Total Number of Lok Sabha Seats State Wise

Total Number of Lok Sabha Seats State wise

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are the pillars of our democratic institutions in the country. Both of these are the houses of the Parliament of India which makes and amends all rules for the betterment of Indian Citizens. Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Parliament and is often known as ” House of the People” because all members of the lower lower house of parliament are directly elected by the Citizen of India. An elected member from a constituency  represents the citizens of the constituency.

Few Interesting facts about Lok Sabha

1. Maximum number of members that can be elected to Lok Sabha are 552. (530 from states, 20 from Union Territories and 2 from Anglo Indian Community)
2. Current strength of Lok Sabha is 545 members.
3. Speaker and Deputy speaker of the house are elected from the members of Lok Sabha in the 1st meeting of the House.
4. In a year, Lok Sabha has three sessions

Budget Session is held from February to May
Monsoon Session is held from July to September
Winter Session is held from November to December

5. Lok Sabha TV is the official TV channel which is headquartered in the premises of Parliament.

6: Lok Sabha Members have the power to elect the president, vice-president

Current Affairs 11th October 2018