First Harekrushna Mahatab ministry

First Harekrushna Mahatab ministry

4th Ministry of Orissa
1946 – 1950
Harekrushna Mahatab
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Orissa
Date formed23 April 1946
Date dissolved12 May 1950
People and organisations
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
Harekrushna Mahatab
No. of ministers
8
Member parties
Indian National Congress
History
Incoming formation
2nd Provincial Assembly
Outgoing formation
1st Provincial Assembly
Election1946 Provincial election
Legislature terms4 years, 19 days
PredecessorSecond Krushna Chandra Gajapati ministry
SuccessorFirst Nabakrushna Choudhuri ministry

Harekrushna Mahatab was sworn in as the prime minister of Orissa following Congress victory in 1946 Provincial election.[1]

Brief history

Shri Mahatab along with 4 Cabinet ministers were administered the oath of office by Governor Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi on 23 April 1946.[2]

Shri Mahatab resigned on 12 May 1950 to join First Nehru ministry.

Council of Ministers

Portfolio[3][4][5] Portrait Name
Constituency		 Tenure Party
Harekrushna Mahatab
Member from East Bhadrak		 23 April 1946 25 January 1950 Indian National Congress
26 January 1950 12 May 1950
23 April 1948 19 August 1948
16 November 1949 12 May 1950
Nityanand Kanungo
Member from South Cuttack Sadar		 23 April 1946 12 May 1950 Indian National Congress
1 September 1946
1 September 1946 12 May 1950
23 June 1947 7 August 1947
Pandit Lingaraj Misra
Member from North Puri Sadar		 23 April 1946 12 May 1950 Indian National Congress
1 September 1946
Nabakrushna Choudhuri
Member from North Kendrapara		 23 April 1946 23 April 1948 Indian National Congress
Sadasiba Tripathy
Member from Nawarangpur		 19 August 1948 12 May 1950 Indian National Congress
Radhakrushna Biswasroy
Member from Koraput		 23 April 1946 1 September 1946 Indian National Congress
22 June 1947
23 June 1947 6 August 1947
7 August 1947 28 February 1948
13 September 1947 13 July 1948
Lal Ranjit Singh Bariha
Member from East Bargarh		 28 February 1948 16 November 1949 Indian National Congress
13 July 1948 19 August 1948
16 November 1949 12 May 1950
Rajakrushna Bose
Member from East Kendrapara		 19 August 1948 16 November 1949 Indian National Congress
16 November 1949 12 May 1950

Demographics

Division District Ministers Cabinet Ministers
Central Cuttack 3 Nabakrushna Choudhuri
Nityanand Kanungo
Rajakrushna Bose
Puri 1 Pandit Lingaraj Misra
Balasore 1 Harekrushna Mahatab (Chief Minister)
Mayurbhanj 0 –
Northern Sambalpur 1 Lal Ranjit Singh Bariha
Sundergarh 0 –
Keonjhar 0 –
Dhenkanal 0 –
Balangir 0 –
Southern Ganjam 0 –
Kalahandi 0 –
Koraput 2 Sadashiva Tripathy
Radhakrushna Biswasroy
Phulbani 0 –

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly. 14 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Sharma, Sadhna (1995). States Politics in India. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-619-4.
  4. ↑ Mohapatra, Hemanta Kumar (1991). "Second congress ministry in Orissa 1946 1950 problems prospects and achievements". University.
  5. ↑
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