Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha - wikipedia Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha India This article is part of a series on the politics and government of India Constitution and law Constitutional amendment Basic structure doctrine Fundamental rights Human rights -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Uniform civil code Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Indian Penal Code Law enforcement Government of India President ( Head of state ) Vice president -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Executive : Prime minister ( Head of government ) Union Council of Ministers Cabinet secretary Secretaries : ( Defence Finance Foreign Home ) Civil services All India Services ( IAS IFS / IFoS IPS ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Legislature : Parliament Rajya Sabha ( Chairman ) Lok Sabha ( Speaker ) Judiciary : Supreme court ( Chief justice ) High courts ( Chief justices ) District courts Elections Election commission : Chief Election Commissioner ( Election commissioners ) Recent general elections : 2009 2014 2019 Recent state elections : 2017 2018 2019 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Political parties National parties State parties National coalitions : National Democratic Alliance ( NDA ) United Progressive Alliance ( UPA ) Federalism Administrative divisions -- -- -- -- -- -- -- State governments Governor Chief minister Chief secretary ( Principal secretaries ) Field - level officers Divisional commissioners District magistrates Sub-divisional magistrates Legislatures : Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Parishad -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Local governments : Rural bodies : District councils Block panchayats Gram Panchayats Urban bodies : Municipal corporations Municipal councils Nagar panchayats Other countries Atlas The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the vice-presiding officer of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. S / He acts as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. It is by convention that position of Deputy Speaker is offered to opposition party in India... The Deputy Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the General elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Lok Sabha. S / He holds office till either s / he ceases to be a member of the Lok Sabha or s / he himself resigns. S / He can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the Lok Sabha by an effective majority of its members. In effective majority, the majority should be 50 % or more than 50 % of total strength of the house after removing the vacancies. Since the Deputy Speaker is accountable for the Lok Sabha, the elimination is done by the effective majority in Lok Sabha only. S / He is supposed to resign from his / her original party because as a Deputy Speaker, s / he has to remain impartial. Contents 1 Powers and functions of the Deputy Speaker 2 List of Deputy Speakers 3 References 4 External links Powers and functions of the Deputy Speaker In case of the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker presides over the sessions of the Lok Sabha and conducts the business in the house. He decides whether a bill is a money bill or a non-money bill. S / He maintains discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member for unruly behaviour by suspending him / her. S / He permits the moving of various kinds of motions and resolutions like the motion of no confidence, motion of adjournment, motion of censure and calling attention notice. List of Deputy Speakers No. Deputy Speaker Constituency Portrait Term Party From To M.A. Ayyangar Tirupati 30 May 1952 7 March 1956 Congress Hukam Singh Bhatinda 20 March 1956 31 March 1962 S.V. Krishnamoorthy Rao Shimoga 23 April 1962 3 March 1967 Raghnath Keshav Khadilkar Khed 28 March 1967 11 November 1969 George Gilbert Swell Shillong 27 March 1971 18 January 1977 Independent 6 Godey Murahari Vijayawada 1 April 1977 22 August 1979 Congress 7 G. Lakshmanan Madras North 1 December 1980 31 December 1984 DMK 8 M. Thambidurai Dharmapuri 22 January 1985 27 November 1989 ADMK 9 Shivraj Patil Latur 19 March 1990 13 March 1991 Congress 10 S. Mallikarjunaiah Tumkur 13 August 1991 10 May 1996 BJP 11 Suraj Bhan Ambala 12 July 1996 4 December 1997 12 P.M. Sayeed Lakshadweep 17 December 1998 6 February 2004 Congress 13 Charanjit Singh Atwal Phillaur 9 June 2004 18 May 2009 SAD 14 Kariya Munda Khunti 8 June 2009 18 May 2014 BJP 15 M. Thambidurai Karur 13 August 2014 Incumbent ADMK References Jump up ^ http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/jayalalithaa-s-partyman-thambidurai-is-unanimous-choice-for-deputy-speaker-574630 Jump up ^ Deogaonkar, S.G. ( 1997 ). Parliamentary System in India. New Delhi : Concept Publishing. pp. 48 -- 9. ISBN 81 - 7022 - 651 - 1. Jump up ^ `` Members bioprofile on Lok Sabha website, AYYANGAR, SHRI M. ANANTHASAYANAM ''. National Informatics Centre, New Delhi and Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2017. ^ Jump up to : First Lok Sabha, 17 / 04 / 1952 - 04 / 04 / 1957 Jump up ^ Former Speakers - Sardar Hukam Singh Jump up ^ Second Lok Sabha, 05 / 04 / 1957 - 31 / 03 / 1962 Jump up ^ `` Members bioprofile on Lok Sabha website, RAO, SHRI S.V. KRISHNAMOORTHY ''. National Informatics Centre, New Delhi and Lok Sabha. Retrieved 10 May 2017. Jump up ^ Third Lok Sabha, 02 / 04 / 1962 - 03 / 03 / 1967 Jump up ^ Fourth Lok Sabha, 04 / 03 / 1967 - 27 / 12 / 1970 Jump up ^ Fifth Lok Sabha, 15 / 03 / 1971 - 18 / 01 / 1977 Jump up ^ Sixth Lok Sabha, 23 / 03 / 1977 - 22 / 08 / 1979 Jump up ^ Seventh Lok Sabha, 18 / 01 / 1980 - 31 / 12 / 1984 Jump up ^ Eighth Lok Sabha, 31 / 12 / 1984 - 27 / 11 / 1989 Jump up ^ Ninth Lok Sabha, 02 / 12 / 1989 - 13 / 03 / 1991 Jump up ^ Tenth Lok Sabha, 20 / 06 / 1991 - 10 / 05 / 1996 Jump up ^ Eleventh Lok Sabha, 20 / 06 / 1991 - 10 / 05 / 1996 Jump up ^ Twelfth Lok Sabha, 10 / 03 / 1998 - 26 / 04 / 1999 Jump up ^ Thirteenth Lok Sabha, 10 / 10 / 1999 - 06 / 02 / 2004 Jump up ^ Fourteenth Lok Sabha, 17 / 05 / 2004 - 18 / 05 / 2009 Jump up ^ Fifteenth Lok Sabha, 18 / 05 / 2009 - 18 / 05 / 2014 External links Website of Loksabha Current Speaker 's Details from Loksabha Website Parliament of India Website Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deputy_Speaker_of_the_Lok_Sabha&oldid=820868189 '' Categories : Indian government stubs Deputy Speakers of the Lok Sabha Lists of political office - holders in India Lists of legislative speakers in India Lists of members of the Lok Sabha Talk Contents About Wikipedia हिन्दी Edit links This page was last edited on 17 January 2018, at 02 : 31. 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