List of chairpersons of the Maharashtra Legislative Council

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Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
सभापती, महाराष्ट्र विधानपरिषद
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Seal of the state of Maharashtra
The Minister of State for Home (Rural), Public Health, Tourism and Marketing of Maharashtra, Prof. Ram Shinde meeting the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Irani, in New Delhi on February 23, 2015 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Ram Shinde
since 19 December 2024
Maharashtra Legislative Council
Style The Hon’ble (formal)
Mr./ Mrs. Chairman (informal)
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
Residence Mumbai
Seat Maharashtra Legislature
AppointerMembers of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
Term length During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrumentArticle 93 of the Constitution of India
PrecursorChairman of The Bombay Legislative Council (1947-60)
Inaugural holderVitthal Sakharam
(11 July 1960 - 24 April 1978)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy Neelam Gorhe
Deputy Chairman
Salary ₹ - approximately
Website-

The Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council presides over the proceedings of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. The chairman is elected internally by the Maharashtra Legislative Council. [1] The deputy chairman presides in his absence.

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Eligibility

The chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council:

  1. Must be a citizen of India;
  2. Must not be less than 25 years of age; and
  3. Should not hold any office of profit under the Government of Maharashtra.

Chairmen

The Maharashtra Legislative Council is headed by a chairperson, elected by members in a simple majority vote. The following is the list of chairpersons of the council. [2]

°Denotes acting chairperson
#PortraitNameTenureParty
Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Council (1937–47)
1 Mangaldas Pakvasa.jpg Mangal Das Pakvasa 22 July 193716 August 194710 years, 25 days Indian National Congress
Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Council (1947–60)
2Ramchandra Soman18 August 19475 May 19524 years, 261 days Indian National Congress
3Ramarao Srinivasrao Hukkerikar5 May 195220 November 19564 years, 199 days
4Bhogilal Dhirajlal Lala21 November 195610 July 19603 years, 232 days
Maharashtra Legislative Council (born 1960)
1 Vitthal Sakharam Page 11 July 196024 April 197817 years, 287 days Indian National Congress
°Ram Meghe13 June 197815 June 19782 days
2 R. S. Gavai.jpg R. S. Gavai 15 June 197822 September 19824 years, 99 days Republican Party of India
3 Jayant Shridhar Tilak 23 September 19827 July 199815 years, 287 days Indian National Congress
°Bhaurao Tulshiram Deshmukh20 July 199824 July 19984 days Bharatiya Janata Party
4 N. S. Pharande 24 July 19987 July 20045 years, 349 days
° Vasant Davkhare 9 July 200413 August 200435 days Nationalist Congress Party
5 SHRI SHIVAJIRAO BAPUSAHEB DESHMUKH.jpg Shivajirao Deshmukh 13 August 200416 March 201510 years, 215 days Indian National Congress
6 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar 20 March 20157 July 20167 years, 109 days Nationalist Congress Party
8 July 20167 July 2022
° Neelam Gorhe 7 July 202219 December 20242 years, 165 days Shiv Sena
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The Minister of State for Home (Rural), Public Health, Tourism and Marketing of Maharashtra, Prof. Ram Shinde meeting the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Irani, in New Delhi on February 23, 2015 (cropped).jpg

Ram Shinde 19 December 2024Incumbent155 days Bharatiya Janata Party

Deputy Chairman

№PortraitNameTerm of office Chairmen of the House Party
° Manikrao Thakre 5 August 201619 July 20181 year, 348 days Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Indian National Congress
° Neelam Gorhe 24 June 201924 April 2020305 days Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Shiv Sena
8 September 2020Incumbent4 years, 257 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Legislative Council Chairpersons" (PDF) (in Marathi). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Legislative Council Chairpersons" (PDF) (in Marathi). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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