# List of speakers of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Jharkhand. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the assembly. Speakers 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 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker.
Rabindra Nath Mahato is the current Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.

## Eligibility

Speaker of the Assembly must:
* Be a citizen of India;
* Not be less than 25 years of age; and
* Not hold any office of profit under the Government of Jharkhand.

## 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 Jharkhand. 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 Jharkhand

| No. | Name | Constituency | Term | Term | Term | Assembly | Party |
| 1. | Inder Singh Namdhari | Daltonganj | 22 November 2000 | 29 March 2004 | 3 years, 128 days | 1st Assembly | Janata Dal (United) |
| Acting | Bagun Sumbrai | Chaibasa | 29 March 2004 | 29 May 2004 | 61 days | 1st Assembly | Indian National Congress |
| (1). | Inder Singh Namdhari | Daltonganj | 4 June 2004 | 11 August 2004 | 68 days | 1st Assembly | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2. | Mrigendra Pratap Singh | Jamshedpur West | 18 August 2004 | 11 January 2005 | 146 days | 1st Assembly | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Acting | Saba Ahmad | Tundi | 12 January 2005 | 1 March 2005 | 48 days | 1st Assembly | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| (1). | Inder Singh Namdhari | Daltonganj | 15 March 2005 | 14 September 2006 | 1 year, 183 days | 2nd Assembly | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3. | Alamgir Alam | Pakur | 20 October 2006 | 26 December 2009 | 3 years, 67 days | 2nd Assembly | Indian National Congress |
| 4. | Chandreshwar Prasad Singh | Ranchi | 6 January 2010 | 19 July 2013 | 3 years, 194 days | 3rd Assembly | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 5. | Shashank Shekhar Bhokta | Sarath | 25 July 2013 | 23 December 2014 | 1 year, 151 days | 3rd Assembly | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 6. | Dinesh Oraon | Sisai | 7 January 2015 | 24 December 2019 | 4 years, 351 days | 4th Assembly | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 7. | Rabindra Nath Mahato | Nala | 6 January 2020 | Incumbent | 5 years, 43 days | 5th Assembly | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 7. | Rabindra Nath Mahato | Nala | 6 January 2020 | Incumbent | 5 years, 43 days | 6th Assembly | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |