Lok Sabha Speaker List - Get Detailed List of Lok

Sabha Speakers in PDF

The lower house of the Parliament of India, Lok Sabha is also known as the House of the
People. Lok Sabha Speaker is the presiding officer of the House of the People. 16 people have
been appointed as the Lok Sabha Speaker till date with the very first Lok Sabha speaker Ganesh
Vasudev Mavalankar serving as the speaker from 1952 to 1956. Now, Om Birla has been
elected as the 17th Lok Sabha speaker from Kota Constituency. Read the article to know the
detailed Lok Sabha Speaker List and their tenure. You can also download the list as PDF and
save it for future reference.

Lok Sabha Speaker List - What is Lok Sabha

According to the Constitution of India, Lok Sabha comprises of a total strength of 552 member,
in which 530 members represent the state, next 20 to represent the Union Territories and not
more than two members belonging to the Anglo-Indian Community, nominated by the Hon'ble
President, if, that community is not appropriately depicted in the House. Members of Lok
Sabha are chosen through direct election, on the basis 0f Adult Suffrage. The total elective
membership is dispersed among different States in a way that the ratio between the number of
seats allotted to each State and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for
all States.

Lok Sabha Speaker List

• According to the Article 79 of the Indian Constitution, it is mandatory to have a

Parliament for the Union, which must comprise of the President and the two Houses-
Rajya Sabha (the council of states) and Lok Sabha (House of the people).
• The election of the Speaker of Lok Sabha is done in the first meeting just after the
general elections.
• A Lok Sabha speaker has to serve a tenure of 5 years.
• The Lok Sabha Speaker is chosen from the members of the House of the People.
• Generally, the post of Lok Sabha Speaker is given to the member of the ruling party.

Given below is the detailed Lok Sabha Speaker list. In the table, you can find the tenure of each
Lok Sabha Speaker.

Tenure
S.No. Name
From To
1 Om Birla 18 June 2019 incumbent
2 Sumitra Mahajan 6 June 2014 16 June 2019

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 3 Meira Kumar 30 May 2009 4 June 2014
4 Somnath Chatterjee 4 June 2004 30 May 2009
5 Manohar Joshi 10 May 2002 2 June 2004
24 March 1998 19 October 1999
6 G. M. C. Balayogi
22 October 1999 3 March 2002
7 P. A. Sangma 23 May 1996 23 March 1998
8 Shivraj Patil 10 July 1991 22 May 1996
9 Rabi Ray 19 December 1989 9 July 1991
22 January 1980 15 January 1985
10 Balram Jakhar
16 January 1985 18 December 1989
11 K. S. Hegde 21 July 1977 21 January 1980
12 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 26 March 1977 13 July 1977
13 Bali Ram Bhagat 15 January 1976 25 March 1977
8 August 1969 19 March 1971
14 Gurdial Singh Dhillon
22 March 1971 1 December 1975
15 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 17 March 1967 19 July 1969
16 Sardar Hukam Singh 17 April 1962 16 March 1967
8 March 1956 10 May 1957
17 M. A. Ayyangar
11 May 1957 16 April 1962
18 Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar 15 May 1952 27 February 1956

Lok Sabha Speaker List - Functions of Lok Sabha Speaker

Now that you have gone through the Lok Sabha Speaker List, let us also have a little
knowledge about the functions and powers of Speaker of Lok Sabha. Some of them are
mentioned below.

1. To maintain discipline and decorum in the House.

2. To decide who shall speak and hold the floor in deliberations of the House.
3. To make sure that the rights and privileges of the members of the House are
safeguarded.
4. He is responsible to put the motion of the vote to announce the final result in
case of a tie.
5. Lok Sabha Speaker acts as the administrative head of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
6. If any member of Lok Sabha wants to resign, it shall be accepted by the Speaker
of Lok Sabha.
7. To assure the House is free from unnecessary executive intrusion.
8. To allow time for each item on the agenda of the House

Apart from the above-mentioned powers and functions, there are some special powers that a
Lok Sabha Speaker has. They are:

1. To accredit whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not (Article 110).

 2. To preside over the joint sitting of both the houses of the Parliament.
3. To admit a vote of no-confidence against the Government.

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