Om Birla to Manohar Joshi: 7 Former Lok Sabha Speakers

Zee Media Bureau
Jun 19, 2024

Om Birla (2019–2024)

He represents the Kota-Bundi constituency in Rajasthan as a Member of Parliament

Sumitra Mahajan (2014- 2019)

A BJP MP from Indore served as the Lok Sabha speaker during the 16th Lok Sabha

Meira Kumar (2009-2014)

A congress member who came to the Lok Sabha after winning the Sasaram Parliamentary seat in Bihar

Somnath Chatterjee (2004- 2009)

CPI (M) member won the Bolpur Lok Sabha seat in Bengal to serve as a speaker during the 14th Lok Sabha

Manohar Joshi (2002- 2004)

Member of the Shiv Sena won the election from Mumbai North Central to be the presiding officer for two years

G. M. C. Balayogi (1996- 2002)

He held his position as the speaker until his sudden death in a helicopter crash in 2002

P. A. Sangma (1996- 1998)

He came into the Lok Sabha after winning from Tura, Meghalaya

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