List of deputy speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
The Deputy Speaker is the vice-presiding officer of the Vidhan Sabha. Acts as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker.
Deputy Speaker
[edit]Color keys for the Party of Deputy Speaker
| No. | Name | Constituency | Tenure[1] | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Independence (1937-1947) | ||||||
| 1. | Dasaundha Singh | Jagraon | 6 April 1937 | 7 April 1941 | Unionist Party | |
| 2. | Gurbachan Singh | Jullundur West | 22 April 1941 | 16 March 1945 | ||
| 3. | Kapur Singh | Ludhiana East | 26 March 1946 | 4 July 1947 | ||
| After Independence (1947–1966) | ||||||
| 1. | Thakur Panchan Chand | Kangra North | 3 November 1947 | 20 March 1951 | Indian National Congress | |
| 2. | Shanno Devi | Amritsar City West | 26 March 1951 | 20 June 1951 | ||
| 3. | Gurdial Singh Dhillon | Jhabal | 10 May 1952 | 17 May 1954 | ||
| 4. | Sarup Singh | Narnaund | 19 May 1954 | 31 March 1957 | ||
| (4) | Hansi | 25 April 1957 | 28 February 1962 | |||
| 5. | Shanno Devi | Jagadhri | 19 March 1962 | 31 October 1966 | ||
| Post- Reorganisation (1966 - Present) | ||||||
| 6. | Jagjit Singh Chohan | Tanda | 27 March 1967 | 27 November 1967 | Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh | |
| 7. | Baldev Singh | 8 December 1967 | 23 August 1968 | |||
| 8. | Bikramajit Singh Bajwa | Batala | 20 March 1969 | 24 April 1970 | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| (8) | Batala | 28 July 1970 | 13 October 1971 | |||
| 9. | Kewal Krishan | Mukerian | 28 March 1972 | 25 September 1973 | Indian National Congress | |
| 10. | Nasib Singh Gill | Zira | 28 September 1973 | 30 April 1977 | ||
| 11. | Panna Lal Nayyar | Batala | 8 July 1977 | 17 February 1980 | Janata Party | |
| 12. | Guizar Singh | Nathana | 8 July 1980 | 26 June 1985 | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 13. | Nirmal Singh Kahlon | Fatehgarh Churian | 5 November 1985 | 6 May 1986 | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 14. | Jaswant Singh Sidhu | Mansa | 2 June 1986 | 5 March 1988 | ||
| 15. | Romesh Chander Dogra | Dasuya | 7 April 1992 | 7 January 1996 | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 16. | Naresh Thakur | Hoshiarpur | 28 February 1996 | 11 February 1997 | ||
| 17. | Swarna Ram | Phagwara | 18 June 1997 | 26 July 1997 | Bhartiya Janata Party | |
| 18. | Baldev Raj Chawla | Amritsar North | 23 December 1997 | 31 December 1999 | ||
| 19. | Satpal Gosain | Ludhiana East | 5 September 2000 | 24 February 2002 | ||
| 20. | Darbari Lal | Amritsar Central | 26 June 2002 | 10 March 2003 | Indian National Congress | |
| 21. | Bir Devinder Singh | Kharar | 27 March 2003 | 9 July 2004 | ||
| (20) | Darbari Lal | Amritsar Central | 12 July 2004 | 27 February 2007 | ||
| (19) | Satpal Gosain | Ludhiana East | 16 March 2007 | 14 April 2011 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 22. | Chuni Lal Bhagat | Jalandhar South | 13 June 2011 | 6 March 2012 | ||
| 23. | Dinesh Singh | Sujanpur | 20 March 2012 | 11 March 2017 | ||
| 24. | Ajaib Singh Bhatti | Malout | 16 June 2017 | 11 March 2022 | Indian National Congress | |
| 25. | Jai Krishan Singh | Garhshankar | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | Aam Aadmi Party | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium" (PDF). Punjab Legislative Assembly. pp. xiii. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2024.