Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabhā Adhyakṣa
Emblem of the Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Om Birla
since 19 June 2019
Lok Sabha
Style
  • Honourable (Inside India)
  • His/Her Excellency (Outside India)
TypeSpeaker
Status
  • Presiding officer of the Lok Sabha
  • Cabinet Rank Post
Member ofLok Sabha
Reports toParliament of India
Residence20, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India[1]
Seat118, Rafi Marg, New DelhiDelhi, India
AppointerAll Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
Term lengthDuring the life of the Lok Sabha (five years maximum); renewable
Constituting instrumentArticle 93 of the Constitution of India
PrecursorPresident of the Constituent Assembly of India
Inaugural holderGanesh Vasudev Mavalankar (1952–1956)
Formation15 May 1952
DeputyDeputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Salary 450,000 (US$5,400)
(per month)
5,400,000 (US$65,000)
(annually)
Websitespeakerloksabha.nic.in

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 general elections. The speaker does not enjoy a security of tenure and his term is subjected to the pleasure of the house i.e. can be removed anytime by a resolution of the Lok Sabha by a majority of the all the then members of the house.[3] The longest-serving speaker was Balram Jakhar, whose tenure lasted 9 years and 329 days.

  1. ^ "Lok Shava – Members". Sansad.in.
  2. ^ "The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha". speakerloksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Vacation and Resignation of, and Removal from, the Offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker".

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