List of speakers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನಸಭೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು
Karnāṭaka Vidhāna Sabheya Adhyakṣaru
Emblem of Karnataka
Incumbent
U. T. Khader
since 24 May 2023
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
TypeSpeaker
StatusPresiding Officer of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Member ofKarnataka Legislative Assembly
NominatorMembers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
AppointerMembers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Term lengthfive years
Constituting instrumentarticle 178 of Indian Constitution
Inaugural holderV. Venkatappa
DeputyRudrappa Lamani

The state of Karnataka in India

The Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Karnataka. He is elected by the members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly (until 1973, the Mysore Legislative Assembly). The speaker is usually a member of the Legislative Assembly.

List of Speakers

Mysore was renamed to Karnataka on 1 November 1973.

Sl. No. Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Assembly Party
Mysore
1 V. Venkatappa Channapatna 1952 1952 Indian National Congress
2 H. Siddaiah Soraba-Shikaripur 18 June 1952 14 May 1954 1 year, 330 days
3 H. S. Rudrappa Honnali 10 October 1954 1 November 1956 2 years, 22 days
4 S. R. Kanthi Hungund 19 December 1956 9 March 1962 5 years, 80 days
5 Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga Belthangady 15 March 1962 6 June 1968 6 years, 83 days
6 S. D. Kotavale Sankeshwar 5 September 1968 24 March 1972 3 years, 201 days
7 K. S. Nagarathanamma Gundlupete 24 March 1972 31 October 1973 1 year, 221 days
continued... 		5th

(1972-77)
continued...

Karnataka
1 K. S. Nagarathanamma Gundlupete 1 November 1973 3 March 1978 ...continued
4 years, 122 days 		5th

...continued
(1972-77)

Indian National Congress
2 P. Venkataramana T. Narasipur 3 March 1978 3 October 1980 2 years, 214 days 6th

(1978-83)

3 Sumati B. Madiman Dharwad Rural 22 December 1980 22 December 1980
4 K. H. Ranganath Hiriyur 30 January 1981 24 January 1983 2 years, 359 days
5 D. B. Chandre Gowda Tirthahalli 24 January 1983 17 March 1985 2 years, 52 days 7th

(1983-85)

Janata Party
6 B. G. Banakar Hirekerur 18 March 1985 17 December 1989 4 years, 274 days 8th

(1985-89)

7 S. M. Krishna Maddur 18 December 1989 20 January 1993 3 years, 33 days 9th

(1989-94)

Indian National Congress
8 V. S. Koujalagi Arabhavi 15 February 1993 26 December 1994 1 year, 314 days
9 K. R. Ramesh Kumar Srinivasapur 27 December 1994 24 October 1999 4 years, 301 days 10th

(1994-99)

Janata Dal
10 M. V. Venkatappa Mulbagal 26 October 1999 7 June 2004 4 years, 225 days 11th

(1999-04)

Indian National Congress
11 Krishna Krishnarajapete 10 June 2004 4 June 2008 3 years, 360 days 12th

(2004-08)

Janata Dal (Secular)
12 Jagadish Shettar Hubli-Dharwad Central 5 June 2008 16 November 2009 1 year, 164 days 13th

(2008-13)

Bharatiya Janata Party
13 K. G. Bopaiah Virajapete 30 November 2009 31 May 2013 3 years, 195 days
14 Kagodu Thimmappa Sagara 31 May 2013 5 July 2016 3 years, 35 days 14th

(2013-18)

Indian National Congress
15 K. B. Koliwad Ranibennur 5 July 2016 15 May 2018 1 year, 314 days
Pro-term K. G. Bopaiah[1] Virajapete 18 May 2018 25 May 2018 7 days 15th

(2018-23)

Bharatiya Janata Party
(9) K. R. Ramesh Kumar Srinivasapur 25 May 2018 29 July 2019 1 year, 65 days Indian National Congress
16 Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri Sirsi 31 July 2019 20 May 2023 3 years, 293 days Bharatiya Janata Party
17 U. T. Khader Mangalore 24 May 2023 Incumbent 2 years, 85 days 16th

(2023-28)

Indian National Congress

Pro tem Speaker

List of Pro tem Speakers

R. V. Deshpande 2023

See also

References

  1. ^ "Meet Karnataka pro-tem speaker KG Bopaiah, who was chastised by SC for 'saving' Yeddyurappa govt in 2010". DNA India. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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