List of chairpersons of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council explained

Post:Chairman
Insignia:Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg
Insigniasize:300
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
Body:Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Native Name:Telugu: Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Maṇḍali Chairmann
Incumbent:Koyye Moshenu Raju
Incumbentsince:19 November 2021
Appointer:Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Termlength:Subject to the pleasure of the Legislative Council (Six years maximum)
Inaugural:A. Chakrapani
Formation:30 March 2007; years ago
Deputy:Zakia Khanam

The Chairperson of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council presides over the upper house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature. The Chairperson regulates the debates and proceedings of the House.

The office was in existence from 1958 to 1985 and again from 2007 when the Andhra Pradesh Sasana Mandali has been reconstituted.[1]

As of 19 November 2021, the elected Chairperson of the council is Koyye Moshenu Raju.

List of chairpersons

Name[2] Took office Left office DurationPartyChief Minister
1Madapati Hanumantha Rao7 July 195830 June 1960
11 July 196020 July 1964
2Gottipati Brahmaiah25 July 196430 June 1968
3Pidathala Ranga Reddy15 July 196813 March 1972
4Thota Rama Swamy25 March 197230 June 1974
5N. Venkata Subbaiah2 July 197428 March 1978
6Syed Mukasheer Shah26 March 197930 June 1980
23 February 198131 May 1985
7A. Chakrapani1 April 20071 June 2014
2 June 201427 May 2017
8N. Md. Farooq15 November 201710 November 2018
9Shariff Mohammed Ahmed7 February 201931 May 2021
10Koyye Moshenu Raju19 November 2021Incumbent

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chairman. aplegislature.org. en-US. 2017-11-16.
  2. Web site: Former Chairmen. aplegislature.org. en-US. 2017-11-16.