List of speakers of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Incumbent Tesam Pongte since June 2024
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
Appointer	Members of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term length	During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrument	Article 93 of the Constitution of India
Formation	15 August 1975
First holder	Nokmey Namati
Deputy	Kardo Nyigyor

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

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] [6]}

Name	From	To
Nokmey Namati	1975	1978
Padi Yubbe	1978	1979
Nokmey Namati	1979	1980
T. L. Rajkumar	1980	1985
T. L. Rajkumar	1985	1990
Lijum Ronya	1990	1995
Tako Dabi	1995	1998
Chowna Mein	1998	1998
Tamiyo Taga	1999	2003
Setong Sena	2003	2000s
Tenzing Norbu Thongdok	2016
Tesam Pongte	2024

References

1. "ARUNACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Legislative Bodies in India.
2. "Article 189(4) in The Constitution Of India 1949". Indian Kanoon .
3. "THE GOVERNMENT OF UNION TERRITORIES ACT, 1963" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India) .
4. "RULES OF PROCEDURE AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS SIXTH EDITION" (PDF). National eVidhan Application, Government of India.
5. "ARUNANACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Legislative Bodies in India.
6. "Arunachal Pradesh Speakers". NLC Bharat. 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.