Government of Orissa
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The Government of Orissa also known as the State Government of Orissa, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the India
n state of Orissa
and its 30 districts
. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Orissa, a judiciary
and a legislative branch.
Like other states in India, the head of state of Orissa is the Governor
, appointed by the President of India
on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister
is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Bhubaneswar
is the capital of Orissa, and houses the Vidhan Sabha
(Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The Orissa High Court
, located in Cuttack
, has jurisdiction over the whole state.
The present Legislative Assembly of Orissa is unicameral, consisting of 147 Member of the Legislative Assembly
(M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
The state of Orissa is represented at the Centre by its 21 Member of Parliaments in the Loksabha and 10 Member of Parliaments in Rajya Sabha. There are 21 Loksabha constituencies from which candidates gets elected in the General Election to the Loksabha. The Members of Rajya Sabha were elected and / or nominated by the Member of Legislative Assembly through their parent political parties. (courtesy Prasanta Varma, Advocate Supreme court of India)
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
and its 30 districts
Districts of Orissa
Orissa, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into a number of administrative geographical units called districts. Currently , Orissa consists of the following 30 districts:...
. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Orissa, a judiciary
Judiciary
The judiciary is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes...
and a legislative branch.
Like other states in India, the head of state of Orissa is the Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
, appointed by the President of India
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister
Chief Minister
A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
is the capital of Orissa, and houses the Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
(Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The Orissa High Court
Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court is the High Court of the state of Orissa. It was established on 3 April 1948 under the Orissa High Court Order, 1948.The seat of the court is Cuttack. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 27.-Former Chief Justices:...
, located in Cuttack
Cuttack
Cuttack is the former capital of the state of Orissa, India. It is the headquarters of Cuttack district and is located about 20 km to the north east of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka that literally means The Fort, a reference to the...
, has jurisdiction over the whole state.
The present Legislative Assembly of Orissa is unicameral, consisting of 147 Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
(M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
The state of Orissa is represented at the Centre by its 21 Member of Parliaments in the Loksabha and 10 Member of Parliaments in Rajya Sabha. There are 21 Loksabha constituencies from which candidates gets elected in the General Election to the Loksabha. The Members of Rajya Sabha were elected and / or nominated by the Member of Legislative Assembly through their parent political parties. (courtesy Prasanta Varma, Advocate Supreme court of India)