List of speakers of the 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.

Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
since 7 January 2020
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerMembers of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Term lengthDuring the life of the Assembly (five years maximum)
Inaugural holderInder Singh Namdhari (2000–2004)
Formation22 November 2000; 24 years ago (2000-11-22)
DeputyVacant
WebsiteJharkhand Legislative Assembly

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

Eligibility

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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

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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

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No. Name Constituency Term[1] Assembly Party
1 Inder Singh Namdhari Daltonganj 22 November 2000 29 March 2004 3 years, 128 days 1st Assembly Janata Dal (United)
Acting Bagun Sumbrai 29 March 2004 29 May 2004 61 days
(1) Inder Singh Namdhari Daltonganj 4 June 2004 11 August 2004 68 days Janata Dal (United)
2 Mrigendra Pratap Singh Jamshedpur West 18 August 2004 11 January 2005 146 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Acting Saba Ahmad 12 January 2005 1 March 2005 48 days
(1) Inder Singh Namdhari Daltonganj 15 March 2005 14 September 2006 1 year, 183 days 2nd Assembly Janata Dal (United)
3 Alamgir Alam Pakur 20 October 2006 26 December 2009 3 years, 67 days Indian National Congress
4 Chandreshwar Prasad Singh Ranchi 6 January 2010 19 July 2013 3 years, 194 days 3rd Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Shashank Shekhar Bhokta Sarath 25 July 2013 23 December 2014 1 year, 151 days Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
6 Dinesh Oraon Sisai 7 January 2015 24 December 2019 4 years, 351 days 4th Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party
7 Rabindra Nath Mahato Nala 7 January 2020 Incumbent 4 years, 321 days 5th Assembly Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "विधानसभा के अध्यक्ष | झारखण्ड विधानसभा-झारखंड की सरकार, भारत". jharkhandvidhansabha.nic.in.