Om Birla

Om Birla
Official portrait, 2024
17th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Assumed office
19 June 2019
President
DeputyTBD
Preceded bySumitra Mahajan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded byIjyaraj Singh
ConstituencyKota, Rajasthan
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
December 2003 – May 2014
Preceded byShanti Kumar Dhariwal (from Kota before bifurcation)
Succeeded bySandeep Sharma
ConstituencyKota South
Personal details
Born (1962-11-23) 23 November 1962 (age 61)
Kota, Rajasthan, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
National Democratic Alliance
Spouse
Amita Birla
(m. 1991)
Children2
Residence(s)20, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India
80-B, Dusshera Scheme, Shakti Nagar, Kota, Rajasthan, India[1]
Alma materGovernment Commerce College, Kota
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University
Occupation[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Om Birla (born 23 November 1962)[2] is an Indian politician and businessman from Rajasthan. He is currently serving as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 19 June 2019, when he was re-elected for the 2nd term in June 2024. He serves as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Kota constituency in Rajasthan since 2014.[3] In 2024, he became the first person in 20 years to be re-elected as an MP to the lower house, after serving as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and also the one of the only two MPs to be appointed the speaker twice.[4][5] He was also a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Kota South Assembly constituency from 2003 to 2014. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won the 2024 Lok Sabha Speaker Election as NDA candidate.[6] He is three time MP from Kota Lok Sabha constituency. [7][3][8] Om Birla has often come under scrutiny for his alleged bias towards the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his actions like selectively bowing down to Prime Minister Modi while in his capacity as the Speaker. [9]. He has also been criticized for record and unfair expulsion of opposition members[10]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Office of the Speaker". Office of the Speaker Lok Sabha. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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  4. ^ "Om Birla becomes first Lok Sabha Speaker in 20 years to be re-elected as MP". The Hindu. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ^ https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/om-birla-wins-elections-for-lok-sabha-speakers-post-re-nominated-for-second-consecutive-term-12756430.html
  6. ^ "NDA candidate Om Birla elected Speaker of Lok Sabha for 2nd consecutive term". Mathrubhumi. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024. New Delhi: Om Birla, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate and Member of Parliament from Kota, Rajasthan, was elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The motion, moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was adopted through a voice vote amidst resounding 'Ayes' and 'Noes' echoing in the house. Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab officially declared Om Birla as the Speaker of the lower house. Interestingly, the opposition, which had nominated K Suresh as the candidate for the INDIA bloc, chose not to press for a division vote.
  7. ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2024.htm
  8. ^ "Om Birla wins Lok Sabha Speaker contest, defeats INDIA bloc's K Suresh". India Today. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  9. ^ https://thewire.in/politics/by-objecting-to-om-birla-bowing-before-modi-rahul-gandhi-captures-the-mahatmas-vision
  10. ^ https://thewire.in/politics/om-birlas-unenviable-track-record-as-speaker

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