List of speakers of the Telangana Legislative Assembly explained

Border:parliamentary
Post:Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent:Gaddam Prasad Kumar
Incumbentsince:14 December 2023
Appointer:Members of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Termlength:5 years
no renewable limit
Inaugural:S. Madhusudhana Chary (as Speaker),
Padma Devender Reddy, (Deputy speaker)
Formation:9 June 2014; years ago
Deputy:Vacant
Website:Speaker of Telangana assembly
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Telangana
Flagcaption:Flag of India

In the Republic of India, the various central and state legislatures are presided by either a Speaker or a Chairman. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Telangana Legislative Assembly after the General elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Saasana Sabha. The Speaker holds office until either they ceases to be a member of the Saasana Sabha or he himself resigns. The Speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Saasana Sabha by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of a Speaker, the meeting of Telangana Legislative Assembly is presided over by the Deputy Speaker.

List of Speakers

S. No.NameTenure [1] PartyChief Minister
1S. Madhusudhana Chary9 June 201416 January 2019Telangana Rashtra SamithiK. Chandrashekar Rao
2Pocharam Srinivas Reddy[2] 17 January 201906 December 2023
3Gaddam Prasad Kumar[3] 14 December 2023IncumbentIndian National CongressAnumula Revanth Reddy

List of the Pro tem Speakers of Telangana

scope=colNo.scope=colNamescope=colConstituencyscope=colTerm[4] Partyscope=colAssembly
scope=colSeniority
1Jana Reddy KunduruNagarjuna Sagar2014Indian National Congress1st Assembly
10 terms
2Mumtaz Ahmed Khan[5] Yakutpura2019All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen2nd Assembly
06 terms
3Akbaruddin Owaisi[6] Chandrayangutta2023All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen3rd Assembly
06 terms

Notes and References

  1. https://telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/former-speakers Former Speaker of Telangana assembly
  2. News: The Hindu . 18 January 2019 . Pocharam unanimously elected Speaker . en-IN . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213105528/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/pocharam-unanimously-elected-speaker/article26030955.ece . 13 December 2023.
  3. News: The Indian Express . Congress’s pick for Telangana Speaker is well-liked leader, may get support from across the aisle . 13 December 2023 . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213102238/https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/telangana-speaker-gaddam-prasad-kumar-congress-vikarabad-9066257/ . 13 December 2023 . en.
  4. https://legislature.telangana.gov.in/formerSpeakerChairman?q=cG9zaXRpb25faWQ9MjImbWVtYmVyX3R5cGU9MSZuYW1lPVByb3RlbSBTcGVha2Vy
  5. News: Deccan Chronicle . Mumtaz Ahmed Khan takes oath as pro-term speaker . 13 December 2023 . 17 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213103543/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/170119/mumtaz-ahmed-khan-takes-oath-as-pro-term-speaker.html . 13 December 2023.
  6. News: The Times of India . Telangana: AIMIM’s Akbaruddin Owaisi takes oath as pro-tem speaker of State Legislative Assembly . 13 December 2023 . 9 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213104352/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/toi-original/telangana-aimims-akbaruddin-owaisi-takes-oath-as-pro-tem-speaker-of-state-legislative-assembly/videoshow/105854845.cms . 13 December 2023 . en.