List of chairpersons of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

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Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Āndhra rastra Śāsana Maṇḍali cairman
Incumbent
Koyye Moshenu Raju
since 19 November 2021
AppointerMembers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Term length During the trust of the Legislative Council (Six years maximum)
Inaugural holderA. Chakrapani
Formation2 June 2014; 9 years ago
DeputyZakia 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 Sasana Mandali has been reconstituted. [1]

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

List of chairpersons

NameTerm
1Madapati Hanumantha Rao [2] 1958-07-07 to 1960-06-30

1960-07-11 to 1964-07-20

2Gottipati Brahmaiah1964-07-25 to 1968-06-30
3Pidathala Ranga Reddy1968-07-15 to 1972-03-13
4Thota Rama Swamy1972-03-25 to 1974-06-30
5N. Venkata Subbaiah1974-07-02 to 1978-03-28
6Syed Mukasheer Shah1979-03-26 to 1980-06-30

1981-02-23 to 1985-05-31

7A. Chakrapani2007-04-1 to 2014-06-01
(7)A. Chakrapani2014-06-02 to 2017-05-27
8 N. M. D. Farooq 2017-11-15 – 2018-11-10
9 Shariff Mohammed Ahmed 2019-02-07 – 2021-05-31
10 Koyye Moshenu Raju 2021-11-19 – incumbent

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References

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