Om Birla
Om Birla | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Birla in 2024 | |
| 17th Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2019 | |
| President | |
| Deputy | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Sumitra Mahajan |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ijyaraj Singh |
| Constituency | Kota |
| Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office December 2003 – May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Shanti Kumar Dhariwal (from Kota before bifurcation) |
| Succeeded by | Sandeep Sharma |
| Constituency | Kota South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1962 Kota, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Amita Birla (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | 20, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India 80-B, Dusshera Scheme, Shakti Nagar, Kota, Rajasthan, India[1] |
| Alma mater | Govt. Commerce College, Kota Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University |
| Occupation | [1] |
| Website | Official website |
Om Birla (born 23 November 1962)[2] is an Indian politician and businessman who is the 17th Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 19 June 2019. He serves as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Kota constituency in Rajasthan since 2014.[3] In 2024 he became the first person in 20 years to be re-elected as an MP to the lower house, after serving as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and also the one of the only two MPs to be appointed the speaker twice.[4][5] He was also a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Kota South Assembly constituency from 2003 to 2014. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a contestant in the 2024 Lok Sabha Speaker Election as the NDA candidate and was elected.[3][6] He is the third time winner from Kota.[7]
Early life
Om Birla was born on 23 November 1962, to Shrikrishna Birla and Shakuntala Devi in a Marwari Hindu family. He completed his master's degree in commerce from Govt. Commerce College, Kota and Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer.[3] He married Amita Birla in 1991 and has two daughters Akansha and Anjali.[8]
Political career
Legislative Assembly
Om Birla won his first assembly elections contesting from Kota South in 2003. He defeated Shanti Dhariwal from Congress by a margin of 10,101 votes. In the next assembly elections, he defended his seat with a comfortable margin of 24,300 votes to his nearest candidate Ram Kishan Verma from Congress in 2008. Before becoming a Member of Parliament, he won his third assembly election against Pankaj Mehta (Congress) by close to 50,000 votes in 2013. During his tenure in 2003–08, he was the Parliamentary Secretary (MoS rank) in Rajasthan Government.[9][1]
Member of Parliament
As the BJP candidate for the Kota constituency, Birla was elected to the 16th & 17th Lok Sabha.[1]
In the 16th Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.[1]
His selection for the post of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha was a surprise.[9]
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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On the 19 June 2019 Om Birla was elected Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha, following a motion for election moved by Prime Minister Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam parties also moved notices for Birla and urged him to be impartial as presiding officer of the Lower House.[10] The parliamentary convention for the Republic of India is for the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha to come from the Opposition benches. As of March 2021, uniquely in the history of the Republic, the Lok Sabha approaches two years of a vacant Deputy Speaker seat.[11] He was a contestant in the 2024 Lok Sabha Speaker Election as the NDA candidate and was elected.[3][6]
Posts held
- District President, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Kota.[12] (1987–91)
- State President, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Rajasthan State. (1991–1997)
- National Vice President, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha. (1997–2003)
- MLA From Kota South(2003-2015)
- Member of Parliament from Kota(2014-Present)
- Vice Chairman, National Co-operative Consumer Federation Limited.
- Chairman, CONFED, Jaipur. (June 1992 to June 1995)
- Lok Sabha Speaker, (19 June 2019 to present)
References
- ^ a b c d e https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/4716?from=members
- ^ "Office of the Speaker". Office of the Speaker Lok Sabha. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Om Birla is NDA's candidate for Lok Sabha Speaker for a second time". The Indian Express. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ PTI (4 June 2024). "Om Birla becomes first Lok Sabha Speaker in 20 years to be re-elected as MP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/om-birla-wins-elections-for-lok-sabha-speakers-post-re-nominated-for-second-consecutive-term-12756430.html
- ^ a b "Om Birla wins Lok Sabha Speaker contest, defeats INDIA bloc's K Suresh". India Today. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2024.htm
- ^ Pandey, Neelam Pandey, Samyak (18 June 2019). "Om Birla, the new Lok Sabha Speaker has RSS roots and was part of Ram temple movement". ThePrint. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
He got married to Dr Amita Birla on 11 March 1991. The couple has two daughters, Akansha and Anjali.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Roytalukdar, Rakhee. "Lok Sabha elections 2024: Speaker Om Birla to contest against former BJP colleague for Kota seat". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ The Wire, Staff (19 June 2019). "Om Birla Unanimously Elected 17th Lok Sabha Speaker". The Wire. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Convention of electing the Deputy Speaker from the Opposition should be upheld". The Hindu. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "BJYM : Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha : भाजयुमो : भारतीय जनता युवा मोर्चा | BJYM : Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha is youth wing of Bharatiya Janata Party one of the leading Political Party in India, भाजयुमो : भारतीय जनता युवा मोर्चा". www.bjym.org. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
External links
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
