First Biswal ministry

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Hemananda Biswal was sworn in as the Chief minister of Odisha on 7th December 1989 for the first time.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Brief history

Riding on the sympathy wave, after the death of Indira Gandhi, Chief Minister Janaki Patnaik was sworn in following Congress party win in 1985 Orissa Legislative Assembly election and continued till 1989.^[5]

Following poor performance of Congress party in the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, Shri Patnaik stepped down as CM taking moral responsibility.^[5] Subsequently, Shri Biswal along with 6 Cabinet Ministers, 15 Minister of State and 2 Deputy Minister were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Saiyid Nurul Hasan.

Shri Biswal resigned on 5 March 1990 following Congress party's defeat in 1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.^[5]

Council of Ministers

Source
Portfolio	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Tenure		Party
Chief Minister Home General Administration Planning & Coordination Industries Science & Technology Works Housing Community Development & Rural Reconstruction Other departments not allocated to any Minister.		Hemananda Biswal Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Cabinet Minister
Commerce and Transport		Anupa Singh Deo Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Revenue Excise		Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Harijan & Tribal Welfare	File:Damburu Majhi.jpg	Dambaru Majhi Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Finance Law	File:Gangadhar Mohapatra.jpg	Gangadhar Mohapatra Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Agriculture Co-operation	File:Ras Behari Behera.jpg	Ras Behari Behera Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Education & Youth Services	File:Sk. Matlub Ali.jpg	Sk. Matlub Ali Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Minister of State with Independent Charges
Information & Public Relations	File:Amarnath Pradhan.jpg	Amarnath Pradhan Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Tourism Sports & Culture		Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Irrigation & Power	File:Bhupinder Singh.jpg	Bhupinder Singh Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Urban Development		Dolagobinda Pradhan Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Housing Labour & Employment	File:Gajadhar Majhi.jpg	Gajadhar Majhi Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Mines & Geology	File:Jayadev Jena.jpg	Jayadev Jena Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Fisheries & Animal Husbandry	File:Mohan Nag.jpg	Mohan Nag Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Forest & Environment	File:Netrananda Mallick.jpg	Netrananda Mallick Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Health & Family Welfare	File:Sitakanta Mohapatra.jpg	Sitakanta Mahapatra Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Minister of State
Lift Irrigation	File:Amarnath Pradhan.jpg	Amarnath Pradhan Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Planning & Coordination		Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Education & Youth Services	File:Frida Topno.jpg	Frida Topno Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Industries	File:Jagannath Rout.jpg	Jagannath Rout Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Science & Technology	File:Jayadev Jena.jpg	Jayadev Jena Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Agriculture Co-operation	File:Kartika Prasad Taria.jpg	Kartika Prasad Taria Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Works	File:Prakash Chandra Debata.jpg	Prakash Chandra Debata Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Food & Civil Supplies	File:Raghab Parida.jpg	Raghab Parida Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Community Development & Rural Reconstruction	File:Saraswati Hembram.jpg	Saraswati Hembram Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Deputy Minister
Health & Family Welfare	File:Parama Pujari.jpg	Parama Pujari Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color
Harijan & Tribal Welfare Labour & Employment	File:Judhisthir Jena.jpg	Judisthir Jena Template:Small	7 December 1989	5 March 1990	Template:Party name with color

References

↑ Odisha's former Chief Minister Hemananda Biswal dies at age 82, PTI. The New Indian Express(2022-02-25). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
↑ Odisha’s former CM Hemananda Biswal dies at age 82, India, Press Trust of. India Today(2022-02-26). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
↑ Hemananda Biswal: Odisha Chief Minister Who Hated The Stop-Gap Tag, Mishra, Sandeep. OdishaBytes(2022-02-27). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
↑ Hemananda Biswal: An inspiration for tribal leaders of Odisha, Das, Rabi. Odisha Channel(26 Feb 2022).
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Wayback Machine. www.journalofpoliticalscience.com. Retrieved 2026-03-07.

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[1] Odisha's former Chief Minister Hemananda Biswal dies at age 82, PTI. The New Indian Express(2022-02-25). Retrieved 2026-03-07.

[2] Odisha’s former CM Hemananda Biswal dies at age 82, India, Press Trust of. India Today(2022-02-26). Retrieved 2026-03-07.

[3] Hemananda Biswal: Odisha Chief Minister Who Hated The Stop-Gap Tag, Mishra, Sandeep. OdishaBytes(2022-02-27). Retrieved 2026-03-07.

[4] Hemananda Biswal: An inspiration for tribal leaders of Odisha, Das, Rabi. Odisha Channel(26 Feb 2022).

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Wayback Machine. www.journalofpoliticalscience.com. Retrieved 2026-03-07.

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