2023 · Q103
Who among the following was the first pro-tem Speaker to be unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
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- ARabi Ray
- BHiren Mukherjee
- CSomnath Chatterjee
- DP.A. Sangma
Explanation
Somnath Chatterjee was appointed pro-tem Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 and was then unanimously elected as its Speaker, the first pro-tem Speaker to be so elevated by unanimous choice. Rabi Ray, Hiren Mukherjee and P. A. Sangma do not fit this description. Hence option C.