List of speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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since 22 June 2024
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 Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao
Formation1956; 67–68 years ago
Website Official website

The speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 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 can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Saasana Sabha by an effective majority of its members. [1] In the absence of a Speaker, the meeting of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is presided over by the deputy speaker. [2]

List of speakers

1953–1956

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

Since 1956

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NameTook officeLeft officePartyChief minister
1 Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao 4 December 195626 February 1962 Indian National Congress Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Damodaram Sanjivayya
2 B. V. Subba Reddy 20 March 196229 September 1971 Indian National Congress Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
3K. V. Vema Reddy25 November 197119 March 1972 Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao
4Pidatala Ranga Reddy21 March 197225 September 1974 Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao
Jalagam Vengala Rao
5R. Dasaratha Rami Reddy28 January 197514 March 1978 Indian National Congress Jalagam Vengala Rao
Marri Chenna Reddy
6Divi Kondaiah Chowdary16 March 197816 October 1980 Indian National Congress Marri Chenna Reddy
7 Kona Prabhakara Rao 24 February 198122 September 1981 Indian National Congress T. Anjaiah
8Agarala Eswar Reddy7 September 198216 January 1983 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
10Nissanakararao Venkatratnam20 September 198410 January 1985 Telugu Desam Party N. T. Rama Rao
11G. Narayana Rao12 March 198527 October 1989 Telugu Desam Party N. T. Rama Rao
12P. Ramachandra Reddy4 January 199022 December 1990 Indian National Congress Marri Chenna Reddy
13 D. Sripada Rao 19 August 199111 January 1995 Indian National Congress N. Janardhana Reddy
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
14 Yanamala Rama Krishnudu 12 January 199510 October 1999 Telugu Desam Party N. Chandrababu Naidu
15 K. Prathibha Bharathi 11 November 199930 May 2004 Telugu Desam Party N. Chandrababu Naidu
16 K. R. Suresh Reddy 1 June 20043 June 2009 Indian National Congress Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
17 Kiran Kumar Reddy 4 June 200924 November 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 201412 June 2019 Telugu Desam Party N. Chandrababu Naidu
20 Thammineni Seetharam 13 June 201921 June 2024 YSR Congress Party Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
21 Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu 22 June 2024Incumbent Telugu Desam Party N. Chandrababu Naidu

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