Who is current Lok Sabha Speaker?

The correct answer is Om Birla.

Key Points

• OM Birla has been unanimously elected Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha.
• OM Birla is also a second term BJP MP from Kota, Rajasthan.
• The Opposition did not field any candidate for the Speaker's post and the motion moved by Prime Minister Modi to choose the Kota-Bundi MP as Speaker was adopted by a voice vote.
• A total of 13 motions were moved in support of Om Birla as the Speaker.
• Birla was declared elected as a speaker by pro-tem Speaker Virendra Kumar.
• The Speaker can be removed from office only on a resolution of the Lok Sabha passed by the a majority. It is also mandatory to give a minimum of 14 days' notice of the intention to move the resolution.
• The Speaker may at any time by order in writing delegate to the Deputy Speaker. The vote of Speaker is called “Casting Vote”.
• The first speaker of Lok Sabha was Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar.
• The first female speaker of Lok Sabha is Meira Kumar.