Om Birla (born 23 November 1962; ) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He is currently serving as the

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since 19 June 2019, when he was re-elected for a second term in June 2024. He serves as a

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from Kota constituency in

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

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

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Early life

Om Birla was born to Shrikrishna Birla and Shakuntala Devi in a Marwari

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family. He completed his master's degree in commerce from Government Commerce College, Kota, and Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University,

Ajmer Ajmer () is a city in the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ajmer district and Ajmer division. It lies at the centre of Rajasthan, earning it the ...

. He married Amita Birla in 1991 and has two daughters, Akansha and Anjali.

Political career

Legislative Assembly

Om Birla won his first assembly elections contesting from Kota South in 2003. He defeated Shanti Dhariwal from

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by a margin of 10,101 votes. In the next assembly elections, he defended his seat with a comfortable margin of 24,300 votes to his nearest candidate Ram Kishan Verma from Congress in 2008. Before becoming a member of parliament, he won his third assembly election against Pankaj Mehta (Congress) by close to 50,000 votes in 2013. During his tenure in 2003–08, he was the Parliamentary Secretary (MoS rank) in Rajasthan Government.

Member of Parliament

As the BJP candidate for the Kota constituency, Birla was elected to the 16th, 17th and

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. In the 16th Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and Consultative Committee for the

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. His selection for the post of the

for the first time was unexpected. He was elected as speaker for the second time in June 2024.

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

On 19 June 2019 Om Birla was elected Speaker of the

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, following a motion for election moved by

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Modi of the

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. In his first tenure many bills were passed by the house during that time. He won the 2024 Lok Sabha Speaker Election as the NDA candidate by voice vote. Om Birla has become the Speaker of the Lok Sabha for the second consecutive time.

Posts held

* District president, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Kota. (1987–91) * State president, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Rajasthan State. (1991–1997) * National vice president, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (1997–2003) * MLA From Kota South (2003–2014) * Member of Parliament from Kota (2014–Present) * Vice Chairman, National Co-operative Consumer Federation Limited. * Chairman, CONFED, Jaipur. (June 1992 to June 1995) * Speaker of the

(from 19 June 2019 to 3 March 2024) * Speaker of the

(from 26 June 2024–present)

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