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List of deputy speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium" (PDF). Punjab Legislative Assembly. pp. xiii. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2024.