Kuldeep Singh Pathania elected as Speaker of the 14th Vidhan Sabha of Himachal Pradesh

January 6, 2023

Kuldeep Singh Pathania, five-time Congress MLA from the Bhattiyat Assembly constituency in Chamba district, was unanimously elected Speaker of the 14th Vidhan Sabha of Himachal Pradesh.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur had moved the proposal for Pathania’s election as Speaker.
The BJP had decided not to field a candidate for the Speaker’s post and hence Pathania was elected unanimously with a voice vote.
He is the 16th Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha.