Article 93

Presiding Officers of Lok Sabha: Election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker

Official heading: “The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of the People”

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Source edition: The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2026)
Source locator: Part V, Article 93, printed page 42
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1. In One Sentence

Article 93 directs the House of the People (Lok Sabha) to choose two of its members to be Speaker and Deputy Speaker, electing replacements as vacancies occur.

2. What It Means in Everyday Language

Article 93 establishes the constitutional leadership of the popular chamber of Parliament, the House of the People (Lok Sabha). Following every general election, as soon as members have taken their oaths, the House chooses two of its members to be respectively the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.

The Speaker is the constitutional and ceremonial head of the Lok Sabha, the principal spokesman of the House, and the custodian of parliamentary privileges, debates, and decorum.

Whenever the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker falls vacant during the life of a Parliament, the House is under a constitutional duty to choose another member to fill the vacancy.

3. Practical Illustrative Example

Everyday Scenario:

Following a general election, the newly constituted Lok Sabha meets under a Pro-tem Speaker to administer oaths.

Core takeaway: Under Article 93, the very first major business of the new Lok Sabha is to elect its Speaker and Deputy Speaker from among its members.

Illustrative Notice: The election is decided by a simple majority of members present and voting in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.

4. Important Limits, Qualifications & Exceptions

Article 93 provides for the democratic election of presiding officers in the lower house.

Elected exclusively from and by the members of the House of the People.
Continuous offices: Vacancies must be filled as often as they occur.
Speaker possesses extensive powers over bill certification, money bills (Article 110), and floor discipline.

5. Operative Constitutional Text

The House of the People shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the House to be respectively Speaker and Deputy Speaker thereof and, so often as the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker becomes vacant, the House shall choose another member to be Speaker or Deputy Speaker, as the case may be.

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