Harvinder Kalyan, the BJP’s third-term MLA from Gharaunda assembly constituency of Karnal district, was unanimously elected as Speaker of the Haryana legislative assembly afterthe newly elected 90 legislators were administered oath during the maiden four-hour-long single-sitting session of the newly constituted 15th Vidhan Sabha.

• The House also unanimously elected Krishan Lal Middha, 54, another three-term BJP MLA from Jind constituency, as deputy speaker.
• Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini moved the motion in the House proposing Kalyan’s name for the post of Speaker, while Cabinet minister Ranbir Gangwa seconded the proposal.
• Kalyan, a civil engineer, hails from the Ror community.

Brief Introduction of Harvinder Kalyan

Harvinder Kalyan is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Gharaunda in the 2014, 2019 and 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected as the speaker of Haryana Legislative Assembly on 25 October 2024.