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Om Birla Re-elected Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha
Om Birla was elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on June 26, 2024, for a second consecutive term. He is the first person to hold the post for two full terms since Balram Jakhar in 1985. The motion to elect the NDA candidate was moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and passed by a voice vote. The opposition, under the INDIA bloc, had fielded 8-term MP K. Suresh as their candidate, marking the first election for the Speaker's post in decades. Birla, a BJP MP from Kota, Rajasthan, previously served as the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2024. Key points:
Key points
- Om Birla has been elected Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha for a second consecutive term.
- The motion was moved by PM Narendra Modi and passed by a voice vote.
- He defeated the opposition's candidate, Kodikunnil Suresh of the Congress party.
- This was the first election for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post since 1976.
- Birla is the first person to be re-elected as Speaker for a second full term after Balram Jakhar (1980-1989).
- He is a three-time BJP Member of Parliament from the Kota constituency in Rajasthan. Why it matters: Links to static syllabus: Powers & functions of Lok Sabha Speaker (Art 93-97), functioning of Parliament.
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Posted 26 June 2026. More daily posts →