Sumitra Mahajan: Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha

June 6, 2014

Sumitra Mahajan (71) was elected Speaker of the 16^th Lok Sabha unopposed. She has gained the honor of becoming the second woman presiding officer of the lower house after her predecessor Meira Kumar.
Mahajan, the longest-serving woman MP, was elected after a motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by BJP leader L K Advani was adopted by voice vote called by pro tem Speaker Kamal Nath.

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