List of speakers of the 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:

Be a citizen of India; Not be less than 25 years of age; and 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

No. NameConstituency TermAssembly Party 1 Inder Singh NamdhariDaltonganj 22 November 2000 29 March 20041st Janata Dal (United) Acting Bagun SumbraiChaibasa 29 March 2004 29 May 2004 Indian National Congress (1) Inder Singh NamdhariDaltonganj 4 June 2004 11 August 2004 Janata Dal (United) 2 Mrigendra Pratap SinghJamshedpur West 18 August 2004 11 January 2005 Bharatiya Janata PartyActing Saba AhmadTundi 12 January 2005 1 March 2005 Rashtriya Janata Dal (1) Inder Singh NamdhariDaltonganj 15 March 2005 14 September 20062nd Janata Dal (United) 3 Alamgir AlamPakur 20 October 2006 26 December 2009 Indian National Congress 4 Chandreshwar Prasad SinghRanchi 6 January 2010 19 July 20133rd Bharatiya Janata Party 5 Shashank Shekhar BhoktaSarath 25 July 2013 23 December 2014 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 6 Dinesh OraonSisai 7 January 2015 24 December 20194th Bharatiya Janata Party7Rabindra Nath MahatoNala6 January 2020Incumbent5thJharkhand Mukti Morcha6th

Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is the second-highest-ranking officer of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. As of January 2026, the position is vacant.

Jharkhand has not filled this constitutional post for over 20 years, the longest such vacancy in India. The last incumbent was Saba Ahmed, who served briefly in early 2005.

#NameConstituencyTerm AssemblyParty1Bagun Sumbrai Chaibasa24 August 200229 May 20041stIndian National Congress2Saba Ahmed Tundi12 January 20056 March 2005Rashtriya Janata Dal—Vacant —6 March 2005Present—

Notes Following the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, the 6th Jharkhand Assembly was formed, but the position of Deputy Speaker was not included in the initial leadership appointments. Rabindra Nath Mahato currently serves as the Speaker of the House.

Pro tem Speaker

List of Pro tem Speakers

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List of speakers of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

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