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Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP Elamaram Kareem called this legislation as "election gimmick" of the BJP. Mallikarjun Kharge of Indian National Congress criticized the waiting till delimitation is completed. [24] BJP President J. P. Nadda and MP Sushil Kumar Modi responded to the Opposition demand of OBC quota in the reservation.
Pages in category "Women members of the Lok Sabha" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 213 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Name Portrait Since Ref. President of the Republic of India: Droupadi Murmu: 25 July 2022 [1] Vice President of the Republic of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar: 11 August 2022 [2] Prime Minister of the Republic of India: Narendra Modi: 26 May 2014 [3] Chief Justice of the Republic of India: Sanjiv Khanna: 11 November 2024 Speaker of Lok Sabha: Om Birla ...
The maximum size of the Lok Sabha as outlined in the Constitution of India is 550 members, made up of up to 530 members representing people of 28 states and 20 members representing people of 8 union territories based on their population. There are currently 543 constituencies in the Lok Sabha. [1]
In 1950, universal suffrage granted voting rights to all women. This is enshrined in Article 326 in the Indian constitution. India is a parliamentary system with two houses: Lok Sabha (lower house) and Rajya Sabha (upper house). Rates of participation among women in 1962 were 46.63% for Lok Sabha elections and rose to a high in 1984 of 58.60%.
Between 1957 and 2019, before the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A of the Constitution of India, the former 89-member Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly had 2 seats reserved for the nominated women members. But after the passing of Women's Reservation Bill, 2023 it became 33%. Additionally, the Lieutenant Governor may nominate two ...
The 17th Lok Sabha had the most women representatives, at 14 percent. 267 members were first-time MPs. 233 members (43 percent) have had criminal charges against them. 475 members had their declared assets to be more than ₹ 1 crore (US$120,000); average assets were ₹ 20.9 crore (US$2.5 million). Around 39 percent of members were ...
Pages in category "Women members of the Rajya Sabha" The following 168 pages are in this category, out of 168 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.