India

Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Lok Sabha (House of the People)

Current holderOm Birla^1,3

In office since 19 June 2019. Checked 28 October 2026.

How the office holder is chosen

Under Article 93 of the Constitution, the House of the People chooses two of its members to be Speaker and Deputy Speaker, and fills any vacancy the same way.²

Term

The Speaker holds office for the life of the House. Under Article 94, the Speaker may be removed by a resolution of the House and does not vacate office on dissolution until immediately before the first meeting of the new House. Under Article 100, the presiding officer has a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes.²

Recent holders

Name	From	To
Sumitra Mahajan³	6 June 2014	18 June 2019
Om Birla^1,3	19 June 2019	Present

Notable facts

Om Birla was elected on 19 June 2019 and re-elected on 26 June 2024, according to IPU Parline.³

Sources

Lok Sabha Secretariat, Speaker, Lok Sabha
Constitute Project, Constitution of India (rev. 2016) (Constitute Project)
Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU Parline historical data for Speaker: India, House of the People (28 October 2026)