List of speakers of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Template:Infobox official post The Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the legislature of the state of Madhya Pradesh, in central India. They are elected by the members of the assembly, and are themselves also a member of the assembly.

List of Speakers

No	Portrait	Name	Tenure			Assembly	Party
1		Kunji Lal Dubey	1 November 1956	1 July 1957	Template:Ayd	1st	Indian National Congress	rowspan="6" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
			2 July 1957	26 March 1962		2nd
			27 March 1962	7 March 1967		3rd
2		Kashi Prasad Pandey	24 March 1967	24 March 1972	Template:Ayd	4th
3		Tejlal Tambhare Harishchandra	25 March 1972	10 August 1972	Template:Ayd	5th
4		Gulsher Ahmad	14 August 1972	14 July 1977	Template:Ayd
5		Mukund Sakharam Newalkar	15 July 1977	2 July 1980	Template:Ayd	6th	Janata Party	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
6		Yagya Datt Sharma	3 July 1980	19 July 1983	Template:Ayd	7th	Indian National Congress	rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
7		Ram Kishore Shukla	5 March 1984	13 March 1985	Template:Ayd
8		Rajendra Prasad Shukla	25 March 1985	19 March 1990	Template:Ayd	8th
9		Brij Mohan Mishra	20 March 1990	22 December 1993	Template:Ayd	9th	Bharatiya Janata Party	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
10		Sriniwas Tiwari	24 December 1993	1 February 1999	Template:Ayd	10th	Indian National Congress	rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
			2 February 1999	11 December 2003		11th
11		Ishwardas Rohani	16 December 2003	4 January 2009	Template:Ayd	12th	Bharatiya Janata Party	rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
			7 January 2009	5 November 2013		13th
12		Sitasharan Sharma	9 January 2014	1 January 2019	Template:Ayd	14th
13		N. P. Prajapati	8 January 2019	23 March 2020	Template:Ayd	15th	Indian National Congress	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
14		Girish Gautam	22 February 2021	3 December 2023	Template:Ayd		Bharatiya Janata Party	rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color"|
15		Narendra Singh Tomar	20 December 2023	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	16th

Deputy Speakers

Narayan Prasad Shukla

During the tenure of Tejlal Tambhare Harishchandra as Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the day-to-day conduct of several Assembly proceedings was overseen by Narayan Prasad Shukla, who served as the Deputy Speaker. Contemporary accounts and Assembly records indicate that Shukla frequently presided over sittings, facilitated debates, and ensured the smooth functioning of legislative business, particularly during the Speaker’s absence or engagement in administrative responsibilities.

As Deputy Speaker, Narayan Prasad Shukla played a key procedural role in maintaining order in the House, supervising legislative discussions, and guiding members on parliamentary practices. His active involvement in Assembly proceedings during this period contributed to legislative continuity and administrative efficiency within the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Tejlal Tambhare Harishchandra, as Speaker, continued to hold constitutional authority over the Assembly, while delegating operational responsibilities in accordance with parliamentary conventions. This division of responsibilities between the Speaker and Deputy Speaker reflected established legislative practice in the state during that period.

The Deputy Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the second-highest-ranking legislative officer of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The following is a chronological list of Deputy Speakers since the formation of the state in 1956.

No.	Name	Term of Office		Party
1	Anant Sadashiv Patwardhan	1956	1962	Indian National Congress
2	Narmada Prasad Srivastava	1962	1967	Indian National Congress
3	Ram Kishore Shukla	1967	1972	Indian National Congress
4	Narayan Prasad Shukla	1972	1977	Indian National Congress
5	Ram Chandra Sarwate	1977	1980	Janata Party
6	Rewnath Chaure	1980	1985	Indian National Congress
7	Kanhaiyalal Yadav	1985	1990	Indian National Congress
8	Bherulal Patidar	1990	1993	Bharatiya Janata Party
9	Sriniwas Tiwari	1993	1993	Indian National Congress
10	Hazarilal Raghuvanshi	1993	1998	Indian National Congress
11	Ishwaras Rohani	1999	2003	Bharatiya Janata Party
12	Pyarelal Kanwar	2003	2003	Indian National Congress
(10)	Hazarilal Raghuvanshi	2003	2008	Indian National Congress
13	Kasturchand Dadiya	2008	2013	Bharatiya Janata Party
14	Rajendra Singh	10 January 2014	12 December 2018	Indian National Congress
15	Hina Likhiram Kawre	10 January 2019	24 March 2020	Indian National Congress
—	Vacant	24 March 2020	Present	—

Notes

• As of January 2026, the post has remained vacant for nearly six years across two different Assembly terms (15th and 16th).
• In the current 16th Assembly, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has not moved to fill the post, despite Narendra Singh Tomar serving as the Speaker.
• Historically, the post was often awarded to the principal opposition party, though this convention has been suspended in recent years.

See also

• List of speakers of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Pro tem Speakers

• Narayan Prasad Shukla 1972
• Deepak Saxena 2018
• Jagdish Devda 2020
• Gopal Bhargava 2023

References

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