Hyderabad, Dec 15 (Maxim News): The inaugural session of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Telangana State is likely to begin on Tuesday and is expected to continue for a week. Setting the process in motion, Assembly officials have drawn up a list of senior most legislators that would be sent to the Governor to select a protem speaker.
AIMIM MLA from Charminar Mumtaz Ahmed Khan who was elected 6th time is likely to be picked up as Pro-tem Speaker on the basis of seniority.
About Pro-tem Speaker:
Pro-tem Speaker is the temporary speaker who presides over the first meeting after the election. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are selected by members of the Parliament is held under the Pro-tem Speaker.
Pro-tem Speaker:
Pro-tem is a Latin phrase which translates to for the time being in English and so the Pro-tem Speaker is a temporary speaker appointed for a limited period of time to conduct the works in Lok Sabha or in state legislatures.
Pro-tem speaker is chosen for the conduct of the house when the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies have been elected and the vote for the speaker and deputy speaker has not taken place.
Who selects the Pro-tem Speaker:
A Pro-tem speaker is chosen with the agreement of the members of the Lok Sabha and legislative assembly. Usually, the senior-most member of the house is selected for the post who then carries on the activities till the permanent speaker is chosen.
What is the work of the Pro-tem Speaker:
The main duty of the Pro-tem Speaker is to administer the oath of office to new members of the house. He also enables the House to elect the new Speaker.
Once the new Speaker is elected, the office of the pro tem speaker ceases to exist. He also administers the floor test. (Maxim News)
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