Speaker Of Lok Sabha

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer of the lower house of Parliament Of India . His role is similar to that of Speaker s elsewhere in other countries that use the Westminster System of Government .

The speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the General Elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Lok Sabha. He is supposed to resign from his original party because as a speaker, he has to remain impartial.

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SPEAKER

The Speaker presides over the sessions of the Lok Sabha and conducts the business in the house. He decides whether a bill is a Money Bill or a non money bill. he maintains discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member for his unruly behaviour by suspending him. He permits the moving of various kinds of motions and resolutions like the Motion Of No Confidence , Motion Of Adjournment , Motion Of Censure and calling attention notice. The Speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion during the meeting.

LIST OF SPEAKERS

# G.V. Mavlankar May 15 , 1952 - February 27 , 1956
# M. A. Ayyangar March 8 , 1956 - April 16 , 1962
# Sardar Hukam Singh April 17 , 1962 - March 16 , 1967
# N. Sanjiva Reddy March 17 , 1967 - July 19 , 1969 and March 26 , 1977 - July 13 , 1977
# G.S. Dhillon August 8 , 1969 - December 1 , 1975
# Bali Ram Bhagat January 15 , 1976 - March 25 , 1977
# K.S. Hegde July 21 , 1977 - January 21 , 1980
# Bal Ram Jakhar January 22 , 1980 - December 18 , 1989
# Rabi Ray December 19 , 1989 - July 9 , 1991
# Shivraj V Patil July 10 , 1991 - May 22 , 1996
# P.A. Sangma May 25 , 1996 - March 23 , 1998
# G.M.C. Balayogi March 24 , 1998 - March 3 , 2002
# Manohar Joshi May 10 , 2002 - June 2 , 2004
# Somnath Chatterjee June 4 , 2004 - present

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