List of speakers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

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.

Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನಸಭೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು
Karnāṭaka Vidhāna Sabheya Adhyakṣaru
Emblem of Karnataka
Incumbent U. T. Khader since 24 May 2023
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Type	Speaker
Status	Presiding Officer of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Member of	Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Nominator	Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Appointer	Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Term length	five years
Constituting instrument	article 178 of Indian Constitution
Inaugural holder	V. Venkatappa
Deputy	Rudrappa Lamani

The state of Karnataka in India

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	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	Sagara	31 May 2013	5 July 2016	3 years, 35 days	14th (2013-18)	Indian National Congress
15		K. B. Koliwad	Ranibennur	5 July 2016	15 May 2018	1 year, 314 days
Pro-term		K. G. Bopaiah[1]	Virajapete	18 May 2018	25 May 2018	7 days	15th (2018-23)	Bharatiya Janata Party
(9)		K. R. Ramesh Kumar	Srinivasapur	25 May 2018	29 July 2019	1 year, 65 days		Indian National Congress
16		Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri	Sirsi	31 July 2019	20 May 2023	3 years, 293 days		Bharatiya Janata Party
17		U. T. Khader	Mangalore	24 May 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 80 days	16th (2023-28)	Indian National Congress

Pro tem Speaker

List of Pro tem Speakers

R. V. Deshpande 2023

See also

• List of deputy speakers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
• Chief Ministers of Karnataka
• Karnataka Legislature