List of deputy speakers of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly

The Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is subordinate to the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. They are responsible for the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal and the second highest ranking legislative officer of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. They act as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The deputy speaker is chosen from sitting members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1] The deputy speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the assembly by an effective majority of its members.[2][3]

List of Deputy Speakers

1. Ashraf Ali Khan Chowdhury (1937–1941)

2. Syed Jalaluddin Hashemy (18 February 1942 to 17 November 1945)

3. Tafazzal Ali (14 May 1946 to 15 August 1947)

4. Asutosh Mallick (21 November 1947 to 19 June 1952)

Deputy Presidents :

1. Hamidul Huq Chowdhury (1937–1939)

2. Khan Bahadur Abdul Hamid Chowdhury (1940–1947)

Deputy Speakers :

No. Deputy Speaker Term Start Term End
1. Ashutosh Mallick 20 June 1952 4 May 1966
2. Narendra Nath Sen 29 August 1966 28 February 1967
3. Haridas Mitra 8 March 1967 20 February 1968
4 Apurba Lal Majumdar 6 March 1969 30 July 1970
5 Pijush Kanti Mukherjee 3 May 1971 25 June 1971
6 Haridas Mitra 24 March 1972 30 April 1977
7 Kalimuddin Shams 27 June 1977 30 March 1987
8 Anil Mukherjee 6 May 1987 17 February 2002
9 Kripa Sindhu Saha 7 March 2002 12 May 2006
10 Shri Bhakti Pada Ghosh 16 June 2006 13 May 2011
11 Sonali Guha 17 June 2011 23 June 2016
12 Haider Aziz Safwi 23 June 2016 12 December 2018
13 Sukumar Hansda 12 December 2018 29 October 2020
14 Asish Banerjee 2 July 2021 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ https://www.constitutionofindia.net/constitution_of_india/the_states/articles/Article%20178
  2. ^ Deogaonkar, S. G. (1997). Parliamentary System in India. New Delhi: Concept Publishing. pp. 48–9. ISBN 81-7022-651-1.
  3. ^ "Article 94 in The Constitution Of India 1949". Indiakanoon. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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