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Overview
The government and administration in Punjab are organized
on the same lines as in other states of India. The
legislative wing of the State is the House of People or the
Vidhan Sabha. Punjab has an unicameral legislature, having
abolished the upper house, the Vidhan Parishad in the ‘60s.
The chief minister and members of his cabinet are members of
the legislature and they are at the top of the executive
wing of the government and are accountable to the
legislature. As elsewhere, the MLAs, or Members of the
Legislative Assembly, wield considerable influence over
policy-making and implementation, more so because they are
members of District level Planning and Grievance Committees
set up by the government in each district
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Name of the Legislature |
Punjab Vidhan Sabha (Punjab Legislative Assembly) |
| Punjab Vidhan Sabha
Constituted first time Under the Constitution of
India. |
April 1952 |
| Punjab Legislative
Assembly became Bicameral (Two Houses) |
April 1952 |
| Merger of PEPSU
with Punjab State |
31.10.1956 |
| Upper House (Punjab
Legislative Council) was abolished on |
7.1.1970 |
Speakers
of Punjab Legislative Assembly
| Sr. No |
Name |
Period |
| 1 |
S. Kapur Singh |
01.11.1947 to 20.06.1951 |
| 2 |
Dr. Satya Pal |
05.05.1952 to 18.04.1954 |
| 3 |
S. Gurdial Singh
Dhillon |
18.05.1954 to 13.03.1962 |
| 4 |
Sh. Parbodh Chandra |
14.03.1962 to 18.03.1964 |
| 5 |
Justice (Retd.)
Harbans Lal |
25.03.1964 to 19.03.1967 |
| 6 |
Lt. Col. (Retd.)
Joginder Singh Mann |
21.03.1967 to 13.03.1969 |
| 7 |
S. Darbara Singh |
14.03.1969 to 03.09.1973 |
| 8 |
Dr. Kewal Krishan |
25.09.1973 to 30.03.1977 |
| 9 |
S. Ravi Jnder Singh |
01.07.1977 to 27.06.1980 |
| 10 |
Sh. Brij Bhushan
Mehra |
15.10.1985 to 27.05.1986 |
| 11 |
S. Ravi Inder Singh |
15.10.1985 to 27.05.1986 |
| 12 |
S.Surjit Singh Minhas |
02.06.196 to 15.03
1992 |
| 13 |
S. Harcharan Singh
Ajnala |
17.03.1992 to 09.06.1993 |
| 14 |
Sh. Harnam Das Johar |
21.07.1993 to 23.11.1996 |
| 15 |
S. Dilbagh Singh
Daleke |
23.12.1996 to 02.03.1997 |
| 16 |
S. Charnjit Singh
Atwal |
04.03.1997 to 20.03.2002 |
| 17 |
Dr. Kewal Krishan |
21.03.2002
to
15.03.2007 |
| 18 |
S. Nirmal Singh
Kahlon |
16.03.2007 onwards
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Deputy
Speakers of Punjab Legislative Assembly
| Sr.
No |
Name |
Period |
| 1 |
Thakur
Panchan Chand |
03.11.1947
to 20.03.1951 |
| 2 |
S. Gurdial
Singh Dhillon |
10.05.1952
to 17.05.1954 |
| 3 |
Ch. Swaroop
Singh |
19.05.1954
to 28.02.1962 |
| 4 |
Smt.
Chhanno Devi |
26.03.1951
to 20.06.1951 19.03.1962 to 31.10.1966 |
| 5 |
Dr. Jagjit
Singh |
27.03.1967
to 27.11.1967 |
| 6 |
S. Baldev
Singh |
08.12.1967
to 23.08.1968 |
| 7 |
Brig.
