Om Birla | |
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![]() Birla in 2021 | |
18th Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 26 June 2024 | |
President | |
Deputy | vacant |
Preceded by | Bhartruhari Mahtab (pro-tem) |
17th Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
In office 19 June 2019 – 24 June 2024 | |
President | |
Deputy | vacant |
Preceded by | Sumitra Mahajan |
Succeeded by | Bhartruhari Mahtab (pro-tem) |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Ijyaraj Singh |
Constituency | Kota, Rajasthan |
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 | Kota, Rajasthan, India | 23 November 1962
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
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 | Government 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 from Rajasthan. He is currently serving as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 19 June 2019, when he was re-elected for a second term in June 2024. 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 twenty years to be re-elected as an MP to the lower house, after serving as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and also one of 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 won the 2024 Lok Sabha Speaker Election as NDA candidate.[6] He is a three-time MP from Kota Lok Sabha constituency.[7][3][8] Om Birla has often come under scrutiny for his alleged bias towards the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his actions like selectively bowing down to Prime Minister Modi while in his capacity as the Speaker.[9] He has also been criticized for record and unfair expulsion of opposition members He was also a close member of the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh the Hindu Nationalist organsisation ,and was involved in the movement of Rath yatra 1992 which led to the Demolition of Babri Mosque in Ayodhya ,following the Hindu Muslim riots for violent activism he was imprisoned in Uttarpradesh jail.[10]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).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.