Sadashiva Tripathy (21 April 1910 – 9 September 1980) was an Indian politician, a leader of the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
political party and the
Chief Minister of Odisha
The chief minister of Odisha, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Odisha. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but '' de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Follow ...
from 21 February 1965 to 8 March 1967.
Early life
Sadashiva was born in
Nabrangpur city of
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
on 21 April 1910 into an aristocratic family which owned large tracts of land. He participated in the
Indian independence movement
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British colonial rule. It lasted until 1947, when the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed.
The first nationalistic ...
and went to jail.
Political career
He was the member of Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms first in 1951 then in 1957, 1961, and 1967. He served as the revenue minister of Odisha for a long time. He served as the Chief Minister of Odisha between 1965 February 21 to 1967 March 8.During his tenure as the Chief Minister of Odisha the Land Reforms Act was introduced in Odisha. He distributed 22 acres of land to each of his three sons and handed over the rest of the land to the government. The Indian National Congress led by him lost the assembly elections in 1967. He served as the Leader of the opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly from 18 March 1967 to 14 September 1970.
Later life
During the last stage of his life he spent a lower middle class life. At that time he was seriously ill and the state government gave him treatment for five months, he died on 9 September 1980.
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Orissa Legislative Assembly
1910 births
1980 deaths
Chief ministers of Odisha
People from Odisha
Leaders of the opposition in Odisha
Chief ministers from Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress politicians from Odisha
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