Question

Who chooses the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
1. Members of Lok Sabha
2. Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
3. Cabinet
4. All the Speakers of the State Legislative Assembly

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Members of Lok Sabha

The correct answer is Members of Lok Sabha.

• In the Lok Sabha, the speaker and the deputy speaker are elected from among its members by a simple majority of members present and voting in the house.
• There are no specific qualifications are prescribed for elected as the speaker of the house. 
• Whenever the office of the Speaker falls vacant, the Lok Sabha elects another member to fill the vacancy.
• The date of the election of the Speaker is fixed by the President.

• About Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  • The Lok Sabha, which is the highest legislative body in the country, chooses its Speaker who presides over the day-to-day functioning of the House.
  • Electing the Speaker of the House is one of the first acts of the newly constituted House.
  • The office of the Speaker is a Constitutional Office.
  • The Speaker is guided by the constitutional provisions and the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.
  • The Speaker is placed very high in the Warrant of Precedence in the country i.e. at rank 6.
  • Adequate Powers are vested in the office of the Speaker to help her/him in the smooth conduct of parliamentary proceedings.
  • The constitution provides that the Speaker’s salary and allowances are not to be voted by the Parliament and are to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.
  • In the Lok Sabha chamber, the Speaker’s chair is distinctively placed to enable a commanding view of the entire House.
  • The Speaker is assisted by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha and senior officers of the Secretariat on parliamentary activities, practice and procedure.
  • In the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker discharges the functions. A member from the Panel of Chairmen presides over the House in the absence of both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.