List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
अध्यक्ष महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा
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Incumbent Narhari Sitaram Zirwal (Acting) since 4 February 2021
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Style	The Hon’ble (formal) Mr. Speaker (informal)
Member of	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Reports to	Government of Maharashtra
Residence	Mumbai
Seat	Maharashtra Legislature
Appointer	Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term length	During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrument	Article 93 of the Constitution of India
Precursor	Nana Patole ,INC (01 December 2019 - 04 February 2021)
Inaugural holder	Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar ,INC (Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly) (21 July 1937 - 20 January 1946) Kundanmal Sobhachand Firodia ,INC (Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly) (15 August 1947 - 31 January 1952) S. L. Silam, INC (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) (1 May 1960 - 12 March 1962)
Formation	1 May 1960
Deputy	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal Deputy Speaker

The Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the assembly. The Speaker holds office till either he/she ceases to be a member of the assembly or resigns from the office. 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 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker.

Eligibility

Eligibility criteria to become the Speaker of the Assembly is:

1. He or she must be a citizen of India;
2. He or she must not be less than 25 years of age; and
3. He or she should not hold any office of profit under the Government of Maharashtra.

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 Maharashtra. 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 Speakers

The Assembly is headed by a Speaker, elected by members in a simple majority vote. The following is the list of speakers of the Assembly.

Sr No	Speaker	Party		Tenure		Reference
Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47)
1	Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar	Congress		21 July 1937	20 January 1946
2	Kundanmal Sobhachand Firodia			21 May 1946	14 August 1947
Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60)
(2)	Kundanmal Sobhachand Firodia	Congress		15 August 1947	31 January 1952
3	Dattatray Kashinath Kunte			5 May 1952	31 October 1956
4	S. L. Silam			21 November 1956	30 April 1960
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (born 1960)
(4)	S. L. Silam	Congress		1 May 1960	12 March 1962
5	Trimbak Bharde			17 March 1962	15 March 1972
6	S. K. Wankhede			22 March 1972	20 April 1977
7	Balasaheb Desai			4 July 1977	13 March 1978
8	Shivraj Patil			17 March 1978	6 December 1979
9	Pranlal Vora			1 February 1980	29 June 1980
10	Sharad Dighe			2 July 1980	11 January 1985
11	Shankarrao Jagtap			20 March 1985	19 March 1990
12	Madhukarrao Chaudhari			21 March 1990	22 March 1995
13	Dattaji Nalawade	Shiv Sena		24 March 1995	19 October 1999
14	Arun Gujarathi	Congress		22 October 1999	17 October 2004
15	Babasaheb Kupekar	NCP		6 November 2004	3 November 2009
16	Dilip Walse-Patil			11 November 2009	8 November 2014
17	Haribhau Bagade	BJP		12 November 2014	25 November 2019
18	Nana Patole	Congress		1 December 2019	4 February 2021
Acting	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal	NCP		4 February 2021	Incumbent

List Of Deputy Speakers

Sr No	Deputy Speaker	Party		Tenure		Reference
Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47)
1	Narayan Gururao Joshi	Congress		1937	1939
2	Shanmugappa Ningappa Angadi			1946	1946
Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60)
(2)	Shanmugappa Ningappa Angadi	Congress		1947	1952
3	S. R. Kanthi			5 May 1952	31 October 1956
4	S. K. Wankhede			23 November 1956	5 April 1957
5	Deendayal Gupta			20 June 1957	30 April 1960
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (born 1960)
6	Deendayal Gupta	Congress		1 May 1960	3 March 1962
7	Krishnarao Girme			20 March 1962	13 March 1972
8	Ramkrishna Pant Bet			23 March 1972	26 February 1976
9	S. F. P. S. M. Pasha			12 March 1976	20 April 1977
10	Shivraj Patil			5 July 1977	2 March 1978
11	Gajananrao Raghunathrao Garud	Independent		21 March 1978	5 April 1979
12	Suryakant Dongre	RPK		7 April 1979	9 June 1980
13	Shankarrao Jagtap	Congress (U)		3 July 1980	8 March 1985
14	Kamalkishor Kadam	Congress (S)		21 March 1985	22 June 1986
15	Padamsinh Bajirao Patil			24 June 1986	25 June 1988
16	Babanrao Dhakne	JNP		30 July 1988	9 December 1989
17	Anna Joshi	BJP		25 March 1990	30 June 1991
18	Moreshwar Temurde	JD		19 July 1991	11 March 1995
19	Sharad Motiram Tasare	Congress		28 March 1995	15 July 1999
20	Pramod Bhaurao Shende			23 December 1999	3 November 2009
21	Madhukarrao Chavan			10 December 2009	18 November 2010
22	Vasant Chinduji Purke			4 December 2010	8 November 2014
23	Vijayrao Bhaskarrao Auti	Shiv Sena		30 November 2018	9 November 2019
24	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal	NCP		14 March 2020	Incumbent

See also

• List of governors of Maharashtra
• List of chief ministers of Maharashtra