Veteran Congress leader and eight times Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Pathalgaon, Rampukar Singh will be Pro-tem Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Assembly.
Chhattisgarh Governor Anandiben Patel on January 3 next year will administer Singh oath of office as Pro-tem Speaker at 10.00 am in Raj Bhawan here.
Rajesh Tiwari, Advisor to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Parliamentary Affairs while confirming the development said that Rampukar Singh has been nominated as Pro-tem Speaker.
Singh will subsequently administer oath to all the 90 elected Members of Legislative Assembly on first day of State Assembly session on January 4.
Rampukar Singh in year 1977 was elected as MLA from Pathalgaon for the first time. After which he was Assembly member in 1980, 1985, 1998 in the undivided Madhya Pradesh.
He was also the first member of Chhattisgarh State Assembly from year 2000-2003 after formation of the State.
Singh was re-elected as member of Chhattisgarh Assembly in year 2003 and 2008. He has now again been elected as member in the recently held assembly election for the eighth time.