| Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
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| Lok Sabhā Adhyakṣa | |
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| Lok Sabha | |
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| Type | Speaker |
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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.
- ^ "Lok Shava – Members". Sansad.in.
- ^ "The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha". speakerloksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Vacation and Resignation of, and Removal from, the Offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker".