title: List of deputy chief ministers of Odisha
text: # List of deputy chief ministers of Odisha
  
  The Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha is a member of the Cabinet of Odisha Government in the Government of Odisha. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.
  
  ## List of Deputy Chief Ministers
  
  | Sr. No. | Name (constituency) (birth-death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political Party | Chief Minister |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nilamani Routray (Basudevpur) (1920–2004) | 14 June 1972 | 1 March 1973 | 260 days | Utkal Congress | Nandini Satpathy |
  | 2 | Hemananda Biswal (Laikera) (1939-2022) | 15 March 1995 | 9 May 1998 | 3 years, 55 days | Indian National Congress | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik |
  | 3 | Basant Kumar Biswal (Tirtol) (1936–2003) | 15 March 1995 | 17 February 1999 | 3 years, 339 days | Indian National Congress | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik |
  