Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

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Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Incumbent
Vacant
since 19 June 2019
Appointer Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
Inaugural holder M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
Formation30 May 1952;73 years ago (1952-05-30)
Website DSOLS

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]

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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
  AIADMK (1)   APHLC (1)   BJP (3)   DMK (1)   INC (7)   SAD (1)
No.PortraitName

(Birth–Death)

Elected constituencyTerm of office [a] Lok Sabha
(Election)		Candidate [b] Speaker
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 M.A. Ayyangar.jpg M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
(1891–1978)		 Tirupati 30 May 19527 March 1956 [RES] 3 years, 282 days 1st
(1951–52)		 Indian National Congress Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
2 Sardar Hukam Singh.jpg Hukam Singh
(1895–1983)		 Bathinda 20 March 19564 April 19575 years, 333 days M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
17 May 195731 March 1962 2nd
(1957)
3 No image available.svg S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao
(1902–1968)		 Shimoga 23 April 19623 March 19674 years, 314 days 3rd
(1962)		 Hukam Singh
4 R.K. Khadilkar.jpg R. K. Khadilkar
(1905–1979)		 Khed 28 March 19671 November 1969 [RES] 2 years, 218 days 4th
(1967)		 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

G. S. Dhillon

5 No image available.svg G. G. Swell
(1923–1999)		 Shillong 9 December 196927 December 19706 years, 315 days All Party Hill Leaders Conference G. S. Dhillon

Bali Ram Bhagat

27 March 197118 January 1977 5th
(1971)
6 Godey Murahari.jpg Godey Murahari
(1926–1982)		 Vijayawada 1 April 197722 August 19792 years, 143 days 6th
(1977)		 Indian National Congress Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

K. S. Hegde

7 No image available.svg G. Lakshmanan
(1924–2001)		 Chennai North 1 December 198031 December 19844 years, 30 days 7th
(1980)		 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Balram Jakhar
8 MThambidurai.jpg M. Thambidurai
(b. 1947)		 Dharmapuri 22 January 198527 November 19894 years, 309 days 8th
(1984)		 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
9 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 199013 March 1991359 days 9th
(1989)		 Indian National Congress Rabi Ray
10 No image available.svg S. Mallikarjunaiah
(1931–2014)		 Tumkur 13 August 199110 May 19964 years, 271 days 10th
(1991)		 Bharatiya Janata Party Shivraj V. Patil
11 Suraj Bhan.jpg Suraj Bhan
(1928–2006)		 Ambala 12 July 19964 December 19971 year, 145 days 11th
(1996)		 P. A. Sangma
12 P.M. Sayeed.jpg P. M. Sayeed
(1941–2005)		 Lakshadweep 17 December 199826 April 19994 years, 232 days 12th
(1998)		 Indian National Congress G. M. C. Balayogi
27 October 19996 February 2004 13th
(1999)		 G. M. C. Balayogi
Manohar Joshi
13 Charanjit Singh Atwal.jpg Charanjit Singh Atwal
(b. 1937)		 Phillaur 9 June 200418 May 20094 years, 343 days 14th
(2004)		 Shiromani Akali Dal Somnath Chatterjee
14 Kariya Munda.jpg Kariya Munda
(b. 1936)		 Khunti 3 June 200918 May 20144 years, 349 days 15th
(2009)		 Bharatiya Janata Party Meira Kumar
(8) MThambidurai.jpg M. Thambidurai
(b. 1947)		 Karur 13 August 2014 [§] 25 May 20194 years, 285 days 16th
(2014)		 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Sumitra Mahajan
–Vacant (Since 19 June 2019)
Timeline
VacantKariya MundaCharanjit Singh AtwalP. M. SayeedSuraj BhanS. MallikarjunaiahShivraj V. PatilM. ThambiduraiG. LakshmananGodey MurahariG. G. SwellR. K. KhadilkarS. V. Krishnamoorthy RaoSardar Hukam SinghM. Ananthasayanam AyyangarDeputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Statistics

List of deputy speakers by length of term
No.NamePartyLength of term
Longest continuous termTotal years of deputy speakership
1 M. Thambidurai AIADMK 4 years, 309 days9 years, 229 days
2 G. G. Swell APHLC 5 years, 297 days6 years, 315 days
3 Hukam Singh INC 4 years, 318 days5 years, 333 days
4 Kariya Munda BJP 4 years, 349 days4 years, 349 days
5 Charanjit Singh Atwal SAD 4 years, 343 days4 years, 343 days
6 S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao INC 4 years, 314 days4 years, 314 days
7 S. Mallikarjunaiah BJP 4 years, 271 days4 years, 271 days
8 P. M. Sayeed INC 4 years, 102 days4 years, 232 days
9 G. Lakshmanan DMK 4 years, 30 days4 years, 30 days
10 M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar INC 3 years, 282 days3 years, 282 days
11 R. K. Khadilkar INC 2 years, 218 days2 years, 218 days
12 Godey Murahari INC 2 years, 143 days2 years, 143 days
13 Suraj Bhan BJP 1 year, 145 days1 year, 145 days
14 Shivraj V. Patil INC 359 days359 days
List by party
Political parties by total time-span of their member holding DSO (4September2025)
No.Political partyNumber of deputy speakersTotal days of holding DSO
1 Indian National Congress 79185 days
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 34046 days
3 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 13516 days
4 All Party Hill Leaders Conference 12507 days
5 Shiromani Akali Dal 11804 days
6 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 11491 days
Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Deputy Speaker's Office
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
INC
BJP
AIADMK
APHLC
SAD
DMK

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period
  2. ↑ This column only names the deputy speaker's party. The deputy speaker may elected by coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

References

  1. ↑ "Convention of electing the Deputy Speaker from the Opposition should be upheld". The Hindu . 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Deogaonkar, S. G. (1997). Parliamentary System in India. New Delhi: Concept Publishing. pp. 48–9. ISBN   81-7022-651-1.
  3. ↑ "Jayalalithaa's Partyman Thambidurai Elected Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker". NDTV. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Why Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker post lying vacant, ask experts". The New Indian Express. 16 March 2025. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "The importance of the Deputy Speaker". The New Indian Express. 29 May 2025. Archived from the original on 1 June 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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