Odisha Legislative Assembly

Odisha Legislative Assembly
Odisha Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
Speaker	Pramila Mallik, BJD ; since 21 September 2023
Deputy Speaker	Saluga Pradhan, BJD ; since 21 November 2023
Leader of the House ; (Chief Minister)	Naveen Patnaik, BJD ; since 5 March 2000
Leader of Opposition	Jayanarayan Mishra, BJP ; since 30 July 2022
Structure
Seats	147
Political groups	Government (111) BJD (111); Official Opposition (22) BJP (22); Other opposition (13) INC (8); CPI(M) (1); IND (4); Vacant (1) Vacant (1);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	11 - 29 April 2019
Next election	April 2024
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. 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 Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that the Sachivalaya or the Secretariat building in Bhubaneswar will be called Lok Seva Bhavan.

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