Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

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The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the second-highest presiding officer of India’s lower house of Parliament, responsible for conducting its proceedings in the absence of the Speaker.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
presiding officer
appointedBy Lok Sabha
associatedWith Government of India
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of India
canActAs Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the Speaker's absence
canBeFromOpposition true
chamber Lok Sabha
constitutionalProvision Article 93 of the Constitution of India
country India
electedBy members of the Lok Sabha
electionMethod election by members of the Lok Sabha
eligibility must be a member of the Lok Sabha
firstHolder M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
governingRules Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha
hasAuthorityOver proceedings of the Lok Sabha when presiding
hasDeputy normally none
inauguralHolderTermStart 1952
isNonJudicial true
isParliamentaryPresidingOfficer true
jurisdiction Union of India
surface form: Republic of India
languageOfProceedings English
Hindi
legalBasis Constitution of India
legislativeBody Lok Sabha
levelOfGovernment national
mayChair committees of the Lok Sabha when designated
meetsIn Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
surface form: Lok Sabha Chamber, Parliament House, New Delhi
nativeName Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha self-linksurface differs
surface form: लोक सभा के उपाध्यक्ष
officeEstablished 1952
officeLocation Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
partOf Lok Sabha
Parliament of India
positionInGovernment second-highest presiding officer of the Lok Sabha
precedence ranks below the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
relatedOffice Speaker of the Lok Sabha
removalMethod resolution of the Lok Sabha passed by a majority of all the then members
reportsTo Lok Sabha
responsibility conducting proceedings of the Lok Sabha in the absence of the Speaker
ensuring orderly conduct of business in the Lok Sabha when presiding
interpreting and enforcing rules of procedure of the Lok Sabha when presiding
presiding over sittings of the Lok Sabha when the Speaker is absent
seat New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
selectionFrequency elected each Lok Sabha term
style The Honourable
symbol State Emblem of India
surface form: Emblem of India
termLength co-terminous with the term of the Lok Sabha unless removed earlier
typeOfRole parliamentary leadership role

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Speaker of the Lok Sabha relatedPosition Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha equivalentOffice Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
this entity surface form: Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
Article 93 of the Constitution of India relatesToOffice Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha governsRoleOf Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
this entity surface form: Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha nativeName Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: लोक सभा के उपाध्यक्ष
Deputy Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly isSimilarTo Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha