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Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

How it's filled

In plain words: Chosen by the House from among its members
Exact method: Elected by the members of the House of the People from among themselves (Art. 93). The post has been vacant since the 17th Lok Sabha began in 2019, per the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
Chosen by: House of the People
Seats: 1

Source: legislative.gov.in, checked Oct 12, 2026

legislative.gov.in · checked Oct 12, 2026 Constitution of India (Legislative Department), Arts. 54-56, 66-67, 75, 80-83, 89, 93, 124: selection method, seat counts and terms; minister portfolios from Wikipedia 'Third Modi ministry' (read 2026-10-12). Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmindia.gov.in and cabsec.gov.in were not reachable for a machine-readable portfolio list. For: Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
legislative.gov.in · checked Oct 12, 2026 Hindi terms as used in the Hindi text of the Constitution of India (Legislative Department). Terms were entered from the Constitution's standard Hindi vocabulary and not re-fetched this session; verify. For: Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha in Hindi

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