The speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is generally elected on the second day of the first session following general elections. The speaker does not enjoy a security of tenure and his term is subjected to the pleasure of the house i.e. can be removed anytime by a resolution of the Legislative Assembly by a majority of the all the then members of the house. B. V. Subba Reddy, the longest-serving Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, held the position for 9 years and 195 days. Notably, he was unanimously elected as Speaker twice, in 1962 and 1967, serving in both the Third and Fourth Assemblies.

In the Republic of India, the various central and state legislatures are presided by either a speaker or a chairman. The speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly after the General elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Saasana Sabha. The speaker holds office until either they ceases to be a member of the Saasana Sabha or he himself resigns. The speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Saasana Sabha by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of a Speaker, the meeting of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is presided over by the deputy speaker.

Election of the speaker Newly elected Members of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elect the Speaker among themselves. After the general elections, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh notifies the first meeting of the Lok Sabha as well as the date for the election of the Speaker.

If only one nomination is received for the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the candidate is elected without any formal vote. However, if more than one nomination is received, a vote (division) is conducted to determine the Speaker, with the successful candidate being elected to the position.

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 unruly behaviour with respect to law after 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. Further, all comments and speeches made by members of the House are addressed to the Speaker. The Speaker also presides over the joint sitting of both houses of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature. 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.

All bills passed requires the speaker's signature to go to the Legislative Council for its consideration. The Speaker also has a casting vote in the event of a tie. It is customary for the Presiding Officer to exercise the casting vote in such a manner as to maintain the status quo.

Removal of the speaker Speaker can be removed by the Legislative Assembly by a resolution passed by the majority of all the then members of the house as per Constitution of India [Articles 179].

The Speaker is also removed on being disqualified for being Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly member under sections 7 and 8 of Representation of the People Act, 1951.

List of speakers

1953–1956 S. No.SpeakerTook office Left office DurationDY SpeakerTook office Left office DurationChief minister 1Nallapati Venkatramaiah23 November 195321 April 1955Pasala Suryachandra Rao24 November 195315 November 1954Tanguturi PrakasamBezawada Gopala Reddy2Rokkam Lakshmi Narasimham Dora23 April 19553 December 1956Kallur Subba Rao 27 April 1955 30 October 1956Bezawada Gopala Reddy

Since 1956 #NameTook office Left office DurationDY SpeakerTook office Left office DurationPartyChief minister 1Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao4 December 195626 February 1962Kalluru Subba Rao1 November 195615 April 1957 Indian National CongressNeelam Sanjiva ReddyKonda Laxman Bapuji 16 April 1957 11 January 1960 T. N. Sadalakshmi15 March 1960 1 March 1962 Indian National Congress Damodaram Sanjivayya 2 B. V. Subba Reddy 20 March 1962 29 September 1971 Vasudev Krishnaji Naik 7 July 1962 28 February 1967 Indian National Congress Neelam Sanjiva ReddyVasudev Krishnaji Naik29 March 19671 March 1972 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 3 K. V. Vema Reddy 25 November 1971 19 March 1972 P. V. Narasimha Rao 4 Pidatala Ranga Reddy 21 March 1972 25 September 1974 C. Jagannadha Rao 28 March 1972 18 March 1974 Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao Jalagam Vengala Rao5R. Dasaratha Rami Reddy28 January 197514 March 1978Syed Rahmat Ali26 March 1974 1 March 1978Indian National CongressJalagam Vengala Rao Marri Chenna Reddy 6Divi Kondaiah Chowdary16 March 197816 October 1980K. Prabhakara Reddy28 March 197816 October 1980Indian National CongressMarri Chenna Reddy T. Anjaiah7Kona Prabhakara Rao24 February 198122 September 1981Agarala Eswara Reddi24 February 198122 September 1981Indian National CongressT. Anjaiah8Agarala Eswara Reddi7 September 198216 January 1983Ireni Lingaiah7 September 198216 January 1983Indian National CongressBhavanam Venkatarami Reddy Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy9Tangi Satyanarayana18 January 198328 August 1984A. Bheem Reddy 22 March 198328 Aug 1984Telugu Desam PartyN. T. Rama Rao10Nissanakararao Venkatratnam20 September 198410 January 1985VacantTelugu Desam PartyN. T. Rama Rao11G. Narayana Rao12 March 198527 October 1989Alluri Venkata Suryanarayana Raju12 March 1985 29 November 1989Telugu Desam PartyN. T. Rama Rao12P. Ramachandra Reddy4 January 199022 December 1990Alapati Dharma Rao4 January 199022 December 1990Indian National CongressMarri Chenna Reddy13D. Sripada Rao19 August 199111 January 1995Alapati Dharma Rao19 August 199128 September 1992Indian National CongressN. Janardhana Reddy Buragadda Vedavyas29 December 1993 10 December 1994 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy14Yanamala Rama Krishnudu12 January 199510 October 1999N. Md. Farooq17 January 199509 October 1999Telugu Desam PartyN. T. Rama RaoN. Chandrababu Naidu 15K. Prathibha Bharathi11 November 199930 May 2004K. Chandrashekar Rao 11 November 19991 May 2001Telugu Desam PartyN. Chandrababu Naidu Koppula Harishwar Reddy31 December 2001 14 November 2003 16K. R. Suresh Reddy1 June 20043 June 2009Gummadi Kuthuhalamma1 June 20073 June 2009Indian National CongressY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy17Kiran Kumar Reddy4 June 200924 November 2010Nadendla Manohar4 June 20093 June 2011 Indian National Congress Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Konijeti Rosaiah18Nadendla Manohar4 June 201118 June 2014Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka4 June 201120 May 2014Indian National CongressKiran Kumar Reddy19Kodela Siva Prasada Rao20 June 201412 June 2019Mandali Buddha Prasad20 June 201421 June 2024Telugu Desam PartyN. Chandrababu Naidu 20 Thammineni Seetharam 13 June 2019 21 June 2024 Kona Raghupathi 13 June 2019 18 September 2022 YSR Congress Party Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy 19 September 2022 21 June 2024 21Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu22 June 2024IncumbentRaghu Rama Krishna Raju14 November 2024IncumbentTelugu Desam PartyN. Chandrababu Naidu

Pro tem Speaker After a general election and the formation of a new government, a list of senior Members in Vidhan Sabha prepared by the Legislative Section is submitted to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, who selects a pro tem speaker who holds the office of Speaker until a full time speaker is elected. The appointment has to be approved by the Governor.

The first meeting after the election when the speaker and the deputy speaker are selected by members of the Vidhan Sabha is held under the pro tem Speaker. In the absence of the speaker, the deputy speaker acts as speaker. In the absence of both, a committee of six members selected by the speaker will act as speaker according to their seniority.

The 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 Andhra Pradesh, India.

List of Pro tem Speakers Pathivada Narayanaswamy Naidu 2014 S. V. China Appala Naidu 2019 Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary 2024

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