List of chairpersons of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

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Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Maṇḍali Chairmann
Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg
since 19 November 2021
AppointerMembers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Term length Subject to the pleasure of the Legislative Council (Six years maximum)
Inaugural holder A. Chakrapani
Formation30 March 2007; 17 years ago
Deputy Zakia Khanam

The Chairperson of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council presides over the upper house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature. The Chairperson regulates the debates and proceedings of the House.

The office was in existence from 1958 to 1985 and again from 2007 when the Andhra Pradesh Sasana Mandali has been reconstituted. [1]

As of 19 November 2021, the elected Chairperson of the council is Koyye Moshenu Raju.

List of chairpersons

#Chairman [2] Took officeLeft officeDuration#DY ChairmanTook officeLeft officeDurationPartyChief Minister
1 Madapati Hanumantha Rao 7 July 195830 June 19601 year, 359 days Indian National Congress
11 July 196020 July 19644 years, 9 days
2 Gottipati Brahmaiah 25 July 196430 June 19683 years, 341 days Mamidipudi Anandam 17 July 196430 March 19661 year, 256 days Indian National Congress
3Pidathala Ranga Reddy15 July 196813 March 19723 years, 242 daysErram Sathyanarayana11 September 196930 June 1970292 days Indian National Congress
4Thota Rama Swamy25 March 197230 June 19742 years, 97 daysSyed Mukasheer Shah7 December 197030 June 19743 years, 205 days Indian National Congress
5N. Venkata Subbaiah2 July 197428 March 19783 years, 269 daysThota Panchajanyam
G.Siris Raju
2 July 197428 March 19783 years, 269 days Indian National Congress
6Syed Mukasheer Shah26 March 197930 June 19801 year, 96 days K. Keshava Rao 26 March 197930 June 19801 year, 96 days Indian National Congress
23 February 198131 May 19854 years, 97 days A. Chakrapani 23 February 198131 May 19854 years, 97 days
Legislative Council abolished during the period (31 May 1985 – 29 March 2007) 21 years, 302 days
7 A. Chakrapani 1 April 20071 June 20147 years, 61 daysMd.Jani1 April 20071 June 20147 years, 61 days Indian National Congress
2 June 201427 May 20172 years, 359 daysS.V.Satish Kumar Reddy2 June 201427 May 20172 years, 359 days Telugu Desam Party
8 N. Md. Farooq 15 November 201710 November 2018360 daysReddy Subrahmanyam15 November 201710 November 2018360 days Telugu Desam Party
9 Shariff Mohammed Ahmed 7 February 201931 May 20212 years, 113 daysReddy Subrahmanyam7 February 201927 July 20201 year, 171 days Telugu Desam Party
10 Koyye Moshenu Raju 19 November 2021Incumbent3 years, 20 days Zakia Khanam 28 July 2020Incumbent4 years, 142 days YSR Congress Party

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References

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  2. "Former Chairmen". aplegislature.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017.