List of speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Incumbent
Thammineni Seetharam
since 30 May 2019
Appointer Members of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term length During the life of the Legislative Assembly (five years maximum)
Constituting instrumentArticle 178 of the Constitution of India
Inaugural holder Kodela Siva Prasada Rao
Formation02 June 2014; 9 years ago
Deputy Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy
Website www.aplegislature.org/web/legislative-assembly/the-speaker

The Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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In the Republic of India, the various central and state legislatures are presided by either a Speaker or a Chairman. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly after the General elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Saasana Sabha. The Speaker holds office until either they ceases to be a member of the Saasana Sabha or he himself resigns. The Speaker [1] can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Saasana Sabha by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of a Speaker, the meeting of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is presided over by the Deputy Speaker. [2]

List of speakers

Speakers of Andhra State

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officeChief Minister
1.Nallapati Venkatramaiah23 November 195321 April 1955 Tanguturi Prakasam
Bezawada Gopala Reddy
2. Rokkam Lakshmi Narasimham Dora 23 April 19553 December 1956Bezawada Gopala Reddy

Speakers of Andhra Pradesh

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officePartyChief Minister
1. Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao 19561962 Indian National Congress Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Damodaram Sanjivayya
2. B. V. Subba Reddy 19621970 Indian National Congress Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
3.K. V. Vema Reddy25 November 19711972 Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao
4.Pidatala Ranga Reddy19721974 Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao
Jalagam Vengala Rao
5.R. Dasaratha Rami Reddy19751978 Indian National Congress Jalagam Vengala Rao
Marri Chenna Reddy
6.Divi Kondaiah Chowdary19781980 Indian National Congress Marri Chenna Reddy
7. Kona Prabhakara Rao 19811981 Indian National Congress T. Anjaiah
8.Agarala Eswar Reddy19821983 Indian National Congress Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
9. Tangi Satyanarayana 18 January 198328 August 1984 Telugu Desam Party N. T. Rama Rao
10.Nissanakararao Venkatratnam18 January 198428 August 1985 Telugu Desam Party N. T. Rama Rao
11.G. Narayana Rao18 January 198528 August 1989 Telugu Desam Party N. T. Rama Rao
12. P.Ramachandra Reddy 19 August 199011 Jan 1990 Indian National Congress Marri Chenna Reddy
13. D. Sripada Rao 19 August 199111 Jan 1995 Indian National Congress N. Janardhana Reddy
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
14. Yanamala Rama Krishnudu 19951999 Telugu Desam Party N. Chandrababu Naidu
15. K. Pratibha Bharati 19992004 Telugu Desam Party N. Chandrababu Naidu
16. K. R. Suresh Reddy 20042009 Indian National Congress Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
17. Kiran Kumar Reddy June 2009November 2010 Indian National Congress Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Konijeti Rosaiah
18. Nadendla Manohar 4 June 201118 June 2014 Indian National Congress Kiran Kumar Reddy
19. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao 20 June 201423 May 2019 Telugu Desam Party N. Chandrababu Naidu
20. Thammineni Seetharam 30 May 2019Incumbent YSR Congress Party Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

List of deputy speakers

Deputy Speakers of Andhra State

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officeChief Minister
1. Pasala Suryachandra Rao 24 November 195315 November 1954 Tanguturi Prakasam
2.Kalluru Subba Rao27 April 195530 October 1956 Bezawada Gopala Reddy


Deputy Speakers of Andhra Pradesh State

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officeChief Minister
1. Nadendla Manohar 20092011 Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy,Konijeti Rosaiah
2. Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka 20112014 Kiran Kumar Reddy
3. Mandali Buddha Prasad June 2014June 2019 N. Chandrababu Naidu
4. Kona Raghupathi 18 June 201918 September 2022 Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
5. Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy 19 September 2022Incumbent

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