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There are generally two houses in the Indian constitution, one is the house of the people is called as Lok Sabha or also called as the lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament and other is Rajya Sabha is known as Upper house. Member of the Lok Sabha are elected by single-member plurality voting, the member represents their respective constituencies and hold their seats for five years and there is a provision in the constitution where on the advice of council ministers, the president of India can dissolve the body.
Currently, the house has 543 seats, initially, it was 500 in 1950, the maximum strength of the house allotted by the Indian constitution is 552 and has a seating capacity of 550. Two additional members were also nominated from Anglo-Indian Community on the advice of Indian Government by the President of India between 1952 and 2002.
24.03% of seats means 131 seats are reserved for representatives of SC and ST, out of which 84 seats for SC and 47 seats for ST.
Delimitation Commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India, the main task of the commission is redrawing the assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies boundaries. The present delimitation of constituencies has been done under the provisions of the Delimitation Act, 2002 on the basis of 2001 census. However, the seats of SC and ST community are changed in the state according to the census. The commission is an independent body and has power whose orders can be challenged in any court of law. Once the orders are prepared then there is no provision of modification.
Since 1952, the 17Lok Sabha election happened in the country, First Lok Sabha was held in 1952 and Jawaharlal Nehru elected first Prime Minister of India and Narendra Modi is the 14th Prime minister of India since 2014.
Lok Sabha Election System In India
Members of the General election are elected by the people of India directly, on the basis of Universal Suffrage. All the states are divided into constituencies and every constituency represents a member of Lok Sabha. All the political parties contest in the election and one member from the party elected as prime minister of the country which managed to win the maximum number of seats during the election.
Lok Sabha General Election Summary
| Lok Sabha Sessions | Commenced Date | Elected Prime Minister |
|---|---|---|
| Seventeenth Lok Sabha | May 2019 | Narendra Modi |
| Sixteenth Lok Sabha | May 2014 | Narendra Modi |
| Fifteenth Lok Sabha | May 2009 | Manmohan Singh |
| Fourteenth Lok Sabha | May 2004 | Manmohan Singh |
| Thirteenth Lok Sabha | October 1999 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Twelfth Lok Sabha | March 1998 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Eleventh Lok Sabha | May 1996 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, H. D. Deve Gowda and I. K. Gujral |
| Tenth Lok Sabha | June 1991 | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Ninth Lok Sabha | December 1989 | V. P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar |
| Eighth Lok Sabha | December 1984 | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Seventh Lok Sabha | January 1980 | Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi |
| Sixth Lok Sabha | March 1977 | Morarji Desai and Charan Singh |
| Fifth Lok Sabha | March 1971 | Indira Gandhi |
| Fourth Lok Sabha | March 1967 | Indira Gandhi |
| Third Lok Sabha | April 1962 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi |
| Second Lok Sabha | April 1957 | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| First Lok Sabha | 13 May 1952 | Jawaharlal Nehru |
List of Number of Constituencies in Lok Sabha
Check the table for details, the Lok Sabha is composed of 543 members as of 26 January 2020
| State/ UT | Type | No. of Constituencies |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | National Capital Territory | 7 |
| Uttar Pradesh | State | 80 |
| Maharashtra | State | 48 |
| West Bengal | State | 42 |
| Bihar | State | 40 |
| Tamil Nadu | State | 39 |
| Madhya Pradesh | State | 29 |
| Karnataka | State | 28 |
| Gujarat | State | 26 |
| Andhra Pradesh | State | 25 |
| Rajasthan | State | 25 |
| Odisha | State | 21 |
| Kerala | State | 20 |
| Telangana | State | 17 |
| Assam | State | 14 |
| Jharkhand | State | 14 |
| Punjab | State | 13 |
| Chhattisgarh | State | 11 |
| Haryana | State | 10 |
| Uttarakhand | State | 5 |
| Himachal Pradesh | State | 4 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | State | 2 |
| Goa | State | 2 |
| Manipur | State | 2 |
| Meghalaya | State | 2 |
| Tripura | State | 2 |
| Mizoram | State | 1 |
| Nagaland | State | 1 |
| Sikkim | State | 1 |
| Total | 543 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | UT | 5 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | UT | 2 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | UT | 1 |
| Chandigarh | UT | 1 |
| Ladakh | UT | 1 |
| Lakshadweep | UT | 1 |
| Puducherry | UT | 1 |
2019 Lok Sabha Election Result
Check 2019 Lok Sabha election results and understand the performance of the alliances and party
| Alliance | Party | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Alliance | Bharatiya Janata Party | 303 |
| Shiv Sena | 18 | |
| Janata Dal (United) | 16 | |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 2 | |
| Lok Jan Shakti Party | 6 | |
| Apna Dal (Sonelal) | 2 | |
| Rashtriya Loktantrik Party | 1 | |
| All Jharkhand Students Union | 1 | |
| Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | 1 | |
| National People's Party | 1 | |
| Mizo National Front | 1 | |
| Total | 353 | |
| United Progressive Alliance | Indian National Congress | 52 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[b] | 23 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party[j] | 5 | |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | 1 | |
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1 | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 3 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | |
| Kerala Congress (M) | 1 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | 3 | |
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 1 | |
| Total | 91 | |
| Mahagathbandhan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 10 |
| Samajwadi Party | 5 | |
| Left Front | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 |
| Communist Party of India | 2 | |
| All India Trinamool Congress | 22 | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 22 | |
| Telugu Desam Party | 3 | |
| Biju Janata Dal | 12 | |
| Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 9 | |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | |
| Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi | 0 | |
| Aam Aadmi Party | 1 | |
| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 0 | |
| Jana Sena Party | 0 | |
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | 0 | |
| Makkal Needhi Maiam | 0 | |
| Asom Gana Parishad | 0 | |
| Rashtriya Lok Samta Party | 0 | |
| Rashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | |
| All India United Democratic Front | 1 | |
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 2 | |
| Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | 0 | |
| Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 0 | |
| Swabhimani Paksha | 0 | |
| Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) | 0 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 0 | |
| Vikassheel Insaan Party | 0 | |
| Jannayak Janta Party | 0 | |
| Bharatiya Tribal Party | 0 | |
| Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi | 0 | |
| Lok Insaaf Party | 0 | |
| Bodoland People's Front | 0 | |
| United People's Party Liberal | 0 | |
| Bahujan Mukti Party | 0 | |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | |
| Ambedkarite Party of India | 0 | |
| Bharath Dharma Jana Sena | 0 | |
| Naga People's Front | 1 | |
| Pragatishil Samajwadi Party (Lohia) | 0 | |
| All India Forward Bloc | 0 | |
| Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party | 0 | |
| Punjab Ekta Party | 0 | |
| Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha | 0 | |
| United Democratic Party | 0 | |
| All India N.R. Congress | 0 | |
| Indian National Lok Dal | 0 | |
| Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | 0 | |
| Gondwana Ganatantra Party | 0 | |
| Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party of India | 0 | |
| Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | 1 | |
| Other Party | 0 | |
| Independents | 4 | |
| Total | 542 |
