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Q95 (IAS/2004) Polity & Governance › Parliament › Parliamentary presiding officers Answer Verified

Who among the following was never the Lok Sabha Speaker?

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K. V. K. Sundaram was not a Lok Sabha Speaker; he served as Chief Election Commissioner of India (listed as K.V.K. Sundaram, tenure 1958–1967) which is a separate constitutional office from the Speaker of the Lok Sabha [1]. By contrast, G.S. (Gurdial) Dhillon, Bali Ram Bhagat and Hukam/Hukam Singh are known historically to have held the office of Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The question therefore asks who never served as Speaker, and K.V.K. Sundaram is the correct choice since his principal national role was as Chief Election Commissioner rather than as presiding officer of the Lok Sabha.

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  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 92: World Constitutions > G. Chief Election Commissioners of India > p. 741
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