The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha (

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: ) is the second highest ranking legislative officer of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the

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. They act as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the

Speaker of the Lok Sabha The speaker of the Lok Sabha (IAST: ) is the presiding officer and the highest official of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general ...

. It is by convention that the position of Deputy Speaker is offered to the opposition party in India. The Deputy Speaker is elected in the first meeting of the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...

after the General elections for a term of five years from amongst the members of the Lok Sabha. They hold office until either they cease to be a member 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. In effective majority, the majority should be 50% or more than 50% of 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 Lok Sabha only. There is no need to resign from their original party though as a Deputy Speaker, they have to remain impartial. The

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convention for the

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is for the Deputy Speaker to come from the Opposition benches. As of March 2021, uniquely in the history of the Republic, the

approaches two years of a vacant Deputy Speaker seat.

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;Key * No.: Incumbent number * Assassinated or died in office * Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term

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Website of Loksabha

Current Speaker's Details from Loksabha Website

Parliament of India Website
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