When did post of Speaker originate in India?

Q.  Which of the following is/are true?

1) The institutions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker originated in India in 1921.
2) First Deputy Speaker of the central legislative assembly was Sachidanand Sinha.
- Published on 02 Mar 17

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Both 1 and 2
 
  • Up to the 10th Lok Sabha, both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker were usually from the ruling party.

  • Since the 11th Lok Sabha, there has been a consensus that the Speaker comes from the ruling party (or ruling alliance) and the post of Deputy Speaker goes to the main opposition party.

  • The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, while assuming their offices, do not make and subscribe any separate oath or affirmation.

  • The institutions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker originated in India in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1919 (Montague-Chelmsford Reforms).

  • At that time, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker were called the President and Deputy President respectively and the same nomenclature continued till 1947.

  • Before 1921, the Governor-General of India used to preside over the meetings of the Central Legislative Council.

  • In 1921, the Frederick Whyte and Sachidanand Sinha were appointed by the Governor-General of India as the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker (respectively) of the central legislative assembly.

  • In 1925, Vithalbhai J. Patel became the first Indian and the first elected Speaker of the central legislative assembly.

  • The Government of India Act of 1935 changed the nomenclatures of President and Deputy President of the Central Legislative Assembly to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively.

  • However, the old nomenclature continued till 1947 as the federal part of the 1935 Act was not implemented.

  • G. V. Mavalankar and Ananthasayanam Ayyangar had the distinction of being the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker (respectively) of the Lok Sabha.

  • G. V. Mavalankar also held the post of Speaker in the Constituent Assembly (Legislative) as well as the provisional Parliament.

  • He held the post of Speaker of Lok Sabha continuously for one decade from 1946 to 1956.

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