List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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Seal of the state of Maharashtra
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Rahul Narwekar.jpeg
Incumbent
Rahul Narwekar
since 9 December 2024
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Style The Hon’ble (formal)
Mr. Speaker (informal)
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Reports to Government of Maharashtra
Residence Mumbai
Seat Maharashtra Legislature
AppointerMembers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term length During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrumentArticle 93 of the Constitution of India
Precursor Rahul Narwekar , BJP)
(2022-24)
Inaugural holder
Formation01 May 1960
Salary ₹ - approximately

The Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the assembly. The Speaker holds office until ceasing to be a member of the assembly or resignation from the office. 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 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker.

Contents

Eligibility

The Speaker of the Assembly:

  1. Must be a citizen of India;
  2. Must not be less than 25 years of age; and
  3. Should not hold any office of profit under the Government of Maharashtra.

Powers and functions of the speaker

The speaker of the legislative assembly conducts the business in house, and decides whether a bill is a money bill or not. They maintain discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member for their unruly behaviour by suspending them. They also permit the moving of various kinds of motions and resolutions such as a motion of no confidence, motion of adjournment, motion of censure and calling attention notice as per the rules. The speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion during the meeting. The date of election of the speaker is fixed by the Governor of Maharashtra. Further, all comments and speeches made by members of the House are addressed to the speaker. The speaker is answerable to the house. Both the speaker and deputy speaker may be removed by a resolution passed by the majority of the members.

List of Speakers

The Assembly is headed by a Speaker, elected by members in a simple majority vote. The following is the list of speakers of the Assembly. [1]

#PortraitName Constituency TenureAssembly

(election)

Party
Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47)
1 G. V. Mavalankar.jpg Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar 21 July 193720 January 1946 Indian National Congress
2Kundanmal Sobhachand Firodia21 May 194614 August 1947
Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60)
(2)Kundanmal Sobhachand Firodia15 August 194731 January 1952 Indian National Congress
3Dattatray Kashinath Kunte5 May 195231 October 1956
4 S. L. Silam 21 November 195630 April 1960
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (born 1960)
1 S. L. Silam 1 May 196012 March 19621 year, 315 days1st
(1957)		 Indian National Congress
2 Balasaheb Bharde Ahmednagar South17 March 196213 March 19679 years, 362 days2nd
(1962)
Pathardi15 March 196715 March 19723rd
(1967)
3 S. K. Wankhede Kalameshwar22 March 197220 April 19775 years, 29 days4th
(1972)
4 Balasaheb Desai Patan 4 July 197713 March 1978252 days
5 Shivraj Patil.jpg Shivraj Patil Latur 17 March 19786 December 19791 year, 264 days5th
(1978)
6Pranlal Vora Vile Parle 1 February 198029 June 1980149 days
7 Sharad Dighe Worli 2 July 198011 January 19854 years, 193 days6th
(1980)
8Shankarrao Jagtap Koregaon 20 March 198519 March 19904 years, 364 days7th
(1985)
9Madhukarrao Chaudhari21 March 199022 March 19955 years, 1 day8th
(1990)
10 Dattaji Nalawade Worli 24 March 199519 October 19994 years, 209 days9th
(1995)		 Shiv Sena
11Arun Gujarathi Chopda 22 October 199917 October 20044 years, 361 days10th
(1999)		 Nationalist Congress Party
12Babasaheb KupekarGadhinglaj6 November 20043 November 20094 years, 362 days11th
(2004)
13 Dilip Walse Patil.png Dilip Walse-Patil Ambegaon 11 November 20098 November 20144 years, 362 days12th
(2009)
14 Haribhau Bagade (cropped).jpg Haribhau Bagade Aurangabad East 12 November 201425 November 20195 years, 13 days13th
(2014)		 Bharatiya Janata Party
15 Nana Patole Sakoli 1 December 20194 February 20211 year, 65 days14th
(2019)		 Indian National Congress
[a] Narhari Zirwal Dindori 4 February 20213 July 20221 year, 149 days Nationalist Congress Party
16 Rahul Narwekar.jpeg Rahul Narwekar Colaba 3 July 20226 December 20242 years, 362 days Bharatiya Janata Party
9 December 2024Incumbent15th
(2024)

Protem Speaker

Jeeva Pandu Gavit 2014 Kalidas Kolambkar 2019 2024

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Acting

References

  1. ↑ "Legislative Assembly Speakers" (PDF) (in Marathi). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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