List of speakers of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Rabindra Nath Mahato since 6 January 2020
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Members of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Term length	During the life of the Assembly (five years maximum)
Inaugural holder	Inder Singh Namdhari (2000–2004)
Formation	22 November 2000 (2000-11-22)
Deputy	Vacant
Website	Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Jharkhand. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the assembly. Speakers holds office until ceasing to be a member of the assembly or resignation 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 of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is presided by the Deputy Speaker.

Rabindra Nath Mahato is the current Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.

Eligibility

Speaker of the Assembly must:

1. Be a citizen of India;
2. Not be less than 25 years of age; and
3. Not hold any office of profit under the Government of Jharkhand.

Powers and Functions of the Speaker

The speaker of the legislative assembly conducts the business in house, and decides whether a bill is a money bill or not. They maintain discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member for their unruly behaviour by suspending them. They also permit the moving of various kinds of motions and resolutions such as a motion of no confidence, motion of adjournment, motion of censure and calling attention notice as per the rules. The speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion during the meeting. The date of election of the speaker is fixed by the Governor of Jharkhand. Further, all comments and speeches made by members of the House are addressed to the speaker. The speaker is answerable to the house. Both the speaker and deputy speaker may be removed by a resolution passed by the majority of the members.

List of the Speakers of Jharkhand

No.	Name	Constituency	Term			Assembly	Party
1.	Inder Singh Namdhari	Daltonganj	22 November 2000	29 March 2004	3 years, 128 days	1st Assembly	Janata Dal (United)
Acting	Bagun Sumbrai	Chaibasa	29 March 2004	29 May 2004	61 days		Indian National Congress
(1).	Inder Singh Namdhari	Daltonganj	4 June 2004	11 August 2004	68 days		Janata Dal (United)
2.	Mrigendra Pratap Singh	Jamshedpur West	18 August 2004	11 January 2005	146 days		Bharatiya Janata Party
Acting	Saba Ahmad	Tundi	12 January 2005	1 March 2005	48 days		Rashtriya Janata Dal
(1).	Inder Singh Namdhari	Daltonganj	15 March 2005	14 September 2006	1 year, 183 days	2nd Assembly	Janata Dal (United)
3.	Alamgir Alam	Pakur	20 October 2006	26 December 2009	3 years, 67 days		Indian National Congress
4.	Chandreshwar Prasad Singh	Ranchi	6 January 2010	19 July 2013	3 years, 194 days	3rd Assembly	Bharatiya Janata Party
5.	Shashank Shekhar Bhokta	Sarath	25 July 2013	23 December 2014	1 year, 151 days		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
6.	Dinesh Oraon	Sisai	7 January 2015	24 December 2019	4 years, 351 days	4th Assembly	Bharatiya Janata Party
7.	Rabindra Nath Mahato	Nala	6 January 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 352 days	5th Assembly	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
						6th Assembly

See also

• Government of Jharkhand
• Governor of Jharkhand
• Chief Minister of Jharkhand
• Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
• Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
• Cabinet of Jharkhand
• Chief Justice of Jharkhand
• Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
• List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairmen