Mukesh Mahaling

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mukesh Mahaling

| image = Mukesh_Mahaling.jpg

| office = Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Government of Odisha

| term_start = 12 June 2024

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Mohan Charan Majhi

| predecessor = Niranjan Pujari

| office1 = Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Odisha

| term_start1 = 12 June 2024

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = Mohan Charan Majhi

| predecessor1 = Niranjan Pujari

| office2 = Minister of Electronics & Information Technology
Government of Odisha

| term_start2 = 12 June 2024

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = Mohan Charan Majhi

| predecessor2 = Tusharkanti Behera

| office3 = Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly

| term_start3 = 2019

| predecessor3 = Jogendra Behera

| constituency3 = Loisingha (SC)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|07|11}}

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| spouse = Anita Pandey

| children = 1 son, 1 daughter

| father = Minketan Mahaling

| education = Master of Science
Master of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy (Zoology)

| profession = Politician, Social Service

| source = https://odishaassembly.nic.in/memberprofile.aspx?img=1444

}}

Dr. Mukesh Mahaling is an Indian Politician and Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs, and Electronic and Information Technology in Government of Odisha. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Loisingha in the 2024 state legislature elections.{{cite web | last=Pradhan | first=Ashok | title=BJP set to name new Odisha chief minister today | website=The Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-set-to-name-new-odisha-chief-minister-today/articleshow/110883674.cms | access-date=10 June 2024}}{{cite web | title=Loisingha Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin | website=News18 | date=4 June 2024 | url=https://www.news18.com/elections/loisingha-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-assembly-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8916633.html | access-date=10 June 2024}}{{cite web | last=Pradhan | first=Hemanta | title=BJP MLA vs BJD Debutant & Ex-Minister in Loisingha Election Battle | website=The Times of India | date=14 May 2024 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/bjp-mla-vs-bjd-debutant-ex-minister-in-loisingha-election-battle/articleshow/110098041.cms | access-date=10 June 2024}}{{Cite news |date=2024-06-15 |title=My Neta Profile |url=https://myneta.info/Odisha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=780 |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=India News |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

On 12 June 2024, he took oath along with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi took oath in Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar. Governor Raghubar Das administered their oath. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Chief Ministers of 10 BJP-ruled states were present.{{Cite web |title=Highlights: BJP Tribal Leader, 4-Time MLA Mohan Majhi Sworn In As Odisha Chief Minister |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/odisha-chief-minister-swearing-in-live-updates-mohan-majhi-set-to-be-sworn-in-as-bjps-first-chief-minister-in-odisha-5874031 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=NDTV.com}}{{Cite news |last=Barik |first=Satyasundar |date=2024-06-12 |title=Mohan Charan Majhi sworn in as Odisha’s first BJP Chief Minister |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/mohan-charan-majhi-sworn-in-as-odishas-first-bjp-chief-minister/article68281205.ece |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} {{Cite news |date=2024-06-13 |title=Odisha Cabinet portfolios: CM Mohan Charan Majhi keeps Home |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/odisha-cabinet-portfolios-cm-mohan-charan-majhi-keeps-home-ministry-kanak-vardhan-singh-agriculture-pravati-parida-women-child-development-finance-2024-06-15-937131 |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=India News |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}