The incident took place Tuesday afternoon at Odanga village in Jajpur district, about 60 km from here.
The accused was arrested after a neighbour registered a complaint, a police official told IANS.
Sudarsan Ojha, 55, returned home from work and asked her daughter Sanjukta to serve him food. Enraged by a delay, he hurled a sharp weapon at her that killed her, police said.