List of chairpersons of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council explained

Post:	Chairman
Body:	the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Incumbent:	Kunwar Manvendra Singh
Insignia:	File:Seal of Uttar Pradesh.svg
Insigniacaption:	Seal of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbentsince:	30 Jan 2021
Department:	Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Member Of:	Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Appointer:	The Governor
Style:	Honorable Chairman
Inaugural:	Dr. Sir Sitaram
Reports To:	Governor
Residence:	Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Seat:	Vidhan Bhavan

The Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council presides over the proceedings of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council in the absence of the deputy Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. The Chairman is elected internally by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.^[1]

Eligibility

Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council must:

1. Be a citizen of India.;
2. Be at least 25 years of age; and
3. Should not hold any office of profit under the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

List of The Chairman

The Council is headed by a chairperson, elected by members in a simple majority vote. The following is the list of Chairpersons of the Council.

Sr No	Chairperson	Tenure		Party		Reference
1	Dr. Sir Sitaram	19 August 1925	12 March 1937	Indian National Congress		^[2]
2	Dr. Sir Sitaram	12 July 1937	9 March 1949	Indian National Congress		^[3]
3	Chandra Bhal	10 March 1949	25 January 1950	Indian National Congress		^[4]
4	Chandra Bhal	26 January 1950	5 May 1958	Indian National Congress
5	Raghunath Vinayak Dhulekar	20 July 1958	5 May 1964	Indian National Congress
6	Darbari Lal Sharma	5 August 1964	5 May 1968	Indian National Congress
7	Virendra Swarup	15 March 1969	5 May 1974	Independent		^[5]
8	Virendra Swarup	11 June 1974	26 February 1980	Independent		^[6]
9	Virendra Bahadur SIngh Chandel	6 October 1980	5 May 1982	Indian National Congress		^[7]
10	Virendra Bahadur SIngh Chandel	3 March 1983	5 May 1988	Indian National Congress
11	Jagdish Chandra Dikshit	6 April 1989	7 March 1990	Indian National Congress		^[8]
12	Shiv Prasad Gupta	5 July 1990	5 July 1992	Bharatiya Janata Party		^[9]
13	Nityanand Swami	25 April 1997	8 November 2000	Indian National Congress		^[10]
14	Sukhram Singh Yadav	03 August 2004	15 January 2010	Samajwadi Party		^[11]
15	Ganesh Shankar Pandey	21 January 2010	15 January 2016	Bahujan Samaj Party		^[12]
16	Ramesh Yadav	11 March 2016	30 January 2021	Samajwadi Party		^[13]
17	Kunwar Manvendra Singh	30 January 2021	present	Bharatiya Janata Party		^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad.
2. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad. upvidhanparishad.nic.in.
3. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad. upvidhanparishad.nic.in.
4. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad.
5. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad.
6. Web site: http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/Dr.VirendraSawroop.htm . hi:डा0 वीरेन्द्र स्वरूप . hi . Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad . upvidhanparishad.nic.in . 2023-11-18.
7. Web site: http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/shriVirendraBhadur.htm . hi:श्री वीरेन्द्र बहादुर सिंह चन्देल . hi . Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad . upvidhanparishad.nic.in . 2023-11-18.
8. Web site: http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/ShriJagdishChadraDixit.htm . hi:श्री जगदीश चन्द्र दीक्षित . hi . upvidhanparishad.nic.in . 2023-11-18.
9. Web site: http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/ShriShivPrashadGupta.htm . hi:श्री शिव प्रसाद गुप्त . hi . upvidhanparishad.nic.in . 2023-11-18.
10. Web site: http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/ShriNiynandSawami.htm . hi:श्री नित्यानन्द स्वामी . hi . upvidhanparishad.nic.in . 2023-11-18.
11. Web site: श्री चौधरी सुखराम सिंह यादव . hi. upvidhanparishad.nic.in. 2024-07-11.
12. Web site: श्री गणेश शंकर पाण्डेय. hi. upvidha parishad.nic.in. 2024-07-11.
13. Web site: श्री रमेश यादव. hi. upvidha parishad.nic.in. 2024-07-11.
14. Web site: श्री कुँवर मानवेन्‍द्र सिंह‍. hi. upvidha parishad.nic.in. 2024-07-11.