Five-time MLA Kuldeep Singh Pathania to be next speaker of Himachal Assembly

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Senior Congress leader and five-time MLA from Bhatiyyat Kuldeep Singh Pathania is all set to be the next speaker of the Himachal Assembly. The election for the Speaker post is to be held on 5 January 2023. 

With Kuldeep Singh Pathania being the only candidate his election is a mere formality. He will be the 18th Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh legislative Assembly.

His name was proposed by the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and was seconded by the leader of the opposition in the house and BJP leader Jai Ram Thakur.

Kuldeep Singh Pathania was elected to the Assembly in 1985, 1993, 2003, 2007, and 2022.

The first session of the 14th Himachal Pradesh legislative Assembly started on 4 January 2023 in the state capital Shimla. It is a three day session. 

Jaiwant Ram was the first speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.