Odisha Legislative Assembly

Odisha Legislative Assembly

Odishā Vidhān Sabhā
17th Odisha Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded19 July 1937
(87 years ago)
 (1937-07-19)
Preceded byOrissa Provincial Assembly
Leadership
Raghubar Das
since 31 October 2023
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Structure
Seats147
Political groups
Government (81)
  NDA (81)

Opposition (66)

  BJD (51)
  INDIA (15)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
2024
Next election
2029
Meeting place
Vidhan Sabha, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
Website
odishaassembly.nic.in

The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises 147 Members of Legislative Assembly.[1] Out of total 147 Assembly Constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly, 33 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 24 seats for the Scheduled Castes (SC). It was announced by Odisha's Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that the Sachivalaya or the Secretariat building in Bhubaneswar will be called Lok Seva Bhavan.[2]

  1. ^ "Orissa Legislative Assembly". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012. The strength of Assembly was later increased to 147 with effect from the Sixth Legislative Assembly (1974).
  2. ^ "Odisha Secretariat renamed Lok Seva Bhavan". The Hindu. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.