The post of Deputy Speaker goes beyond ceremonial significance and is indispensable to Indian parliamentary democracy. Discuss with relevant constitutional provisions and conventions. Also, examine the implications of the prolonged vacancy of the Deputy Speaker's post.

Parliamenary form to govern adopted in India, where lower house (Lok Sabha) has speaker and deputy as head to maintain its effective functioning as mentioned in Part XI of Indian constitution. Post of Deputy speaker goes beyond ceremonial significance and is indispensable to parliamentary democracy due to following reasons: (1) Deputy speaker act as speaker of house when speaker is absent or not able to work due to ill-health. (2) He get similar power and privileges acting as speaker. (3) A Deputy speaker automatically gets custody of speaker, when removed motion substitute of speaker is in place.

the lokSabha, as deputy speaker presides committee of which he is member. (5) Impact accountability, stinting of legislative works. Thus regular election of deputy speaker, and its efficient functioning are crucial for representative parliamentary form to democracy.