Om Birla

17th Speaker of the Lok Sabha (born 1962)

Om Birla

Portrait of Birla

17th Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Incumbent

Assumed office
19 June 2019
President|

*     * Ram Nath Kovind
* Droupadi Murmu

Deputy| Vacant
Preceded by| Sumitra Mahajan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

Incumbent

Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded by| Ijyaraj Singh
Constituency| Kota
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
December 2003 – May 2014
Preceded by| Shanti Kumar Dhariwal (from Kota before bifurcation)
Succeeded by| Sandeep Sharma
Constituency| Kota South
Personal details
Born|  (1962-11-23) 23 November 1962 (age 61)
Kota, Rajasthan, India
Political party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse|

Amita Birla

(m. 1991)​

Children| 2
Residence(s)| 20, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India
80-B, Dusshera Scheme, Shakti Nagar, Kota, Rajasthan, India[1]
Alma mater| Govt. Commerce College, Kota
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University
Occupation|

* Politician
* businessman

[1]
Website| Official website

Om Birla (born 23 November 1962)[2] is an Indian politician and businessman from Rajasthan. He is the current Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 19 June 2019. He serves as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Kota constituency in Rajasthan since 2014.[3] In 2024, he became the first person in 20 years to be re-elected as an MP to the lower house, after serving as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and also the one of the only two MPs to be appointed the speaker twice.[4][5] He was also a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Kota South Assembly constituency from 2003 to 2014. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won the 2024 Lok Sabha Speaker Election as NDA candidate.[6] He is three time MP from from Kota Lok Sabha constituency.[7][3][8]

## Early life[edit]

Om Birla was born to Shrikrishna Birla and Shakuntala Devi in a Marwari Hindu family. He completed his master's degree in commerce from Government Commerce College, Kota, and Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer.[3] He married Amita Birla in 1991 and has two daughters, Akansha and Anjali.[9]

## Political career[edit]

### Legislative Assembly[edit]

Om Birla won his first assembly elections contesting from Kota South in 2003. He defeated Shanti Dhariwal from Congress by a margin of 10,101 votes. In the next assembly elections, he defended his seat with a comfortable margin of 24,300 votes to his nearest candidate Ram Kishan Verma from Congress in 2008. Before becoming a Member of Parliament, he won his third assembly election against Pankaj Mehta (Congress) by close to 50,000 votes in 2013. During his tenure in 2003–08, he was the Parliamentary Secretary (MoS rank) in Rajasthan Government.[10][1]

### Member of Parliament[edit]

As the BJP candidate for the Kota constituency, Birla was elected to the 16th, 17th and 18th Lok Sabha.[1]

In the 16th Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.[1]

His selection for the post of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha for the first time was a surprise.[10] He was elected as speaker for the second time in June 2024.[11]

### Speaker of the Lok Sabha[edit]

Rafael Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with the Parliamentarians (Inter-Parliamentary Union) at a meeting during their official visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria

On the 19 June 2019 Om Birla was elected Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha, following a motion for election moved by Prime Minister Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam parties also moved notices for Birla and urged him to be impartial as presiding officer of the Lower House.[12] The parliamentary convention for the Republic of India is for the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha to come from the Opposition benches. As of March 2021, uniquely in the history of the Republic, the Lok Sabha approaches two years of a vacant Deputy Speaker seat.[13] He won the 2024 Lok Sabha Speaker Election as the NDA candidate by voice vote.[3][8]

