Giridhar Gamang | |
|---|---|
 Giridhar Gamang in 1999 | |
| 13th Chief Minister of Odisha | |
| In office 17 February 1999 – 6 December 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik |
| Succeeded by | Hemananda Biswal |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Hema Gamang |
| Succeeded by | Jayaram Pangi |
| Constituency | Koraput |
| In office 1972–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Bhagirathi Gamang |
| Succeeded by | Hema Gamang |
| Constituency | Koraput |
| President Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1943 Dibirisingi, Orissa, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Bharat Rashtra Samithi Bharatiya Janata Party[1] |
| Spouse | Hema Gamang |
| Children | Shishir Gamang Shaurya Gamang |
| Residence(s) | Rayagada, Odisha |
As of 22 June, 2013 Source: [1] | |
Giridhar Gamang (born 8 April 1943) is an Indian politician who is a leader in the Indian National Congress and a former Chief Minister of Odisha. He was born at Dibirisingi village in Rayagada district of Odisha. In 1972, he was elected for the first time to the 5th Lok Sabha from Koraput. Subsequently, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2004. He was the Chief Minister of Odisha from 17 February 1999 to 6 December 1999.[2][3]
His wife, Hema Gamang, won from Koraput constituency in the 1999 elections to the 13th Lok Sabha, while he was serving as the Chief Minister of Odisha.
In 1998, while he was a member of the 12th parliament, he was asked to become Chief minister of Odisha. Two months later, there was a vote-of-confidence against the BJP government and Giridhar still went to the parliament to vote against the government as he was from congress (despite the fact that he had to quit either being CM or the MP office and become MLA, within six months). The government lost power by one vote (269–270) and it is widely believed that if Giridhar had abstained, the speaker, G. M. C. Balayogi would have used his vote to save the government in case of tie. The fall of government resulted in another fresh general election in May 1999.[4]
He lost the Koraput seat for the first time in the 2009 elections to Jayaram Pangi of the Biju Janata Dal.
He had briefly joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015, was thought to be their potential Chief Ministerial candidate before being disregarded from consideration by the party. He quit Bharatiya Janata Party and joined Bharat Rashtra Samithi in 2023.[5][6]
- ^ The Hindu (12 June 2015). "Former Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang joins BJP". Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Veteran Congress leader Giridhar Gamang quits party". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Former Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang quits Congress - The Economic Times". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Barik, Satyasundar (30 May 2015). "Former Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang resigns from Congress". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "KCR plans get an Odisha boost; gets tribal leader Giridhar Gamang and son, others on way". The Indian Express. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "BJP to Hold Surveys Across UP Before Finalising CM Face". 12 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2018.