List of speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
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Incumbent
Kultar Singh Sandhwan
since 21 March 2022
Appointer Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Term length Five years;
no renewable limit
Inaugural holder Shahab-ud-Din Virk
Formation6 April 1937; 87 years ago
Deputy Jai Krishan Singh
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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 Punjab Legislative Assembly after the General elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Vidhan Sabha. The Speaker holds office until either he ceases to be a member of the Vidhan Sabha or he himself resigns. The Speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Vidhan Sabha by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of a Speaker, the meeting of Punjab Legislative Assembly is presided over by the Deputy Speaker. The incumbent Speaker is Rana Kanwar Pal Singh [1] and the deputy speaker is Ajaib Singh Bhatti [2] of Indian National Congress.

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Powers and functions of the Speaker

Following are the functions and position of Speakers. [3]

Speaker

S. No.NameConstituencyTenure [4] PartyAssembly
Pre-Independence (1937-1947)
1 Shahab-ud-Din Virk Sialkot 6 April 193716 March 1945 Unionist Party 1st
2 Satya Prakash Singha West Central Punjab 21 March 19464 July 19472nd
After Independence (1947–present)
1 Kapur Singh Ludhiana East 1 November 194720 June 1951 Indian National Congress -
2 Satya Pal Amritsar City North 5 May 195218 April 19541st
3 Gurdial Singh Dhillon Tarn Taran 18 May 195425 April 1957
Tarn Taran 25 April 195713 March 19622nd
4 Prabodh Chandra Gurdaspur 14 March 196218 March 19643rd
5 Harbans Lal Gupta Bathinda 25 March 196419 March 1967
6 Joginder Singh Mann 21 March 196713 March 1969 Akali Dal - Tara Singh 4th
7 Darbara Singh Nakodar 14 March 196913 June 1971 Independent 5th
Nakodar 22 March 19723 September 1973 Indian National Congress 6th
8 Kewal Krishan Mukerian 25 September 197330 June 1977
9 Ravi Inder Singh Morinda1 July 197727 June 1980 Shiromani Akali Dal 7th
10 Brij Bhushan Mehra Amritsar North 1 July 198013 October 1985 Indian National Congress (Indira) 8th
(9) Ravi Inder Singh Morinda15 October 198527 May 1986 Shiromani Akali Dal 9th
11 Surjit Singh Minhas Adampur 2 June 198615 March 1992
12 Harcharan Singh Ajnala Ajnala 17 March 19929 June 1993 Indian National Congress (Indira) 10th
13 Harnam Das Johar Ludhiana West 21 July 199323 November 1996
14 Dilbagh Singh Daleke Tarn Taran 23 December 19962 March 1997
15 Charanjit Singh Atwal Kum Kalan4 March 199720 March 2002 Shiromani Akali Dal 11th
(8) Kewal Krishan Mukerian 21 March 200215 March 2007 Indian National Congress 12th
16 Nirmal Singh Kahlon Fatehgarh Churian 16 March 200719 March 2012 Shiromani Akali Dal 13th [5]
(15) Charanjit Singh Atwal Payal 20 March 201227 March 2017 14th
17 Rana KP Singh Anandpur Sahib 27 March 201711 March 2022 Indian National Congress 15th
18 Kultar Singh Sandhwan Kotkapura 21 March 2022Incumbent Aam Aadmi Party 16th

Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker is the vice-presiding officer of the Vidhan Sabha. Acts as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker.

