# List of speakers of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the assembly. Speakers hold office until ceasing to be a member of the assembly or resigning from the office. 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 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker.

## Eligibility

The Speaker of the Assembly:
* Must be a citizen of India;
* Must not be less than 25 years of age; and
* Should not hold any office of profit under the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

## 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 Uttar Pradesh. 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 Uttar Pradesh

| No | Name | Constituency | Term | Term | Term | Assembly | Party |
| 1 | Purushottam Das Tandon | | 31 July 1937 | 10 August 1950 | 13 years, 10 days | | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Nafisul Hasan | | 21 December 1950 | 19 May 1952 | 1 year, 150 days | | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Atmaram Govind Kher | Garautha | 20 May 1952 | 4 April 1957 | 9 years, 310 days | 1st | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Atmaram Govind Kher | Garautha | 4 April 1957 | 26 March 1962 | 9 years, 310 days | 2nd | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Madan Mohan Verma | Faizabad | 26 March 1962 | 16 March 1967 | 4 years, 355 days | 3rd | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Jagdish Saran Agarwal | Bareilly City | 17 March 1967 | 16 March 1969 | 1 year, 364 days | 4th | Indian National Congress |
| (3) | Atmaram Govind Kher | Garautha | 17 March 1969 | 18 March 1974 | 5 years, 1 day | 5th | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Vasudev Singh | Gadwara | 18 March 1974 | 12 July 1977 | 3 years, 116 days | 6th | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Banarasi Das | Hapur | 12 July 1977 | 26 February 1979 | 1 year, 229 days | 7th | Janata Party |
| 8 | Sripati Mishra | Isauli | 7 July 1980 | 18 July 1982 | 2 years, 11 days | 8th | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Dharam Singh | | 25 August 1982 | 15 March 1985 | 2 years, 202 days | 8th | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Niyaz Hasan Khan | Kunda | 15 March 1985 | 9 January 1990 | 4 years, 300 days | 9th | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Harikishan Srivastava | Chaubepur | 9 January 1990 | 30 July 1991 | 1 year, 202 days | 10th | Janata Dal |
| 12 | Keshari Nath Tripathi | Allahabad South | 30 July 1991 | 15 December 1993 | 2 years, 138 days | 11th | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 13 | Dhaniram Verma | Bidhuna | 15 December 1993 | 20 June 1995 | 1 year, 187 days | 12th | Samajwadi Party |
| 14 | Barkhu Ram Verma | Sagri | 18 July 1995 | 26 March 1997 | 1 year, 251 days | 12th | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| (12) | Keshari Nath Tripathi | Allahabad South | 27 March 1997 | 14 May 2002 | 7 years, 53 days | 13th | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (12) | Keshari Nath Tripathi | Allahabad South | 14 May 2002 | 19 May 2004 | 7 years, 53 days | 14th | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 15 | Mata Prasad Pandey | Itwa | 26 July 2004 | 18 May 2007 | 2 years, 296 days | 14th | Samajwadi Party |
| 16 | Sukhdev Rajbhar | Lalganj | 18 May 2007 | 13 April 2012 | 4 years, 331 days | 15th | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| (15) | Mata Prasad Pandey | Itwa | 13 April 2012 | 30 March 2017 | 4 years, 351 days | 16th | Samajwadi Party |
| 17 | Hriday Narayan Dikshit | Bhagwantnagar | 30 March 2017 | 29 March 2022 | 4 years, 364 days | 17th | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 18 | Satish Mahana | Maharajpur | 29 March 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 226 days | 18th | Bharatiya Janata Party |