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{{short description|Highest authority of the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{For|lower house|List of speakers of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Chairperson
| body = Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
| incumbent = [[Kunwar Manvendra Singh]]
| insignia = File:Seal of Uttar Pradesh.svg
| insigniacaption = Seal of the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| insigniasize = 125px
| incumbentsince = 30 January 2021
| department =
| type = [[Chair (officer)|Chairperson]]
| member_of = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]]
| nominator = Members of the Legislative Council
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| inaugural = Dr. Sir Sitaram
| status = Highest authority and presiding officer of the Legislative Council
| image = File:Acting Chairman Legislative Council,U.P. Image (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| reports_to = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| residence = [[Lucknow]]
| termlength = No limit
| seat = [[Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow]]
| deputy = [[Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council#Deputy|Deputy Chairperson of the Legislative Council]]
}}
The '''chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council''' presides over the proceedings of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]]. In the absence the deputy chairperson presides. The chairperson is elected internally by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/pithasin%20adhikari-sabhapati.htm|title=Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad}}</ref>

==Eligibility==
The chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council must:

# Be a citizen of India.;
# Be at least 25 years of age; and
# Should not hold any office of profit under the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].

==List of chair==
The council is headed by a chairperson, elected by members in a simple majority vote. The following is the list of chairpersons of the council.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Sr No
!Chairperson
!colspan="2" scope="col" |Tenure
!colspan="2" scope="col" |Party
!Reference
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| Dr. Sir Sitaram
| style="text-align:center;" | 19 August 1925
| style="text-align:center;" | 12 March 1937
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/shriRaghuVinayka.htm|title=Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad|website=upvidhanparishad.nic.in}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| Dr. Sir Sitaram
| style="text-align:center;" | 12 July 1937
| style="text-align:center;" | 9 March 1949
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/dr.sirSitaRam.htm|title=Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad|website=upvidhanparishad.nic.in}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| Chandra Bhal
| style="text-align:center;" | 10 March 1949
| style="text-align:center;" | 25 January 1950
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/ChandraBhal.htm|title = Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| Chandra Bhal
| style="text-align:center;" | 26 January 1950
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 May 1958
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="auto1"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| [[Raghunath Vinayak Dhulekar]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 20 July 1958
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 May 1964
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="auto"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| Darbari Lal Sharma
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 August 1964
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 May 1968
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="auto"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| [[Virendra Swarup]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 15 March 1969
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 May 1974
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/shriDarbariLal.htm|title = Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| [[Virendra Swarup]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 11 June 1974
| style="text-align:center;" | 26 February 1980
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/Dr.VirendraSawroop.htm |script-title=hi:डा0 वीरेन्द्र स्वरूप |language=hi |publisher=Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad |website=upvidhanparishad.nic.in |access-date=2023-11-18}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| Virendra Bahadur SIngh Chandel
| style="text-align:center;" | 6 October 1980
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 May 1982
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="shriVirendraBhadur">{{Cite web|url=http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/shriVirendraBhadur.htm |script-title=hi:श्री वीरेन्द्र बहादुर सिंह चन्देल |language=hi |publisher=Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad |website=upvidhanparishad.nic.in |access-date=2023-11-18}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| Virendra Bahadur SIngh Chandel
| style="text-align:center;" | 3 March 1983
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 May 1988
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="shriVirendraBhadur"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| Jagdish Chandra Dikshit
| style="text-align:center;" | 6 April 1989
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 March 1990
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/ShriJagdishChadraDixit.htm |script-title=hi:श्री जगदीश चन्द्र दीक्षित |language=hi |website=upvidhanparishad.nic.in |access-date=2023-11-18}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| Shiv Prasad Gupta
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 July 1990
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 July 1992
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/ShriShivPrashadGupta.htm |script-title=hi:श्री शिव प्रसाद गुप्त |language=hi |website=upvidhanparishad.nic.in |access-date=2023-11-18}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| [[Nityanand Swami (politician)|Nityanand Swami]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 25 April 1997
| style="text-align:center;" | 8 November 2000
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in/ShriNiynandSawami.htm |script-title=hi:श्री नित्यानन्द स्वामी |language=hi |website=upvidhanparishad.nic.in |access-date=2023-11-18}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| [[Sukhram Singh Yadav]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 3 August 2004
| style="text-align:center;" | 15 January 2010
| [[Samajwadi Party]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Samajwadi Party}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.upvidhanparishad.nic.in/ChaudariSukhRamSinghYadav.htm|title=श्री चौधरी सुखराम सिंह यादव |language=hi|website=upvidhanparishad.nic.in|access-date=2024-07-11}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| Ganesh Shankar Pandey
| style="text-align:center;" | 21 January 2010
| style="text-align:center;" | 15 January 2016
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{ cite web|url=http://www.upvidhanparishad.nic.in/ShriGaneshShakarPandey.htm|title=श्री गणेश शंकर पाण्डेय|language=hi|website=upvidha parishad.nic.in|access-date=2024-07-11}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| Ramesh Yadav
| style="text-align:center;" | 11 March 2016
| style="text-align:center;" | 30 January 2021
| [[Samajwadi Party]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Samajwadi Party}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upvidhanparishad.nic.in/ShriRameshYadav.htm|title=श्री रमेश यादव|language=hi|website=upvidha parishad.nic.in|access-date=2024-07-11}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
| [[Kunwar Manvendra Singh]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 30 January 2021
| style="text-align:center;" | present
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upvidhanparishad.nic.in/ShriKunwarManvendraSingh.htm|title=श्री कुँवर मानवेन्‍द्र सिंह‍|language=hi|website=upvidha parishad.nic.in|access-date=2024-07-11}}</ref>
|-
|}
== Deputy ==
== Protem ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Uttar Pradesh politics-related lists]]
[[Category:Chairs of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council| ]]
[[Category:Lists of legislative speakers in India|Uttar Pradesh ]]

Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council - Revision history

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