## Posts held[edit]

* District president, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Kota.[14] (1987–91)
* State president, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Rajasthan State. (1991–1997)
* National vice president, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (1997–2003)
* MLA From Kota South (2003-2015)
* Member of Parliament from Kota (2014-Present)
* Vice Chairman, National Co-operative Consumer Federation Limited.
* Chairman, CONFED, Jaipur. (June 1992 to June 1995)
* Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha (from 19 June 2019 to 5 June 2024)
* Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha (from 26 June 2024–present)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/4716?from=members
2. ^ "Office of the Speaker". Office of the Speaker Lok Sabha. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
3. ^ a b c d "Om Birla is NDA's candidate for Lok Sabha Speaker for a second time". The Indian Express. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
4. ^ "Om Birla becomes first Lok Sabha Speaker in 20 years to be re-elected as MP". The Hindu. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
5. ^ https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/om-birla-wins-elections-for-lok-sabha-speakers-post-re-nominated-for-second-consecutive-term-12756430.html
6. ^ "NDA candidate Om Birla elected Speaker of Lok Sabha for 2nd consecutive term". Mathrubhumi. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024. "New Delhi: Om Birla, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate and Member of Parliament from Kota, Rajasthan, was elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The motion, moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was adopted through a voice vote amidst resounding 'Ayes' and 'Noes' echoing in the house. Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab officially declared Om Birla as the Speaker of the lower house. Interestingly, the opposition, which had nominated K Suresh as the candidate for the INDIA bloc, chose not to press for a division vote."
7. ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2024.htm
8. ^ a b "Om Birla wins Lok Sabha Speaker contest, defeats INDIA bloc's K Suresh". India Today. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
9. ^ Samyak Pandey; Neelam Pandey (18 June 2019). "Om Birla, the new Lok Sabha Speaker has RSS roots and was part of Ram temple movement". ThePrint. Retrieved 25 June 2024. "He got married to Dr Amita Birla on 11 March 1991. The couple has two daughters, Akansha and Anjali."
10. ^ a b Roytalukdar, Rakhee. "Lok Sabha elections 2024: Speaker Om Birla to contest against former BJP colleague for Kota seat". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
11. ^ "Om Birla elected Lok Sabha Speaker with voice vote; 'allow us to speak,' says Opposition". Indian Express. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024.
12. ^ "Om Birla Unanimously Elected 17th Lok Sabha Speaker". The Wire. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
13. ^ "Convention of electing the Deputy Speaker from the Opposition should be upheld". The Hindu. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
14. ^ "BJYM : Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha : भाजयुमो : भारतीय जनता युवा मोर्चा | BJYM : Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha is youth wing of Bharatiya Janata Party one of the leading Political Party in India, भाजयुमो : भारतीय जनता युवा मोर्चा". www.bjym.org. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

Lok Sabha

Preceded by

Ijyaraj Singh

|  Member of Parliament
for Kota
2014 – Present  |  Succeeded by

Incumbent

Political offices
Preceded by

Sumitra Mahajan

|  Speaker of the Lok Sabha
2019 – Present  | Incumbent

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* Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
* M. A. Ayyangar
* Hukam Singh
* Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
* Gurdial Singh Dhillon
* Bali Ram Bhagat
* K. S. Hegde
* Balram Jakhar
* Rabi Ray
* Shivraj Patil
* P. A. Sangma
* G. M. C. Balayogi
* Manohar Joshi
* Somnath Chatterjee
* Meira Kumar
* Sumitra Mahajan
* Om Birla (incumbent)

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2. Mahant Chandnath / Dr. Karan Singh Yadav (by-election)
3. Manshankar Ninama
4. Col Sona Ram
5. Bahadur Singh Koli
6. Subhash Baheria
7. Arjun Ram Meghwal
8. Chandra Prakash Joshi
9. Rahul Kaswan
10. Harish Chandra Meena
11. Nihalchand Chauhan
12. Ramcharan Bohara
13. Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
14. Devji Patel
15. Dushyant Singh
16. Santosh Ahlawat
17. Gajendrasingh Shekhawat
18. Manoj Rajoria
19. Om Birla
20. C R Choudhary
21. P P Choudhary
22. Hari Om Singh Rathore
23. Sumedhanand Saraswati
24. Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria
25. Arjunlal Meena

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1. Arjunlal Meena
2. Arjun Ram Meghwal
3. Bhagirath Choudhary
4. Chandra Prakash Joshi
5. Devaji Patel
6. Diya Kumari
7. Dushyant Singh
8. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
9. Hanuman Beniwal
10. Jaskaur Meena
11. Kailash Choudhary
12. Kanak Mal Katara
13. Mahant Balaknath
14. Manoj Rajoria
15. Narendra Kumar
16. Nihalchand
17. Om Birla
18. P P Chaudhary
19. Rahul Kaswan
20. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
21. Ramcharan Bohara
22. Ranjeeta Koli
23. Subhash Chandra Baheria
24. Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria
25. Sumedhanand Saraswati

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