Here we are discussing All the Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speakers till now. Smt Shanno Devi was the First Speaker of Legislative Assembly of Haryana. She was also the First Lady Speaker of Legislative Assembly of a State in India.
The Constitution of India provides that after every General Election, The Legislative Assembly of the State at its very first session shall elect a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker, among its members. Speakers belongs to the Ruling Party. Speaker acts as the umpire between the Ruling and Opposition Party.
| Sr No. | Name of Speaker | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smt Shanno Devi | 06-12-1966 | 17-03-1967 |
| 2 | Rao Birender Singh | 17-03-1967 | 23-03-1967 |
| 3 | Ch. Sri Chand | 30-03-1967 | 19-07-1967 |
| 4 | Brig. Ran Singh | 15-07-1968 | 03-04-1972 |
| 5 | Sh. Banarsi Dass Gupta | 03-04-1972 | 15-11-1973 |
| 6 | Ch. Sarup Singh | 16-11-1973 | 04-07-1977 |
| 7 | Brig. Ran Singh | 04-07-1977 | 08-05-1978 |
| 8 | Col. Ram Singh | 15-05-1978 | 24-06-1982 |
| 9 | Sardar Tara Singh | 24-06-1982 | 09-07-1987 |
| 10 | Sh. Harmohinder Singh Chatha | 09-07-1987 | 09-07-1991 |
| 11 | Sh. Ishwar Singh | 09-07-1991 | 22-05-1996 |
| 12 | Sh. Chhattar Singh Chauhan | 22-05-1996 | 27-07-1999 |
| 13 | Sh. Ashok Kumar | 28-07-1999 | 01-03-2000 |
| 14 | Ch. Satbir Singh Kadian | 09-03-2000 | 21-05-2005 |
| 15 | Sh. Harmohinder Singh Chatha | 21-05-2005 | 12-01-2006 |
| 16 | Dr. Raghuvir Singh Kadian | 13-01-2006 | 27-10-2009 |
| 17 | Sh. Harmohinder Singh Chatha | 28-10-2009 | 28-01-2011 |
| 18 | Sh. Kuldeep Sharma | 04-03-2011 | 02-11-2014 |
| 19 | Sh. Kanwar Pal | 03-11-2014 | 02-11-2019 |
| 20 | Sh. Gian Chand Gupta | 04-11-2019 | (Present) |
Deputy Speakers works as Speaker in Haryana
When any Speaker resigns or expire, The Deputy Speaker will performs the duties of a Speaker till the appointment of New Speaker under Article 180(1) of the Constitution of India. In Haryana, 3 times Deputy Speaker works as Speaker that are discussed below:-
- On expiry of Speaker, Chaudhry Sri Chand, Shri Manphool Singh, Deputy Speaker performed the duties of the Speaker from 20-7-1967 to 21-11-1967.
- On the resignation of Shri Chhattar Singh Chauhan on 27-7-1999. Shri Faqir Chand, Deputy Speaker performed the duties as Acting Speaker from 27-7-1999 (A.N.) to 28-7-1999 (A.N.) till Shri Ashok Kumar was elected as Speaker.
- On the resignation of Shri Harmohinder Singh Chattha on 28.1.2011 (A.N.). Shri Akram Khan, Deputy Speaker performed the dutiesas acting Speaker from 28.1.2011 to 04.03.2001 (F.N.) till Shri Kuldeep Sharma was elected as Speaker.
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