Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha

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The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the vice-presiding officer of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament of India. He acts as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The current deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha is Karia Munda. He was elected on 8 June 2009.

The Deputy 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 holds office till either he ceases to be a member of the Lok Sabha or he himself resigns from the Lok Sabha. He can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Lok Sabha by a majority of its members. He is supposed to resign from his original party because as a Deputy Speaker, he has to remain impartial.

Powers and functions of the Deputy Speaker

In case of the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy 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 Deputy Speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion during the meeting.

List of Deputy Speakers

Number	Name	Term	Party
1	M. A. Ayyangar	30 May 1952 - 7 March 1956	Indian National Congress
2	Sardar Hukam Singh	20 March 1956 - 31 March 1962	Indian National Congress
3	S.V. Krishnamoorthy Rao	23 April 1962 - 3 March 1967	Indian National Congress
4	R.K. Khadilkar	28 March 1967 - 1 November 1969	Indian National Congress
5	G.G. Swell	9 February 1970 - 18 January 1977	All Party Hill Leaders' Conference
6	Godey Murahari	1 April 1977 - 22 August 1979	Indian National Congress
7	G. Lakshmanan	1 February 1980 - 31 December 1984	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
8	M. Thambi Durai	22 January 1985 - 27 November 1989	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
9	Shivraj Patil	19 March 1990 - 13 March 1991	Indian National Congress
10	S. Mallikarjunaiah	13 August 1989 - 10 May 1996	Bharatiya Janata Party
11	Suraj Bhan	12 July 1996 - 4 December 1997	Bharatiya Janata Party
12	P.M. Sayeed	17 December 1998 - 6 February 2004	Indian National Congress
13	Charanjit Singh Atwal	9 June 2004 - 18 May 2009	Shiromani Akali Dal
14	Karia Munda	8 June 2009–present	Bharatiya Janata Party