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List of chairpersons of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council

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Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Seal of Uttar Pradesh
since 30 Jan 2021
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 his/her absence the Deputy Chairman presides. The Chairman is elected internally by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.[1]

Eligibility

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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

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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 Indian National Congress [2]
2 Dr. Sir Sitaram 12 July 1937 9 March 1949 Indian National Congress [3]
3 Chandra Bhal 10 March 1949 25 January 1950 Indian National Congress [4]
4 Chandra Bhal 26 January 1950 5 May 1958 Indian National Congress [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 Indian National Congress [7]
10 Virendra Bahadur SIngh Chandel 3 March 1983 5 May 1988 Indian National Congress [7]
11 Jagdish Chandra Dikshit 6 April 1989 7 March 1990 Indian National Congress [8]
12 Shiv Prasad Gupta 5 July 1990 5 July 1992 Bharatiya Janata Party [9]
13 Nityanand Swami 25 April 1997 8 November 2000 Indian National Congress [10]
14 Sukhram Singh Yadav 3 August 2004 15 January 2010 Samajwadi Party [11]
15 Ganesh Shankar Pandey 21 January 2010 15 January 2016 Bahujan Samaj Party [12]
16 Ramesh Yadav 11 March 2016 30 January 2021 Samajwadi Party [13]
17 Kunwar Manvendra Singh 30 January 2021 present Bharatiya Janata Party [14]

References

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  1. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad".
  2. ^ a b c "Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad". upvidhanparishad.nic.in.
  3. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad". upvidhanparishad.nic.in.
  4. ^ a b "Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad".
  5. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad".
  6. ^ डा0 वीरेन्द्र स्वरूप. upvidhanparishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b श्री वीरेन्द्र बहादुर सिंह चन्देल. upvidhanparishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Uttar Pradesh Vidhanparishad. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  8. ^ श्री जगदीश चन्द्र दीक्षित. upvidhanparishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  9. ^ श्री शिव प्रसाद गुप्त. upvidhanparishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  10. ^ श्री नित्यानन्द स्वामी. upvidhanparishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  11. ^ "श्री चौधरी सुखराम सिंह यादव". upvidhanparishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  12. ^ "श्री गणेश शंकर पाण्डेय". upvidha parishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  13. ^ "श्री रमेश यादव". upvidha parishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  14. ^ "श्री कुँवर मानवेन्‍द्र सिंह‍". upvidha parishad.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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