Speaker Of The Lok Sabha

The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general elections. Serving for a term of five years, the speaker is chosen from sitting members of the Lok Sabha.

Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabhā Adhyakṣa
Emblem of the Lok Sabha
Flag of India
Incumbent Om Birla since 19 June 2019
Lok Sabha
Style	Honourable (Inside India) His/Her Excellency (Outside India)
Status	Presiding member of the Lok Sabha
Member of	Lok Sabha
Reports to	Parliament of India
Residence	20, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Seat	16, Parliament House, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Appointer	Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
Term length	During the life of the Lok Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrument	Article 93 of the Constitution of India
Precursor	President of the Constituent Assembly of India
Inaugural holder	Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (1952–1956)
Formation	15 May 1952
Deputy	Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Salary	• ₹450,000 (US$5,600) (per month) • ₹5,400,000 (US$68,000) (annually)
Website	speakerloksabha.nic.in

Newly elected Members of Parliament from the Lok Sabha elect the Speaker among themselves. The Speaker should be someone who understands how the Lok Sabha functions and he/she should be someone accepted among the ruling and opposition parties.

MPs propose a name for the Pro tem speaker. These names are notified to the President of India. The President through their aide Secretary-General notifies the election date. If only one name is proposed, the Speaker is elected without any formal vote. However, if more than one nomination is received, a division (vote) is called. MPs vote for their candidate on such a date notified by President. The successful candidate is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha until the next general election. Till now, all elections of Lok Sabha speakers have been unanimous.

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha conducts the business in house, and decides whether a bill is a money bill or not. They maintain discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member for unruly behaviour with respect to law after suspending them. They also permit the moving of various kinds of motions and resolutions such as a motion of no confidence, motion of adjournment, motion of censure and calling attention notice as per the rules. The Speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion during the meeting. The date of election of the Speaker is fixed by the President. Further, all comments and speeches made by members of the House are addressed to the Speaker. The Speaker also presides over the joint sitting of both houses of the Parliament of India. The counterpart of the Speaker in the Rajya Sabha (Council of the States) is its Chairperson; the Vice-President of India is the ex-officio chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. On the order of precedence, the Speaker of Lok Sabha ranks sixth, along with the Chief Justice of India. The Speaker is answerable to the House. Both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker may be removed by a resolution passed by the majority of the members. Lok Sabha Speaker can be elected by President on a nomination basis.

All bills passed requires the speaker's signature to go to the Rajya Sabha for its consideration. The Speaker also has a casting vote in the event of a tie. It is customary for the Presiding Officer to exercise the casting vote in such a manner as to maintain the status quo.[1]

Speaker can be removed by the Lok Sabha by a resolution passed by effective majority of the house as per Constitution of India[Articles 94].

The Speaker is also removed on being disqualified for being Lok Sabha member under sections 7 and 8 of Representation of the People Act, 1951. This would arise out of speaker's wrong certification of a bill as money bill inconsistent with the definition given in Articles 110 of the constitution. When courts uphold the unconstitutional act of the speaker for wrong certification of a bill as money bill, it amounts to disrespecting the constitution deserving conviction under Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 which is applicable for disqualification of speaker's Lok Sabha membership under section 8K of Representation of the People Act, 1951. However, the omissions in the procedure committed by the speaker in the Lok Sabha can not be challenged in court of law per Article 122.

After a general election and formation of a new government, a list of senior Lok Sabha members prepared by the Legislative Section is submitted to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, who selects a pro tem speaker. The appointment has to be approved by the President.

The first meeting after the election when the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are selected by members of the Parliament is held under the pro tem Speaker. In absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker acts as Speaker and in the absence of both a committee of six members selected by the Speaker will act as Speaker according to their seniority.

Eligiblilty for Speaker of the Lok Sabha include:

• Being a citizen of India;
• Not be less than 25 years of age;
• Not holding any office of profit under the Government of India, or a state government; and
• Not being a Criminal Offender.

Note:

^† Died in office
^§ Resigned

No.	Portrait		Speaker (Birth-Death)	Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Lok Sabha	Deputy Speaker
					From	To	Period
1			G. V. Mavalankar (1888–1956)	Ahmedabad	15 May 1952	27 February 1956[†]	3 years, 288 days	Indian National Congress	1st (1951–52)		M. A. Ayyangar
2			M. A. Ayyangar (1891–1978)	Chittoor	8 March 1956	4 April 1957	6 years, 22 days				Hukam Singh
					5 April 1957	31 March 1962			2nd (1957)
3			Hukam Singh (1895–1983)	Patiala	17 April 1962	16 March 1967	4 years, 333 days		3rd (1962)		S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao
4			Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996)	Hindupur	17 March 1967	19 July 1969[§]	2 years, 124 days		4th (1967)		Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar
5			Gurdial Singh Dhillon (1915–1992)	Tarn Taran	8 August 1969	17 March 1971	6 years, 110 days	Indian National Congress (R)
											G. G. Swell
					22 March 1971	1 December 1975[§]			5th (1971)
6			Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011)	Arrah	15 January 1976	25 March 1977	1 year, 69 days
(4)			Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996)	Nandyal	26 March 1977	13 July 1977[§]	109 days	Janata Party	6th (1977)		Godey Murahari
7			K. S. Hegde (1909–1990)	Bangalore South	21 July 1977	21 January 1980	2 years, 184 days
8			Balram Jakhar (1923–2016)	Ferozpur	22 January 1980	15 January 1985	9 years, 329 days	Indian National Congress (I)	7th (1980)		G. Lakshmanan
				Sikar	16 January 1985	18 December 1989			8th (1984)		M. Thambidurai
9			Rabi Ray (1926–2017)	Kendrapara	19 December 1989	9 July 1991	1 year, 202 days	Janata Dal	9th (1989)		Shivraj Patil
10			Shivraj Patil (born 1935)	Latur	10 July 1991	22 May 1996	4 years, 317 days	Indian National Congress (I)	10th (1991)		S. Mallikarjunaiah
11			P. A. Sangma (1947–2016)	Tura	23 May 1996	23 March 1998	1 year, 304 days	Indian National Congress	11th (1996)		Suraj Bhan
12			G. M. C. Balayogi (1951–2002)	Amalapuram	24 March 1998	19 October 1999	3 years, 342 days	Telugu Desam Party	12th (1998)		P. M. Sayeed
					22 October 1999	3 March 2002[†]			13th (1999)
13			Manohar Joshi (1937–2024)	Mumbai North Central	10 May 2002	2 June 2004	2 years, 23 days	Shiv Sena
14			Somnath Chatterjee (1929–2018)	Bolpur	4 June 2004	4 June 2009	5 years, 0 days	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	14th (2004)		Charanjit Singh Atwal
15			Meira Kumar (born 1945)	Sasaram	4 June 2009	5 June 2014	5 years, 1 day	Indian National Congress	15th (2009)		Kariya Munda
16			Sumitra Mahajan (born 1943)	Indore	6 June 2014	10 June 2019	5 years, 4 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	16th (2014)		M. Thambidurai
17			Om Birla (born 1962)	Kota	19 June 2019	Incumbent	4 years, 313 days		17th (2019)	Vacant

• Vice President of India (Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha)
• Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
• Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
• Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
• Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
• Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
• Secretary General of the Lok Sabha