List of deputy speakers of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly

Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Asish Banerjee since 2 July 2021
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Style	The honourable
Status	Head of the Legislative Assembly
Member of	West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Seat	Bidhan Bhavan, B. B. D. Bagh, Kolkata
Appointer	Members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Term length	maximum 5 years unless dissolved
Constituting instrument	Constitution of India

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]}

List of Deputy Speakers

1. Ashraf Ali Khan Chowdhury (1937–1941)

2. Syed Jalaluddin Hashmey (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

References

1. "Article 178: The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly".
2. Deogaonkar, S. G. (1997). Parliamentary System in India. New Delhi: Concept Publishing. pp. 48–9. ISBN   81-7022-651-1.
3. "Article 94 in The Constitution Of India 1949". Indiakanoon. Retrieved 13 March 2023.