8th Orissa Legislative Assembly
| 8th Orissa Legislative Assembly | |||||
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 Front view of Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar (2010) | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Meeting place | Odisha Vidhan Saudha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India | ||||
| Term | 9 June 1980 – 9 March 1985 | ||||
| Election | 1980 Orissa Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Indian National Congress (I) | ||||
| Opposition | Janata Party (Secular) | ||||
| Website | assembly | ||||
| Orissa Legislative Assembly | |||||
 House Composition | |||||
| Members | 147 | ||||
| Governor | C. M. Poonacha Justice Sukanta Kishore Ray (Acting) Justice Ranganath Misra (Acting) Bishambhar Nath Pande | ||||
| Speaker | Somnath Rath, INC (I) Prasanna Kumar Dash, INC (I) | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Himansu Sekhar Padhi, INC (I) | ||||
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, INC (I) | ||||
| Leader of Opposition | No Official Opposition (1980-1984) Sarat Kumar Deb, JP(S) (1984-1985) | ||||
| Party control | Indian National Congress (I) (118/147) | ||||
| 10 Session with 176 Sittings | |||||
The Eighth Orissa Legislative Assembly was convened after 1980 Orissa Legislative Assembly election.
Brief history
[edit]Following Cong (I) victory in 1980 Indian general election, Opposition led state govt were dismissed and early election were called. Dissatisfied with Janata Govt., Cong (I) was voted to power in 1980 Orissa Assembly election. Chief Minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik along with 7 Cabinet ministers, 10 Ministers of state and 1 deputy minister were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor C. M. Poonacha at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 9 June 1980.[1] Ministry was further expanded on 14 July 1981 & 10 February 1984.[1] Following Cong win in 1985 Orissa Assembly election due to the sympathy wave created by the unfortunate death of Indira Gandhi, Chief Minister Janaki Patnaik resigned on 10 March 1985.[2][3]
House Composition
[edit]| Party | Strength |
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| Indian National Congress (I) | 118 |
| Janata Party (Secular) | 13 |
| Communist Party of India | 4 |
| Janata Party | 3 |
| Indian National Congress (U) | 2 |
| Independent | 7 |
Office Bearers
[edit]| Post | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Party | ||
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| Governor | 
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C. M. Poonacha | Assembly Begins | 30 September 1980 | N/A | |
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Justice Sukanta Kishore Ray (Acting) |
1 October 1980 | 3 November 1980 | |||
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C. M. Poonacha | 4 November 1980 | 24 June 1982 | |||
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Justice Ranganath Misra (Acting) |
25 June 1982 | 31 August 1982 | |||
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C. M. Poonacha | 1 September 1982 | 17 August 1983 | |||
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Bishambhar Nath Pande | 17 August 1983 | Assembly Dissolves | |||
| Speaker | 
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Somnath Rath MLA from Bhanjanagar |
12 June 1980 | 11 February 1984 | Indian National Congress (I) | |
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Prasanna Kumar Dash MLA from Baripada |
22 February 1984 | 14 March 1985 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| Deputy Speaker | 
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Himansu Sekhar Padhi MLA from Boudh |
2 July 1980 | 9 March 1985 | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) Leader of INC (I) Legislature Party |
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Janaki Ballabh Patnaik MLA from Athgarh |
9 June 1980 | 10 March 1985 | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| Leader of Opposition Leader of JP (S) Legislature Party |
Vacant[a] | 9 June 1980 | 1 April 1984 | N/A | ||
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Sarat Kumar Deb MLA from Aul |
2 April 1984 | 10 March 1985 | Janata Party (Secular) | ||
| Pro tem Speaker |
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Prasanna Kumar Dash MLA from Baripada |
11 June 1980 | 12 June 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | |
Council of Ministers
[edit]| Portfolio | Portrait | Name Constituency |
Tenure | Party | ||
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Janaki Ballabh Patnaik MLA from Athgarh |
9 June 1980 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | |
| 9 June 1980 | 14 July 1981 | INC(I) | ||||
| 14 April 1982 | 10 February 1984 | INC(I) | ||||
| 10 February 1984 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||||
| 31 December 1984 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||||
| 12 February 1985 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||||
| Cabinet Minister | ||||||
