The first Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
UPSC CSE GS 2007
- Hukum Singh
- G. V. Mavalankar
- K. M. Munshi
- U. N. Dhebar
Answer: G. V. Mavalankar
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar popularly known as Dadasaheb was an independence activist, the President of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.
G. V. Mavalankar remained Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 15 May, 1952 to 27 February, 1956.
Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, popularly known by his pen name Ghanshyam Vyas, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, he later turned to author and politician. K. M. Munshi is a well-known name in Gujarati literature. He founded Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, an educational trust, in 1938. He was one of the founding members of Vishva Hindu Parishad.
Uchharangrai Navalshankar Dhebar was an Indian Independence activist who served as the Chief Minister of Saurashtra State from 1948 to 1954 and the President of the Indian National Congress from 1955 to 1959.
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