U.T. Khader unanimously elected Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
The Hindu
U.T. Khader, 54, is the second-youngest Speaker of the Assembly after K.R. Ramesh Kumar, who became the Speaker at the age of 43 in 1994 when H.D. Deve Gowda was the Chief Minister
Former Minister and 5-time MLA U.T. Khader was unanimously elected Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly on May 24.
Pro-tem Speaker R.V. Deshpande conducted the proceedings relating to the election of the Speaker.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah proposed the name of Mr Khader, which was seconded by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.
Mr Khader is the 23 rd Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
The 54-year-old is the second-youngest Speaker of the Assembly after K.R. Ramesh Kumar, who became the Speaker at the age of 43 in 1994 when H.D. Deve Gowda was the Chief Minister.
He is the first Muslim to serve as Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Earlier, the Congress Legislature Party unanimously chose to nominate Mr Khader for the post.
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