If election for the post of Speaker of Lok Sabha is forced next week, it would first such instance in the history of independent India, as the presiding officer has always been selected by a consensus. Elections to the post of the Speaker of what the Parliament was called in the pre-independence days – Central Legislative Assembly – were held for the first time on August 24, 1925, in which Swarajist Party nominee Vitthalbhai J Patel won the post against T Rangachariar. Patel won the election with a narrow margin of two votes. Patel had polled 58 votes against 56 garnered by Rangachariar.Lok Sabha Speaker chosen by consensus since Independence | A look at previous elections for top post
If election for the post of Speaker of Lok Sabha is forced next week, it would first such instance in the history of independent India, as the presiding officer has always been selected by a consensus. Elections to the post of the Speaker of what the Parliament was called in the pre-independence days – Central Legislative Assembly – were held for the first time on August 24, 1925, in which Swarajist Party nominee Vitthalbhai J Patel won the post against T Rangachariar. Patel won the election with a narrow margin of two votes. Patel had polled 58 votes against 56 garnered by Rangachariar.
