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Lok Sabha

Background Color#008000
Text Color#FFFFFF
NameHouse of the People
Native Nameलोक सभा
Transcription NameLōk sabhā
Legislature15th Lok Sabha
Coa PicEmblem_of_India.svg
Coa Res125px
Coa AltEmblem of India
House TypeLower house
BodyParliament of India
Leader1 TypeSpeaker
Leader1Meira Kumar
Party1(INC)
Election13 June 2009
Leader2 TypeDeputy Speaker
Leader2Kariya Munda
Party2(BJP)
Election28 June 2009
Leader3 TypeLeader of the House
Leader3Pranab Mukherjee
Party3(INC)
Election326 May 2009
Leader4 TypeLeader of Opposition (Lok Sabha)
Leader4Sushma Swaraj
Party4(BJP)
Election421 December 2009
Members545 (543 elected + 2 appointed)
Political Groups1UPA
Voting System1First past the post
Last Election1April � May, 2009
Session Res250px
Session AltThis is a view of the chamber of Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament of india) in Sansad Bhavan taken from the Press Gallery.
Meeting PlaceChamber of Lok Sabha, Sansad Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi
Mottoधर्मचक्रपरिवर्तनाय॥ - To rotate the wheel of dharma.

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The Lok Sabha ( ) or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009 there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India. The Constitution limits the Lok Sabha to a maximum of 552 members, including no more than 20 members representing people from the Union Territories, and two appointed non-partisan members to represent the Anglo-Indian community (if the President feels that that community is not adequately represented).

Each Lok Sabha is formed for a five-year term, after which it is automatically dissolved, unless extended by a proclamation of emergency. In such cases the term may be extended for one-year at a time. The 15th Lok Sabha was formed in May 2009.

An exercise to redraw Lok Sabha constituencies' boundaries has been carried out by the Delimitation Commission 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. Today, the Lok Sabha has its own TV channel, Lok Sabha TV, head-quartered within the Parliament premises.


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