Who is the longest serving Speaker of Lok Sabha of India?

Sumitra Mahajan (née Sathe; born: 12 April 1943) is an Indian politician who was the Speaker of Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019.

Who is correct speaker of Lok Sabha?

Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Incumbent Om Birla since 19 June 2019
Lok Sabha
Style	The Hon’ble (formal) Mr. Speaker (informal)
Status	Chairman and presiding officer

Who is the first Lok Sabha Speaker?

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

What does it mean to be Lok Sabha speaker?

The speaker of Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) is the presiding officer of the House who conducts its business, maintains decorousness, decides whether or not a bill could be a money bill or not and decides on the agenda to be concerned for discussion throughout the meeting. The Speaker of Lok Sabha is elected from amongst its own members.

How many members in Lok Sabha?

The Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of people chosen by direct election on the basis of Universal Adult Suffrage. Maximum strength of the House is 552 members – 530 members to represent the States, 20 members to represent the Union Territories, and 2 members to be nominated by the President from the Anglo-Indian Community.

Who is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha?

Indian Speaker, Presiding Officer of Lok Sabha. Indian Speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha, and plays a very important role in upholding the principle of parliamentary democracy. The Speaker presides over the meetings of the Lok Sabha and is the chief spokesperson of the house.

Who can dissolve the Lok Sabha?

Second, when the leader of the majority — also known as the Treasury benches — loses his majority in the Lok Sabha. Then, the prerogative passes to the President, who can ask another leader to prove his majority in the Lok Sabha or dissolve the Lok Sabha, and call for elections.