The Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council presides over the proceedings of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. The chairman is elected internally by the Maharashtra Legislative Council.[1] The deputy chairman presides in his absence.

Eligibility

The chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council:

  1. Must be a citizen of India;
  2. Must not be less than 25 years of age; and
  3. Should not hold any office of profit under the Government of Maharashtra.

Chairmen

The Maharashtra Legislative Council is headed by a chairperson, elected by members in a simple majority vote. The following is the list of chairpersons of the council.[2]

° Denotes acting chairperson
# Portrait Name Tenure Party
Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Council (1937–47)
1 Mangal Das Pakvasa 22 July 1937 16 August 1947 10 years, 25 days Indian National Congress
Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Council (1947–60)
2 Ramchandra Soman 18 August 1947 5 May 1952 4 years, 261 days Indian National Congress
3 Ramarao Srinivasrao Hukkerikar 5 May 1952 20 November 1956 4 years, 199 days
4 Bhogilal Dhirajlal Lala 21 November 1956 10 July 1960 3 years, 232 days
Maharashtra Legislative Council (born 1960)
1 Vitthal Sakharam Page 11 July 1960 24 April 1978 17 years, 287 days Indian National Congress
° Ram Meghe 13 June 1978 15 June 1978 2 days
2 R. S. Gavai 15 June 1978 22 September 1982 4 years, 99 days Republican Party of India
3 Jayant Shridhar Tilak 23 September 1982 7 July 1998 15 years, 287 days Indian National Congress
° Bhaurao Tulshiram Deshmukh 20 July 1998 24 July 1998 4 days Bharatiya Janata Party
4 N. S. Pharande 24 July 1998 7 July 2004 5 years, 349 days
° Vasant Davkhare 9 July 2004 13 August 2004 35 days Nationalist Congress Party
5 Shivajirao Deshmukh 13 August 2004 16 March 2015 10 years, 215 days Indian National Congress
6 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar 20 March 2015 7 July 2016 7 years, 109 days Nationalist Congress Party
8 July 2016 7 July 2022
° Neelam Gorhe 7 July 2022 19 December 2024 2 years, 165 days Shiv Sena
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Ram Shinde 19 December 2024 Incumbent 62 days Bharatiya Janata Party

Deputy Chairman

№ Portrait Name Term of office Chairmen of the House Party
° Manikrao Thakre 5 August 2016 19 July 2018 1 year, 348 days Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Indian National Congress
° Neelam Gorhe 24 June 2019 24 April 2020 305 days Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Shiv Sena
8 September 2020 Incumbent 4 years, 164 days

See also

References

  1. ^ "Legislative Council Chairpersons" (PDF) (in Marathi). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Legislative Council Chairpersons" (PDF) (in Marathi). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chairman_of_the_Maharashtra_Legislative_Council
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