In the
Republic of India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, the various central and state legislatures are presided by either a
Speaker or a
Chairperson. A speaker is the presiding officer of the
Lok Sabha and of the
legislative assembly of each of the
twenty-eight states and
three union territories. Similarly a chairperson heads the
Rajya Sabha and the
legislative council of each of the six states, where the
upper house in the
state legislature
A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system.
Two federations literally use the term "state legislature":
* The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Sta ...
exists.
Parliament of India
This is the list of current Speakers and Chairpersons of both houses of the
Parliament of India (respectively):
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Legislatures of the States and Union territories
State Legislative Assemblies
This is the list of current Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the
legislative assemblies of the
Indian states and union territories:
State Legislative Councils
This is the list of current Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons of the
legislative councils of the
Indian states:
See also
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List of current Indian governors
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List of current Indian chief ministers
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List of current Indian chief justices
This is a list of current Chief Justices of the Supreme Court and High Courts of India, the highest court in every state of the Republic of India. There are currently 25 High Courts in the country with seven of them having multiple jurisdiction ...
*
List of current Indian opposition leaders
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List of speakers of the Lok Sabha
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List of deputy speakers of the Lok Sabha
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List of chairpersons of the Rajya Sabha
*
List of deputy chairpersons of the Rajya Sabha
References
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