Sumitra Mahajan, an eight-time BJP member of Parliament from Indore, has been elected the Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha.

Sumitra Mahajan, an eight-time BJP member of Parliament from Indore, has been elected the Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha.

She has been representing Indore since 1989 and is the longest serving woman parliamentarian.

Ms Mahajan, who has never lost a Lok Sabha election, was elected unanimously.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while congratulating the new Speaker, said, “It is inherent in your name (Sumitra), that you will have friendly and cordial relations with everyone.”