Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Highest authority of the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh
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The chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council presides over the proceedings of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. In the absence the deputy chairperson presides. The chairperson is elected internally by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.[1]
TypeChairperson
StatusHighest authority and presiding officer of the Legislative Council
| Chairperson of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
Seal of the Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Type | Chairperson |
| Status | Highest authority and presiding officer of the Legislative Council |
| Member of | Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council |
| Reports to | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Residence | Lucknow |
| Seat | Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow |
| Nominator | Members of the Legislative Council |
| Term length |
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| Inaugural holder | Dr. Sir Sitaram |
| Deputy | Deputy Chairperson of the Legislative Council |
Eligibility
The chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council must:
- Be a citizen of India.;
- Be at least 25 years of age; and
- Should not hold any office of profit under the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
List of chair
The council is headed by a chairperson, elected by members in a simple majority vote. The following is the list of chairpersons of the council.
| Sr No | Chairperson | Tenure | Party | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sir Sitaram | 19 August 1925 | 12 March 1937 | Indian National Congress | [2] | |
| 2 | Dr. Sir Sitaram | 12 July 1937 | 9 March 1949 | Indian National Congress | [3] | |
| 3 | Chandra Bhal | 10 March 1949 | 25 January 1950 | Indian National Congress | [4] | |
| 4 | Chandra Bhal | 26 January 1950 | 5 May 1958 | Indian National Congress | [4] | |
| 5 | Raghunath Vinayak Dhulekar | 20 July 1958 | 5 May 1964 | Indian National Congress | [2] | |
| 6 | Darbari Lal Sharma | 5 August 1964 | 5 May 1968 | Indian National Congress | [2] | |
| 7 | Virendra Swarup | 15 March 1969 | 5 May 1974 | Independent | [5] | |
| 8 | Virendra Swarup | 11 June 1974 | 26 February 1980 | Independent | [6] | |
| 9 | Virendra Bahadur SIngh Chandel | 6 October 1980 | 5 May 1982 | Indian National Congress | [7] | |
| 10 | Virendra Bahadur SIngh Chandel | 3 March 1983 | 5 May 1988 | Indian National Congress | [7] | |
| 11 | Jagdish Chandra Dikshit | 6 April 1989 | 7 March 1990 | Indian National Congress | [8] | |
| 12 | Shiv Prasad Gupta | 5 July 1990 | 5 July 1992 | Bharatiya Janata Party | [9] | |
| 13 | Nityanand Swami | 25 April 1997 | 8 November 2000 | Indian National Congress | [10] | |
| 14 | Sukhram Singh Yadav | 3 August 2004 | 15 January 2010 | Samajwadi Party | [11] | |
| 15 | Ganesh Shankar Pandey | 21 January 2010 | 15 January 2016 | Bahujan Samaj Party | [12] | |
| 16 | Ramesh Yadav | 11 March 2016 | 30 January 2021 | Samajwadi Party | [13] | |
| 17 | Kunwar Manvendra Singh | 30 January 2021 | present | Bharatiya Janata Party | [14] | |