Prime Minister of Orissa in the British Indian Empire
StyleThe Honorable
AppointerGovernor of Orissa
Formation1 April 1937
First holderKrushna Chandra Gajapati
Final holderHarekrushna Mahatab
Abolished15 August 1947
SuccessionChief Minister of Odisha

The prime minister of Orissa was the head of government and the Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly of Orissa Province in British India. The position was dissolved upon the independence of India in 1947.

History

The office was created under the Government of India Act 1935. During the 1937 Indian provincial elections, the Indian National Congress won 36 seats in Orissa, while other parties and independents won 24 seats. The first premiership was held by the influential aristocrat and independent legislator Sir Krushna Chandra Gajapati for 80 days. Bishwanath Das, a provincial legislator of the Congress, then claimed the right to form the government, despite the pan-Indian Congress policy of boycotting constitutional governments. The Das ministry lasted until 1939. Sir Gajapati then formed a second government in 1941, which lasted until 1944. Sir Gajapati is regarded as the architect of the modern Indian state of Orissa (now Odisha). During the 1946 Indian provincial elections, the Congress won 47 seats. Congress leader Harekrushna Mahatab became the last Prime Minister of Odisha but the first elected Chief Minister of Orissa was Nabakrushna Choudhury.

Office holders

NoNameImageTerm(s)[1]PartyGovernorViceroy
1Krushna Chandra Gajapati1 April 1937 – 19 July 1937IndependentJohn Austen HubbackThe Marquess of Linlithgow
2Bishwanath Das19 July 1937 – 6 November 1939Orissa Provincial CongressJohn Austen Hubback
G. T. Boag
The Marquess of Linlithgow
3Krushna Chandra Gajapati24 November 1941 – 30 June 1944IndependentHowthorne LewisThe Marquess of Linlithgow
The Viscount Wavell
4Harekrushna Mahatab23 April 1946 – 15 August 1947Orissa Provincial CongressSir Chandulal Madhavlal TrivediThe Viscount Wavell
Earl Mountbatten

See also

References

  1. "CM". Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
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