President of the Central Legislative Assembly

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The President of the Central Legislative Assembly was the presiding officer of the legislature of British India, responsible for overseeing its debates and proceedings before independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political office ⓘ
parliamentary office ⓘ
presiding officer role ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British India ⓘ
associatedWith Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
authorityOver disciplinary measures in the house ⓘ
members speaking order ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
firstHolder Frederick Whyte ⓘ
followedBy Speaker of the Lok Sabha ⓘ
governingRules rules of procedure of the Central Legislative Assembly ⓘ
historicalPeriod British colonial period in India ⓘ
legislativeBody Central Legislative Assembly ⓘ
notableOfficeHolder Frederick Whyte ⓘ
G. V. Mavalankar ⓘ
Vithalbhai Patel ⓘ
officeCreatedFor Central Legislative Assembly ⓘ
officeHolderDuties announce results of divisions ⓘ
decide on points of order ⓘ
ensure observance of the rules of business ⓘ
interpret and apply rules of procedure ⓘ
maintain order in the house ⓘ
manage conduct of members during sessions ⓘ
oversee legislative proceedings ⓘ
preside over debates ⓘ
put questions to vote ⓘ
represent the Assembly in its relations with the executive ⓘ
officeHolderTitle President ⓘ
officeType speaker-type position ⓘ
partOf Central Legislative Assembly ⓘ
precededBy President of the Imperial Legislative Council ⓘ
reasonForAbolition independence of India and adoption of new parliamentary institutions ⓘ
residence New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India
roleIn legislature of British India ⓘ
seat Council House, New Delhi ⓘ
selectionMethod elected by members of the Central Legislative Assembly ⓘ
status defunct office ⓘ
supervises debates of the Central Legislative Assembly ⓘ
legislative business scheduling ⓘ
temporalQualification before independence of India ⓘ

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Vithalbhai Patel → positionHeld → President of the Central Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar → positionHeld → Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly ⓘ
subject linked to: Mavalankar
linked to: President of the Central Legislative Assembly