The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer of the lower house of Parliament of India. The 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. The date of election of speaker is fixed by the President. He is supposed to resign from his original party because as a speaker, he has to remain impartial.
Powers and functions of the Speaker
The 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 Speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion during the meeting.
Here is the complete list Speakers of Loksabha till 2013
Lok Sabha
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Name of Speaker
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Tenure
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First Lok Sabha
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Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
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5 May, 1952 – 27 February, 1956
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M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
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8 March, 1956 – 10 May, 1957
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Second Lok Sabha
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M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
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11 May, 1957 – 16 April, 1962
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Third Lok Sabha
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Hukam Singh
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17 April, 1962 – 16 March, 1967
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Fourth Lok Sabha
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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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17 March, 1967 – 19 July, 1969
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Gurdial Singh Dhillon
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8 August, 1969 – 19 March, 1971
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Fifth Lok Sabha
|
Gurdial Singh Dhillon
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22 March, 1971 – 1 December, 1975
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Bali Ram Bhagat
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5 January, 1976 – 25 March, 1977
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Sixth Lok Sabha
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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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26 March, 1977 – 13 July, 1977
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K. S. Hegde
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21 July, 1977 – 21 January, 1980
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Seventh Lok Sabha
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Bal Ram Jakhar
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22 January, 1980 – 15 January, 1985
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Eighth Lok Sabha
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Bal Ram Jakhar
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16 January, 1985 – 18 December, 1989
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Ninth Lok Sabha
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Ravi Ray
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19 December, 1989 – 9 July, 1991
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Tenth Lok Sabha
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Shivraj V. Patil
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10 July, 1991 – 22 May, 1996
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Eleventh Lok Sabha
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P. A. Sangma
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23 May, 1996 – 23 March, 1998 (FN)
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Twelfth Lok Sabha
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G. M. C. Balayogi
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24 March, 1998 – 20 October, 1999 (FN)
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Thirteenth Lok Sabha
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G. M. C. Balayogi
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22 October, 1999 – 3 March, 2002
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Manohar Joshi
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10 May, 2002 – 4 June, 2004
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Fourteenth Lok Sabha
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Somnath Chatterjee
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4 June, 2004 – 31 May, 2009
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Fifteen Lok Sabha
|
Smt. Meira Kumar
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3 June, 2009 – Till date
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