10 Facts About Om Birla

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Om Birla was born on 23 November 1962 and is an Indian politician, agriculturist and social worker who is serving as the 17th and current Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 2019.

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Om Birla serves as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Kota-Bundi constituency in Rajasthan since 2014.

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Om Birla was a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Kota South Assembly constituency from 2003 to 2015.

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Om Birla is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Om Birla was born on 23 November 1962, to Shrikrishna Birla and Shakuntala Devi in a Marwari Hindu Maheshwari family.

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Om Birla completed his master's degree in commerce from Govt.

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Om Birla married Amita Birla in 1991 and has two daughters Akansha and Anjali.

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Om Birla won his first assembly elections contesting from Kota South in 2003.

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Om Birla defeated Shanti Dhariwal from Congress by a margin of 10,101 votes.

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The Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam parties moved notices for Om Birla and urged him to be impartial as presiding officer of the Lower House.