07 March 2011

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LOK SABHA 545 Members Does all states have equal number of representation in Lower House?

LOK SABHA 545 Members – Does all states have
equal number of representation in Lower House?

Parliament is the supreme legislative body of a country. Our Parliament comprises of the President and the two Houses—
Lok Sabha (House of the People)
Rajya Sabha (Council of States)





Lok Sabha is the body of representatives of the people.
Its members are directly elected

The present membership of Lok Sabha is 545.
The number is divided among the different States and Union Territories as follows:

(1) Andhra Pradesh - 42


(2) Arunachal Pradesh - 2

(3) Assam - 14

(4) Bihar - 40

(5) Chhattisgarh - 11

(6) Goa - 2

(7) Gujarat - 26

(8) Haryana - 10

(9) Himachal Pradesh - 4

(10) Jammu & Kashmir - 6

(11) Jharkhand - 14

(12) Karnataka - 28

(13) Kerala - 20

(14) Madhya Pradesh - 29

(15) Maharashtra - 48

(16) Manipur - 2

(17) Meghalaya - 2

(18) Mizoram - 1

(19) Nagaland - 1

(20) Orissa - 21

(21) Punjab - 13

(22) Rajasthan - 25

(23) Sikkim - 1

(24) Tamil Nadu - 39

(25) Tripura - 2

(26) Uttaranchal - 5

(27) Uttar Pradesh - 80

(28) West Bengal - 42

(29) Andaman & Nicobar Islands - 1

(30) Chandigarh - 1

(31) Dadra & Nagar Haveli - 1

(32) Daman & Diu - 1

(33) NCT of Delhi - 7

(34) Lakshadweep - 1

(35) Pondicherry - 1

(36) Anglo-Indians (if nominated 2 by the President under Article 331 of the Constitution)

As we have seen that states do not have equal representation, thus do you think it will affect the benefits, policy making of central government?
More members in lower house mean more benefits to that particular state.

Thus India needs to reform this and bring some type of equality among the states in lower house.

Reality Views by sm –
Monday, March 07, 2011

Suggested Reading –

Know about Lok Sabha - the lower house:-

http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2009/05/india-know-about-lok-sabha-lower-house.html