Members of the 16th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2014 Indian general election. The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the Election Commission of India.[1] The results of the election were declared on 16 May 2014. Template:Infobox legislative term The Bharatiya Janata Party (of the NDA) achieved an absolute majority with 282 seats out of 543, 166 seats more than in the previous 15th Lok Sabha. Its PM candidate Narendra Modi took office on 26 May 2014 as the 14th prime minister of India. The first session was convened from 4 to 11 June 2014.[2]
There was no leader of the opposition in the 16th Lok Sabha as the Indian Parliament rules state that a party in the Lok Sabha must have at least 10% (55) of the total seats (545) to be considered the opposition party. The Indian National Congress (of the UPA) could only manage 44 seats, while the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party from Tamil Nadu came a close third with 37 seats. Mallikarjun Kharge was declared the leader of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha.[3]
Five sitting members from Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 16th Lok Sabha after the 2014 Indian general election.[4]
The pro-tem Speaker Kamal Nath was administered oath on 4 June 2014[5] & presided over the election of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Sumitra Mahajan was elected as its Speaker on 6 June 2014[6] and would remain in office until the day before the first sitting of the 17th Lok Sabha.[7] M Thambidurai was elected as Deputy Speaker on 13 August 2014.[8]
Members
- Speaker: Sumitra Mahajan, BJP
- Deputy Speaker: M. Thambidurai, AIADMK
- Secretary-General: Snehlata Shrivastava
- Leader of the House: Narendra Modi, BJP
- Leader of the Opposition: Vacant, as no opposition party received more than 10% of the total seats.
Party-wise Distribution of Seats
Following 36 political parties were represented in 16th Lok Sabha:[9]
Criminal background
About one-third of all winners had at least one pending criminal case against them, with some having serious criminal cases.[19]
* Criteria for "serious" criminal cases:[20]
- Offence for which maximum punishment is of 5 years or more.
- If an offense is non-bailable.
- If it is an electoral offense (e.g. IPC 171E or bribery).
- Offence related to loss to the exchequer.
- Offences that are assault, murder, kidnap, rape-related.
- Offences that are mentioned in the Representation of the People Act (Section 8).
- Offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- Crimes against women.
Compared to the 15th Lok Sabha, there was an increase of members with criminal cases. In 2009, 158 (30%) of the 521 members analyzed had criminal cases, of which 77 (15%) had serious criminal cases.[20][21]
Financial background
As of May 2014, out of the 542 members analysed, 443 (82%) are having assets of Template:INRconvert or more. In the 15th Lok Sabha, out of 521 members analysed, 300 (58%) members had assets of Template:INRConvert or more.[20]
The average assets per member are Template:INRConvert (in 2009, this figure was Template:INRConvert).
| Political party | No. of members | Average assets per member[20] |
|---|---|---|
| BJP | 281 | Template:INRConvert |
| INC | 44 | Template:INRConvert |
| AIADMK | 37 | Template:INRConvert |
| AITC | 34 | Template:INRConvert |
| Others | 146 | Template:INRConvert |
| Total | 542 (Excluding Speaker) | Template:INRConvert |
Age
Age-wise distribution of the 542 members in the 16th Lok Sabha as of 16 May 2018[22]
| Age Group | No. of members |
|---|---|
| Age> 80 | 8 |
| Age between 71 and 80 | 53 |
| Age between 61 and 70 | 161 |
| Age between 51 and 60 | 164 |
| Age between 41 and 50 | 103 |
| Age <= 40 | 46 |
References
- ↑ General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections(5 March 2014). Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ First Session of 16th Lok Sabha scheduled from June 4 to 11. IANS. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ Kharge to lead Congress in Lok Sabha. @businessline. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Bye - elections to the Council of State s from various States. ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ↑ Pro tem Speaker: All you need to know about this parliamentary post. India Today(4 June 2014). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Sumitra Mahajan elected Lok Sabha Speaker | India News - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha. speakerloksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Thambidurai unanimously elected Lok Sabha deputy speaker. Rediff. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Members : Lok Sabha. 164.100.47.194.
- ↑ Rahul ducks, Kharge to lead Congress in Lok Sabha. Hindustan Times(2 June 2014).
- ↑ Venugopal to become AIADMK leader in LS. The Hindu(18 August 2014). Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ Sudip Bandopadhyay to be TMC party leader in Lok Sabha. Zee News(18 May 2014). Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ Sena MP’s ‘saffron flag atop Red Fort’ remark invites Opposition ire. Indian Express(11 June 2014). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ Satyanarayana Chowdary named TDP Parliamentary Party leader. The Economic Times(4 June 2014). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ Jitender Reddy to lead TRS MPs in LS. The Hindu(3 June 2014). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ Ram Vilas Paswan elected LJSP parliamentary party leader(19 May 2014). Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ Aam Aadmi party rebels get the boot but it’s Ashish Khetan kicking and screaming(22 April 2015).
- ↑ Members : Lok Sabha. 164.100.47.194.
- ↑ A third of MPs have criminal cases, Shiv Sena tops list: report. NDTV.com.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedautogenerated1 - ↑ Every third newly-elected MP has criminal background - The Times of India.
- ↑ Members : Lok Sabha. 164.100.47.194.
External links
- Live Election News & Updates Template:Webarchive Lok Sabha (General) Election 2019 - Parliamentary Polls 2019 Latest News & Updates
Template:Parliament of India Template:Cabinet of Narendra Modi Template:16th Lok Sabha members from all states Template:Indian general election, 2014