List of speakers of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent; Ritu Khanduri Bhushan; since 26 March 2022
	Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Style	The Honourable
Nominator	Members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Appointer	Governor of Uttarakhand
Term length	During the life of the Assembly (five years maximum); Renewable
Inaugural holder	Prakash Pant; (2000–2002)
Formation	9 November 2000; 24 years ago
Deputy	Vacant
Website	Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Speaker is elected in the first meeting of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the assembly. The Speaker must be a member of the assembly. 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 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker.

Eligibility

The Speaker of the Assembly must:

be a citizen of India;
be at least 25 years of age; and
not hold any office of profit under the Government of Uttarakhand.

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 Uttarakhand. 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 Uttarakhand

No.	Name	Constituency	Term^[1]		Party	Assembly (Election)
1	Prakash Pant	MLC for Kumaon Local Authorities	12 March 2001	14 March 2002	Bharatiya Janata Party	Interim Assembly
2	Yashpal Arya	Mukteshwar	15 March 2002	11 March 2007	Indian National Congress	1st Assembly (2002)
3	Harbans Kapoor	Dehradun	12 March 2007	13 March 2012	Bharatiya Janata Party	2nd Assembly (2007)
4	Govind Singh Kunjwal	Jageshwar	26 March 2012	20 March 2017	Indian National Congress	3rd Assembly (2012)
5	Premchand Aggarwal	Rishikesh	23 March 2017	21 March 2022	Bharatiya Janata Party	4th Assembly (2017)
6	Ritu Khanduri Bhushan	Kotdwar	26 March 2022	Incumbent	Bharatiya Janata Party	5th Assembly (2022)

Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is the vice-presiding officer of the legislative assembly. Acts as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker.

Pro tem Speaker

After a general election and the formation of a new government, a list of senior members of the legislative assembly prepared by the legislative section is submitted to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of Uttarakhand, who selects a Pro tem speaker who hold the office of speaker until a full-time speaker is elected. The appointment has to be approved by the Governor.^[2]

The first meeting after the election when the speaker and the deputy speaker are elected by members of the legislative assembly, is held under the pro-tem speaker. In absence of the speaker, the deputy speaker acts as speaker and in the absence of both a committee of six members selected by the speaker will act as speaker according to their seniority.

List of the Pro tem Speakers of Uttarakhand

No.	Name	Constituency	Term^[3]	Party	Assembly (Election)
1	Muhammad Muhiuddin	Laksar	2000	Bahujan Samaj Party	Interim Assembly
2	Harbans Kapoor	Dehradun	2002	Bharatiya Janata Party	1st Assembly (2002)
2	Harbans Kapoor	Dehradun	2007	Bharatiya Janata Party	2nd Assembly (2007)
3	Shailendra Mohan Singhal	Jaspur	2012	Indian National Congress	3rd Assembly (2012)
(2)	Harbans Kapoor	Dehradun Cantonment	2017	Bharatiya Janata Party	4th Assembly (2017)
4	Banshidhar Bhagat	Kaladhungi	2022	Bharatiya Janata Party	5th Assembly (2022)

References

^ [1]. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved on 30 July 2014.
^ Ashok, Akash Deep (4 June 2014). "Pro tem Speaker: All you need to know about this parliamentary post". India Today. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
^ [2]. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved on 30 July 2014.

[1] [1]. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved on 30 July 2014.

[2] Ashok, Akash Deep (4 June 2014). "Pro tem Speaker: All you need to know about this parliamentary post". India Today. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

[3] [2]. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved on 30 July 2014.

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