The Deputy Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly[1] is subordinate to the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tripura. They are responsible for the Legislative Assembly of Tripura and the second highest ranking legislative officer of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. They act as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly. The deputy speaker is chosen from sitting members of the Tripura Legislative Assembly.[2] The deputy speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the assembly by an effective majority of its members.[3][4]
| Deputy Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| ত্রিপুরা বিধানসভার উপাধ্যক্ষ | |
 Seal of the state of Tripura | |
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| Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Style | The Hon’ble (formal) Mr. Deputy Speaker (informal) |
| Member of | Tripura Legislative Assembly |
| Reports to | Government of Tripura |
| Residence | Agartala |
| Seat | Tripura Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Members of the Tripura Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum) |
| Constituting instrument | Article 93 of the Constitution of India |
| Inaugural holder | Md. Ersad Ali Choudhury, INC |
| Formation | 1 July 1963 |
| Salary | ₹ - approximately |
| Website | - |
List of the Deputy Speakers of Tripura edit
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term[5] | Assembly | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. Ersad Ali Choudhury | 1 July 1963 | 11 January 1967 | 3 years, 194 days | 1st | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 2 | Manoranjan Nath | Dharmanagar South | 21 March 1967 | 1 November 1971 | 4 years, 225 days | 2nd | ||||
| 3 | Usha Ranjan Sen | Radhakishorepur | 29 March 1972 | 4 November 1977 | 5 years, 220 days | 3rd | ||||
| 4 | Jyotirmoy Das | Belonia | 27 January 1978 | 6 January 1983 | 4 years, 344 days | 4th | Communist Party of India | |||
| 5 | Bimal Sinha | Kamalpur | 11 February 1983 | 4 February 1988 | 4 years, 358 days | 5th | ||||
| 6 | Rati Mohan Jamatia | Bagma | 14 March 1988 | 16 May 1992 | 4 years, 63 days | 6th | Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti | |||
| 7 | Gouri Sankar Reang | Santirbazar | 17 September 1992 | 28 February 1993 | 164 days | |||||
| 8 | Niranjan Debbarma | Golaghati | 17 May 1993 | 9 October 1995 | 2 years, 145 days | 7th | Communist Party of India | |||
| 9 | Sunil Kumar Chowdhury | Sabroom | 12 October 1995 | 10 March 1998 | 2 years, 149 days | |||||
| 10 | Subal Rudra | Sabroom | 26 March 1998 | 26 February 2003 | 9 years, 343 days | 8th | ||||
| Sonamura | 25 March 2003 | 3 March 2008 | 9th | |||||||
| 11 | Bhanu Lal Saha | Bishalgarh | 19 March 2008 | 28 February 2013 | 4 years, 346 days | 10th | ||||
| 12 | Pabitra Kar | Khayerpur | 18 March 2013 | 08 March 2018 | 4 years, 360 days | 11th | ||||
| 13 | Biswa Bandhu Sen | Dharmanagar | 21 June 2018 | 13 March 2023 | 4 years, 265 days | 12th | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 14 | Ram Prasad Paul | Suryamaninagar | 28 March 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 42 days | 13th | ||||
| Source link:[6][7] | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Deputy Speaker , Tripura Legislative Assembly". tripuraassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ https://www.constitutionofindia.net/constitution_of_india/the_states/articles/Article%20178
- ^ Deogaonkar, S. G. (1997). Parliamentary System in India. New Delhi: Concept Publishing. pp. 48–9. ISBN 81-7022-651-1.
- ^ "Article 94 in The Constitution Of India 1949". Indiakanoon. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "TRIPURA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in.
- ^ "BJP's Biswabhandu Sen elected Tripura Deputy Speaker". Hindustan Times. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Deputy Speaker Pabitra Kar inaugurates Tripura's first Christian hospital". www.tripurainfoway.com.