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How many participants are there in Lok Sabha?
The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi. The maximum membership of the House allotted by the Constitution of India is 550 (Initially, in 1950, it was 500). Currently, the house has 543 seats which are made up by the election of up to 543 elected members and at a maximum.
Who is the 17 speaker of the Lok Sabha?
List of speakers
| No. | Name | Lok Sabha (election) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Somnath Chatterjee | 14th (2004 election) |
| 15 | Meira Kumar | 15th (2009 election) |
| 16 | Sumitra Mahajan | 16th (2014 election) |
| 17 | Om Birla | 17th (2019 election) |
Who is the youngest woman member in the current Lok Sabha?
Chandrani Murmu (born 16 June 1993) is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Keonjhar, Odisha in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Biju Janata Dal. Chandrani Murmu is currently the youngest Indian Member of Parliament.
Who is Anglo Indian Lok Sabha?
Historical Anglo-Indian members in the Lok Sabha
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Beatrix D’Souza | Samta Party |
| 2004 | Ingrid McLeod | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | ||
| 2014 | George Baker | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Who is youngest MLA in India?
Arun Verma (born 12 September 1986) is an Indian musical artist, politician and Indian actor also he is the member of the Samajwadi Party. He was previously MLA of Sadar constituency of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was India’s second youngest MLA (at the age of 25) after Umed Singh of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
Who is the current Baby of the House?
List of Babies of the House of Commons
| Elected | Name | Age when elected |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 (b) | Chloe Smith | 27 |
| 2010 | Pamela Nash | 25 |
| 2015 | Mhairi Black | 20 |
| 2019 | Nadia Whittome | 23 |
Which is the highest number of women in Lok Sabha?
At 78 elected women MPs, the 17th Lok Sabha will have the highest number of women representatives ever. They will account for 14.39% of the entire strength of the Lower House, which was at 12.5% with a total 65 women MPs in the previous Lok Sabha.
What is the percentage of women in Rajya Sabha?
However, the strength of women in the Rajya Sabha has been dismal since 1957, as seen in the table. The average number of female Rajya Sabha members is 9.5% while the highest was 12.7%, in 2014.
What was the percentage increase in Lok Sabha in 1991?
The 1991 figures show a jump from 5% in the previous Lok Sabha to 7% and the steady increase from thereon (except for 2004). It would be interesting to understand the factors for this watershed year and continuous rise and also the fall in numbers during 2004.