The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution of India is 552, which is made up by election of up to 530 members to represent the states; up to 20 members to represent the Union Territories and not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the President of India, if, in his/her opinion, that community is not adequately represented in the House. Under the current laws, the strength of Lok Sabha is 545, including the two seats reserved for members of the Anglo-Indian community. The total elective membership is distributed among the states in proportion to their population. A total of 131 seats (18.42%) are reserved for representatives of Scheduled Castes (84) and Scheduled Tribes (47). The quorum for the House is 10% of the total membership.
KOLKATA ...West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee (CMO). “The chief minister said MLAs and ministers should reach out to all people and stay by them round the year ... TMC controls all three Lok Sabha seats in Murshidabad and 74 of the 76 assembly seats.
... (For representation only) ... The SP and the Congress had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh together, winning 43 seats – 37 went to the SP and six to the Congress-- and reducing the BJP’s tally to 33 seats in the state ... Samajwadi Party.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla directed the immediate initiation of a plan to convert the Delhi Vidhan Sabha library into a fully digital facility, Delhi Assembly speaker Vijender Gupta said on ...
These presidents will, in turn, be invited by the AICC when finalising candidates for the assembly and Lok Sabha elections.“This was the decision taken in the AICC and CWC meetings held in Gujarat...
In a major administrative reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government transferred 33 IAS officers ... Shishir was able to avoid any political controversies while performing his duties even during 2019 Lok Sabha, 2022 UP assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
(MENAFN - IANS) Guwahati, April 23 (IANS) Assam state BJP president and Lok Sabha MP Dilip Saikia on Wednesday called the Pahalgam terror attack a cowardly act and he has advocated for stern action ... .
(MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, Apr 22 (IANS) A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court against the "contemptuous act" committed by BJP Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey in ... .
The assault came shortly after the successful conclusion of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, a region showing steady economic progress and development.
Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi reached New Delhi in the early hours of Thursday after cutting short his visit to the United States (US) in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack ... .