| Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Nominator | Members of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Governor of Himachal Pradesh |
| Term length | During the life of the Assembly (five years maximum) Renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Jaiwant Ram (1952–1956) |
| Formation | 24 March 1952 |
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 the Legislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker.[1]
List of the Speakers[edit | edit source]
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaiwant Ram | Bhattiyat | 24 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | 4 years, 221 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2 | Desh Raj Mahajan | Banikhet | 4 January 1963 | 18 March 1967 | 9 years, 73 days | |||
| 20 March 1967 | 19 March 1972 | |||||||
| 3 | Kultar Chand Rana | Shahpur | 28 March 1972 | 29 June 1977 | 5 years, 93 days | |||
| 4 | Sarvan Kumar | Palampur | 30 June 1977 | 18 April 1979 | 1 year, 292 days | Janata Party | ||
| 5 | Thakur Sen Negi | Kinnaur | 8 May 1979 | 21 June 1982 | 5 years, 129 days | Independent | ||
| 22 June 1982 | 14 September 1984 | |||||||
| 6 | Vidya Stokes | Theog | 11 March 1985 | 19 March 1990 | 5 years, 8 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 7 | Radha Raman Shastri | Chopal | 20 March 1990 | 17 August 1990 | 150 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| (5) | Thakur Sen Negi | Kinnaur | 20 August 1990 | 14 December 1993 | 3 years, 116 days | |||
| 8 | Kaul Singh Thakur | Darang | 15 December 1993 | 12 March 1998 | 4 years, 87 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 9 | Gulab Singh Thakur | Jogindernagar | 30 March 1998 | 7 March 2003 | 4 years, 342 days | |||
| 10 | Gangu Ram Musafir | Pachhad | 11 March 2003 | 9 January 2008 | 4 years, 304 days | |||
| 11 | Tulsi Ram | Bharmour | 11 January 2008 | 1 January 2013 | 4 years, 356 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 12 | 
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Brij Behari Lal Butail | Palampur | 9 January 2013 | 5 January 2018 | 4 years, 361 days | Indian National Congress | |
| 13 | Rajeev Bindal | Nahan | 10 January 2018 | 16 January 2020 | 2 years, 6 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 14 | Vipin Singh Parmar | Sullah | 26 February 2020 | 13 December 2022 | 2 years, 290 days | |||
| 15 | Kuldeep Singh Pathania[2][3] | Bhattiyat | 5 January 2023 | Incumbent | 3 years, 207 days | Indian National Congress | ||
Pro tem Speaker[edit | edit source]
Chander Kumar 2022
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
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