Lok Sabha Secretariat
LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTES
TO SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE
प्रव तथ: 25 JUL 2026 11:57AM by PIB Delhi
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Somnath
Chatterjee in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, on his birth anniversary, today.
Members of Parliament, former Members of Parliament and other dignitaries also paid floral...
Lok Sabha Secretariat LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTES TO SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE प्रव तथ: 25 JUL 2026 11:57AM by PIB Delhi Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Somnath Chatterjee in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, on his birth anniversary, today.
Members of Parliament, former Members of Parliament and other dignitaries also paid floral tributes to Shri Somnath Chatterjee in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, on this occasion.
Secretary-General, Lok Sabha, Shri Utpal Kumar Singh also paid tributes to Shri Chatterjee.
Shri Somnath Chatterjee was born on 25 July 1929 in Tezpur, Assam. A distinguished lawyer by profession, he entered active politics in 1968 and was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1971. Over the course of an exceptional parliamentary career, he served ten consecutive terms as a Member of Parliament.
On 4 June 2004, Shri Chatterjee was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha, a position he held with great distinction until 31 May 2009.
Renowned for his intellect, oratory, and deep commitment to parliamentary values, Shri Chatterjee played a pivotal role in elevating the quality of debates in the House. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Indian parliamentary system, he was conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 1996.
During his tenure as Speaker, he introduced several key initiatives to modernize parliamentary functioning. Notably, he oversaw the launch of Lok Sabha Television (LSTV), a 24-hour parliamentary channel, in July 2006, and inaugurated the high-tech Parliamentary Museum in August 2006.
A portrait of Shri Somnath Chatterjee graces the Outer Lobby of the erstwhile Lok Sabha Chamber in Samvidhan Sadan. It was painted by Shri Manish Kumar Rao and unveiled on 10.02.2014 by the then President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee.
लोक सभा के पूव अध्यक्ष श्री सोमनाथ चटज क जयंती पर आज संवधान सदन के क ीय कक्ष म भावपूण श्रद्धासुमन अपत कए। संसदीय परपं राओ ंके संरक्षण, स्वस्थ लोकतांक संवाद और सदन क मयादा के प्रत उनक अटट प्रतबद्धता सदव प्रेरणाोत रहग ी। pic.twitter.com/0RncKaEVIa — Om Birla (@ombirlakota) July 25, 2026 *** AM(रलीज़ आईडी: 2289278) आगंतुक पटल : 1089 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही , Marathi , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Punjabi , Gujarati , Tamil