17th Lok Sabha

Lower House members elected in 2019 February 2024 February 2024 17th Lok Sabha 16th 18th File:Inside Indian Parliament.jpg 280px View of Lok Sabha chamber in the Old Parliament House, New Delhi Indian Parliament 2019 Indian general election Fourth National Democratic Alliance Government 17 June 2019 5 June 2024 Sovereign 17th Lok Sabha Updated August 2022.svg 350px President Ram Nath KovindDroupadi Murmu Vice President M. Venkaiah NaiduJagdeep Dhankhar House of the People 543 National Democratic Alliance Speaker of the House Om Birla Leader of the House Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi Leader of the Opposition NoneAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury served as the Leader of the Indian National Congress party in the Lok Sabha. There was no official opposition, as the opposition party is required to have at least 55 seats. The INC had a plurality (50) seats in the chamber. The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the 2019 Indian general election.http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/partywise/index.htm General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India results.eci.gov.in 23 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190525080857/http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/partywise/index.htm 25 May 2019 dead Elections, all across India, were conducted in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election Commission of India. Counting started officially on the morning of 23 May 2019 and the results were declared on the same day. Om Birla was elected as the Speaker of the House. As no party had 10% of the seats to secure the position of Leader of Opposition, there was no Leader of the Opposition. However, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was the leader of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha, which was the second largest party during the 17th Lok Sabha.Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu Becomes New Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/politics/congress-mp-ravneet-singh-bittu-becomes-new-leader-of-opposition-in-lok-sabha/ar-BB1eu0hN 12 January 2022 msn.comAfter Derek O'Brien, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Asks Standing Committee to Discuss 'Tek Fog' https://thewire.in/politics/after-derek-obrien-adhir-ranjan-chowdhury-asks-standing-committee-to-discuss-tek-fog 12 January 2022 The Wire 12 January 2022 The 17th Lok Sabha had the most women representatives, at 14 percent. Out of the 543-member house, 267 members were first-time MPs. 233 members (43 percent) have had criminal charges against them. 475 members had their declared assets to be more than 1 c on; average assets were 20.9 c. Around 39 percent of members were professionally noted to be politicians or involved in social work.April 2022 Members List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha Speaker: Om Birla, BJPhttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/om-birla-elected-as-the-speaker-of-lok-sabha/articleshow/69853006.cms?from=mdr Om Birla unanimously elected as the speaker of Lok Sabha Economic Times 20 June 2019 12 August 2019 Deputy Speaker: Vacanthttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/modi-govt-yet-to-appoint-lok-sabha-deputy-speaker-congress-slams-delay/articleshow/70464581.cms Narendra Modi govt yet to appoint Lok Sabha deputy speaker, Congress slams delay The Times of India 31 July 2019 13 September 2019 Kumar Shakti Shekhar Leader of the House: Narendra Modi, BJPhttp://loksabhaph.nic.in/LeaderofHouse.aspx Lok Sabha Leader of the House 12 August 2019 Leader of Opposition: Nil Secretary General: Utpal Kumar SinghSenior IAS officer Utpal Kumar Singh named Lok Sabha Secretary General https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/senior-ias-officer-utpal-kumar-singh-named-lok-sabha-secretary-general/79490732 Economic Times 30 November 2020 4 March 2021 Party-wise distribution of seats +Party wise distribution Party Seats Leader in Lok Sabha Bharatiya Janata Party 303 Narendra Modi Indian National Congress 52 Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 23 