Introduction:
India Parliament comprises three parts: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the President of India.
Since, our Indian Parliament is bicameral in nature i.e. that it has two houses: Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Parliament and is called the popular chamber of the Indian Parliament. Its maximum strength is 552 comprising 530 members who will represent the States, 20 members who are the representatives of Union Territories, and 2 people who are nominated by the President from the Anglo-Indian Community.
Our current strength of the Lok Sabha is 545 members with 530 representation from the States, 13 representations from the Union Territories, and 2 are nominated by the President from the Anglo-Indian Community.
Lok Sabha Elections
The members of Parliament (MPs) are elected from the states, union territories or are appointed who have expertise in any particular field. The elections to Lok Sabha occur every 5 years in the name of general elections.
Representation of States in Lok Sabha:
- Members are directly elected by the people from the territorial constituencies within the states
- Universal Adult Franchise as criteria for elections.
- Any Indian Citizen of and above the age group of 18 years are eligible to vote.
Note: Voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 years by the 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988.
Representation of Union Territories in Lok Sabha:
- Parliament chooses the members from the UTs in any manner as it wants.
- Election Principle used here is called the Direct Election not the Universal Adult Franchise.
Some Interesting Facts about Lok Sabha elections:
- 1st Lok Sabha Election took place in the year 1952. There were 489 seats in total and Congress won 364 out of 489. Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India.
- In the year 2019, Lok Sabha elections took place in the country. It is the country’s 17th General Election. There were 552 seats and BJP won 303 seats out of 552. Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister.
- As per the data, in the year 1952, only 22 women were elected, whereas in 2014, 49 women candidates were elected.
References:
https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/the-lok-sabha/
https://pixabay.com/illustrations/democrats-america-vote-box-banner-3594094/
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