List of speakers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Karnāṭaka Vidhāna Sabheya Adhyakṣaru
Emblem of Karnataka
Flag of India
Incumbent
G. S. Patil
since 14 August 2026
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 (Mysore)
K. S. Nagarathnamma
DeputyMankala Vaidya

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[1] 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[2] Sagara 31 May 2013 5 July 2016 3 years, 35 days 14th

(2013-18)

 Indian National Congress
15 K. B. Koliwad[3] Ranibennur 5 July 2016 15 May 2018 1 year, 314 days
Pro-term K. G. Bopaiah[4] Virajapete 18 May 2018 25 May 2018 7 days 15th

(2018-23)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
(9) K. R. Ramesh Kumar[5] Srinivasapur 25 May 2018 29 July 2019 1 year, 65 days Indian National Congress
16 Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri[6] Sirsi 31 July 2019 20 May 2023 3 years, 293 days Bharatiya Janata Party
17 U. T. Khader[7] Mangalore 24 May 2023 03 June 2026 3 years, 10 days 16th

(2023-28)

 Indian National Congress
 – Rudrappa Lamani
(acting)		 Haveri 03 June 2026 03 August 2026 31 days
Pro-term T. B. Jayachandra[8] Sira 09 August 2026 14 August 2026 5 days
18 G. S. Patil[9] Ron 14 August 2026[10] Incumbent 13 days

List of Deputy Speakers

Sl. No. Name Constituency Tenure Assembly Party
Mysore
1 Pullareddy [a] 1945 1949 4 years [a]
M. A. Sreenivasan
T. C. M. Rayan
O. S. Nasarulla Sharif
L. Siddappa
2 L. H. Thimmabhovi 1950 1952 2 years
3 R. Channigaramaiah Koratagere-Madhugiri 1 July 1952 1 November 1956 4 years, 123 days 1st
(1952-56)		 Indian National Congress
4 M. Madhaiah Nanjangud 24 December 1956 31 March 1957 97 days
(2) L. H. Thimmabhovi Chikmagalur 19 July 1957 1 March 1962 4 years, 225 days 2nd
(1957-62)
5 A. R. Panchagavi Gokak–II 31 March 1962 28 February 1967 4 years, 334 days 3rd
(1962-67)
6 D. Manjunath Hiriyur 28 March 1967 14 April 1971 4 years, 17 days 4th
(1967-72)
7 Balsu Pursu Kadam Karwar 26 June 1972 31 October 1973 1 year, 127 days 5th
(1972-77)
Karnataka
1 Balsu Pursu Kadam Karwar 1 November 1973 24 March 1977 3 years, 143 days 5th
(1972-77)		 Indian National Congress
2 G. Puttaswamy 20 June 1977 31 December 1977 194 days
3 Sumathi B. Madiman Dharwad Rural 10 August 1978 21 December 1980 2 years, 133 days 6th
(1978-83)		 Indian National Congress (I)
4 Bapurao Hulsurkar Basavakalyan 4 February 1981 8 January 1983 1 year, 338 days
5 C. Veeranna Koratagere 11 March 1983 2 January 1985 1 year, 297 days 7th
(1983-85)		 Janata Party
6 Lakshmi Narasimhaiah Tumkur 8 August 1985 26 April 1987 1 year, 261 days 8th
(1985-89)
7 B. R. Yavagal Nargund 11 September 1987 15 April 1989 1 year, 216 days
8 Nagamma Keshavamurthy Mayakonda 30 March 1990 20 January 1993 2 years, 296 days 9th
(1989-94)		 Indian National Congress
9 Anjanamurthy Nelamangala 18 March 1993 17 December 1994 1 year, 274 days
10 M. S. Patil Raichur 30 December 1994 6 June 1996 1 year, 159 days 10th
(1994-99)		 Janata Dal
11 Chandrashekhar Mallikarjun Mamani Parasgad 8 July 1996 14 January 1999 2 years, 190 days
12 Chandrashekhar Reddy Deshmukh Sedam 11 March 1999 22 July 1999 133 days
13 Manohar Tahasildar Hangal 30 October 1999 23 February 2004 4 years, 116 days 11th
(1999-04)		 Indian National Congress
14 N. Y. Gopalakrishna Molakalmuru 17 March 2005 28 November 2007 2 years, 256 days 12th
(2004-08)
15 K.G. Bopaiah Virajpet 29 July 2008 30 December 2009 2 years, 154 days 13th
(2008-13)		 Bharatiya Janata Party
16 N. Yogish Bhat Mangalore City South 11 January 2011 21 May 2013 2 years, 130 days
17 N. H. Shivashankara Reddy[11] Gauribidanur 18 July 2013 18 May 2018 4 years, 304 days 14th
(2013-18)		 Indian National Congress
18 J. K. Krishna Reddy[12] Chintamani 6 July 2018 17 March 2020 1 year, 255 days 15th
(2018–23)		 Janata Dal (Secular)
19 Anand Mamani[13] Saundatti Yellamma 24 March 2020 22 October 2022 2 years, 212 days Bharatiya Janata Party
20 Rudrappa Lamani[14] Haveri 6 July 2023 3 August 2026 3 years, 28 days 16th
(2023–28)		 Indian National Congress
21 Mankala Vaidya[15] Bhatkal 18 August 2026[16] Incumbent 10 days
Source: Karanataka Legislative Assembly

Pro tem Speaker

List of Pro tem Speakers

Sl. No. Name Constituency Assembly Party
1 K. G. Bopaiah Virajpet BJP
2 Malikayya Guttedar Afzalpur INC
3 K. G. Bopaiah[17] Virajpet BJP
4 R. V. Deshpande[18] Haliyal INC

Notes

  1. 1 2 Representatives of Mysore Legislative Assembly

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Kagodu Thimmappa is Speaker of Karnataka Assembly". Business Standard. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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  5. ↑ "Congress' Ramesh Kumar elected Karnataka Assembly Speaker as BJP withdraws from fray". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Six-Term Lawmaker Vishweshwar Hegde Elected Speaker Of Karnataka Assembly". NDTV. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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  10. ↑ "G. S. Patil elected Karnataka Assembly Speaker; BJP, JD(S) boycott poll". The Hindu. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Shivashankara Reddy elected Deputy Speaker". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Krishna Reddy is Karnataka Deputy Speaker". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Anand Mamani elected as Karnataka Deputy Speaker". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Rudrappa Lamani elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of Assembly". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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