List of Deputy Speakers

Color keys for the Party of Deputy Speaker

S. No.NameConstituencyTenure [6] Party
Pre-Independence (1937-1947)
1.Dasaundha Singh Jagraon 6 April 19377 April 1941 Unionist Party
2.Gurbachan Singh Jullundur West 22 April 194116 March 1945
3. Kapur Singh Ludhiana East 26 March 19464 July 1947
After Independence (1947–1966)
1. Thakur Panchan Chand Kangra North 3 November 194720 March 1951 Indian National Congress
2. Shanno Devi Amritsar City West 26 March 195120 June 1951
3. Gurdial Singh Dhillon Jhabal 10 May 195217 May 1954
4. Sarup Singh Narnaund 19 May 195431 March 1957
(4) Hansi 25 April 195728 February 1962
5. Shanno Devi Jagadhri 19 March 196231 October 1966
Post- Reorganisation (1966 - Present)
6. Jagjit Singh Chohan Tanda 27 March 196727 November 1967 Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh
7. Baldev Singh 8 December 196723 August 1968
8. Bikramajit Singh Bajwa Batala 20 March 196924 April 1970 Bharatiya Jana Sangh
(8) Batala 28 July 197013 October 1971
9. Kewal Krishan Mukerian 28 March 197225 September 1973 Indian National Congress
10. Nasib Singh Gill Zira 28 September 197330 April 1977
11. Panna Lal Nayyar Batala 8 July 197717 February 1980 Janata Party
12. Guizar Singh Nathana 8 July 198026 June 1985 Indian National Congress (Indira)
13. Nirmal Singh Kahlon Fatehgarh Churian 5 November 19856 May 1986 Shiromani Akali Dal
14. Jaswant Singh Sidhu Mansa 2 June 19865 March 1988
15. Romesh Chander Dogra Dasuya 7 April 19927 January 1996 Indian National Congress (Indira)
16. Naresh Thakur Hoshiarpur 28 February 199611 February 1997
17. Swarna Ram Phagwara 18 June 199726 July 1997 Bhartiya Janata Party
18. Baldev Raj Chawla Amritsar North 23 December 199731 December 1999
19. Satpal Gosain Ludhiana East 5 September 200024 February 2002
20. Darbari Lal Amritsar Central 26 June 200210 March 2003 Indian National Congress
21. Bir Devinder Singh Kharar 27 March 20039 July 2004
(20) Darbari Lal Amritsar Central 12 July 200427 February 2007
(19) Satpal Gosain Ludhiana East 16 March 200714 April 2011 Bharatiya Janata Party
22. Chuni Lal Bhagat Jalandhar South 13 June 20116 March 2012
23. Dinesh Singh Sujanpur 20 March 201211 March 2017
24. Ajaib Singh Bhatti Malout 16 June 201711 March 2022 Indian National Congress
25. Jai Krishan Singh Garhshankar 30 June 2022Incumbent Aam Aadmi Party

Pro tem Speaker

After a general election and the formation of a new government, a list of senior Members in Vidhan Sabha prepared by the Legislative Section is submitted to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, who selects a pro tem speaker who holds the office of Speaker until a full time speaker is elected. However,, in Punjab mostly the pro tem speaker become the full time Speaker. The appointment has to be approved by the Governor. [7]

The first meeting after the election when the speaker and the deputy speaker are selected by members of the Vidhan Sabha is held under the pro tem Speaker. In the absence of the speaker, the deputy speaker acts as speaker. In the absence of both, a committee of six members selected by the speaker will act as speaker according to their seniority.

The Speaker of the Assembly must:

In Punjab Legislative Assembly mostly Pro-tem speaker is elected as Speaker.

List of Pro tem Speakers

Sr. no.YearPro-tem Speaker [8] Elected Speaker
11952Satyapal
21957Gurdial Singh Dhillon
31962Prabodh Chandra
41967Lal Chand SabharwalJoginder Singh Mann
51969Darbara Singh
1972
61977Ravi Inder Singh
71980Gurdarshan SinghBrij Bhushan Mehra
(6)1985Ravi Inder Singh
81992Harcharn Singh Ajnala
91997Charnjit Singh Atwal
102002Kewal Krishan
112007Nirmal Singh Kahlon
(9)2012Charnjit Singh Atwal
122017Rana Kanwar Pal Singh
132022Inderbir Singh NijjarKultar Singh Sandhwan

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References

  1. ↑ "Rana KP Singh elected Speaker of Punjab assembly". 27 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ajaib Singh Bhatti elected deputy speaker of Punjab assembly". 16 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Functions and Position of Speaker
  4. ↑ Former speaker of punjab vidhan sabha
  5. ↑ Singh, Prabhjot (22 May 2010). "Legislators' panels reconstituted". Tribuneindia.com. The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  6. ↑ page xiii of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium . Punjab Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 25 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Ashok, Akash Deep (4 June 2014). "Pro tem Speaker: All you need to know about this parliamentary post". India Today. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Pro tem speaker
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