The Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Haryana, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Haryana. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Haryana Legislative Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the assembly. Speakers hold office until ceasing to be a member of the assembly or resigning 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 is presided by the Deputy Speaker.
Speaker S. No.NameConstituencyTenureFormer speaker of punjab vidhan sabha DurationPartyAssembly Pre-Independence (1937-1947)1Shahab-ud-Din Virk[Sialkot6 April 193716 March 1945 Unionist Party1st2Satya Prakash SinghaWest Central Punjab21 March 19464 July 19472ndAfter Independence (1947–present) 1Kapur SinghLudhiana East 1 November 1947 20 June 1951Indian National Congress - 2Satya PalAmritsar City North 5 May 1952 18 April 19541st 3Gurdial Singh DhillonTarn Taran 18 May 1954 25 April 1957Tarn Taran 25 April 1957 13 March 1962 2nd 4Prabodh ChandraGurdaspur 14 March 1962 18 March 19643rd 5Harbans Lal GuptaBathinda 25 March 1964 19 March 1967 == List == NoPortraitNameConstituencyTenureAssemblyParty1Shanno DeviJagadhri6 December 196617 March 19671st (1962 elections)Indian National Congress2Rao Birender SinghPataudi17 March 196723 March 19672nd (1967 elections)3Ch Sri Chand OhlanHassangarh30 March 196719 July 19672ndVishal Haryana Party4Manphool Singh ChaharHassangarh21 July 196710 July 1968Independent5Brigadier Ran Singh AhlawatBeri15 July 19683 April 19723rd (1968 elections)Indian National Congress6Banarsi Das GuptaBhiwani3 April 197215 November 19734th (1972 elections)7Ch Sarup Singh16 November 19734 July 1977(5)Brigadier Ran Singh AhlawatBeri4 July 19778 May 19785th (1977 elections)Janata Party8Ram SinghRewari15 May 197824 June 1982Indian National Congress9Sardar Tara SinghShahbad24 June 19829 July 19876th (1982 elections)10Harmohinder Singh Chatha9 July 19879 July 19917th (1987 election)Janata Dal11Ishwar SinghPundri9 July 199122 May 19968th (1991 election)Indian National Congress12Chhattar Singh ChauhanMundhal Khurd22 May 199627 July 19999th (1996 elections)Haryana Vikas Party13Ashok AroraThanesar28 July 19991 March 2000Indian National Lok Dal14Satbir Singh KadianNaultha9 March 200021 March 200510th (2000 elections)(10)Harmohinder Singh ChathaPehowa21 March 200512 January 200611th (2005 elections)Indian National Congress15Raghuvir Singh KadianBeri13 January 200627 October 2009(10)Harmohinder Singh ChathaPehowa28 October 200928 January 201112th (2009 elections)16Kuldeep SharmaGanaur4 March 20112 November 201417Kanwar Pal GujjarJagadhri3 November 20142 November 201913th (2014 elections)Bharatiya Janata Party18Gian Chand GuptaPanchkula4 November 201925 October 202414th (2019 elections)19Harvinder KalyanGharaunda25 October 2024Incumbent15th (2024 elections)
List of Deputy Speakers The following is a chronological list of official Deputy Speakers of the Haryana Legislative Assembly since its inception in 1966.
No. Name Term of Office Party 1 Shanno Devi 6 December 1966 17 March 1967 Indian National Congress 2 Rao Birender Singh 17 March 1967 23 March 1967 Indian National Congress 3 Ch. Sri Chand Ohlyan 30 March 1967 19 July 1967 Vishal Haryana Party 4 Manphool Singh 21 July 1967 10 July 1968 Independent 5 Brig. Ran Singh Ahlawat 15 July 1968 3 April 1972 Indian National Congress 6 Banarsi Das Gupta 3 April 1972 15 November 1973 Indian National Congress 7 Ch. Sarup Singh 16 November 1973 4 July 1977 Indian National Congress (5) Brig. Ran Singh Ahlawat 4 July 1977 8 May 1978 Janata Party 8 Ram Singh 15 May 1978 24 June 1982 Indian National Congress 9 Sardar Tara Singh 24 June 1982 9 July 1987 Indian National Congress 10 Harmohinder Singh Chatha 9 July 1987 9 July 1991 Janata Dal 11 Ishwar Singh 9 July 1991 22 May 1996 Indian National Congress 12 Chhattar Singh Chauhan 22 May 1996 27 July 1999 Haryana Vikas Party 13 Ashok Arora 28 July 1999 1 March 2000 Indian National Lok Dal 14 Satbir Singh Kadian 9 March 2000 21 March 2005 Indian National Lok Dal (10) Harmohinder Singh Chatha 21 March 2005 12 January 2006 Indian National Congress 15 Raghuvir Singh Kadian 13 January 2006 27 October 2009 Indian National Congress (10) Harmohinder Singh Chatha 28 October 2009 28 January 2011 Indian National Congress 16 Kuldeep Sharma 4 March 2011 2 November 2014 Indian National Congress 17 Santosh Yadav 4 September 2015 15 October 2019 Bharatiya Janata Party 18 Ranbir Singh Gangwa 26 November 2019 10 July 2024 Bharatiya Janata Party 19 Krishan Lal Middha 25 October 2024 Present Bharatiya Janata Party
Notes Shanno Devi was the first woman speaker of any State Assembly in India and also served as the first Deputy Speaker of Punjab before Haryana's formation. As of January 2026, the 15th Assembly is led by Speaker Harvinder Kalyan. Dr. Krishan Lal Middha is a medical professional and three-term MLA from the Jind constituency.
Pro tem Speaker Raghuvir Singh Kadian 2014, 2019 and 2024
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