First Nandini Satpathy ministry

First Nandini Satpathy ministry
First Nandini Satpathy ministry
; 14th Ministry of Orissa
1972 – 1973
	Nandini Satpathy; Hon'ble Chief Minister of Orissa
Date formed	14 June 1972
Date dissolved	3 March 1973
People and organisations
Governor	Jogendra Singh (acting) ; Justice Gati Krushna Misra (acting); B. D. Jatti
Chief Minister	Nandini Satpathy
Deputy Chief Minister	Nilamani Routray
No. of ministers	15
Member parties	Indian National Congress (R) + Utkal Congress
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Swatantra Party (1972 – 1973); Utkal Congress (1973)
Opposition leader	Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (1972 – 1973); Biju Patnaik (1973)
History
Incoming formation	5th Orissa Legislative Assembly
Election	1971 Assembly election
Legislature term	262 days
Predecessor	Second Bishwanath Das ministry
Successor	Second Nandini Satpathy ministry

Nandini Satpathy was sworn in for the first time as the chief minister of Orissa following resignation of Shri Biswanath Das.^[1]^[2]

Brief history

Shri Biswanath Das led a coalition govt formed by Swatantra Party, Utkal Congress and Praja Socialist Party. With large number of defection of ruling coalition members to Indian National Congress (R), Shri Das resigned on 14 June 1972, barely ruling the state for over a year. On same day, Leader of Congress (R) Party, Smt. Nandini Satpathy was sworn in as the first female CM of the state. She cobbled a coalition together with Utkal Congress. Smt. Satpathy along with 8 Cabinet ministers, 5 Ministers of state and 1 deputy minister were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Sardar Jogendra Singh at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar.^[3]

Dissatisfied with the governance of the state, Utkal Congress left the coalition on 1st March 1973. Smt. Satpathy resigned on 3 March 1973. The State was placed under President's rule with the Assembly dissolved and snap election were called which was held on 1974.

Council of Ministers

Source
Portfolio	Name Constituency	Tenure
Chief Minister Home Political and Services (except Parliamentary Affairs) Rural Development Other departments not allocated to any Minister.	Nandini Satpathy MLA from Cuttack City	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	INC(R)
Cabinet Minister
Deputy Chief Minister Industries Supply Law	Nilamani Routray MLA from Basudebpur	14 June 1972	1 March 1973	Utkal Congress
Revenue Irrigation & Power Mines & Geology	Braja Mohan Mohanty MLA from Puri	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	INC(R)
Agriculture Co-operation Labour & Employment Housing Urban Development	Binayak Acharya MLA from Berhampur	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	INC(R)
Finance Commerce Planning & Coordination Health & Family Planning	Banka Behari Das MLA from Dharmasala	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	INC(R)
Tribal & Rural Welfare	Gangadhar Pradhan MLA from Talsara	14 June 1972	1 March 1973	SWA
Works Transport Excise Community Development & Panchayati Raj	Laxman Mallick MLA from Jagatsinghpur	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	INC(R)
Education & Youth Services Tourism Culture Parliamentary Affairs in Political and Services	Sriballav Panigrahi MLA from Sambalpur	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	INC(R)
Forest Animal Husbandry	Achyutananda Mahananda MLA from Kantabanji	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	SWA
Minister of State
Irrigation & Power	Damburu Majhi MLA from Dabugam	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	SWA
Health & Family Welfare	Somanath Rath MLA from Bhanjanagar	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	INC(R)
Supply	Bhagirathi Gomango MLA from Gunupur	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	INC(R)
Agriculture Co-operation	Gobinda Chandra Sethi MLA from Nimapara	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	Utkal Congress
Community Development & Panchayati Raj	Krupasindhu Bhoi MLA from Padampur	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	INC(R)
Deputy Minister
Rural Development	Bhajaman Behara MLA from Chhendipada	14 June 1972	3 March 1973	Utkal Congress

Demographics

Division	District	Ministers	Cabinet Ministers	Ministers of State / Deputy Ministers
Central	Cuttack	3	Nandini Satpathy (Chief Minister) Banka Behari Das Laxman Mallick	–
	Puri	2	Braja Mohan Mohanty	Gobinda Chandra Sethi
	Balasore	1	Nilamani Routray (Deputy CM)	–
	Mayurbhanj	0	–	–
Northern	Sambalpur	2	Sriballav Panigrahi	Krupasindhu Bhoi
	Sundergarh	1	Gangadhar Pradhan	–
	Keonjhar	0	–	–
	Dhenkanal	0	–	–
	Balangir	1	Achyutananda Mahananda	–
Southern	Ganjam	2	Binayak Acharya	Somanath Rath
	Kalahandi	1	–	Jagannath Pattanaik
	Koraput	2	–	Damburu Majhi Bhagirathi Gomango
	Phulbani	0	–	–

References

↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Orissa 1971". 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 1971". 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