The Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Karnataka. He is elected by the members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly (until 1973, the Mysore Legislative Assembly). The speaker is usually a member of the Legislative Assembly.
List of Speakers Mysore was renamed to Karnataka on 1 November 1973.
Sl. No. Portrait Name Constituency TenureAssembly PartyMysore 1 V. Venkatappa Channapatna 1952 1952 Indian National Congress 2 H. Siddaiah Soraba-Shikaripur 18 June 1952 14 May 1954 3 H. S. Rudrappa Honnali 10 October 1954 1 November 1956 4 S. R. Kanthi Hungund 19 December 1956 9 March 1962 5 Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga Belthangady 15 March 1962 6 June 1968 6 S. D. Kotavale Sankeshwar 5 September 1968 24 March 1972 7 K. S. Nagarathanamma Gundlupete 24 March 1972 31 October 1973 continued...5th (1972-77)continued...Karnataka 1 K. S. Nagarathanamma Gundlupete 1 November 1973 3 March 1978...continued 5th ...continued(1972-77) Indian National Congress 2 P. Venkataramana T. Narasipur 3 March 1978 3 October 1980 6th (1978-83)3Sumati B. Madiman Dharwad Rural22 December 198022 December 1980 4 K. H. Ranganath Hiriyur 30 January 1981 24 January 1983 5 D. B. Chandre Gowda Tirthahalli 24 January 1983 17 March 1985 7th (1983-85) Janata Party 6 B. G. Banakar Hirekerur 18 March 1985 17 December 1989 8th (1985-89) 7 S. M. Krishna Maddur 18 December 1989 20 January 1993 9th (1989-94) Indian National Congress 8 V. S. Koujalagi Arabhavi 15 February 1993 26 December 1994 9 K. R. Ramesh Kumar Srinivasapur 27 December 1994 24 October 1999 10th (1994-99) Janata Dal 10 M. V. Venkatappa Mulbagal 26 October 1999 7 June 2004 11th (1999-04) Indian National Congress 11 Krishna Krishnarajapete 10 June 2004 4 June 2008 12th (2004-08) Janata Dal (Secular) 12 Jagadish Shettar Hubli-Dharwad Central 5 June 2008 16 November 2009 13th (2008-13) Bharatiya Janata Party 13 K. G. Bopaiah Virajapete 30 November 2009 31 May 2013 14 Kagodu Thimmappa Sagara 31 May 2013 5 July 2016 14th (2013-18) Indian National Congress 15 K. B. Koliwad Ranibennur 5 July 2016 15 May 2018 Pro-term K. G. Bopaiah Virajapete 18 May 2018 25 May 201815th (2018-23) Bharatiya Janata Party (9) K. R. Ramesh Kumar Srinivasapur 25 May 2018 29 July 2019 Indian National Congress 16 Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri Sirsi 31 July 2019 20 May 2023 Bharatiya Janata Party 17 U. T. Khader Mangalore 24 May 2023 03 June 2026 3 years, 10 days 16th (2023-28) Indian National Congress Rudrappa Lamani(acting)Haveri03 June 202603 August 202631 daysPro-termT. B. JayachandraSira09 August 202614 August 2026 18G. S. PatilRon14 August 2026Incumbent
List of Deputy Speakers Sl. No. Name Constituency TenureAssembly Party Mysore 1 Pullareddy 1945 1949 4 years M. A. Sreenivasan T. C. M. Rayan O. S. Nasarulla Sharif L. Siddappa 2 L. H. Thimmabhovi 1950 1952 2 years 3 R. Channigaramaiah Koratagere-Madhugiri 1 July 1952 1 November 1956 1st(1952-56)Indian National Congress 4 M. Madhaiah Nanjangud 24 December 1956 31 March 1957 (2) L. H. Thimmabhovi Chikmagalur 19 July 1957 1 March 1962 2nd(1957-62) 5 A. R. Panchagavi GokakII 31 March 1962 28 February 1967 3rd(1962-67) 6 D. Manjunath Hiriyur 28 March 1967 14 April 1971 4th(1967-72) 7 Balsu Pursu Kadam Karwar 26 June 1972 31 October 1973 5th(1972-77)Karnataka 1 Balsu Pursu Kadam Karwar 1 November 1973 24 March 1977 5th(1972-77)Indian National Congress 2 G. Puttaswamy 20 June 1977 31 December 1977 3 Sumathi B. Madiman Dharwad Rural 10 August 1978 21 December 1980 6th(1978-83)Indian National Congress (I) 4 Bapurao Hulsurkar Basavakalyan 4 February 1981 8 January 1983 5 C. VeerannaKoratagere 11 March 1983 2 January 1985 7th(1983-85)Janata Party 6 Lakshmi Narasimhaiah Tumkur 8 August 1985 26 April 1987 8th(1985-89) 7 B. R. Yavagal Nargund 11 September 1987 15 April 1989 8 Nagamma Keshavamurthy Mayakonda 30 March 1990 20 January 1993 9th(1989-94)Indian National Congress 9 Anjanamurthy Nelamangala 18 March 1993 17 December 1994 10 M. S. Patil Raichur 30 December 1994 6 June 1996 10th(1994-99)Janata Dal 11 Chandrashekhar Mallikarjun Mamani Parasgad 8 July 1996 14 January 1999 12 Chandrashekhar Reddy Deshmukh Sedam 11 March 1999 22 July 1999 13 Manohar Tahasildar Hangal 30 October 1999 23 February 2004 11th(1999-04)Indian National Congress 14 N. Y. Gopalakrishna Molakalmuru 17 March 2005 28 November 2007 12th(2004-08) 15 K.G. Bopaiah Virajpet 29 July 2008 30 December 2009 13th(2008-13)Bharatiya Janata Party 16 N. Yogish Bhat Mangalore City South 11 January 2011 21 May 2013 17 N. H. Shivashankara Reddy Gauribidanur 18 July 2013 18 May 2018 14th(2013-18) Indian National Congress 18 J. K. Krishna Reddy Chintamani 6 July 2018 17 March 2020 15th(201823) Janata Dal (Secular) 19 Anand Mamani Saundatti Yellamma 24 March 2020 22 October 2022 Bharatiya Janata Party 20 Rudrappa Lamani Haveri 6 July 2023 3 August 2026 16th(202328) Indian National Congress 21 Mankala Vaidya Bhatkal 18 August 2026 Incumbent Source: Karanataka Legislative Assembly
Pro tem Speaker List of Pro tem Speakers Sl. No. Name Constituency Assembly Party 1 K. G. Bopaiah Virajpet 2 Malikayya Guttedar Afzalpur 3 K. G. Bopaiah Virajpet 4 R. V. Deshpande Haliyal
Notes
See also List of deputy speakers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Chief Ministers of Karnataka Karnataka Legislature
References
External links Previous Speakers, Karnataka Legislature Speaker's list on onlinebangalore.com