List of speakers of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Incumbent
Pasang Dorjee Sona
since May 2019
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Style The Hon’ble (formal)
Mr. Speaker (informal)
Member of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Reports to Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Residence Itanagar
AppointerMembers of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term length During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrumentArticle 93 of the Constitution of India
Formation15 August 1975
First holder Nokmey Namati
Deputy Tesam Pongte

The Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

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Powers and functions

Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly cannot be disqualified for being chosen. The Speaker can nominate or discharge any Member from any committee. The Speaker is the Chairman of Business Advisory Committee in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. [1] The Speaker can adjourn the house when there is no quorum. [2]

Election

The election of a Speaker is necessary when a new assembly is formed or if the office is vacant. [3] The election is held on a fixed date which is issued by the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. The election is held before 3:30 PM. [4]

List of Speakers

The Speakers of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly are :- [5]

NameFromTo
Nokmey Namati 19751978
Padi Yubbe 19781979
Nokmey Namati 19791980
T. L. Rajkumar 19801985
T. L. Rajkumar 19851990
Lijum Ronya 19901995
Tako Dabi 19951998
Chowna Mein 19981998
Tamiyo Taga 19992003
Setong Sena 20032000s

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References

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