The 2024 Lok Sabha Speaker election in India was held on 26 June 2024 to elect the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha. It was the fourth Lok Sabha Speaker election in India after 1952, 1967, and 1976 elections.[1][a][2] Usually, Lok Sabha speakers are selected by consensus among political parties without conducting an election. Incumbent Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla of the BJP contested against Kodikunnil Suresh of the INC. Birla was re-elected the Speaker of Lok Sabha.[3][4]
History
In 1952, G. V. Mavalankar and Shankar Shantaram More contested for the post, with the former winning with 394 votes, with only five MPs opposing. In 1967, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy and Tenneti Viswanadham contested, with the former winning with 278 votes, while 207 members voted against him. In 1976, Bali Ram Bhagat won against Jagannathrao Joshi with 344 votes in his favour and 58 voting against him.[1] Usually, Lok Sabha Speakers are selected without a formal election with a consensus among the political parties to elect the Speaker. The Opposition parties were demanding the post of Deputy Speaker as per the convention for their support to the NDA Candidate. Allegedly, the demand was not met. Leading the opposition to run their candidate for election for the post of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.[5]
Election Process
Newly elected Members of Parliament from the Lok Sabha elect the Speaker among themselves. The Speaker should be someone who understands how the Lok Sabha functions and the speaker should be someone accepted among the ruling and opposition parties.
After the general elections, the President of India notifies the first meeting of the Lok Sabha as well as the date for the election of the Speaker. Generally either on the day of the election of the Speaker of a day before it, the Prime Minister or the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs proposes the name of the candidate. Any other candidate may also submit their names however, until now, all elections of Lok Sabha speakers have been unanimous.[6][7][8] If only one name is proposed, the Speaker is elected without any formal vote. However, if more than one nomination is received, a division (vote) is called. The successful candidate is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha.[9]
^"NDA candidate Om Birla elected Speaker of Lok Sabha for 2nd consecutive term". Mathrubhumi. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-26. New Delhi: Om Birla, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate and Member of Parliament from Kota, Rajasthan, was elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The motion, moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was adopted through a voice vote amidst resounding 'Ayes' and 'Noes' echoing in the house. Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab officially declared Om Birla as the Speaker of the lower house. Interestingly, the opposition, which had nominated K Suresh as the candidate for the INDIA bloc, chose not to press for a division vote.
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