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Gangadhar Mohapatra MLA from Brahmagiri |
9 June 1980 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||
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Ulaka Rama Chandra MLA from Rayagada |
INC(I) | ||||
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Raghunath Patnaik MLA from Jeypore |
12 February 1985 | INC(I) | |||
| 14 July 1981 | INC(I) | |||||
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Basudev Mahapatra MLA from Balikuda |
9 June 1980 | 10 February 1984 | INC(I) | ||
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Somanath Rath MLA from Bhanjanagar |
10 February 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC(I) | ||
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Upendra Dikshit MLA from Brajarajnagar |
9 June 1980 | 14 July 1981 | INC(I) | ||
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Dayanidhi Naik MLA from Bhawanipatna |
INC(I) | ||||
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Kanhu Charan Lenka MLA from Choudwar |
9 June 1980 | 14 July 1981 | INC(I) | ||
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Upendra Dikshit MLA from Brajarajnagar |
14 July 1981 | 10 February 1984 | INC(I) | ||
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Basudev Mahapatra MLA from Balikuda |
10 February 1984 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||
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Dayanidhi Naik MLA from Bhawanipatna |
14 July 1981 | 10 February 1984 | INC(I) | ||
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Upendra Dikshit MLA from Brajarajnagar |
10 February 1984 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||
| INC(I) | ||||||
| Minister of State | ||||||
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Niranjan Patnaik MLA from Ramchandrapur |
9 June 1980 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||
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Kishore Chandra Patel MLA from Sundargarh |
INC(I) | ||||
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Basanta Kumar Biswal MLA from Tirtol |
INC(I) | ||||
| 14 July 1981 | INC(I) | |||||
| 21 February 1984 | INC(I) | |||||
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Harihar Karan MLA from Daspalla |
9 June 1980 | 11 February 1984 | INC(I) | ||
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Jugal Kishore Pattanayak MLA from Bhadrak |
11 February 1984 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||
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Kuanria Majhi MLA from Baisinga |
9 June 1980 | 11 February 1984 | INC(I) | ||
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Harihar Karan MLA from Daspalla |
11 February 1984 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||
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Jugal Kishore Pattanayak MLA from Bhadrak |
9 June 1980 | 11 February 1984 | INC(I) | ||
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Krushna Chandra Patnaik MLA from Berhampur |
9 June 1980 | 14 July 1981 | INC(I) | ||
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Lalit Mohan Gandhi MLA from Titilagarh |
9 June 1980 | 14 July 1981 | INC(I) | ||
| 10 February 1984 | INC(I) | |||||
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Habibulla Khan MLA from Nowrangpur |
9 June 1980 | 14 July 1981 | INC(I) | ||
| 14 July 1981 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||||
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Bhajaman Behara MLA from Talcher |
9 June 1980 | 14 July 1981 | INC(I) | ||
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Krushna Chandra Patnaik MLA from Berhampur |
14 July 1981 | 14 April 1982 | INC(I) | ||
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Bhajaman Behara MLA from Talcher |
11 February 1984 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||
| 14 July 1981 | 11 February 1984 | INC(I) | ||||
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Kishore Chandra Patel MLA from Sundargarh |
11 February 1984 | 10 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||
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Kuanria Majhi MLA from Baisinga |
12 February 1985 | INC(I) | |||
| Deputy Minister | ||||||
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Saraswati Hembram MLA from Kuliana |
9 June 1980 | 9 March 1985 | INC(I) | ||
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]Bypolls
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Reason for by-poll | Winning candidate | Party | |
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| November 1980 | Patkura | Resignation of Biju Patnaik | Bijoy Mohapatra | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| Athgarh | Resignation of Rasananda Sahoo | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ No party was able to secure 10% of assembly strength i.e. 14 seats
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly. 2025-09-14.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election Results in 1980". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ^ 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.