List of speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly explained

Post:Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Incumbent:Kultar Singh Sandhwan
Incumbentsince:21 March 2022
Appointer:Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Termlength:Five years;
no renewable limit
Inaugural:Shahab-ud-Din Virk
Formation:6 April 1937; years ago
Deputy:Jai Krishan Singh
Website:
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In the Republic of India, the various central and state legislatures are presided by either a Speaker or a Chairman. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Punjab Legislative Assembly after the General elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Vidhan Sabha. The Speaker holds office until either he ceases to be a member of the Vidhan Sabha or he himself resigns. The Speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Vidhan Sabha by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of a Speaker, the meeting of Punjab Legislative Assembly is presided over by the Deputy Speaker. The incumbent Speaker is Kultar Singh Sandhwan and the deputy speaker is Jai Krishan Singh of Aam Admi Party.

Powers and functions of the Speaker

Following are the functions and position of Speakers.[1]

Speaker

S. No.NameConstituencyTenure[2] PartyAssembly
Pre-Independence (1937-1947)
1Shahab-ud-Din VirkSialkot6 April 193716 March 1945 Unionist Party1st
2Satya Prakash SinghaWest Central Punjab21 March 19464 July 19472nd
After Independence (1947–present)
1Kapur SinghLudhiana East1 November 194720 June 1951Indian National Congress-
2Satya PalAmritsar City North5 May 195218 April 19541st
3Gurdial Singh DhillonTarn Taran18 May 195425 April 1957
Tarn Taran25 April 195713 March 19622nd
4Prabodh ChandraGurdaspur14 March 196218 March 19643rd
5Harbans Lal GuptaBathinda25 March 196419 March 1967
6Joginder Singh Mann21 March 196713 March 1969Akali Dal - Tara Singh4th
7Darbara SinghNakodar14 March 196913 June 1971Independent5th
Nakodar22 March 19723 September 19736th
8Kewal KrishanMukerian25 September 197330 June 1977
9Ravi Inder SinghMorinda1 July 197727 June 1980bgcolor=Shiromani Akali Dal7th
10 Brij Bhushan MehraAmritsar North1 July 198013 October 1985Indian National Congress (Indira)8th
(9)Ravi Inder SinghMorinda15 October 198527 May 1986Shiromani Akali Dal9th
11Surjit Singh MinhasAdampur2 June 198615 March 1992
12Harcharan Singh AjnalaAjnala17 March 19929 June 1993Indian National Congress (Indira)10th
13Harnam Das JoharLudhiana West21 July 199323 November 1996
14Dilbagh Singh DalekeTarn Taran23 December 19962 March 1997
15Charanjit Singh AtwalKum Kalan4 March 199720 March 2002bgcolor=Shiromani Akali Dal11th
(8)Kewal KrishanMukerian21 March 200215 March 2007Indian National Congress12th
16Nirmal Singh KahlonFatehgarh Churian16 March 200719 March 2012Shiromani Akali Dal13th[3]
(15)Charanjit Singh AtwalPayal20 March 201227 March 201714th
17Rana KP SinghAnandpur Sahib27 March 201711 March 2022bgcolor=#OODDFFIndian National Congress15th
18Kultar Singh SandhwanKotkapura21 March 2022Incumbentbgcolor= Aam Aadmi Party16th

Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker is the vice-presiding officer of the Vidhan Sabha. Acts as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker.

