Lok Sabha

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Lok Sabha is the directly elected lower chamber of India's Parliament, responsible for making national laws and representing the people.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of the Parliament of India
legislative body
lower house of parliament
abbreviation LS
authorityOver Council of Ministers
broadcastBy Sansad TV
budgetaryPower exclusive power over Money Bills
canBeDissolved yes
canIntroduceMoneyBills yes
canPassNoConfidenceMotion yes
confidenceRequirement Council of Ministers must enjoy confidence of Lok Sabha
constituencyType single-member constituencies
constitutionalBasis Constitution of India
country India
currentSpeaker Om Birla
deputySpeakerTitle Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
electoralBodyFor Prime Minister of India
electoralSystemType direct election
elects Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
firstElectionYear 1951–1952
governingArticles Articles 79–123 of the Constitution of India
hasReservedSeatsFor Scheduled Castes
Scheduled Tribes
hasUpperHouse Rajya Sabha
inception 1952
languageOfProceedings English
Hindi
legislativeBodyOf Republic of India
linked to: India
locatedIn New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India

Parliament House, New Delhi
maximumMembership 552
meetsIn Lok Sabha Chamber
linked to: Lok Sabha
meetsUnder President of India
moneyBillDefinitionAuthority Speaker of the Lok Sabha
nativeName लोक सभा
linked to: Lok Sabha
nickname House of the People
linked to: Lok Sabha
numberOfMembers 543
officialName House of the People
linked to: Parliament of India
participatesInElectionOf President of India
Vice President of India
partOf Parliament of India
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the Lok Sabha
primaryFunction control of the executive
lawmaking at the national level
representation of the people of India
sessionLocation Sansad Bhavan
speakerElectionMethod elected by members of Lok Sabha
termLength 5 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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India lowerHouse Lok Sabha
Government of India lowerHouse Lok Sabha
Parliament of India lowerHouse Lok Sabha
Parliament of India hasHouse Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha nativeName लोक सभा
linked to: Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha meetsIn Lok Sabha Chamber
linked to: Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha nickname House of the People
linked to: Lok Sabha
Indian National Congress contestsElectionsIn Lok Sabha
subject linked to: INC
Legislative Assembly (British India) successor Lok Sabha (as independent India’s lower house, indirectly)
subject linked to: Legislative Assembly
linked to: Lok Sabha
Sansad Bhavan hasChamber Lok Sabha Chamber
linked to: Lok Sabha
Council of Ministers (India) responsibleTo Lok Sabha
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
Council of Ministers (India) collectiveResponsibilityTo House of the People (Lok Sabha)
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
linked to: Lok Sabha
Council of Ministers (India) mustEnjoyConfidenceOf Lok Sabha
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
Union Government of India lowerHouse Lok Sabha
subject linked to: Union Government
Standing Committees (India) house Lok Sabha
subject linked to: Standing Committees
Speaker of the Lok Sabha partOf Lok Sabha
Joint Committee reportsTo Lok Sabha
subject linked to: Joint Committees
T. T. Krishnamachari parliamentaryTerm 2nd Lok Sabha
linked to: Lok Sabha
T. T. Krishnamachari parliamentaryTerm 3rd Lok Sabha
linked to: Lok Sabha
Meghnad Saha memberOf Lok Sabha
Om Birla parliamentaryHouse Lok Sabha
Om Birla chamberPresidedOver Lok Sabha
Om Birla lowerHouse Lok Sabha
Dahyabhai Patel legislativeBody Lok Sabha
Member of Parliament electedTo Lok Sabha of India
subject linked to: Members of Parliament
linked to: Lok Sabha
Parliament House hasPart Lok Sabha chamber
linked to: Lok Sabha
Feroze Gandhi parliamentaryBody Lok Sabha
Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency) parliamentName Lok Sabha
subject linked to: Amethi