List of speakers of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly explained

Border:Parliamentary
Minister:not_prime
Post:Speaker
Speaker
Body:the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent:Rabindra Nath Mahato
Incumbentsince:7 January 2020
Style:The Honourable
Party:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Appointer:Members of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Termlength:During the life of the Assembly (five years maximum)
Website:Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Jharkhand. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the assembly. Speakers holds office until ceasing to be a member of the assembly or resignation 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 of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker.

Rabindra Nath Mahato is the current Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.

Eligibility

Speaker of the Assembly must:

  1. Be a citizen of India;
  2. Not be less than 25 years of age; and
  3. Not hold any office of profit under the Government of Jharkhand.

Powers and Functions of the Speaker

The speaker of the legislative assembly conducts the business in house, and decides whether a bill is a money bill or not. They maintain discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member for their unruly behaviour by suspending them. They also permit the moving of various kinds of motions and resolutions such as a motion of no confidence, motion of adjournment, motion of censure and calling attention notice as per the rules. The speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion during the meeting. The date of election of the speaker is fixed by the Governor of Jharkhand. Further, all comments and speeches made by members of the House are addressed to the speaker. The speaker is answerable to the house. Both the speaker and deputy speaker may be removed by a resolution passed by the majority of the members.

List of the Speakers of Jharkhand

scope=colNo.scope=colNameConstituencyTerm[1] AssemblyParty
1Inder Singh NamdhariDaltonganj22 November 200029 March 20041st AssemblyJanata Dal (United)
ActingBagun Sumbrai29 March 200429 May 2004
(1)Inder Singh NamdhariDaltonganj4 June 200411 August 2004Janata Dal (United)
2Mrigendra Pratap Singh18 August 200411 January 2005Bharatiya Janata Party
ActingSaba Ahmad12 January 20051 March 2005
(1)Inder Singh NamdhariDaltonganj15 March 200514 September 2006Janata Dal (United)
3Alamgir Alam20 October 200626 December 2009Indian National Congress
4Chandreshwar Prasad Singh6 January 201019 July 2013Bharatiya Janata Party
5Shashank Shekhar Bhokta25 July 201323 December 2014Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
6Dinesh Oraon7 January 201524 December 20194th AssemblyBharatiya Janata Party
7Rabindra Nath MahatoNala7 January 2020Incumbent5th AssemblyJharkhand Mukti Morcha

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: विधानसभा के अध्यक्ष झारखण्ड विधानसभा-झारखंड की सरकार, भारत . jharkhandvidhansabha.nic.in.