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LOK SABHA
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This is also called the Lower House of the parliament.

The maximum strength of Lok Sabha is 552.
Out of this 530 are the representatives of states directly elected by the people.
20 members are the representatives of Union Territories directly elected by the people.
Remaining 2 members are nominated by the President from the Anglo-Indian community.
Note: The nominated members in the 15th Lok Sabha are Smt. Ingrid Mcleod and Shri
Charles Dias.
Present strength of Loksabha is 545 (530 (states) +13 (UTS) + 2 (nominated).

All the citizens of India who are above the age

of 18 are eligible to vote. Initially the voting
age was fixed at 21. Through 61st constitutional
amendment this was reduced to 18.

The provision to nominate Anglo-Indians was to

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operate till 1960 only. Periodically it has been

extended 10 years through the constitutional
amendments.
Now it has been extended up to
2020 through 109th amendment of the
constitution.

1.

The number of seats in Lok Sabha must be readjusted after every census.

In India the Census operation is Conducted every 10 years

2.

Accordingly the Parliament enacted the Delimitation Commission Acts in 1952, 1962,
1972 and 2002 for this purpose.

42nd Constitutional amendment Act of 1976 froze the allocation of seats in the Lok
Sabha to the states and the division of each state into territorial constituencies till the
year 2000 at the 1971 census level.
84th Constitutional amendment Act of 2001 it was readjusted and the number of seats
in Lok Sabha frozen up to the year 2026.

3.

The Constitution provided the reservation of seats for Schedule castes and Scheduled
tribes in the Lok Sabha on the basis of population ratio.

4.

The term of Lok sabha is 5 years from the date of its first meeting after general
elections.

5.

The President can dissolve the Lok Sabha at any time before the completion of 5 years.
(Mid term election).

6.

The term of Lok Sabha can be extended by the Parliament during National Emergency.

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This is for one year at a time for any length of time.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be a citizen of India.
Must not less than 25 years of age.
Must possess other qualifications as prescribed by the Parliament.
The Parliament has laid down additional qualifications in the Representation of Peoples
Act of 1951.

1.

Must be registered as an elector for some parliamentary constituency in India.

DISQUALIFICATIONS (Article 102)

If holds any office of profit under the Union or State government.

If the person is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a court.
If the person is an un-discharged insolvent.
If the person is not a citizen of Indian or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a
foreign state.
If so disqualified under any law made by the Parliament.

With relation to the above disqualification the decision of the President is final after
obtaining the opinion of the election commission.

COMPOSITION:
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands -

Andhra Pradesh

42

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

14

Bihar

40

Chandigarh

Chhattisgarh

11

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Daman and Diu

Delhi

Goa

Gujarat

26

Haryana

10

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Jharkhand

14

Karnataka

28

Kerala

20

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Madhya Pradesh

29

Maharashtra

48

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Nagaland

Orissa

21

Pondichherry

Punjab

13

Rajasthan

25

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

39

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

80

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

42

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YEAR OF ELECTION TO LOK SABHA:

1st

1951

2nd

1957

3rd

1962

4th

1967

5th

1971

6th

1977

7th

1980

8th

1984

9th

1989

10th

1991

11th

1996

12th

1998

13th

1999

14th

2004

15th

2009

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16th

2014

MISCELLANEOUS:

Out of the 543 MPs elected in 2009, at least 162, or 30%, have criminal cases pending
against them. This was more than those elected in 2004 when 128, or 24%, had pending
criminal cases.

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