The 'Lok Sabha' is the
lower house in the
Parliament of India. The Lok Sabha also stands for the term of the lower house between consecutive parliamentary general elections in India. There have been 14 Lok Sabha terms elected by the people of India as of 2007. Members of the Lok Sabha are direct representatives of the people of India, having been
directly elected by the electorate consisting of all eligible adult citizens of India. Its maximum size as outlined in the
Constitution of India is 552 members, made up of up to 530 members representing people from the
states of India, up to 20 members representing people from the
Union Territories, and two members to represent the
Anglo-Indian community if it does not have adequate representation in the house according to the President.
Each Lok Sabha is formed for a five year term, after which it is automatically dissolved, unless extended by a ''
Proclamation of Emergency'' which may extend the term in one year increments. The
Fourteenth Lok Sabha was formed in
May 2004 and will be in place till the next General Elections.
An exercise to redraw Lok Sabha constituencies' boundaries is being carried out by the
Election Commission of India based on the
Indian census of
2001. This exercise which was supposed to be carried out after every census was suspended in
1976 following a
constitutional amendment to avoid adverse effects of the family planning program which was being implemented.
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Etymology
Lok Sabha is
Sanskrit. It means "People's Assembly".
Qualifications required to become a member
To become a member of the Lok Sabha, a person must definitely be a
citizen of
India, not less than 25 years of age. He/she should be mentally sound and should not be
bankrupt. He/she should also state an
affidavit that there are no
criminal procedures against him/her. For reserved seats one should be member of scheduled caste or/and tribes.
Important Members of the Fourteenth Lok Sabha
★ 'Speaker:'
Somnath Chatterjee,
Communist Party of India (Marxist),
Bolpur,
West Bengal
★ 'Deputy Speaker:'
Charanjit Singh Atwal,
Shiromani Akali Dal,
Phillaur,
Punjab
★ 'Leader of the House:'
Pranab Mukherjee,
Indian National Congress,
West Bengal
★ 'Leader of the Opposition:'
Lal Krishna Advani,
Bharatiya Janata Party,
Gandhinagar,
Gujarat
★ 'Secretary General:'
P.D.T. Acharya
Composition of Lok Sabha
The members of the Lok Sabha elect a
Speaker of Lok Sabha who is responsible for the conduct of business of the body, and a Deputy Speaker to preside over the proceedings in the absence of the
Speaker.
The membership of Lok Sabha is distributed among the states and union territories so as to ensure proper representation of the population of the states and union territories. The current allocation of membership is as follows: (545 members:
543 elected + 2 nominated)
'Union Territories'
'Nominated Members'
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Anglo-Indians - 2
'Total members' - 545
Members of the 14th Lok Sabha
List of Members (by State)
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Orissa ===
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Rajasthan ===
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Sikkim ===
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Tamil Nadu ===
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Tripura ===
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