Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Highest authority of the lower house of the Parliament of India

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Lok Sabhā Adhyakṣa

Logo of The Lok Sabha

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Incumbent
Om Birla

since 19 June 2019

Lok Sabha
Style|

* Honourable (Inside India)
* His/Her Excellency (Outside India)

Type| Speaker
Status|

* Presiding officer of the Lok Sabha
* Cabinet Rank Post

Member of| Lok Sabha
Reports to| Parliament of India
Residence| 20, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India[1]
Seat| 118, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Appointer| All Members of Parliament in Lok Sabha
Term length| During the life of the Lok Sabha (five years maximum); renewable
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$5,300)
(per month)
• ₹5,400,000 (US$64,000)
(annually)
Website| speakerloksabha.nic.in
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The Speaker of the Lok Sabha (IAST: Lok Sabhā Adhyakṣa) is the presiding officer and the highest authority of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.[2] The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following a general election and ranks 6th in the Order of precedence in India[3].

The speaker does not enjoy security of tenure and their term is subject to the pleasure of the house i.e. they can be removed anytime by a resolution of the Lok Sabha by a majority of the all the Members of the house.[4] The longest-serving speaker was Balram Jakhar, whose tenure lasted 9 years and 329 days.

## Election of the speaker

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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 the speaker should be someone accepted among the ruling and opposition parties.

After the general elections, the President of India notifies the first meeting of the Lok Sabha as well as the date for the election of the Speaker. Generally either on the day of the election of the Speaker or a day before it, the Prime Minister or the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs proposes the name of the candidate. Any other candidate may also submit their names . There have been four instances viz. 1952, 1967, 1976, and 2024 when there were elections to the speaker post.[5][6][7][8] If only one name is proposed, the Speaker is elected without any formal vote. However, if more than one nomination is received, a division is called through voice voting by all members. The successful candidate is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha.[9]

## Powers and functions of the speaker

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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.[10]

## Removal of the speaker

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Speaker can be removed by the Lok Sabha by a resolution passed by the majority of all the then members of the house as per Constitution of India [Articles 94].[4]

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.[11]

## Pro tem speaker

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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 forwards the name to the President of India. The President of India appoints the Protem Speaker.[12][13]

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.

### List of pro tem speakers

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No. | Portrait  | Speaker
(Birth-Death) | Constituency  | Term of office  | Political party  | Lok Sabha  | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

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From  | To  | Period
13  |  |  | Anant Geete
(born 1951) | Ratnagiri | 20 October
1999  | 22 October
1999  | 2 days  | Shiv Sena | 13th
(1999) |  | Pramod Mahajan
14  |  |  | Somnath Chatterjee
(1929–2018) | Bolpur | 24 May
2004  | 3 August
2004  | 71 days  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 14th
(2004) |  | Ghulam Nabi Azad
15  |  |  | Manikrao Hodlya Gavit
(1934–2022) | Nandurbar | 31 May
2009  | 4 June
2009  | 4 days  | Indian National Congress | 15th
(2009) |  | Pawan Kumar Bansal
16  |  |  | Kamal Nath
(born 1946) | Chhindwara | 11 June
2014  | 15 June
2014  | 4 days  | 16th
(2014) |  | M. Venkaiah Naidu
17  |  |  | Virendra Kumar Khatik
(born 1954) | Tikamgarh | 17 June
2019  | 19 June
2019  | 2 days  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17th
(2019) |  | Pralhad Joshi
18  |  |  | Bhartruhari Mahtab
(born 1957) | Cuttack | 24 June 2024  | 26 June 2024  | 2 days  | 18th
(2024) |  | Kiren Rijiju

## List of speakers

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Note:

† Died in office
§ Resigned
No. | Portrait  | Speaker
(Birth-Death) | Constituency  | Term of office  | Political party  | Lok Sabha  | Deputy Speaker

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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  | 31 May
2009  | 4 years, 361 days  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 14th
(2004) |  | Charanjit Singh Atwal
15  |  |  | Meira Kumar
(born 1945) | Sasaram | 04 June
2009  | 04 June
2014  | 5 years, 0 days | Indian National Congress | 15th
(2009) |  | Kariya Munda
16  |  |  | Sumitra Mahajan
(born 1943) | Indore | 06 June
2014  | 17 June
2019[14] | 5 years, 11 days  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16th
(2014) |  | M. Thambidurai
17  |  |  | Om Birla
(born 1962) | Kota | 19 June
2019  | 24 June
2024[15] | 6 years, 49 days  | 17th
(2019) |  | Vacant
26 June
2024  | Incumbent | 18th
(2024)

## See also

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ "Lok Shava – Members". Sansad.in.
2. ^ "The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha". speakerloksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
3. ^ "Order of Precedence of India" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
4. ^ a b "Vacation and Resignation of, and Removal from, the Offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker".
5. ^ "Election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker and Nomination of Panel of Chairpersons" (PDF). 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
6. ^ "The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha". speakerloksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
7. ^ "Lok Sabha Speaker elected without contest since Independence".
8. ^ "Modi's fragile new majority passes first test with election of speaker". The Independent. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
9. ^ "Congress' Kodikunnil Suresh files nomination for LS Speaker post, forcing first-ever contest since 1946". Onmanorama. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
10. ^ "Parliament of India, Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
11. ^ "Sections 7 & 8k, Representation of the People Act, 1951" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
12. ^ "Who will be the pro-tem speaker of 18th Lok Sabha? What is the role in the inaugural session?".
13. ^ Ashok, Akash Deep (4 June 2014). "Pro tem Speaker: All you need to know about this parliamentary post". India Today. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
14. ^ Hebbar, Nistula (5 April 2019). "Sumitra Mahajan says she will not contest, leaves it to BJP to decide on candidate for Indore seat". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
15. ^ "President Droupadi Murmu orders dissolving of 17th Lok Sabha: Rashtrapati Bhavan communique". 5 June 2024.

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