The 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.http://www.eci.gov.in/ElectoralSystem/electoral_system.asp
Lok Sabha is Sanskrit . It means "People's Assembly".
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 Procedure s against him/her. For reserved seats one should be member of scheduled caste or/and tribes.
- Somnath Chatterjee , Communist Party Of India (Marxist) , Bolpur , West Bengal
- Charanjit Singh Atwal , Shiromani Akali Dal , Phillaur , Punjab
- Pranab Mukherjee , Indian National Congress , West Bengal
- Lal Krishna Advani , Bharatiya Janata Party , Gandhinagar , Gujarat
- P.D.T. Acharya
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)
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