Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
G.V. Mavalankar in June 1942
1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office 15 May 1952 – 27 February 1956
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Deputy	M. A. Ayyangar
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	M. A. Ayyangar
Constituency	Ahmedabad
Personal details
Born	(1888-11-27)27 November 1888 Baroda, Baroda State, British India
Died	27 February 1956(1956-02-27) (aged 67) Ahmedabad, Bombay State, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Sushila Ganesh Mavalankar[1]
As of 5 July, 2009 Source: [1]

Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (27 November 1888 – 27 February 1956) popularly known as Dadasaheb, was an Indian politician and independence activist who served as the President (from 1946 to 1947) of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. His son Purushottam Mavalankar was later elected to the Lok Sabha twice from Gujarat.