Giridhar Gamang
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Giridhar Gamang | |
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ଗିରିଧର ଗମାଙ୍ଗ | |
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13th Chief Minister of Odisha | |
In office 17 February 1999 – 6 December 1999 | |
Governor | Yagya Dutt Sharma |
Preceded by | Janaki Ballabh Pattanaik |
Succeeded by | Hemananda Biswal |
Constituency | Laxmipur |
Member: 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th Lok Sabha | |
In office 2004–2009 | |
Preceded by | Hema Gamang |
Succeeded by | Jayaram Pangi |
Constituency | Koraput |
In office 1972–1999 | |
Preceded by | Bhagirathi Gamang |
Succeeded by | Hema Gamang |
Personal details | |
Born | Dibirisingi Village, Rayagada District, Orissa Province, British Raj | 8 April 1943
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Hema Gamang |
Children | 2 Sons And 1 Daughter |
Residence | Rayagada, Odisha |
As of 22 June, 2013 Source: [1] |
Giridhar Gamang (born 8 April 1943) is a former leader of the Indian National Congress[1] and a former Chief Minister of Odisha. He has joined BJP since 2015. He was born at Dibirisingi village in Rayagada district of Odisha. In 1972, he was elected for the first time to the 5th Lok Sabha from Koraput. Subsequently, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2004. He was the Chief Minister of Odisha from 17 February 1999 to 6 December 1999.[2][3]
His wife, Hema Gamang, won from Koraput constituency in the 1999 elections to the 13th Lok Sabha, while he was serving as the Chief Minister of Odisha.
In 1998, while he was a member of the 12th parliament, he was asked to become Chief minister of Odisha. Two months later, there was a vote-of-confidence against the BJP government and Giridhar still went to the parliament to vote against the government as he was from congress (despite the fact that he had to quit either being CM or the MP office and become MLA, within 6 months). The government lost power by 1 vote (269–270) and it is widely believed that if Giridhar had abstained, the speaker, G. M. C. Balayogi would have used his vote to save the government in case of tie. The fall of government resulted in another fresh general elections in May 1999.[4]
He lost the Koraput Lok Sabha seat for the first time in the 2009 elections to Jayaram Pangi of the Biju Janata Dal.
References[]
- ^ "BJP to Hold Surveys Across UP Before Finalising CM Face". Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Veteran Congress leader Giridhar Gamang quits party". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Former Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang quits Congress - The Economic Times". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Barik, Satyasundar (30 May 2015). "Former Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang resigns from Congress". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Indian National Congress politicians
- 14th Lok Sabha members
- 5th Lok Sabha members
- 6th Lok Sabha members
- 7th Lok Sabha members
- 8th Lok Sabha members
- 9th Lok Sabha members
- 10th Lok Sabha members
- 11th Lok Sabha members
- 12th Lok Sabha members
- Lok Sabha members from Odisha
- Chief Ministers of Odisha
- People from Rayagada district
- People from Koraput district
- Chief ministers from Indian National Congress
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha