Second Bishwanath Das ministry

Second Bishwanath Das ministry

13th Ministry of Orissa
1971 – 1972
Bishwanath Das
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Orissa
Date formed3 April 1971
Date dissolved14 June 1972
People and organisations
Shaukatullah Shah Ansari
Jogendra Singh (acting)
Bishwanath Das
No. of ministers
26
Member parties
Swatantra Party + Utkal Congress + Praja Socialist Party
Status in legislature
Majority
Opposition party
Indian National Congress (R)
Opposition leader
Binayak Acharya
History
Incoming formation
5th Orissa Legislative Assembly
Outgoing formation
4th Orissa Legislative Assembly
Election1971 Assembly election
Legislature terms1 year, 72 days
PredecessorRajendra Narayan Singh Deo ministry
SuccessorFirst Nandini Satpathy ministry

Bishwanath Das was sworn in for the second time as the chief minister of Orissa following a hung assembly verdict in 1971 Assembly election. After verdict of a hung assembly, Shri Bishwanath Das was chosen as a consensus candidate to led the coalition govt formed by Swatantra Party, Utkal Congress and Praja Socialist Party[1][2]

Brief history

After verdict of a hung assembly, Shri Bishwanath Das Das was chosen as a consensus candidate to led the coalition govt formed by Swatantra Party, Utkal Congress and Praja Socialist Party. Shri Das along with 13 Cabinet ministers and 12 Deputy Ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Shaukatullah Shah Ansari at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 3 April 1971. He wasn't the member of house as he didn't contest in 1971 election. Later, He contested and won the bypoll from Rourkela constituency.[3]

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.

Council of Ministers

Source
Portfolio Portrait Name
Constituency		 Tenure Party
Bishwanath Das
MLA from Rourkela		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Independent
Cabinet Minister
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
MLA from Bolangir		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Nilamani Routray
MLA from Basudebpur		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress
Sidhalal Murmu
MLA from Rairangpur		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 All India Jharkhand Party
Dayanidhi Naik
MLA from Bhawanipatna		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Brundaban Nayak
MLA from Hinjili		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress
Gangadhar Pradhan
MLA from Talsara		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Prahlad Mallik
MLA from Patamundai		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress
Ananta Narayan Singh Deo
MLA from Suruda		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Pratap Chandra Mohanty
MLA from Tirtol		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress
Ainthu Sahoo
MLA from Patnagarh		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Sarat Kumar Kar
MLA from Mahanga		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress
Natabara Pradhan
MLA from Baudh		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Ram Krushna Patnaik
MLA from Kodala		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress
Deputy Minister
Damburu Majhi
MLA from Dabugam		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Jadunath Das Mohapatra
MLA from Soro		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress
Ghasiram Majhi
MLA from Nawapara		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Birabhadra Singh
MLA from Khunta		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress
Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb
MLA from Bhanjanagar		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Saharai Oram
MLA from Champua		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress
Prafulla Kumar Das
MLA from Karanjia		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Debaraja Sahu
MLA from Angul		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress
Sarat Kumar Deb
MLA from Aul		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Gobinda Chandra Sethi
MLA from Nimapara		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress
Ramachandra Praharaj
MLA from Banpur		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 SWA
Rabi Singh Majhi
MLA from Umerkote		 3 April 1971 14 June 1972 Utkal Congress

Demographics

Division District Ministers Cabinet Ministers Deputy Ministers
Central Cuttack 4 Prahlad Mallik
Pratap Chandra Mohanty
Sarat Kumar Kar		 Sarat Kumar Deb
Puri 2 – Gobinda Chandra Sethi
Ramachandra Praharaj
Balasore 2 Nilamani Routray Jadunath Das Mohapatra
Mayurbhanj 3 Sidhalal Murmu Birabhadra Singh
Prafulla Kumar Das
Northern Sambalpur 0 – –
Sundergarh 2 Bishwanath Das (Chief Minister)
Gangadhar Pradhan		 –
Keonjhar 1 – Saharai Oram
Dhenkanal 1 – Debaraja Sahu
Balangir 2 Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
Ainthu Sahoo		 –
Southern Ganjam 4 Brundaban Nayak
Ananta Narayan Singh Deo
Ram Krushna Patnaik		 Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb
Kalahandi 2 Dayanidhi Naik Ghasiram Majhi
Koraput 2 – Damburu Majhi
Rabi Singh Majhi
Phulbani 1 Natabara Pradhan –

References

  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.
  3. ↑ "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly. 14 September 2025.
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