List of speakers of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Crest of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
since 30 May 2011
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
StyleThe honourable
StatusHead of the Legislative Assembly
Member ofWest Bengal Legislative Assembly
SeatBidhan Bhavan, B. B. D. Bagh, Kolkata
AppointerMembers of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Term lengthmaximum 5 years unless dissolved
Constituting instrumentConstitution of India
PrecursorSpeaker of Bengal Legislative Assembly (British India)
Formation1950
First holderIshwar Das Jalan
(21 November 1947—19 June 1952)
DeputyAsish Banerjee (2021–present)
Salaryas per fixed by legislation law

The Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the title given to the presiding officer (chair) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The Speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, etc. The Speaker decides who may speak and has the powers to discipline members who break the procedures of the Assembly. The Speaker often also represents the body in person, as the voice of the body in ceremonial and some other situations. Many bodies also have a speaker pro tempore or deputy speaker, designated to fill in when the speaker is not available.

The current Speaker of the in 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly is Biman Banerjee and the Deputy Speaker is Asish Banerjee. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Biman Bandopadhyay become new speaker in West Bengal Assembly. Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  2. ^ Biman Banerjee elected West Bengal assembly speaker. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  3. ^ West Bengal: Biman Banerjee nominated for Speaker, Sonali Guha for Dy Speaker. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  4. ^ West Bengal Assembly Speaker Hashim Abdul Halim wants to retire Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Biman Bandopadhyay files papers for Speaker's post". The Hindu. PTI. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ^ West Bengal – Shri Hashim Abdul Halim, M.L.A.. Retrieved 31 August 2011.

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