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    ______________ is/was the Speaker of the ______________ Lok Sabha.
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    ______________ is/was the Speaker of the ______________ Lok Sabha.

    A.

    Somnath Chatterjee; 12th

    B.

    Somnath Chatterjee; 16th

    C.

    Sumitra Mahajan; 14th

    D.

    Sumitra Mahajan; 16th

    Correct option is D

    The Correct Answer is: (d) Sumitra Mahajan; 16th
    Explanation:
    Sumitra Mahajan served as the Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha from June 2014 to May 2019.
    She was elected as the Speaker during the first session of the 16th Lok Sabha in June 2014 and served until the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha in 2019.
    Information Booster:
    • She was the second woman to hold the office of Speaker after Meira Kumar.​

    • She was re-elected from the Indore constituency for eight consecutive terms (1989–2019).

    • 16th Lok Sabha: The 16th Lok Sabha was elected in 2014 and was dissolved in 2019, with Narendra Modi becoming the Prime Minister for the second term.

    Additional Information:
    • Somnath Chatterjee: Somnath Chatterjee was the Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha, serving from 2004 to 2009.

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