The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha (IAST: Lok Sabhā Upādhyakṣa) is the second-highest ranking authority of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament of India. They act 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 House of the People (Lok Sabha) 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 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]
| Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
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| Lok Sabhā ke Upādhyakṣa | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 23 June 2019 | |
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| Member of | Lok Sabha |
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| Appointer | Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) |
| Formation | 30 May 1952 |
| First holder | M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar |
The deputy speaker is elected in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the general elections for a term of five years from among the members of the Lok Sabha. They hold office until either they cease to be members of the Lok Sabha or they resign. They can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Lok Sabha by an effective majority of its members.[2] In an effective majority, the majority should be 50% or more than 50% of the total strength of the house after removing the vacancies. Since the Deputy Speaker is accountable for the Lok Sabha, the elimination is done by the effective majority in the Lok Sabha only. There is no need to resign from their original party, though as a Deputy Speaker, they have to remain impartial. The 17th Lok Sabha is the first and only Lok Sabha that did not have a deputy speaker. In February 2023, Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud led a body seeking responses to public interest litigation, contending that the protracted vacancy is “against the letter and spirit of the Constitution".[3]
The current Lok Sabha does not have a deputy speaker, and the post has been vacant since 23 June 2019.
List
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| AIADMK (1) APHLC (1) BJP (3) DMK (1) INC (7) SAD (1) | |||||||||||
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected constituency | Term of office[a] | Lok Sabha (Election) | Political party[b] | Speaker | ||||
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||||
| 1 |  | M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar (1891–1978) | Tirupati | 30 May 1952 | 7 March 1956 | 3 years, 282 days | 1st (1951–52) | Indian National Congress | Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar | ||
| 2 |  | 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) | |||||||||
| 3 |  | S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao (1902–1968) | Shimoga | 23 April 1962 | 3 March 1967 | 4 years, 314 days | 3rd (1962) | Hukam Singh | |||
| 4 |  | R. K. Khadilkar (1905–1979) | Khed | 28 March 1967 | 1 November 1969 | 2 years, 218 days | 4th (1967) | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | |||
| 5 | | G. G. Swell (1923–1999) | Shillong | 9 December 1969 | 27 December 1970 | 6 years, 315 days | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | G. S. Dhillon | |||
| 27 March 1971 | 18 January 1977 | 5th (1971) | |||||||||
| 6 |  | Godey Murahari (1926–1982) | Vijayawada | 1 April 1977 | 22 August 1979 | 2 years, 143 days | 6th (1977) | Indian National Congress | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | ||
| 7 | | G. Lakshmanan (1924–2001) | Chennai North | 1 December 1980 | 31 December 1984 | 4 years, 30 days | 7th (1980) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Balram Jakhar | ||
| 8 |  | M. Thambidurai (1947–) | Dharmapuri | 22 January 1985 | 27 November 1989 | 4 years, 309 days | 8th (1984) | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |||
| 9 |  | Shivraj V. Patil (1935–) | Latur | 19 March 1990 | 13 March 1991 | 359 days | 9th (1989) | Indian National Congress | Rabi Ray | ||
| 10 | | S. Mallikarjunaiah (1931–2014) | Tumkur | 13 August 1991 | 10 May 1996 | 4 years, 271 days | 10th (1991) | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shivraj V. Patil | ||
| 11 |  | Suraj Bhan (1928–2006) | Ambala | 12 July 1996 | 4 December 1997 | 1 year, 145 days | 11th (1996) | P. A. Sangma | |||
| 12 |  | P. M. Sayeed (1941–2005) | Lakshadweep | 17 December 1998 | 26 April 1999 | 4 years, 232 days | 12th (1998) | Indian National Congress | G. M. C. Balayogi | ||
| 27 October 1999 | 6 February 2004 | 13th (1999) | G. M. C. Balayogi | ||||||||
| Manohar Joshi | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | Charanjit Singh Atwal (1937–) | Phillaur | 9 June 2004 | 18 May 2009 | 4 years, 343 days | 14th (2004) | Shiromani Akali Dal | Somnath Chatterjee | ||
| 14 |  | Kariya Munda (1936–) | Khunti | 3 June 2009 | 18 May 2014 | 4 years, 349 days | 15th (2009) | Bharatiya Janata Party | Meira Kumar | ||
| (8) | | M. Thambidurai (1947–) | Karur | 13 August 2014[§] | 25 May 2019 | 4 years, 285 days | 16th (2014) | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Sumitra Mahajan | ||
| – | Vacant | N/A | 23 June 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 340 days | 17th (2019) | N/A | Om Birla | |||
- Timeline
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 | 9185 days |
| 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3 | 4046 days |
| 3 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | 3516 days |
| 4 | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | 1 | 2507 days |
| 5 | Shiromani Akali Dal | 1 | 1804 days |
| 6 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | 1491 days |
- Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Deputy Speaker's Office