assembly
Election	1961 Assembly election
Legislature terms	1 year, 142 days
Predecessor	First Biju Patnaik ministry
Successor	Sadashiva Tripathy ministry

Biren Mitra was sworn in as the chief minister of Orissa following resignation of Biju Patnaik under Kamaraj Plan.^[1]^[2]

Brief history

After 1961 Assembly election, Congress returned to power in the state with Shri Biju Patnaik as the Chief Minister. Under Kamaraj Plan, Shri Patnaik resigned on 1963's Gandhi Jayanti to focus on rebuilding Congress Party in organisational level and reconnecting with the masses.

Shri Biren Mitra along with 8 Cabinet ministers and 5 Deputy Ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ajudhiya Nath Khosla at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 2 October 1963.^[3]

With rising dissatisfaction with his style of governance and mounting corruption allegations, Shri Mitra was step down as CM on 21 February 1965. On same day, Shri Sadashiva Tripathy was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state.

Council of Ministers

Source
Portfolio	Name Constituency	Tenure
Chief Minister Finance Industries Planning & Coordination Mines & Geology Irrigation & Power Cultural Affairs Local Self Government in Health Other departments not allocated to any Minister.	Biren Mitra MLA from Cuttack City	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Cabinet Minister
Political and Services Home Supply Labour	Nilamani Routray MLA from Basudebpur	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Revenue Excise Forest	Sadashiva Tripathy MLA from Nowrangpur	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Education Agriculture Animal Husbandry Co-operation	Satyapriya Mohanty MLA from Bhubaneswar	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Health (excluding Local Self Government)	P. Venkat Jagannath Rao MLA from Dura	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Works Transport	Raja Saheb Harihar Singh Mardaraj Bhramarabara Roy MLA from Khandapara	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Community Development & Panchayati Raj	Brundaban Nayak MLA from Hinjili	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Tribal & Rural Welfare	Toyaka Sangana MLA from Koraput	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Law	Banamali Babu MLA from Attabira	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Deputy Minister
Irrigation & Power	Prahlad Mallik MLA from Patamundai	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Transport Animal Husbandry	Bir Bikramaditya Singh Bariha MLA from Padampur	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Education	Saraswati Pradhan MLA from Bhatli	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Jails in Home Labour	Chandra Mohan Singh MLA from Rairangpur	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC
Cultural Affairs Local Self Government in Health Co-operation	Santosh Kumar Sahu MLA from Baripada	2 October 1963	21 February 1965	INC

Demographics

Division	District	Ministers	Cabinet Ministers	Deputy Ministers
Central	Cuttack	2	Biren Mitra (Chief Minister)	Prahlad Mallik
	Puri	2	Satyapriya Mohanty Harihar Singh Mardaraj	–
	Balasore	1	Nilamani Routray	–
	Mayurbhanj	2	–	Chandra Mohan Singh Santosh Kumar Sahu
Northern	Sambalpur	3	Banamali Babu	Bir Bikramaditya Singh Bariha Saraswati Pradhan
	Sundergarh	0	–	–
	Keonjhar	0	–	–
	Dhenkanal	0	–	–
	Balangir	0	–	–
Southern	Ganjam	2	P. Venkat Jagannath Rao Brundaban Nayak	–
	Kalahandi	0	–	–
	Koraput	2	Sadashiva Tripathy Toyaka Sangana	–
	Phulbani	0	–	–

References

↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Orissa 1961". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
↑ 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.
↑ "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly. 14 September 2025.

[1] "IndiaVotes AC: Orissa 1961". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 15 September 2025.

[2] 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.

[:0-3] "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly. 14 September 2025.

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Chief ministers of Odisha
Orissa Province	Krushna Chandra Gajapati Bishwanath Das Harekrushna Mahatab
Odisha (formerly Orissa)	Harekrushna Mahatab Nabakrushna Choudhuri Biju Patnaik Biren Mitra Sadashiva Tripathy Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Bishwanath Das Nandini Satpathy Binayak Acharya Nilamani Routray Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Hemananda Biswal Giridhar Gamang Naveen Patnaik Mohan Charan Majhi
Ministry	Gajapati I Das I Gajapati II Mahatab I Choudhuri I Choudhuri II Mahtab II Mahtab III Biju I Mitra Tripathy Singh Deo Das II Satpathy I Satpathy II Acharya Routray Janaki I Janaki II Biswal I Biju II Janaki III Gamang Biswal II Naveen I Naveen II Naveen III Naveen IV Naveen V Majhi