Lok Sabha

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The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house of the Indian Parliament whose members are directly elected. At any time, the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha can be 552, according to the Indian Constitution. Each Lok Sabha has a five year term at the end of which t is dissolved and fresh elections take place. This term may be extended by a Proclamation of Emergency for a maximum of one year periods.

All members of the Lok Sabha must be Indian citizens with a minimum age of 25, mentally sound, not bankrupt and have no criminal procedures running at the time of election. Reserved seat members must be from the scheduled castes and/or tribes. The Lok Sabha has certain special legislative powers that makes it de facto and de jure more powerful than the Rajya Sabha. However if the Lok Sabha is dissolved due to a National Emergency the Rajya Sabha becomes the only Parliament, de facto and de jure.

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House of the People
लोक सभा
Lōk sabhā
15th Lok Sabha
Emblem of India
Type
Type Lower house of Parliament of India
Leadership
Speaker Meira Kumar, (INC)
since 3 June 2009[1]
Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda, (BJP)
since 8 June 2009[2]
Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee, (INC)
since 26 May 2009[3]
Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha) Sushma Swaraj, (BJP)
since 21 December 2009[4]
Members 545 (543 elected + 2 appointed)[5]
Political groups UPA
Elections
Voting system First past the post
Last election April–May, 2009
Motto
धर्मचक्रपरिवर्तनाय॥ - To rotate the wheel of dharma.
Meeting place
Chamber of Lok Sabha, Sansad Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi
Website
loksabha.gov.in
via wikipedia

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Northern Voices Online - 1 day, 12 hours ago
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Mayawati has betrayed people: Sushma
Times of India - 4 hours, 57 minutes ago
BALLIA: Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today charged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati with betraying people of the state and concentrating just on corruption. Addressing a meeting at Raniganj, Swaraj said people had voted BSP ...


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Daily News & Analysis - 2 days, 5 hours ago
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said he was firm on his decision not to contest Lok Sabha elections in future but made it clear that he will not retire from public life. Pawar said he did not want to contest even the 2009 ...
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Hindustan Times - 8 hours, 3 minutes ago
Dutt had joined the Samajwadi Party shortly before the 2009 Lok Sabha elections and, with the backing of Amar Singh, was straight-away made the party's national general secretary. The party had also mulled fielding him from the Lucknow Lok Sabha ...
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Meira Kumar lauds Nitish govt on Drugawati project
Zee News - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
Sasaram: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Sunday lauded the Nitish Kumar government for its commitment to complete the Durgawati reservoir project in a time-frame and said that the project will boost farming in Rohtas and Kaimur districts of Bihar.


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E-Pao.net - 13 hours, 40 minutes ago
Calling it as an act of imposition by the Indian State, NSCN (IM) boycotted the 12th Lok Sabha Election in Manipur in 1997. On February 10, 1998, the outfit expressed appreciation and gratitude to its frontal organizations consisting of the Naga Hoho, ...


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Hindu Business Line - 3 hours, 45 minutes ago
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Times of India - 22 hours, 35 minutes ago
It's learnt the BJP has decided to keep Yeddyurappa out of all key roles during the assembly or Lok Sabha elections whenever they are held, despite his track record of being a founder-member of the state unit and is its star campaigner.


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