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- Supreme Court issued notices to Centre and five states (Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand) over the failure to elect Deputy Speaker.
- The Deputy Speakers of the Lok Sabha and state assemblies are constitutional offices.
- As per convention, Deputy Speaker is from the Opposition.
- Article 93 of the Constitution of India establishes the post of the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha.
- Articles 94-96 detail their appointment, removal, and powers.
- In the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speakder serves as the Speaker and wields full powers of the Speaker.
- The election to the post of Deputy Speaker takes place after the Speaker has been elected.
- There has been no Deputy Speaker in the current Lok Sabha since 2019.
- The Deputy Speaker is not subordinate to the Speaker and is directly responsible to the House.
- Article 178 of the Constitution establishes the post of Deputy Speaker of assemblies and Articles 179-181 deal with their powers and appointment or resignation.
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