In the Republic of India, the various central and state legislatures are presided by either a Speaker or a Chairperson. A speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha and of the legislative assembly of each of the twenty-eight states and three union territories. Similarly a chairperson heads the Rajya Sabha and the legislative council of each of the six states, where the upper house in the state legislature exists.
This is the list of current Speakers and Chairpersons of both houses of the Parliament of India (respectively):
This is the list of current Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the legislative assemblies of the Indian states and union territories:[1]
This is the list of current Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons of the legislative councils of the Indian states:
State | Chairperson | Party | Deputy Chairperson | Party | |||
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Andhra Pradesh | K. M. Raju | YSRCP | Zakia Khanam | YSRCP | |||
Bihar | Devesh Chandra Thakur | JD(U) | Vacant | N/A | |||
Karnataka | Basavaraj Horatti | BJP | M. K. Pranesh | BJP | |||
Maharashtra | Neelam Gorhe | SS | Neelam Gorhe | SS | |||
Telangana | Gutha Sukender Reddy | BRS | Banda Prakash | BRS | |||
Uttar Pradesh | Kunwar Manvendra Singh | BJP | Vacant | N/A |