T. R. Baalu All India Trinamool Congress 22 Sudip Bandyopadhyay YSR Congress Party 22 P. V. Midhun Reddy Janata Dal (United) 16 Rajiv Ranjan Shiv Sena 18 Rahul Shewale Biju Janata Dal 12 Pinaki Misra Bahujan Samaj Party 10 Girish Chandra Bharat Rashtra Samithi 8 Nageswara Rao Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) 5 Vinayak Raut Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party 5 Pashupati Kumar Paras Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) 4 Supriya Sule Telugu Desam Party 3 K Ram Mohan Naidu Indian Union Muslim League 3 E. T. Mohammed Basheer Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 3 Farooq Abdullah Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 P R Natarajan Samajwadi Party 5 S. T. Hasan Communist Party of India 1 K. Subbarayan Apna Dal (Sonelal) 2 Anupriya Patel Shiromani Akali Dal 2 Harsimrat Kaur Badal All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 2 Asaduddin Owaisi All India United Democratic Front 1 Badruddin Ajmal Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)1 Simranjit Singh Mann Kerala Congress (Mani) 1 T. Chazhikadan Janata Dal (Secular) 1 Prajwal Revanna Nationalist Congress Party 1 Sunil Tatkare Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 2 Chirag Paswan Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 1 Vijay Hansdak Aam Aadmi Party 0 Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 1 T.Thirumavalan Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) 1 Premchandran Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party 1 T.Yepthomi All Jharkhand Students Union 1 CP Choudhary Naga People's Front 1 Lorho Pfoze National People's Party (India) 1 Agatha Sangma Mizo National Front 1 C. Lalrosanga Sikkim Krantikari Morcha 1 I.H Subba Independent politician 2 Heera Saraniya Casual vacancy 30 Sarguja Raigarh Bilaspur Ambala Morena Damoh Sidhi Jabalpur Hoshangabad Chandrapur Pune Jaipur Rural Alwar Nagaur Rajsamand Medak Malkajgiri Nalgonda Bhongir Ghazipur Krishnanagar Statistics +Party-wise members with criminal chargeshttps://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/43-newly-elected-lok-sabha-mps-have-criminal-record-adr/article27253649.ece 43% newly-elected Lok Sabha MPs have criminal record: ADR The Hindu 26 May 2019 28 August 2019 Party Elected members Members with criminal charges Percent BJP 303 116 39% INC 52 28 47% DMK 24 10 43% JD(U) 16 13 81% AITC 22 9 41% BSP10550% CPI(M)3267% CPI200% The 17th Lok Sabha has the highest ever number of women politicians with a total of 78 which is nearly 14%. The earlier Lok Sabha had 62 women MPs. The average age of 17th Lok Sabha is noted to be 54 years and 12% of MPs are below the age of 40. Chandrani Murmu of BJD from Keonjhar constituency became the youngest member at the age of 25 years, 11 months and nine days and Shafiqur Rahman Barq of SP from Sambhal constituency became the oldest member at the age of 89.https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-bjds-chandrani-murmu-25-becomes-youngest-member-of-parliament/ar-AABVZxN BJD's Chandrani Murmu, 25, becomes youngest Member of Parliament MSN 26 May 2019 28 August 2019https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/india/youngest-and-oldest-mp-of-the-17th-lok-sabha/articlecontent-pf199658-508826.html 17वीं लोकसभा के सबसे यंग और सबसे बूढ़े सांसद को जानिए One India hi 28 May 2019 28 August 2019 Chaudhary, Anjan Kumar Education-wise, 43% MPs have graduate-level education, 25% are post-graduates and 4% of members have doctorates in various subjects. Of the total strength, 300 members have been elected as member for the first time and 197 members have been elected second time consecutively i.e. they were a member in the 16th Lok Sabha as well.https://www.livemint.