(Retd.) Bikramajit Singh Bajwa |
20.03.1969
to 24.04.1970 28.07.1970 to 13.10.1971 |
| 8 |
Dr. Kewal
Krishan |
28.03.1972
to 25.09.1973 |
| 9 |
S. Nasib
Singh Gill |
28.09.1973
to 30.04.1977 |
| 10 |
Sh. Panna
Lal Nayyar |
08.07.1977
to 17.02.1980 |
| 11 |
S. Guizar
Singh |
08.07.1980
to 26.06.1985 |
| 12 |
S. Nirmal
Singh Kahlon |
05.11.1985
to 06.05.1986 |
| 13 |
S. Jaswant
Singh |
02.06.1986
to 05.03.1988 |
| 14 |
Sh. Romesh
Chander Dogra |
07.04.1992
to 07.01.1996 |
| 15 |
Sh. Naresh
Thakur |
28.02.1996
to 11.02.1997 |
| 16 |
Ch. Swarna
Ram |
18.06.1997
to 26.07.1997 |
| 17 |
Dr. Baldev
Raj Chawla |
23.12.1997
to 31.12.1999 |
| 18 |
Shri
Satpal Gosain |
05.09.2000
to 24.02.2002 |
| 19 |
Prof.
Darbari Lal |
26.06.2002
to 10.03.2003 |
| 20 |
S. Bir
Devinder Singh |
27.03.2003
to 9-7-2004 |
| 21 |
Prof.
Darbari Lal |
12-7-2004
to 27.02.2007 |
|
22 |
Sh. Satpal Gosain
|
16.03.2007 onwards |
Secretaries
of Punjab Legislative Assembly
| Sr.
No |
Name |
Period |
| 1 |
S. Bahadur
S. Abinasha Singh |
15.08.1947
to 31.07.1951 |
| 2 |
Dr. Kuldip
Chand Bedi |
01.08.1951
to 02.06.1962 |
| 3 |
Sh. Charnjit
Lal Chawla |
03.06.1962
to 03.02.1963 |
| 4 |
Dr. Kuldip
Chand Bedi |
04.02.1963
to 07.09.1968 |
| 5 |
Sh. Krishan
Swaroop |
08.09.1968
to 30.09.1974 |
| 6 |
S. Partap
Singh |
01.10.1974
to 10.09.1986 |
| 7 |
Sh. B.B.
Sehgal |
16.09.1986
to 31.12.1986 |
| 8 |
Sh. G.L.
Kaul (Addl. Charge) |
02.01.1987
to 27.02.1987 |
| 9 |
S. Kartar
Singh Mann |
27.02.1987
(AN) to 30.09.1988 |
| 10 |
Sh. G.L.
Kaul |
11.10.1988
to 30.04.1995 |
| 11 |
S. Pritam
Singh |
05.05.1995
to 31.05.1995 |
| 12 |
S. Ujjagar
Singh Bindra |
01.06.1995
to 31.12.1997 |
| 13 |
Sh. O.P.
Verma |
01.01.1998
to 31.10.2000 |
| 14 |
S. Nachhattar
Singh Mavi |
09.11.2000
to 30.03.2007 |
|
15 |
Sh.
Madan Mohan |
02-05-07 to 06-06-07
(Addl. Charge) |
|
16 |
Sh.
Madan Mohan |
07-06-07 |
|
17 |
Sh.
Ved Parkash |
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List
of Important Abbreviations
1. AICC: All India Congress Committee
2. b. Born
3. BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party
4. BSP: Bahujan Samaj Party
5. c. Children
6. CPA: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
7. CPI: Communist Party of India
8. CPI (M): Communist Party of India (Marxist)
9. Distt. District
10. Ed. Education
11. INC: Indian National Congress
12. IND. Independent
13. INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress
14. m. Married
15. MLA: Member Legislative Assembly
16. MLC: Member Legislative Council
17. PAC: Public Accounts Committee
18. PO: Post Office
19. PPCC: Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee
20. Qlf. Qualification
21. SC: Scheduled Caste
22. Smt. Shrimati
23. SAD (B): Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)
24. SAD (M): Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann)
25. SGPC: Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee
26. UK: United Kingdom
27. USA United States of America
28. V Village
Contact Addresses
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Office |
Address |
| Hon'ble
Speaker |
0172-2740739,
2740372 |
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| Deputy
Speaker |
0172-2740627 |
Punjab
Bhawan, Chandigarh |
| Secretary |
0172-2740786 |
House
No. 1179
Phase 10 Mohali. |
| Gram |
Assembly |
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| Fax |
0172-2740473 |
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| EPABX |
0172-2740561-69,
2740802 |
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