List of Speakers of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड विधानसभा अध्यक्ष) is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Uttarakhand. He is elected by the members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. The speaker is always a member of the Legislative Assembly. Currently the office of Speaker lies vacant following the imposition of President's rule in Uttarakhand.[1]

List of the Speakers

S No. Name
(Constituency)
Portrait Term[2] Party Assembly
1 Prakash Pant
Pithoragarh
2001 - 02 Bhartiya Janata Party yet not created
2 Yashpal Arya
Mukteshwar
2002 - 07 Indian National Congress First Assembly (2002–07)
(2002 election)
3 Harbans Kapoor
Dehradun Cantt
2007 - 12 Bhartiya Janata Party Second Assembly (2007–12)
(2007 election)
4 Govind Singh Kunjwal
Jageshwar
2012 - 16 Indian National Congress Third Assembly (2012–17)
(2012 election)

See also

References

  1. "President's Rule imposed in Uttarakhand after Governor's report". The Times of India. 27 March 2016.
  2. . Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved on 30 July 2014.


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