Kuldeep Singh Pathania elected Speaker of Himachal Assembly

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Aniruddha Chakraborty
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Kuldeep Singh Pathania elected Speaker of Himachal Assembly

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Senior Congress leader and five-time MLA, Kuldeep Singh Pathania, has been unanimously elected as Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly by voice vote on Thursday. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur escorted Pathania to the Speaker's chair following his election. The election of Pathania, the member from Bhatiyyat in Chamba district, was a foregone conclusion as he was the only candidate in the fray.