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Download Solution PDFWhich article of the Constitution of India mentions that the Lok Sabha must have a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 93.
Key Points
Lok Sabha -
- Lok Sabha is the lower house of India's bicameral parliament.
- Lok Sabha is a temporary house and can be dissolved earlier by the President on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
- The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 550, which is made up by the election of up to 530 members to represent the States, up to 20 members to represent the Union Territories.
- It is also known as the " House of people".
- Lok Sabha was founded on 17th April 1952.
- The term limit of this house is 5 years.
Important Points
Speaker and Deputy Speaker -
- He is the presiding officer of Lok Sabha.
- He is elected in the first meeting of Lok Sabha following the process of general elections.
- The current Lok Sabha speaker is Om Birla.
- The Deputy Speaker is the second highest authority in Lok Sabha.
- They act as presiding officers in the absence of a speaker.
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