Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
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Lok Sabhā Adhyakṣa | |
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since 19 June 2019 | |
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Member of | Lok Sabha |
Reports to | Parliament of India |
Residence | 20, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India[1] |
Seat | 118, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Appointer | All Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) |
Term length | During the life of the Lok Sabha (five years maximum); renewable |
Constituting instrument | Article 93 of the Constitution of India |
Precursor | President of the Constituent Assembly of India |
Inaugural holder | Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (1952–1956) |
Formation | 15 May 1952 |
Deputy | Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
Salary | • ₹450,000 (US$5,400) (per month) • ₹5,400,000 (US$65,000) (annually) |
Website | speakerloksabha |
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The speaker of the Lok Sabha (IAST: Lok Sabhā Adhyakṣa) is the presiding officer and the highest authority of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.[2] The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general elections. The speaker does not enjoy a security of tenure and his term is subjected to the pleasure of the house i.e. can be removed anytime by a resolution of the Lok Sabha by a majority of the all the then members of the house.[3] The longest-serving speaker was Balram Jakhar, whose tenure lasted 9 years and 329 days.