List of speakers of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly explained

Post:Speaker
Incumbent:Vasudev Devnani
Incumbentsince:21 December 2023
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Termlength:During the life of the Assembly (five years maximum)
Inaugural:Narottam Lal Joshi
Formation:31 March 1952
Body:the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Insignia:Emblem Rajasthan.png
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the State of Rajasthan
Department:Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Member Of:Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

The speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of the state of Rajasthan, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Rajasthan. He is elected by the members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. The speaker is always a member of the Legislative Assembly.[1] [2] [3] [4]

List of speakers of Rajasthan

PortraitNameTenureAssemblyParty
1Narottam Lal Joshi31 March 195225 April 19571stIndian National Congress
2Ram Niwas Mirdha25 April 19573 May 19672nd
3rd
3Niranjan Nath Acharya3 May 196720 March 19724th
4Ram Kishore Vyas20 March 197218 July 19775th
5Laxman Singh18 July 197720 June 19796thJanata Party
6Raja Gopal Singh25 September 19797 July 1980
7Poonam Chand Vishnoi7 July 198020 March 19857thIndian National Congress
8Hira Lal Devpura20 March 198516 October 19858th
9Giriraj Prasad Tiwari31 January 198611 March 1990
10Hari Shankar Bhabhra16 March 199021 December 19939thBharatiya Janata Party
30 December 19935 October 199410th
11Shanti Lal Chaplot7 April 199518 March 1998
12Samrath Lal Meena24 July 19984 January 1999
13Parasram Maderna6 January 199915 January 200411thIndian National Congress
14Sumitra Singh16 January 20041 January 200912thBharatiya Janata Party
15Deependra Singh Shekhawat2 January 200920 January 201413thIndian National Congress
16Kailash Chandra Meghwal22 January 201415 January 201914thBharatiya Janata Party
17C. P. Joshi16 January 201920 December 202315thIndian National Congress
18Vasudev Devnani21 December 2023Incumbent16thBharatiya Janata Party

References

Notes and References

  1. News: C.P. Joshi new Rajasthan Speaker. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-08-18. 0971-751X.
  2. Web site: Explained: How are a Speaker and Deputy Speaker elected?. 2021-08-18. The Indian Express. en.
  3. Web site: CP Joshi elected Speaker of Rajasthan assembly - Times of India. 2021-08-18. The Times of India. en.
  4. Web site: Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. 2021-08-18. rajassembly.nic.in.