List of speakers of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Highest authority of the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
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The Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly[1] is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of NCT Delhi, the main law-making body for the Delhi. He is elected by the members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The speaker is always a member of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
| Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Seal of the Government of Delhi | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Type | Speaker |
| Status | Highest authority of the Legislative Assembly |
| Member of | Delhi Legislative Assembly |
| Residence | AB-9, Tilak Marg, New Delhi |
| Seat | Old Secretariat, New Delhi |
| Nominator | Members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | During the life of the Delhi Legislative Assembly (five years maximum; renewable) |
| Inaugural holder | Charti Lal Goel (1993–1997) |
| Deputy | Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly |
List of the Speakers
Ram Niwas Goel of Aam Aadmi Party was the incumbent speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly since 2015.[3]
| No. | Name | Constituency | Term | Party | Assembly (Election) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charti Lal Goel | Model Town | 16 December 1993 | 14 December 1998 | Bharatiya Janata Party | First Assembly (1993) | |
| 2 | Chaudhary Prem Singh | Ambedkar Nagary | 14 December 1998 | 17 June 2003 | Indian National Congress | Second Assembly (1998) | |
| 3 | Subhash Chopra | Kalkaji | 17 June 2003 | 17 December 2003 | Third Assembly (2003) | ||
| 4 | Ajay Maken | Rajouri Garden | 17 December 2003 | 28 May 2004 | |||
| (2) | Chaudhary Prem Singh | Ambedkar Nagary | 20 July 2004 | 15 December 2008 | |||
| 5 | Yoganand Shastri | Mehrauli | 19 December 2008 | 31 December 2013 | Fourth Assembly (2008) | ||
| 6 | Maninder Singh Dhir | Jangpura | 3 January 2014 | 23 February 2015 | Aam Aadmi Party | Fifth Assembly (2013) | |
| 6 | Ram Niwas Goel | Shahdara | 23 February 2015[4] | 24 February 2020 | Sixth Assembly (2015) | ||
| 24 February 2020 | 20 February 2025 | Seventh Assembly (2020) | |||||
| 7 | Vijendra Gupta | Rohini | 20 February 2025 | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party | Eighth Assembly (2025) | |
List of Deputy Speakers
| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Party | Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 December 1993 | 14 December 1998 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| 2 | 14 December 1998 | 17 June 2003 | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 3 | 17 June 2003 | 17 December 2003 | |||||
| 4 | 17 December 2003 | 28 May 2004 | |||||
| 5 | 20 July 2004 | 15 December 2008 | |||||
| 6 | 19 December 2008 | 31 December 2013 | |||||
| 7 | 3 January 2013 | 15 February 2015 | Aam Aadmi Party | ||||
| 8 | Bandana Kumari | Shalimar Bagh | 23 February 2015 | 24 February 2020 | |||
| 9 |  |
Rakhi Birla | Mangolpuri | 24 February 2020 | 20 February 2025 | ||
| 10 | Mohan Singh Bisht | Mustafabad | 20 February 2025 | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
List of Pro tem Speakers
- Mateen Ahmed 2013
- Fateh Singh 2015
- Arvinder Singh Lovely 2025