Post: | Speaker |
Body: | the Haryana Legislative Assembly |
Insignia: | File:Emblem of Haryana.svg |
Insigniacaption: | Seal of Haryana |
Department: | Haryana Legislative Assembly |
Member Of: | Haryana Legislative Assembly |
Appointer: | Members of the Legislative Assembly |
Incumbent: | Harvinder Kalyan |
Inaugural: | Shanno Devi |
Incumbentsince: | 25 October 2024 |
Termlength: | During the life of the Haryana Legislative Assembly (five years maximum) |
Deputy: | Krishan Lal Middha |
Residence: | Chandigarh |
Seat: | Gharaunda |
The Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Haryana, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Haryana. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Haryana Legislative Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the assembly. Speakers hold office until ceasing to be a member of the assembly or resigning 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 is presided by the Deputy Speaker.