List of Speakers of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
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Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated in Jaipur — the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. Presently, the legislative assembly...
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| No. of Assembly & its Period | Speaker | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (February 23 1952 - 1957) | Narottam Lal Joshi | March 31 1952 - April 25 1957 |
| 2 (April 2 1957 -March 1 1962) | Ram Niwas Mirdha Ram Niwas Mirdha Ram Niwas Mirdha was an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He served as member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1953 to 1967 and as speaker of the assembly from 1957 to 1967... |
April 25 1957 - March 2 1962 |
| 3 (March 3 1962- February 28 1967) | Ram Niwas Mirdha Ram Niwas Mirdha Ram Niwas Mirdha was an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He served as member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1953 to 1967 and as speaker of the assembly from 1957 to 1967... |
March 3 1962 - May 3 1967 |
| 4 (March 1 1967 - March 15 1972) | Niranjan Nath Acharya | May 3 1967 - March 20 1972 |
| 5 (March 15 1972 - April 30 1977) | Ram Kishore Vyas | March 20 1972 - July 18 1977 |
| 6 (June 22 1977 - February 17 1980) | Laxman Singh Laxman Singh Lakshman Singh was the last ruling Maharawal of the princely state of Dungarpur from 1918 to 1989, a former MP in the Rajya Sabha and speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from July 1977 to June 1979... Gopal Singh Gopal Singh Gopal Singh is a former Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He served as speaker in Janata Party rule from 25 September 1979 to 7 July 1980. Gopal Singh belongs to Rajput esrwhile Thakur family of Bhadrajun thikana. He currently looks after affairs of family heritage hotel He was MLA from... |
July 18 1977 - June 20 1979 September 25 1979 - July 7 1980 |
| 7 (June 6 1980 - March 9 1985) | Poonam Chand Vishnoi Poonam Chand Vishnoi Poonam Chand Bishnoi was chairman of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 7 July 1980 to 20 March 1985. He is a leader of Indian National Congress Party in Rajasthan. He hails from Marwar region of Rajasthan. He was elected to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Bhinmal.-References:* *Shri Adesh... |
July 7 1980 - March 20 1985 |
| 8 (March 9 - March 1 1990) | Hira Lal Devpura Hira Lal Devpura Hira Lal Devpura was Chief Minister of Rajasthan state in India from 23 February 1985 to 10 March 1985. It was a stop gap arrangement between Shiv Charan Mathur and Hari Dev Joshi. He was a leader of Indian National Congress party. He represented Kumbhalgarh Assembly Constituency of Udaipur... Giriraj Prasad Tiwari |
March 20 1985 - October 16 1985 January 31 1986 to November 3 1990 |
| 9 (March 2 1990 - December 15 1992) | Hari Shankar Bhabhra Hari Shankar Bhabhra Hari Shankar Bhabhra is a former speaker of the Rajasthan legislative assembly. He was speaker from 16 March 1990 to 5 October 1994. He won election in 1985, 1990, and 1993 from Ratangarh in Churu district. A resident of Didwana in Nagaur district he contested and won from Ratangarh constituency... |
March 16 1990 - December 1 1993 |
| 10 (December 4 1993 - November 30 1998) | Hari Shankar Bhabhra Hari Shankar Bhabhra Hari Shankar Bhabhra is a former speaker of the Rajasthan legislative assembly. He was speaker from 16 March 1990 to 5 October 1994. He won election in 1985, 1990, and 1993 from Ratangarh in Churu district. A resident of Didwana in Nagaur district he contested and won from Ratangarh constituency... Shanti Lal Chaplot Shanti Lal Chaplot Shanti Lal Chaplot is a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader in the Rajasthan, India, former MP and former Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 7th April 1995 to 18th March 1998.... Samrath Lal Meena Samrath Lal Meena Samrath Lal Meena is the Bharatiya Janata Party politician in Rajasthan, India, and former Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 24 July 1998 to 4 January 1999.He was five times MLA from Rajgarh in the Alwar district.... |
December 30 1993 - October 5 1994 April 7 1995 - March 18 1998 July 24 1998 - January 4 1999 |
| 11 (December 1 1998 - December 4 2003) | Parasram Maderna Parasram Maderna Parasram Maderna is a leader of Indian National Congress from Rajasthan, India. He belongs to Lakshman nagar Village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan... |
January 6 1999 - January 15 2004 |
| 12 (December 5 2003 – December 10 2008) | Sumitra Singh Sumitra Singh Sumitra Singh is a politician from the Indian state of Rajasthan. She was the first woman speaker in Rajasthan's history. In 2003 she won the assembly election on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket and was unanimously elected Speaker of the 12th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly which she held until... |
January 16 2004 - January 1 2009 |
| 13 (December 11 2008 – present) | Deependra Singh Shekhawat Deependra Singh Shekhawat Deependra Singh Shekhawat is a senior congress leader in the Rajasthan and present Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly since 2 January 2009.... |
January 2 2009 – present |