First Nabakrushna Choudhuri ministry

First Nabakrushna Choudhuri ministry
First Nabakrushna Choudhuri ministry
; 5th Ministry of Orissa
1950 – 1952
	Nabakrushna Choudhuri; Hon'ble Chief Minister of Orissa
Date formed	12 May 1950
Date dissolved	20 February 1952
People and organisations
Governor	Asaf Ali
Chief Minister	Nabakrushna Choudhuri
No. of ministers	8
Member parties	Indian National Congress
History
Incoming formation	2nd Provincial Assembly
Election	1946 Provincial election
Legislature terms	1 year, 284 days
Predecessor	First Harekrushna Mahatab ministry
Successor	Second Nabakrushna Choudhuri ministry

Nabakrushna Choudhuri was sworn in as the chief minister of Orissa for the first time following resignation of Harekrushna Mahatab.^[1]

Brief history

Shri Choudhuri along with 6 Cabinet ministers were administered the oath of office by Governor Asaf Ali on 12 May 1950.^[2]

Following Cong win in 1952 Assembly election, Shri Choudhuri resigned on 20 February 1952.

Council of Ministers

Portfolio^[2]^[3]	Name Constituency	Tenure
Chief Minister Finance Relief & Rehabilitation River Valley Development	Nabakrushna Choudhuri Member from North Kendrapara	12 May 1950	20 February 1952	Indian National Congress
Agriculture Forestry Excise Local Self Government Co-operation		12 May 1950	11 November 1950
Home Planning		11 November 1950	20 February 1952
Local Self Government		15 November 1951	20 February 1952
Law Industries	Nityanand Kanungo Member from South Cuttack Sadar	12 May 1950	20 February 1952	Indian National Congress
Home Planning	Nityanand Kanungo Member from South Cuttack Sadar	12 May 1950	11 November 1950	Indian National Congress
Education Health	Pandit Lingaraj Misra Member from North Puri Sadar	12 May 1950	20 February 1952	Indian National Congress
Tribal & Rural Welfare	Lal Ranjit Singh Bariha Member from East Bargarh	12 May 1950	20 February 1952	Indian National Congress
Roads and Buildings Irrigation and Drainage Electricity	Raja Krushna Bose Member from East Kendrapara	12 May 1950	15 November 1951	Indian National Congress
Transport		1 September 1950	11 November 1950
Transport Works		15 November 1951	20 February 1952
Revenue Supply	Sadasiba Tripathy Member from Nawarangpur	12 May 1950	20 February 1952	Indian National Congress
Transport		12 May 1950	15 November 1951
Excise		11 November 1950	20 February 1952
Commerce Labour Public Relations	Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Member from Athgarh	12 May 1950	20 February 1952	No Party Affiliation
Local Self Government	Kapileswar Prasad Nanda Member from Patna	12 May 1950	15 November 1951	No Party Affiliation
Development	Kapileswar Prasad Nanda Member from Patna	15 November 1951	20 February 1952	No Party Affiliation

Demographics

Division	District	Ministers	Cabinet Ministers
Central	Cuttack	3	Nabakrushna Choudhuri (Chief Minister) Nityanand Kanungo Rajakrushna Bose
	Puri	2	Rajbahdur Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj Pandit Lingaraj Misra
	Balasore	0	–
	Mayurbhanj	0	–
Northern	Sambalpur	1	Lal Ranjit Singh Bariha
	Sundergarh	0	–
	Keonjhar	0	–
	Dhenkanal	1	Pabitra Mohan Pradhan
	Balangir	1	Kapileswar Prasad Nanda
Southern	Ganjam	0	–
	Kalahandi	0	–
	Koraput	1	Sadashiva Tripathy
	Phulbani	0	–

References

↑ 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.
1 2 "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly. 14 September 2025.
↑ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[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.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly. 14 September 2025.

[:1-3] Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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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