Question: Pradip Kumar Amat has been recently elected as the Speaker of the …
(a) Odisha Assembly.
(b) West Bengal Assembly.
(c) Karnataka Assembly.
(d) Assam Assembly.
Ans: (a)
- Senior Biju Janata Dal MLA Pradip Kumar Amat was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Odisha Assembly on May 16, 2017.
- He took the charge of the state legislative Assembly Speaker for the second time.
- Earlier, he was Speaker of the Assembly from May 25, 2009 till May 20, 2014.
- Prior to taking over as Assembly Speaker for the second time, Amat was finance and health minister.
Reference:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/amat-elected-odisha-assembly-speaker-117051600838_1.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-assembly-unanimously-elects-pradip-kumar-amat-as-speaker/articleshow/58701517.cms