8. Who was the first Speaker of Haryana Legislative Assembly?
(A) Eshwar Singh
(B) Shanno Devi
(C) Kuldeep Sharma
(D) Manphool Singh
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shanno devi is the first speaker of haryana legislative assembly
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Shanno Devi was the first Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly.
Answer: Option (B)
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- Shanno Devi was the first woman Speaker of a state assembly in India.
- He was born on 01 June 1901 in Multan British India.
- His father Lal Sait Ram Khanna was a public servant.
- She was the Speaker of Haryana Legislative Assembly from 06 December 1966 to 17 March 1967.
- From 19 March 1962 to 31 October 1966, Punjab was the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
- Devi was from the Indian National Congress Party and represented Amritsar City.
- In 1940, Devi was first elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly (then undivided India), who defeated Multan from Sir Ganga Ram's son by 6000 votes.
- She was re-elected to the same seat in 1946 by defeating her closest rival candidate by 19000 votes.
- She was elected twice to the Punjab Legislative Assembly and then to the Haryana Legislative Assembly.
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