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/at-14-17th-lok-sabha-has-highest-number-of-women-mps-1558699824177.html At 14%, 17th Lok Sabha has the highest number of women MPs Live Mint 24 May 2019 13 August 2019 Khanna, Pretika BJP members Maneka Gandhi from Sultanpur constituency and Santosh Gangwar from Bareilly constituency has been elected to Lok Sabha for the eighth time.https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/from-faith-to-gender-and-profession-to-caste-a-profile-of-the-17th-lok-sabha/story-Mnp5M4pRX3aUji1UFFVy2N.html From faith to gender and profession to caste: A profile of the 17th Lok Sabha Hindustan Times 25 May 2019 28 August 2019 Religion-wise, 90.4% members are Hindus and 5.2% are Muslims, with the rest, nearly 4%, being Sikhs, Christians and other minorities. According to the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), 233 members (i.e. 43%) have criminal charges against them. Of these, nearly 29% of the cases are rape, murder, attempted murder, or crime against women. Congress MP Dean Kuriakose, of the Idukki constituency in Kerala, has 204 criminal cases. Financially, the number of members who are crorepati (i.e. with declared assets more than 1 c on) are 475. Members with more than 5 c assets are 266. The average assets of the whole Lok Sabha was 20.9 c and Nakul Nath of Congress from Chhindwara constituency has the highest declared assets of nearly 660 c.https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/composition-of-17th-lok-sabha-womens-representation-education-and-professional-backgrounds-4022871.html Composition of 17th Lok Sabha: Women's representation, education and professional backgrounds Money Control 27 May 2019 28 August 2019 Deuskar, Nachiket Nath is followed by H. Vasanthakumar from Kanyakumari constituency, with 417 c and D. K. Suresh from Bangalore Rural constituency with 338 c; both being of Congress party.https://www.news18.com/news/politics/with-assets-worth-rs-660-crore-kamal-naths-son-tops-list-of-475-crorepati-mps-in-new-lok-sabha-report-2160523.html With Assets Worth Rs 660 Crore, Kamal Nath's Son Tops List of 475 Crorepati MPs in New Lok Sabha: Report News 18 26 May 2019 28 August 2019 Professionally, around 39% noted to be politicians or involved in social work. This is followed by 38% of members declaring as agriculturists and 23% as businessmen.https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/what-does-the-17th-lok-sabha-look-like-742137.html What does the 17th Lok Sabha look like? Deccan Herald 22 June 2019 28 August 2019 Rai, Kavya no Bills As of January 2024, during the tenure of the 17th Lok Sabha, only 16% of bills were referred to Parliamentary committees for examinationThe Importance of Parliamentary Committees https://prsindia.org/theprsblog/importance-parliamentary-committees 29 November 2021 PRS Legislative Research en https://web.archive.org/web/20220711073325/https://prsindia.org/theprsblog/importance-parliamentary-committees 11 July 2022 liveसंसद में पेश 83 फीसदी विधेयक को संसदीय समिति की समीक्षा के लिए नहीं भेजा गया- रिपोर्ट https://www.abplive.com/news/india/17th-lok-sabha-sent-only-17-percent-bills-to-review-parliamentary-committee-2481412 ABP hi 26 August 2023 31 January 2024 and half of the bills passed so far were discussed only for less than two hours each.Vital Stats https://prsindia.org/sessiontrack/winter-session-2023/vital-stats PRS Legislative Research 31 January 2024Half of bills passed by 17th Lok Sabha discussed for less than two hours each: Report https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/half-of-bills-passed-by-17th-lok-sabha-discussed-for-less-than-two-hours-each-report/articleshow/106217269.cms The Times of India PTI 22 December 2023 31 January 2024 0971-8257 Whereas, the average annual sitting days reduced to only 55 in the 17th Lok Sabha according to a statistical study by the non-profit PRS Legislative Research.Nair Sobhana K. 11 February 2024 Parliament’s average annual sitting days down to 55 in the 17th Lok Sabha from 135 in the first https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliaments-average-annual-sitting-days-down-to-55-in-the-17th-lok-sabha-from-135-in-the-first/article67835468.ece The Hindu 17 February 2024 0971-751X Subsequent by-elections and vacancies State Constituency Name of elected M.P. Party affiliationAndhra PradeshTirupati (SC)Balli Durga Prasad Rao (Died on 16 September 2020) YSR Congress Party 2 Maddila Gurumoorthy (Elected on 2 May 2021)BiharValmiki Nagar Baidyanath Prasad Mahto(Died on 28 February 2020) Janata Dal (United) 2Sunil Kumar (Elected on 10 November 2020) Samastipur (SC) Ram Chandra Paswan (Died on 21 July 2019)Lok Janshakti Party Prince Raj (Elected on 24 October 2019) Rashtriya Lok Janshakti PartyChhattisgarh Sarguja (ST) Renuka Singh (Resigned on 6 December 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party Vacant Raigarh (ST) Gomati Sai (Resigned on 6 December 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party Vacant Bilaspur Arun Sao (Resigned on 6 December 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party VacantHaryanaAmbala (SC) Rattan Lal Kataria (Died on 18 May 2023) Bharatiya Janata PartyVacantHimachal PradeshMandiRam Swaroop Sharma(Died on 17 March 2021)Bharatiya Janata Party Pratibha Singh (Elected on 2 November 2021) Indian National CongressKarnataka Belgaum Suresh Angadi (Died on 23 September 2020) Bharatiya Janata Party 2 Mangala Suresh Angadi (Elected on 2 May 2021)Kerala Malappuram P. K. Kunhalikutty (Resigned on 3 February 2021) Indian Union Muslim League 2 M. P. Abdussamad Samadani (Elected on 2 May 2021)Madhya Pradesh Morena Narendra Singh Tomar (Resigned on 6 December 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party Vacant Damoh Prahlad Singh Patel (Resigned on 6 December 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party Vacant Sidhi Riti Pathak (Resigned on 6 December 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party Vacant Jabalpur Rakesh Singh (Resigned on 6 December 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party Vacant Hoshangabad Uday Pratap Singh (Resigned on 6 December 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party Vacant Khandwa Nandkumar Singh Chauhan (Died on 2 March 2021) Bharatiya Janata Party 2 Gyaneswar Patil (Elected on 2 November 2021)Maharashtra Chandrapur Suresh Dhanorkar (Died on 30 May 2023) Indian National Congress Vacant Pune Girish Bapat (Died on 29 March 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party Vacant Satara Udayanraje Bhosale (Resigned on 14 September 2019) Nationalist Congress Party 2 Shriniwas Patil (Elected on 24 October 2019)Punjab Jalandhar Santokh Singh Chaudhary (Died on 14 January 2023)Indian National Congress Sushil Kumar Rinku (Elected on 13 May 2023) Aam Aadmi Party SangrurBhagwant Mann(Resigned on 14 March 2022)Aam Aadmi Party Simranjit Singh Mann (Elected on 26 June 2022) Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)RajasthanJaipur RuralRajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Resigned on 6 December 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party VacantAlwarBalak Nath (Resigned on 7 December 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party VacantNagaur Hanuman Beniwal (Resigned on 8 December 2023) Rashtriya Loktantrik Party Vacant Rajsamand Diya Kumari (Resigned on 6 December 2023) Bharatiya Janata Party VacantTamil Nadu Kanyakumari H. Vasanthakumar (Died on 28 August 2020)Indian National Congress 2 Vijay Vasanth (Elected on 2 May 2021) Erode A. Ganeshamurthi (Dead on 28 March 2024) Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vacant Nagapattinam M. Selvarasu (Dead on 13 May 2024) Communist Party of India Vacant Telangana Medak Kotha Prabhakar Reddy (Resigned on 13 December 2023) Bharat Rashtra Samithi VacantMalkajgiriA. Revanth Reddy (Resigned on 8 December 2023) Indian National Congress VacantNalgondaN. Uttam Kumar Reddy (Resigned on 6 December 2023) Indian National Congress VacantBhongir Komatireddy Venkat Reddy (Resigned on 8 December 2023) Indian National Congress VacantUttar Pradesh RampurAzam Khan(Resigned on 22 March 2022)Samajwadi PartyGhanshyam Singh Lodhi (Elected on 26 June 2022)Bharatiya Janata PartyMainpuri Mulayam Singh Yadav (Died on 10 October 2022)Samajwadi Party 2 Dimple Yadav (Elected on 8 December 2022) Azamgarh Akhilesh Yadav (Resigned on 22 March 2022) Samajwadi PartyDinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua (Elected on 26 June 2022)Bharatiya Janata Party Ghazipur Afzal Ansari (disqualified on 1 May 2023) Bahujan Samaj Party VacantWest Bengal Krishnanagar Mahua Moitra (disqualified on 8 December 2023) Trinamool Congress Vacant Asansol Babul Supriyo (Resigned on 22 October 2021) Bharatiya