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| Jaiwant Ram, First Himachal Pradesh Vidhansabha Speaker/Image Credit: Himwire |
The Speaker is the head of the Legislative Assembly. He oversee all the activities in the house and acts as a neutral judge in all the debates and discussions in the house. Usually he or she is member of the stronger party in the house. In his absence, Deputy Speaker preside the proceedings of the house.
Shri Jaiwant Ram was the first Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (or also known as Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha). In 1985, Smt. Vidya Stokes became the
first woman Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Vidhansabha. Shri TS Negi is the longest serving Speaker in the house. He served as the Speaker of HP Vidhansabha for a total of three terms.
| Name of the Speaker | From | To |
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| Jaiwant Ram | 24/03/1952 | 31/10/1956 |
| Desh Raj Mahajan | 04/01/1963 | 18/03/1967 |
| Desh Raj Mahajan | 20/03/1967 | 19/03/1972 |
| Kultar Chand Rana | 28/03/1972 | 29/06/1977 |
| Sarvan Kumar | 30/06/1977 | 18/04/1979 |
| TS Negi | 08/05/1979 | 21/06/1982 |
| TS Negi | 22/06/1982 | 14/09/1984 |
| Vidya Stokes | 11/03/1985 | 19/03/1990 |
| Radha Raman Shastri | 21/03/1990 | 17/08/1990 |
| TS Negi | 20/08/1990 | 14/12/1993 |
| Kaul Singh Thakur | 15/12/1993 | 12/03/1998 |
| Gulab Singh Thakur | 30/03/1998 | 07/03/2003 |
| Gangu Ram Musafir | 11/03/2003 | 09/01/2008 |
| Tulsi Ram | 11/01/2008 | 01/01/2013 |
| Brij Behari Lal Butail | 09/01/2013 | 05/01/2018 |
| Rajeev Bindal | 10/01/2018 | Present |
