List of deputy speakers of the Tripura Legislative Assembly

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Deputy Speaker of
Tripura Legislative Assembly
ত্রিপুরা বিধানসভার উপাধ্যক্ষ
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Incumbent
Ram Prasad Paul
since 28 March 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party
Tripura Legislative Assembly
Style The Hon’ble (formal)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (informal)
Member of Tripura Legislative Assembly
Reports to Government of Tripura
Residence Agartala
Seat Tripura Legislative Assembly
AppointerMembers of the Tripura Legislative Assembly
Term length During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrumentArticle 93 of the Constitution of India
Inaugural holderMd. Ersad Ali Choudhury, INC
Formation1 July 1963
Salary ₹ - approximately
Website-

The Deputy Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly [1] is subordinate to the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tripura. They are responsible for the Legislative Assembly of Tripura and the second highest ranking legislative officer of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. They act as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. The deputy speaker is chosen from sitting members of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. [2] The deputy speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the assembly by an effective majority of its members. [3] [4]

List of the Deputy Speakers of Tripura

NoPortraitName Constituency Term [5] AssemblyParty
1Md. Ersad Ali Choudhury1 July 196311 January 19673 years, 194 days1st Indian National Congress
2Manoranjan NathDharmanagar South21 March 19671 November 19714 years, 225 days2nd
3 Usha Ranjan Sen Radhakishorepur29 March 19724 November 19775 years, 220 days3rd
4Jyotirmoy DasBelonia27 January 19786 January 19834 years, 344 days4th Communist Party of India
5Bimal SinhaKamalpur11 February 19834 February 19884 years, 358 days5th
6Rati Mohan JamatiaBagma14 March 198816 May 19924 years, 63 days6th Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti
7Gouri Sankar ReangSantirbazar17 September 199228 February 1993164 days
8 Niranjan Debbarma Golaghati17 May 19939 October 19952 years, 145 days7th Communist Party of India
9Sunil Kumar ChowdhurySabroom12 October 199510 March 19982 years, 149 days
10Subal RudraSabroom26 March 199826 February 20039 years, 343 days8th
Sonamura25 March 20033 March 20089th
11 Bhanu Lal Saha Bishalgarh19 March 200828 February 20134 years, 346 days10th
12 Pabitra Kar Khayerpur18 March 201308 March 20184 years, 360 days11th
13 Biswa Bandhu Sen Dharmanagar 21 June 201813 March 20234 years, 265 days 12th Bharatiya Janata Party
14 Ram Prasad Paul Suryamaninagar 28 March 2023Incumbent1 year, 98 days 13th
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References

  1. ↑ "Deputy Speaker , Tripura Legislative Assembly". tripuraassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ↑ https://www.constitutionofindia.net/constitution_of_india/the_states/articles/Article%20178
  3. ↑ Deogaonkar, S. G. (1997). Parliamentary System in India. New Delhi: Concept Publishing. pp. 48–9. ISBN   81-7022-651-1.
  4. ↑ "Article 94 in The Constitution Of India 1949". Indiakanoon. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "TRIPURA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in.
  6. ↑ "BJP's Biswabhandu Sen elected Tripura Deputy Speaker". Hindustan Times. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Deputy Speaker Pabitra Kar inaugurates Tripura's first Christian hospital". www.tripurainfoway.com.
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