List of Deputy Speakers

Color keys for the Party of Deputy Speaker

S. No.NameConstituencyTenure[4] Party
Pre-Independence (1937-1947)
1.Dasaundha Singh Jagraon6 April 19377 April 1941Unionist Party
2.Gurbachan Singh Jullundur West22 April 194116 March 1945
3.Kapur SinghLudhiana East26 March 19464 July 1947
After Independence (1947–1966)
1.Thakur Panchan ChandKangra North3 November 194720 March 1951
2.Amritsar City West26 March 195120 June 1951
3.Gurdial Singh DhillonJhabal10 May 195217 May 1954
4.Sarup SinghNarnaund19 May 195431 March 1957
(4)Hansi25 April 195728 February 1962
5.Jagadhri19 March 196231 October 1966
Post- Reorganisation (1966 - Present)
6.Jagjit Singh ChohanTanda27 March 196727 November 1967
7.Baldev Singh8 December 196723 August 1968
8.Bikramajit Singh BajwaBatala20 March 196924 April 1970Bharatiya Jana Sangh
(8)Batala28 July 197013 October 1971
9.Kewal KrishanMukerian28 March 197225 September 1973
10.Nasib Singh GillZira28 September 197330 April 1977
11.Panna Lal NayyarBatala8 July 197717 February 1980 bgcolor=
12.Guizar SinghNathana8 July 198026 June 1985
13.Fatehgarh Churian5 November 19856 May 1986
14.Jaswant Singh SidhuMansa2 June 19865 March 1988
15.Romesh Chander DograDasuya7 April 19927 January 1996
16.Naresh ThakurHoshiarpur28 February 199611 February 1997
17.Phagwara18 June 199726 July 1997
18.Amritsar North23 December 199731 December 1999
19.Satpal GosainLudhiana East5 September 200024 February 2002
20.Amritsar Central26 June 200210 March 2003
21.Kharar27 March 20039 July 2004
(20)Amritsar Central12 July 200427 February 2007
(19)Satpal GosainLudhiana East16 March 200714 April 2011Bharatiya Janata Party
22.Chuni Lal BhagatJalandhar South13 June 20116 March 2012
23.Dinesh SinghSujanpur20 March 201211 March 2017
24.Ajaib Singh BhattiMalout16 June 201711 March 2022
25.Jai Krishan SinghGarhshankar30 June 2022Incumbent bgcolor= Aam Aadmi Party

Pro tem Speaker

After a general election and the formation of a new government, a list of senior Members in Vidhan Sabha prepared by the Legislative Section is submitted to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, who selects a pro tem speaker who holds the office of Speaker until a full time speaker is elected. However,, in Punjab mostly the pro tem speaker become the full time Speaker. The appointment has to be approved by the Governor.[5]

The first meeting after the election when the speaker and the deputy speaker are selected by members of the Vidhan Sabha is held under the pro tem Speaker. In the absence of the speaker, the deputy speaker acts as speaker. In the absence of both, a committee of six members selected by the speaker will act as speaker according to their seniority.

The Speaker of the Assembly must:

In Punjab Legislative Assembly mostly Pro-tem speaker is elected as Speaker.

List of Pro tem Speakers

Sr. no.Year Pro-tem Speaker[6] Elected Speaker
1 1952 Satyapal
2 1957 Gurdial Singh Dhillon
3 1962 Prabodh Chandra
4 1967 Lal Chand Sabharwal Joginder Singh Mann
5 1969 Darbara Singh
1972
6 1977 Ravi Inder Singh
7 1980 Gurdarshan Singh Brij Bhushan Mehra
(6) 1985 Ravi Inder Singh
8 1992 Harcharn Singh Ajnala
9 1997 Charnjit Singh Atwal
10 2002 Kewal Krishan
11 2007 Nirmal Singh Kahlon
(9) 2012 Charnjit Singh Atwal
12 2017 Rana Kanwar Pal Singh
132022Inderbir Singh NijjarKultar Singh Sandhwan

References

  1. http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/constitution/speaker-of-the-lok-sabha-functions-and-position-of-the-speaker/40338 Functions and Position of Speaker
  2. http://speakerpunjab.gov.in/former-speakers/ Former speaker of punjab vidhan sabha
  3. News: Singh . Prabhjot . Legislators' panels reconstituted . 15 June 2022 . Tribuneindia.com . The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab . 22 May 2010.
  4. page xiii of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium. Punjab Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 25 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Pro tem Speaker: All you need to know about this parliamentary post. Ashok. Akash Deep. 4 June 2014. India Today. 21 September 2014.
  6. http://speakerpunjab.gov.in/proterm-speakers/ Pro tem speaker

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