List of speakers of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
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Incumbent
Raman Singh
since 10 December 2023
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
AppointerMembers of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Term length During the life of the Chhattisgarh state assembly (five years maximum)
Inaugural holder Rajendra Prasad Shukla
Deputy Manoj Singh Mandavi

The Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. He is elected by the members of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. The speaker is always a member of the Legislative Assembly. [1] [2] [3]

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List of Speakers

#PortraitName Constituency Term [4] AssemblyParty
1 Rajendra Prasad Shukla Kota 14 December 200019 December 20033 years, 5 days 1st Indian National Congress
2 Durg.jpg Prem Prakash Pandey Bhilai Nagar 22 December 20035 January 20095 years, 14 days 2nd Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Dharamlal Kaushik Bilha 5 January 20096 January 20145 years, 1 day 3rd
4 Gaurishankar Agrawal Kasdol 6 January 20143 January 20194 years, 362 days 4th
5 Charan Das Mahant.jpg Charan Das Mahant Sakti 4 January 201910 December 20234 years, 340 days 5th Indian National Congress

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List of Deputy Speakers

#PortraitName Constituency Term [5] AssemblyParty
1 Banwari Lal Agrawal Katghora 28 March 20019 March 20031 year, 346 days 1st Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Dharmjeet Singh Thakur Lormi 13 March 20035 December 2003267 days Indian National Congress
3Badridhar DiwanSipat12 July 200511 December 20083 years, 152 days 2nd Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Narayan chandel.jpg Narayan Chandel Janjgir-Champa 2 August 201011 December 20133 years, 131 days 3rd
(3)Badridhar Diwan Beltara 23 July 201512 December 20183 years, 142 days 4th
5 Manoj Singh Mandavi Bhanupratappur 2 December 201916 October 20222 years, 318 days 5th Indian National Congress
6Santram Netam Keshkal 4 January 202310 December 2023340 days

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References

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