Bhartruhari Mahtab

Bhartruhari Mahtab
Mahtab in 2023
Pro-tem Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha
In office
24 June 2024 – 26 June 2024
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byVirendra Kumar Khatik[a]
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
March 1998
ConstituencyCuttack, Odisha
Preceded byBiju Patnaik
Personal details
Born (1957-09-08) 8 September 1957 (age 67)
Agarpada, Odisha, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
Biju Janata Dal (1998–2024)
Spouse
Mahasweta Mahtab
(m. 1982)
Children2
Parent(s)Harekrushna Mahatab (father)
Subhadra Mahatab (mother)
Residence(s)AB-94, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma materUtkal University
Profession
Source: [1]

Bhartruhari Mahtab (born 8 September 1957) is an Indian politician from Odisha. He served as the pro tem speaker of the Lok Sabha from 24th June, 2024 to 26th June, 2024 after the 2024 Indian general election.[1][2][3] He has been a member of Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2024 as member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Ahead of the 2024 elections, he quit BJD and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4][5]


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  1. ^ "Who will be the pro-tem speaker of 18th Lok Sabha? What is the role in the inaugural session?". Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ "First Session of 18th Lok Sabha to be Held from 24th June to 3rd July, 2024".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Lok Sabha elections: Former BJD MPs Bhartruhari Mahtab, Sidhant Mohapatra join BJP". 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  5. ^ The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.