Chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
| Chairperson of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
| Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Maṇḍali Chairpersonn | |
since 19 November 2021 | |
| Appointer | Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council |
| Term length | Subject to the pleasure of the Legislative Council (Six years maximum) |
| Inaugural holder | A. Chakrapani |
| Formation | 30 March 2007; 18 years ago |
| Deputy | Zakia Khanam |
The Chairperson of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council presides over the upper house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature. The Chairperson regulates the debates and proceedings of the House.
The office was in existence from 1958 to 1985 and again from 2007 when the Andhra Pradesh Sasana Mandali has been reconstituted.[1]
As of 19 November 2021, the elected Chairperson of the council is Koyye Moshenu Raju.
President of the Madras Legislative Council
Madras Legislative Council, the first representative legislature for the Madras Presidency was established in December 1920. The presiding officer of the council was known as the president. P. Rajagopalachari was nominated as the first president and took office on 17 December 1920.
| No. | Name | Image | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. Rajagopalachari | December 1920 | February 1925 | |
| 2 | L. D. Swamikannu Pillai | 
|
February 1925 | September 1925 |
| 3 | M. Ratnaswami | September 1925 | 1926 | |
| 4 | C. V. S. Narasimha Raju | 1926 | 1930 | |
| 5 | B. Ramachandra Reddi | 
|
1930 | 1937 |
Chairman of Madras Legislative Council
The Government of India Act 1935 enabled the introduction of provincial autonomy in 1937, and the Madras Legislative Council became the upper chamber of a bicameral legislature. The presiding officer of the council was called as the chairman of the council. This agreement continued after Indian Independence till the abolition of the council in 1986.
| No. | Name | Image | Took office | Left office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U. Rama Rao | 1937 | 1945 | INC | ||
| 2 | R. B. Ramakrishna Raju | 1946 | 1952 | |||
| 3 | P. V. Cherian | 
|
1952 | 20 April 1964 | ||
List of chairpersons
| # | Chair[2] | Took office | Left office | Duration | DY Chair | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Chief Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madapati Hanumantha Rao | 7 July 1958 | 30 June 1960 | 1 year, 359 days | G.Siris Raju | 8 July 1958 | 30 June 1960 | 5 years, 358 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 11 July 1960 | 20 July 1964 | 4 years, 9 days | |||||||||
| 2 | Gottipati Brahmaiah | 25 July 1964 | 30 June 1968 | 3 years, 341 days | Mamidipudi Anandam | 17 July 1964 | 30 March 1966 | 1 year, 256 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 3 | Pidathala Ranga Reddy | 15 July 1968 | 13 March 1972 | 3 years, 242 days | Erram Sathyanarayana | 11 September 1969 | 30 June 1970 | 292 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 4 | Thota Rama Swamy | 25 March 1972 | 30 June 1974 | 2 years, 97 days | Syed Mukasheer Shah | 7 December 1970 | 30 June 1974 | 3 years, 205 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 5 | N. Venkata Subbaiah | 2 July 1974 | 28 March 1978 | 3 years, 269 days | Thota Panchajanyam G.Siris Raju |
2 July 1974 | 28 March 1978 | 3 years, 269 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 6 | Syed Mukasheer Shah | 26 March 1979 | 30 June 1980 | 1 year, 96 days | K. Keshava Rao | 26 March 1979 | 30 June 1980 | 1 year, 96 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 23 February 1981 | 31 May 1985 | 4 years, 97 days | A. Chakrapani | 23 February 1981 | 31 May 1985 | 4 years, 97 days | |||||
| Legislative Council abolished during the period (31 May 1985 – 29 March 2007) – 21 years, 302 days | |||||||||||
| 7 | A. Chakrapani | 1 April 2007 | 1 June 2014 | 7 years, 61 days | Md.Jani | 1 April 2007 | 1 June 2014 | 7 years, 61 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2 June 2014 | 27 May 2017 | 2 years, 359 days | S.V.Satish Kumar Reddy | 2 June 2014 | 27 May 2017 | 2 years, 359 days | Telugu Desam Party | ||||
| 8 | N. Md. Farooq | 15 November 2017 | 10 November 2018 | 360 days | Reddy Subrahmanyam | 15 November 2017 | 10 November 2018 | 360 days | Telugu Desam Party | ||
| 9 | Shariff Mohammed Ahmed | 7 February 2019 | 31 May 2021 | 2 years, 113 days | Reddy Subrahmanyam | 7 February 2019 | 27 July 2020 | 1 year, 171 days | Telugu Desam Party | ||
| 10 | Koyye Moshenu Raju | 19 November 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 113 days | Zakia Khanam | 26 November 2021 | 13 May 2025[3] | 3 years, 168 days | YSR Congress Party | ||
== Deputy== == Protem ==
References
- ^ "Chairman". aplegislature.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Former Chairmen". aplegislature.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Deputy Chairperson of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Mayana Zakia Khanam quits YSRCP, joins BJP". The Hindu. 14 May 2025.