Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Template:Short description Template:Use Indian English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the second-highest-ranking authority of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament of India. He acts as the presiding authority in the event of leave or absence caused by the death or illness of the speaker of the Lok Sabha. As per Article 93 of the constitution, it says that the Lok Sabha (House of the People) shall, as soon as may be, choose two members to be speaker and deputy speaker so often as the offices become vacant. However, it does not provide a specific time frame. It is a parliamentary convention to elect a deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha from a party other than the ruling party to run an accountable democratic parliament.[1]
The deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected in the first session after the general elections for a term of five years among the elected members of parliament. He is elected by a simple majority of those present and voting. The speaker fixes the date for electing the deputy speaker, and there is no need for a separate oath. The opposition party has held the post of deputy speaker on several occasions since 13 August 1991.[2] Since 1952, Lok Sabha has had 14 deputy speakers. The longest-serving deputy speaker is M. Thambidurai from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who held the office for over nine years in two non-consecutive tenures,[3] while Shivraj V. Patil from the Indian National Congress has the shortest tenure (only 359 days). The 17th Lok Sabha is the first Lok Sabha that did not have a deputy speaker.[4][5]
The current Lok Sabha does not have a deputy speaker, and the post has remained vacant since 19 June 2019.
List
- Key
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>RES Resigned
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>† Died in office
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>§ Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
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| No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Elected constituency | Term of officeTemplate:Efn | Lok Sabha (Election)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||||
| 1 | File:M.A. Ayyangar.jpg | M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar (1891–1978) |
Tirupati | 30 May 1952 | 7 March 1956<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[RES] | 3 years, 282 days | 1st (1951–52)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Indian National Congress | Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar | ||
| 2 | File:Sardar Hukam Singh.jpg | Hukam Singh (1895–1983) |
Bathinda | 20 March 1956 | 4 April 1957 | 5 years, 333 days | M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar | ||||
| 17 May 1957 | 31 March 1962 | 2nd (1957)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |||||||||
| 3 | File:No image available.svg | S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao (1902–1968) |
Shimoga | 23 April 1962 | 3 March 1967 | 4 years, 314 days | 3rd (1962)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Hukam Singh | |||
| 4 | File:R.K. Khadilkar.jpg | R. K. Khadilkar (1905–1979) |
Khed | 28 March 1967 | 1 November 1969<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[RES] | 2 years, 218 days | 4th (1967)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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| 5 | File:No image available.svg | G. G. Swell (1923–1999) |
Shillong | 9 December 1969 | 27 December 1970 | 6 years, 315 days | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | G. S. Dhillon
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| 27 March 1971 | 18 January 1977 | 5th (1971)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |||||||||
| 6 | File:Godey Murahari.jpg | Godey Murahari (1926–1982) |
Vijayawada | 1 April 1977 | 22 August 1979 | 2 years, 143 days | 6th (1977)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Indian National Congress | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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| 7 | File:No image available.svg | G. Lakshmanan (1924–2001) |
Chennai North | 1 December 1980 | 31 December 1984 | 4 years, 30 days | 7th (1980)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Balram Jakhar | ||
| 8 | File:MThambidurai.jpg | M. Thambidurai (b. 1947) |
Dharmapuri | 22 January 1985 | 27 November 1989 | 4 years, 309 days | 8th (1984)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |||
| 9 | File:Shivraj Patil in pensive mood at the inauguration of the one day Seminar on “The Role of Media in Bringing Parliament Closer to the People”.jpg | Shivraj V. Patil (b. 1935) |
Latur | 19 March 1990 | 13 March 1991 | 359 days | 9th (1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Indian National Congress | Rabi Ray | ||
| 10 | File:No image available.svg | S. Mallikarjunaiah (1931–2014) |
Tumkur | 13 August 1991 | 10 May 1996 | 4 years, 271 days | 10th (1991)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Bharatiya Janata Party | Shivraj V. Patil | ||
| 11 | File:Suraj Bhan.jpg | Suraj Bhan (1928–2006) |
Ambala | 12 July 1996 | 4 December 1997 | 1 year, 145 days | 11th (1996)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
P. A. Sangma | |||
| 12 | File:P.M. Sayeed.jpg | P. M. Sayeed (1941–2005) |
Lakshadweep | 17 December 1998 | 26 April 1999 | 4 years, 232 days | 12th (1998)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Indian National Congress | G. M. C. Balayogi | ||
| 27 October 1999 | 6 February 2004 | 13th (1999)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
G. M. C. Balayogi | ||||||||
| Manohar Joshi | |||||||||||
| 13 | File:Charanjit Singh Atwal.jpg | Charanjit Singh Atwal (b. 1937) |
Phillaur | 9 June 2004 | 18 May 2009 | 4 years, 343 days | 14th (2004)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Shiromani Akali Dal | Somnath Chatterjee | ||
| 14 | File:Kariya Munda.jpg | Kariya Munda (b. 1936) |
Khunti | 3 June 2009 | 18 May 2014 | 4 years, 349 days | 15th (2009)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Bharatiya Janata Party | Meira Kumar | ||
| (8) | File:MThambidurai.jpg | M. Thambidurai (b. 1947) |
Karur | 13 August 2014<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[§] | 25 May 2019 | 4 years, 285 days | 16th (2014)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Sumitra Mahajan | ||
| – | Vacant (Since 19 June 2019) | ||||||||||
- Timeline
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Statistics
- List of deputy speakers by length of term
| No. | Name | Party | Length of term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total years of deputy speakership | ||||
| 1 | M. Thambidurai | AIADMK | 4 years, 309 days | 9 years, 229 days | |
| 2 | G. G. Swell | APHLC | 5 years, 297 days | 6 years, 315 days | |
| 3 | Hukam Singh | INC | 4 years, 318 days | 5 years, 333 days | |
| 4 | Kariya Munda | BJP | 4 years, 349 days | 4 years, 349 days | |
| 5 | Charanjit Singh Atwal | SAD | 4 years, 343 days | 4 years, 343 days | |
| 6 | S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao | INC | 4 years, 314 days | 4 years, 314 days | |
| 7 | S. Mallikarjunaiah | BJP | 4 years, 271 days | 4 years, 271 days | |
| 8 | P. M. Sayeed | INC | 4 years, 102 days | 4 years, 232 days | |
| 9 | G. Lakshmanan | DMK | 4 years, 30 days | 4 years, 30 days | |
| 10 | M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar | INC | 3 years, 282 days | 3 years, 282 days | |
| 11 | R. K. Khadilkar | INC | 2 years, 218 days | 2 years, 218 days | |
| 12 | Godey Murahari | INC | 2 years, 143 days | 2 years, 143 days | |
| 13 | Suraj Bhan | BJP | 1 year, 145 days | 1 year, 145 days | |
| 14 | Shivraj V. Patil | INC | 359 days | 359 days | |
- List by party
| No. | Political party | Number of deputy speakers | Total days of holding DSO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian National Congress | 7 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days |
| 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days |
| 3 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days |
| 4 | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | 1 | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. days |
| 5 | Shiromani Akali Dal | 1 | Script error: No such module "age". days |
| 6 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | Script error: No such module "age". days |
- Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Deputy Speaker's Office
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See also
- Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
- Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
- Secretary General of the Lok Sabha
- Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
- Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
- Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
- Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
Notes
References
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External links
- Website of Loksabha
- Current Speaker's Details from Loksabha Website
- Parliament of India Website
- The post of the Deputy Speaker
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