List of speakers of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Seal of Uttarakhand.svg
Ritu Khanduri Speaker Uttarakhand Assembly.jpg
since 26 March 2022
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Style The Honourable
NominatorMembers of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Appointer Governor of Uttarakhand
Term length During the life of the Assembly (five years maximum)
Renewable
Inaugural holder Prakash Pant
(2000–2002)
Formation9 November 2000;23 years ago (2000-11-09)
DeputyVacant
Website Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Speaker is elected in the first meeting of the Uttarakhand 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 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker.

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Eligibility

The Speaker of the Assembly must:

  1. be a citizen of India;
  2. be at least 25 years of age; and
  3. not hold any office of profit under the Government of Uttarakhand.

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 Uttarakhand. 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 the Speakers of Uttarakhand

No.NamePortraitConstituencyTerm [1] PartyAssembly
(Election)
1 Prakash Pant MLC for Kumaon Local Authorities 12 March 200114 March 2002 Bharatiya Janata Party Interim Assembly
2 Yashpal Arya Yashpal Arya LOP Uttarakhand Assembly.jpg Mukteshwar 15 March 200211 March 2007 Indian National Congress 1st Assembly
(2002)
3 Harbans Kapoor Harbans Kapoor Ex Speaker Uttarakhand Assembly.jpg Dehradun 12 March 200713 March 2012 Bharatiya Janata Party 2nd Assembly
(2007)
4 Govind Singh Kunjwal Jageshwar 26 March 201220 March 2017 Indian National Congress 3rd Assembly
(2012)
5 Premchand Aggarwal Rishikesh 23 March 201721 March 2022 Bharatiya Janata Party 4th Assembly
(2017)
6 Ritu Khanduri Bhushan Ritu Khanduri Speaker Uttarakhand Assembly.jpg Kotdwar 26 March 2022Incumbent 5th Assembly
(2022)

Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is the vice-presiding officer of the legislative assembly. Acts as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker.

List of the Deputy Speakers of Uttarakhand

No.NamePortraitConstituencyTerm [2] PartyAssembly
(Election)
Vacant9 November 200014 March 2002N/A Interim Assembly
15 March 200211 March 2007 1st Assembly
(2002)
12 March 200720 December 2008 2nd Assembly
(2007)
1 Vijaya Barthwal Yamkeshwar 20 December 200827 June 2009 Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri Karnaprayag 4 December 2012 [3] 20 March 2017 Indian National Congress 3rd Assembly
(2012)
3 Raghunath Singh Chauhan Almora 28 March 201710 March 2022 Bharatiya Janata Party 4th Assembly
(2017)
VacantSince 26 March 2022N/A 5th Assembly
(2022)

Pro tem Speaker

After a general election and the formation of a new government, a list of senior members of the legislative assembly prepared by the legislative section is submitted to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of Uttarakhand, who selects a Pro tem speaker who hold the office of speaker until a full-time speaker is elected. The appointment has to be approved by the Governor. [4]

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

List of the Pro tem Speakers of Uttarakhand

No.NamePortraitConstituencyTerm [5] PartyAssembly
(Election)
1 Muhammad Muhiuddin Laksar 2000 Bahujan Samaj Party Interim Assembly
2 Harbans Kapoor Harbans Kapoor Ex Speaker Uttarakhand Assembly.jpg Dehradun 2002 Bharatiya Janata Party 1st Assembly
(2002)
2007 2nd Assembly
(2007)
3 Shailendra Mohan Singhal Jaspur 2012 Indian National Congress 3rd Assembly
(2012)
(2) Harbans Kapoor Harbans Kapoor Ex Speaker Uttarakhand Assembly.jpg Dehradun Cantonment 2017 Bharatiya Janata Party 4th Assembly
(2017)
4 Banshidhar Bhagat Kaladhungi 2022 5th Assembly
(2022)

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References

  1. . Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved on 30 July 2014.
  2. . Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved on 30 July 2014.
  3. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/wire-news/-1761505.html [ bare URL ]
  4. Ashok, Akash Deep (4 June 2014). "Pro tem Speaker: All you need to know about this parliamentary post". India Today. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  5. . Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved on 30 July 2014.

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