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Speaker Protem

  • As soon as the new Lok Sabha is constituted, the President appoints a Speaker Pro-tem who is generally the senior-most Member (seniority in terms of number of years he/she served as a member) of the House.
  • In case t|i.e.. . two Members are equally qualified, weightage is given to the Member՚s age. His functions include administering oath to the Lok Sabha Members and presiding over the election of a new Speaker.
  • The office of the Speaker Pro-term sinks as soon as the Speaker is elected.