List of speakers of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
| Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
since February 2015 | |
| Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Member of | Delhi Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | During the life of the Delhi Legislative Assembly (five years maximum) |
| Inaugural holder | Charti Lal Goel |
| Deputy | Rakhi Birla |
Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly[1] is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of NCT Delhi, the main law-making body for the Delhi. He is elected by the members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The speaker is always a member of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
Ram Niwas Goel is the 7th and current speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, having assumed office on 23 February 2015.
List of the Speakers
[edit]Ram Niwas Goel of Aam Aadmi Party is the incumbent speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly since 2015.[3]
| No. | Name | Constituency | Term | Party | Assembly (Election) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charti Lal Goel | Model Town | 16 December 1993 | 14 December 1998 | Bharatiya Janata Party | First Assembly (1993) | |
| 2 | Chaudhary Prem Singh | Ambedkar Nagary | 14 December 1998 | 17 June 2003 | Indian National Congress | Second Assembly (1998) | |
| 3 | Subhash Chopra | Kalkaji | 17 June 2003 | 17 December 2003 | Third Assembly (2003) | ||
| 4 | Ajay Maken | Rajouri Garden | 17 December 2003 | 28 May 2004 | |||
| (2) | Chaudhary Prem Singh | Ambedkar Nagary | 20 July 2004 | 15 December 2008 | |||
| 5 | Yoganand Shastri | Mehrauli | 19 December 2008 | 31 December 2013 | Fourth Assembly (2008) | ||
| 6 | Maninder Singh Dhir | Jangpura | 3 January 2014 | 23 February 2015 | Aam Aadmi Party | Fifth Assembly (2013) | |
| 6 | Ram Niwas Goel | Shahdara | 23 February 2015[4] | 24 February 2020 | Sixth Assembly (2015) | ||
| 24 February 2020 | Incumbent | Seventh Assembly (2020) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ http://delhiassembly.nic.in/AboutDVS.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Shri. Ram Niwas Goel". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Mint (23 February 2015). "AAP's Goel elected speaker of Delhi assembly". Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.