Question

As of December 2019, which constituency does Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla represent?
1. Kota-Bundi
2. Jaipur
3. Ajmer
4. Bikaner

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Kota-Bundi

The correct answer is Kota-Bundi.

• As of December 2019, the Kota-Bundi constituency is represented by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
  • Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and two-time Lok Sabha member Om Birla was unanimously elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the second term of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • In Lok Sabha Elections 2019, Om Birla defeated Ramnarayan Meena of INC by a huge margin of 2.79 Lakh votes.
  • Om Birla has also served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan led by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje from 2003 to 2008.
  • Birla was the president of the Rajasthan unit of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM).

• Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of adult suffrage.
  • The speaker serves for a term of five years. 
  • The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer and the highest authority of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.
  • The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general elections.