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Who among the following is the first women Speaker in Lok Sabha? 

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  1. Urmila Singh 
  2. Pratibha Patil
  3. Meira Kumar
  4. Sushma Swaraj

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Option 3 : Meira Kumar
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The correct answer is Meira Kumar.

Key PointsMeira Kumar

  • Meira Kumar was the speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha.
  • She was the first woman to become the speaker of Lok Sabha.
  • Meira Kumar is a former diplomat and politician from India. She served as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment from 2004 to 2009, the Minister of Water Resources for a brief while in 2009, and the 15th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014.
  • She is a member of the Indian National Congress.
  • The book “Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy- Speaker’s Perspective” is written by; Meira Kumar.
  • Sumitra Mahajan was the second woman after Meira Kumar and she headed the 16th Lok Sabha.
  • The current speaker is Om Birla of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who is presiding over the 17th Lok Sabha.
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