Speaker of the Lok Sabha

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The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the elected head and principal presiding officer of the lower house of India’s Parliament, responsible for conducting its proceedings and maintaining order and discipline.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional post
parliamentary office
presiding officer
appointedBy Lok Sabha
assistedBy Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
canBeRemovedBy resolution of Lok Sabha
chamber lower house of Parliament of India
constitutionalArticle Article 93 of the Constitution of India
continuesInOfficeUntil new Speaker is elected
country India
createdBy Constitution of India
dateEstablished 1952
electedBy members of Lok Sabha
electionMethod simple majority vote
firstHolder Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
isSupposedToBe politically impartial
jurisdiction Lok Sabha proceedings
languageOfProceedings English
Hindi
memberOf Parliament of India leadership
mustBe member of Lok Sabha
nativeLanguage hi
nativeName लोक सभा अध्यक्ष
officeLocation Parliament House, New Delhi
partOf Lok Sabha
Parliament of India
power adjourning Lok Sabha sine die
adjourning sittings of Lok Sabha
casting vote in case of a tie
deciding whether a bill is a money bill
suspending members for disorderly conduct
precedenceOrderInIndia high
presidesOver Lok Sabha
rank high constitutional authority
relatedPosition Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
removalRequirement effective majority of Lok Sabha
reportsTo Lok Sabha
residence New Delhi
responsibleFor allowing or disallowing questions and motions
certifying money bills
conducting proceedings of Lok Sabha
deciding on points of order
ensuring discipline in Lok Sabha
interpreting rules of procedure of Lok Sabha
maintaining order in Lok Sabha
seat Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi
style Honourable Speaker
symbol Emblem of India
termLength co-terminous with Lok Sabha
votingRight votes only in case of tie


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