Another name is going to join the list of Lok Sabha speakers as the election for the post is to be held on June 26.
An official statement from the Lok Sabha mentioned, “In pursuance of sub-rule (1) of Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, the President has been pleased to fix Wednesday, the 26th of June, 2024, for holding the election to the office of Speaker, Lok Sabha.”
List of Lok Sabha speakers
So far, the Indian Parliament has seen seventeen Lok Sabha speakers. The longest term as Lok Sabha Speaker, from January 22, 1980, to December 18, 1989, was served by Balram Jakhar.
Following is the list of Lok Sabha speakers along with their terms:
| Name | From | To | Term length |
| G. V. Mavalankar | 15 May 1952 | 27 February 1956 | 3 years, 288 days |
| M. A. Ayyangar | 8 March 1956 | 31 March 1962 | 6 years, 22 days |
| Hukam Singh | 17 April 1962 | 16 March 1967 | 4 years, 333 days |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 17 March 1967 | 19 July 1969 | 2 years, 124 days |
| Gurdial Singh Dhillon | 8 August 1969 | 1 December 1975 | 6 years, 110 days |
| Bali Ram Bhagat | 15 January 1976 | 25 March 1977 | 1 year, 69 days |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 26 March 1977 | 13 July 1977 | 109 days |
| K. S. Hegde | 21 July 1977 | 21 January 1980 | 2 years, 184 days |
| Balram Jakhar | 22 January 1980 | 18 December 1989 | 9 years, 329 days |
| Rabi Ray | 19 December 1989 | 9 July 1991 | 1 year, 202 days |
| Shivraj Patil | 10 July 1991 | 22 May 1996 | 4 years, 317 days |
| P. A. Sangma | 23 May 1996 | 23 March 1998 | 1 year, 304 days |
| G. M. C. Balayogi | 24 March 1998 | 3 March 2002 | 3 years, 342 days |
| Manohar Joshi | 10 May 2002 | 2 June 2004 | 2 years, 23 days |
| Somnath Chatterjee | 4 June 2004 | 4 June 2009 | 5 years |
| Meira Kumar | 4 June 2009 | 5 June 2014 | 5 years, 1 day |
| Sumitra Mahajan | 6 June 2014 | 10 June 2019 | 5 years, 4 days |
| Om Birla | 19 June 2019 | 5 June 2024 | 4 years, 361 days |
First session of 18th Lok Sabha
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will be held from June 24 and will conclude on July 3 for the oath/affirmation of newly elected members.
The 264th session of Rajya Sabha will also commence on June 27 and conclude on July 3, the minister said. President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on June 27.
