Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Seal of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Kunwar Manvendra Singh
since 22 May 2022
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
StyleHonorable Chairman
Member ofUttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Reports toGovernor
ResidenceJhansi, Uttar Pradesh
SeatVidhan Bhavan
AppointerThe Governor
Inaugural holderDr. Sir Sitaram

The Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council presides over the proceedings of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council in the absence of the deputy Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. The Chairman is elected internally by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.[1]

Eligibility

Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council must:

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

List of The Chairman

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.

Sr No Chairperson Tenure Party Reference
1 Dr. Sir Sitaram 19 August 1925 12 March 1937 [2]
2 Dr. Sir Sitaram 12 July 1937 9 March 1949 [3]
3 Chandra Bhal 10 March 1949 25 January 1950 [4]
4 Chandra Bhal 26 January 1950 5 May 1958 [4]
5 Raghunath Vinayak Dhulekar 20 July 1958 5 May 1964 Indian National Congress [2]
6 Darbari Lal Sharma 5 August 1964 5 May 1968 Indian National Congress [2]
7 Virendra Swarup 15 March 1969 5 May 1974 Independent [5]
8 Virendra Swarup 11 June 1974 26 February 1980 Independent [6]
9 Virendra Bahadur SIngh Chandel 6 October 1980 5 May 1982 [7]
10 Virendra Bahadur SIngh Chandel 3 March 1983 5 May 1988 [7]
11 Jagdish Chandra Dikshit 6 April 1989 7 March 1990 [8]
12 Shiv Prasad Gupta 5 July 1990 5 July 1992 [9]
13 Nityanand Swami 25 April 1997 8 November 2000 Indian National Congress [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad".
  2. 1 2 3 "Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad". upvidhanparishad.nic.in.
  3. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad". upvidhanparishad.nic.in.
  4. 1 2 "Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad".
  5. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad".
  6. ↑ डा0 वीरेन्द्र स्वरूप. upvidhanparishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  7. 1 2 श्री वीरेन्द्र बहादुर सिंह चन्देल. upvidhanparishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  8. ↑ श्री जगदीश चन्द्र दीक्षित. upvidhanparishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  9. ↑ श्री शिव प्रसाद गुप्त. upvidhanparishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  10. ↑ श्री नित्यानन्द स्वामी. upvidhanparishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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