The Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is subordinate to the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. They are responsible for the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal and the second highest ranking legislative officer of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. They act as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The deputy speaker is chosen from sitting members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. [1] The deputy speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the assembly by an effective majority of its members. [2] [3]
1. Ashraf Ali Khan Chowdhury (1937–1941)
2. Syed Jalaluddin Hashmy (18 February 1942 – 17 November 1945)
3. Tafazzal Ali (14 May 1946 – 15 August 1947)
4. Asutosh Mallick (21 November 1947 – 19 June 1952)
Deputy Presidents :
1. Hamidul Huq Chowdhury (1937–1939)
2. Khan Bahadur Abdul Hamid Chowdhury (1940–1947)
Deputy Speakers :
No. | Deputy Speaker | Term Start | Term End |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Ashutosh Mallick | 20 June 1952 | 4 May 1966 |
2. | Narendra Nath Sen | 29 August 1966 | 28 February 1967 |
3. | Haridas Mitra | 8 March 1967 | 20 February 1968 |
4 | Apurba Lal Majumdar | 6 March 1969 | 30 July 1970 |
5 | Pijush Kanti Mukherjee | 3 May 1971 | 25 June 1971 |
(3) | Haridas Mitra | 24 March 1972 | 30 April 1977 |
6 | Kalimuddin Shams | 27 June 1977 | 30 March 1987 |
7 | Anil Mukherjee | 6 May 1987 | 17 February 2002 |
8 | Kripa Sindhu Saha | 7 March 2002 | 12 May 2006 |
9 | Shri Bhakti Pada Ghosh | 16 June 2006 | 13 May 2011 |
10 | Sonali Guha | 17 June 2011 | 23 June 2016 |
11 | Haider Aziz Safwi | 23 June 2016 | 12 December 2018 |
12 | Sukumar Hansda | 12 December 2018 | 29 October 2020 |
13 | Asish Banerjee | 2 July 2021 | Incumbent |
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