List of speakers of the Telangana Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Gaddam Prasad Kumar.jpg
since 14 December 2023
Appointer Members of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Term length 5 years
no renewable limit
Inaugural holder S. Madhusudhana Chary (as Speaker),
Padma Devender Reddy, (Deputy speaker)
Formation9 June 2014; 10 years ago
DeputyVacant
(since 3 December 2023)
Website Speaker of Telangana assembly

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 Telangana Legislative Assembly after the General elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Saasana Sabha. The Speaker holds office until either they ceases to be a member of the Saasana Sabha or he himself resigns. The Speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Saasana Sabha by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of a Speaker, the meeting of Telangana Legislative Assembly is presided over by the Deputy Speaker.

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List of Speakers of the Telangana Legislative Assembly

Serial No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Constituency TenureAssembly
(election)
Party
Telangana (2 June 2014present)
1 Madhusudhanachary.jpg S. Madhusudhana Chary
ఎస్. మధుసూధనా చారి
(1956)
Bhupalpalle 9 June 201419 January 20194 years, 224 days 1st
(2014)
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
2 Pocharam Srinivas Reddy (cropped).jpg Pocharam Srinivas Reddy
పోచారం శ్రీనివాస్ రెడ్డి
(1949)
Banswada 17 January 20196 December 20234 years, 323 days 2nd
(2018)
3 Gaddam Prasad Kumar.jpg Gaddam Prasad Kumar
గడ్డం ప్రసాద్ కుమార్
(1964)
Vikarabad 14 December 2023Incumbent1 year, 8 days 3rd
(2023)
Indian National Congress

List of the Pro tem Speakers of Telangana

No.NameConstituencyTerm [1] PartyAssembly
(Election)
Seniority
1 Jana Reddy Kunduru Nagarjuna Sagar 2014 Indian National Congress 1st Assembly
(2014)
10 terms
2 Mumtaz Ahmed Khan [2] Yakutpura 2019 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 2nd Assembly
(2018)
06 terms
3 Akbaruddin Owaisi [3] Chandrayangutta 2023 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 3rd Assembly
(2023)
06 terms

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