# List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the assembly. The Speaker holds office until ceasing to be a member of the assembly or resignation 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 Maharashtra 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 Maharashtra.

## 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 Maharashtra. 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 Speakers

The Assembly is headed by a Speaker, elected by members in a simple majority vote. The following is the list of speakers of the Assembly.
| # | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly (election) | Party |
| Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47) ||||||||||
| 1 | Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar | | 21 July 1937 | 20 January 1946 | | | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Kundanmal Sobhachand Firodia | | 21 May 1946 | 14 August 1947 | | | Indian National Congress |
| Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60) ||||||||||
| (2) | Kundanmal Sobhachand Firodia | | 15 August 1947 | 31 January 1952 | | | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Dattatray Kashinath Kunte | | 5 May 1952 | 31 October 1956 | | | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | S. L. Silam | | 21 November 1956 | 30 April 1960 | | | Indian National Congress |
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (born 1960) ||||||||||
| 1 | S. L. Silam | | 1 May 1960 | 12 March 1962 | 1 year, 315 days | 1st (1957) | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Balasaheb Bharde | Ahmednagar South | 17 March 1962 | 13 March 1967 | 9 years, 362 days | 2nd (1962) | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Balasaheb Bharde | Pathardi | 15 March 1967 | 15 March 1972 | 9 years, 362 days | 3rd (1967) | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | S. K. Wankhede | Kalameshwar | 22 March 1972 | 20 April 1977 | 5 years, 29 days | 4th (1972) | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Balasaheb Desai | Patan | 4 July 1977 | 13 March 1978 | 252 days | 4th (1972) | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Shivraj Patil | Latur | 17 March 1978 | 6 December 1979 | 1 year, 264 days | 5th (1978) | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Pranlal Vora | Vile Parle | 1 February 1980 | 29 June 1980 | 149 days | 5th (1978) | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Sharad Dighe | Worli | 2 July 1980 | 11 January 1985 | 4 years, 193 days | 6th (1980) | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Shankarrao Jagtap | Koregaon | 20 March 1985 | 19 March 1990 | 4 years, 364 days | 7th (1985) | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Madhukarrao Chaudhari | | 21 March 1990 | 22 March 1995 | 5 years, 1 day | 8th (1990) | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Dattaji Nalawade | Worli | 24 March 1995 | 19 October 1999 | 4 years, 209 days | 9th (1995) | Shiv Sena |
| 11 | Arun Gujarathi | Chopda | 22 October 1999 | 17 October 2004 | 4 years, 361 days | 10th (1999) | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 12 | Babasaheb Kupekar | Gadhinglaj | 6 November 2004 | 3 November 2009 | 4 years, 362 days | 11th (2004) | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 13 | Dilip Walse-Patil | Ambegaon | 11 November 2009 | 8 November 2014 | 4 years, 362 days | 12th (2009) | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 14 | Haribhau Bagade | Aurangabad East | 12 November 2014 | 25 November 2019 | 5 years, 13 days | 13th (2014) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 15 | Nana Patole | Sakoli | 1 December 2019 | 4 February 2021 | 1 year, 65 days | 14th (2019) | Indian National Congress |
| | Narhari Zirwal | Dindori | 4 February 2021 | 3 July 2022 | 1 year, 149 days | 14th (2019) | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 16 | Rahul Narwekar | Colaba | 3 July 2022 | 6 December 2024 | 2 years, 200 days | 14th (2019) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 16 | Rahul Narwekar | Colaba | 9 December 2024 | Incumbent | 2 years, 200 days | 15th (2024) | Bharatiya Janata Party |