List of speakers of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
since 20 February 2020
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Style The Honourable
NominatorMembers of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Appointer Governor of Himachal Pradesh
Term length During the life of the Assembly (five years maximum)
Renewable
Inaugural holder Jaiwant Ram (1952–1956)
Formation24 March 1952;73 years ago (1952-03-24)
DeputyKrishan Chandra
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The Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the assembly. The Speaker must be a member of the assembly. The Speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the assembly by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of Speaker, the meeting of theLegislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker. [1]

Contents

List of the Speakers

#PortraitNameConstituencyTermParty
1Jaiwant Ram24 March 195231 October 19564 years, 221 days Indian National Congress
2Desh Raj Mahajan4 January 196318 March 19679 years, 73 days
20 March 196719 March 1972
3Kultar Chand Rana28 March 197229 June 19775 years, 93 days
4Sarvan Kumar30 June 197718 April 19791 year, 292 days
5 Thakur Sen Negi 8 May 197921 June 19825 years, 129 days
22 June 198214 September 1984
6 Vidya Stokes 11 March 198519 March 19905 years, 8 days Indian National Congress
7 Radha Raman Shastri 20 March 199017 August 1990150 days Bharatiya Janata Party
8 Thakur Sen Negi 20 August 199014 December 19933 years, 116 days
9 Kaul Singh Thakur 15 December 199312 March 19984 years, 87 days Indian National Congress
10 Gulab Singh Thakur 30 March 19987 March 20034 years, 342 days
11Gangu Ram Musafir11 March 20039 January 20084 years, 304 days Indian National Congress
12 Tulsi Ram 11 January 20081 January 20134 years, 356 days Bharatiya Janata Party
13 BBL Butail.jpg Brij Behari Lal Butail 9 January 20135 January 20184 years, 361 days Indian National Congress
14 Rajeev Bindal 10 January 201816 January 20202 years, 6 days Bharatiya Janata Party
15 Vipin Singh Parmar 26 February 202013 December 20222 years, 290 days
16 Kuldeep Singh Pathania [2] [3] 5 January 2023incumbent2 years, 181 days Indian National Congress

Pro tem Speaker

Chander Kumar 2022

References

  1. "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly".
  2. The Economic Times (5 January 2023). "Five-time MLA Kuldeep Singh Pathania elected Speaker of Himachal Assembly". Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. The Hindu (5 January 2023). "5-time MLA Kuldeep Singh Pathania elected Speaker of Himachal Assembly". Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.