List of speakers of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly[1] is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Uttar Pradesh 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 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker.
Hriday Narayan Dikshit is the current Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Eligibility
Eligibility criteria to become the Speaker of the Assembly is:
- He or she must be a citizen of India;
- He or she must not be less than 25 years of age; and
- He or she should not hold any office of profit under the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
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 Uttar Pradesh. 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 Uttar Pradesh
No. | Name (Constituency) |
Portrait | Term[2] | Party | Assembly (Election) | ||
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1 | Purushottam Das Tandon | 31 July 1937 | 8 August 1950 | Indian National Congress | |||
2 | Nafisul Hasan | 21 December 1950 | 19 May 1952 | ||||
3 | Atmaram Govind Kher (Garautha) |
20 May 1952 | 4 April 1957 | 1st Assembly (1952 election) | |||
4 April 1957 | 26 March 1962 | 2nd Assembly (1957 election) | |||||
4 | Madan Mohan Verma (Faizabad) |
26 March 1962 | 16 March 1967 | 3rd Assembly (1962 election) | |||
5 | Jagdish Saran Agarwal | 17 March 1967 | 16 March 1969 | 4th Assembly (1967 election) | |||
(3) | Atmaram Govind Kher (Garautha) |
17 March 1969 | 18 March 1974 | 5th Assembly (1969 election) | |||
6 | Vasudev Singh | 18 March 1974 | 12 July 1977 | 6th Assembly (1974 election) | |||
7 | Banarasi Das (Hapur) |
12 July 1977 | 26 February 1979 | Indian National Congress | 7th Assembly (1977 election) | ||
Acting | Jagannath Prasad (Dhaurahra) |
29 February 1979 | 17 February 1980 | Independent | |||
8 | Sripati Mishra (Isauli) |
7 July 1980 | 16 July 1982 | Indian National Congress | 8th Assembly (1980 election) | ||
Acting | Yaadvendra Singh (Siswa) |
17 July 1982 | 24 August 1982 | Indian National Congress | |||
9 | Dhram Singh | 25 August 1982 | 15 March 1985 | Indian National Congress | |||
10 | Niyaz Hasan Khan (Kunda) |
15 March 1985 | 9 January 1990 | Indian National Congress | 9th Assembly (1985 election) | ||
11 | Hari Krishna Srivastava (Chaubepur) |
1 January 1990 | 30 July 1991 | Janata Dal | 10th Assembly (1989 election) | ||
12 | Keshari Nath Tripathi (Allahabad South) |
30 July 1991 | 15 December 1993 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11th Assembly (1991 election) | ||
13 | Dhaniram Verma (Bidhuna) |
15 December 1993 | 20 June 1995 | Samajwadi Party | 12th Assembly (1993 election) | ||
Acting | Barkhu Ram Verma (Sagri) |
20 June 1995 | 17 July 1995 | Bahujan Samaj Party | |||
14 | 18 July 1995 | 26 March 1997 | |||||
(12) | Keshari Nath Tripathi (Allahabad South) |
26 March 1997 | 14 May 2002 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13th Assembly (1996 election) | ||
14 May 2002 | 19 May 2004 | 14th Assembly (2002 election) | |||||
Acting | Dr. Waqar Ahmad Shah (Bahraich) |
19 May 2004 | 26 July 2004 | Samajwadi Party | |||
15 | Mata Prasad Pandey (Itwa) |
26 July 2004 | 18 May 2007 | ||||
16 | Sukhdev Rajbhar (Lalganj) |
18 May 2007 | 13 April 2012 | Bahujan Samaj Party | 15th Assembly (2007 election) | ||
(15) | Mata Prasad Pandey (Itwa) |
13 April 2012 | 30 March 2017 | Samajwadi Party | 16th Assembly (2017 election) | ||
17 | Hriday Narayan Dikshit (Bhagwantnagar) |
30 March 2017 | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17th Assembly (2017 election) | ||
See also
- Government of Uttar Pradesh
- Governor of Uttar Pradesh
- Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
- List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairmen
References
- http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/speaker/present_speaker_en_.aspx#/speaker
- . Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved on 22 July 2020.