Janata Party Shatrughan Sinha (Elected on 16 April 2022) Trinamool CongressDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli (ST) Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar (Died on 22 February 2021) Independent politician Kalaben Delkar (Elected on 2 November 2021) Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) yes 2023 Security Breach 2023 Indian Parliament breach On 13 December 2023, two protestors breached the parliament and entered the Lok Sabha.13 December 2023 The Indian Parliament was Just Attacked with Gas Bombs - The News Dispatcher https://thenewsdispatcher.in/indian-parliament-attacked-gas-bombs/ 13 December 2023 en-US The parliament security breach was organised by six protestors where two of the accused Sagar Sharma and D Manoranjan, jumped into the chamber from the visitor's gallery, and opened a yellow smoke canister, in an attempt to reach the Speaker's Chair. While outside the parliament, two others, Neelam Devi and Amol Shinde opened aerosol canister releasing a color smoke.14 December 2023 Terror charges invoked in Parliament security breach case The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliament-security-breach-case-under-uapa-registered/article67637350.ece en-US14 December 2023 MPhil Degree, No Job: Parliament Protester's Mother On Why She Was Upset https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/parliament-security-breach-neelam-canister-woman-she-was-unemployed-stressed-family-of-lok-sabha-security-breach-accused-4670588 en-US The sixth individual, Vishal Sharma, was caught meters away from the parliament after filming and uploading the video of the protest outside Parliament to the social media platforms.14 December 2023 Explained Lok Sabha security breach—What helped the two men elude tight security https://www.deccanherald.com/india/parliament-security-breach-what-helped-the-two-men-elude-tight-security-2810841 en-US The leader of the protestors was Lalit Jha who is affiliated with the Samyabadi Subhas Sabha, a non-governmental organisation in West Bengal, and calls himself teacher on his Instagram profile.15 December 2023 Parliament security breach: 7-day police custody for 'mastermind' Lalit Jha https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/parliament-lok-sabha-security-breach-arrested-lalit-jha-terrorism-delhi-police-2476191-2023-12-15 en-US The Delhi police told the court that it was well planned attack on the parliament and all the nabbed accused could be affiliated with terrorist organisations. Day after the security breach, MP Derek O'Brien of the Rajya Sabha and 13 MPs of Lok Sabha from the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam parties, were suspended till the remainder of the session for demanding a discussion on the breach.Parliament security breach: 14 India opposition MPs suspended for protests https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-67712325 BBC 14 December 2023 2 February 2024 A week later, 33 MPs from Lok Sabha and 46 members from Rajya Sabha were suspended taking the total number of MPs suspended in this session to 92.Sharma Akhilesh Gunasekar Arvind Bose Saikat Kumar 18 December 2023 In Unprecedented Move, Close To 100 MPs Suspended From Parliament https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/over-30-opposition-mps-suspended-from-lok-sabha-for-causing-disruption-46962644 NDTV India News 2 February 2024 Furthermore, 49 more members of Parliament (MPs) of the INDIA bloc of parties were suspended on 19 December 2023 for disrupting proceedings which took the total number of such suspensions in the two Houses to 141.Mohan Archis 19 December 2023 Winter Session: Lok Sabha clears 3 key Bills as 49 more Oppn MPs suspended https://www.business-standard.com/amp/politics/49-more-mps-of-india-bloc-suspended-from-ls-141-members-to-sit-out-session-123121901306_1.html Business Standard 2 February 2024 See also India List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha List of Indian parliamentary committees Footnotes References External links Official website of the Election Commission of India Category:Terms of the Lok Sabha Category:2019 establishments in India