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M. A. Ayyangar, Indian lawyer and politician, 2nd Speaker of the Lok Sabha (born 1891)

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M. A. Ayyangar

Indian politician

Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar was the first Deputy Speaker and then Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the Indian Parliament. He also served as the 5th Governor of Bihar.
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Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Highest authority of the lower house of the Parliament of India

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer and the highest authority of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following a general election and ranks 6th in the Order of…
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