Om Birla
Om Birla | |
|---|---|
Birla in 2024 | |
| Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2019 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sumitra Mahajan |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ijyaraj Singh |
| Constituency | Kota, Rajasthan |
| Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office December 2003 – May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Shanti Kumar Dhariwal (from Kota before bifurcation) |
| Succeeded by | Sandeep Sharma |
| Constituency | Kota South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1962 Kota, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse |
Amita Birla (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residences | |
| Alma mater | Government Commerce College, Kota Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University |
| Occupation | |
| Website | www |
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Om Birla (born 23 November 1962; Hindi pronunciation: [oːm bɪɽ.laː]) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He is currently serving as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 19 June 2019, when he was re-elected for a second term in June 2024. He serves as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Kota constituency in Rajasthan since 2014. In 2024, he became the first person in twenty years to be re-elected as an MP to the lower house, after serving as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and also one of only two MPs to be appointed the speaker twice.
He was also a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Kota South Assembly constituency from 2003 to 2014. He is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party. He won the 2024 Lok Sabha Speaker Election as NDA candidate. He is a three-time MP from Kota Lok Sabha constituency.