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The Anglo-Indian community were the only community in India that had its own representatives nominated to the Lok Sabha (lower house) in the Parliament of India. This right was secured from Jawaharlal Nehru by Frank Anthony, the first and long-time president of the All India Anglo-Indian Association. The community was represented by two members.
Pages in category "Nominated members of the Lok Sabha" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (abbreviated: MP) is the representative of a legislative constituency in the Lok Sabha; the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of parliament of Lok Sabha are chosen by direct elections on the basis of the adult suffrage. The maximum permitted strength of members of parliament in the Lok Sabha ...
Each member of parliament represents a single geographic constituency. 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 ...
The President nominated two Anglo-Indian members to the Lok Sabha. Fourteen states (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal) also had a nominated member each in their respective State Legislative Assemblies. [2]
List of current members of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Parliament of India; List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha; Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha; List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha; List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha; List of members of the 15th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Leader, Trinamool Congress (2009–2011) Subrata Bakshi (elected on 4 December 2011) Trinamool Congress: 24 Kolkata Uttar: Sudip Bandyopadhyay: Trinamool Congress: Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare (2011–2012), Lok Sabha Leader, Trinamool Congress (2011–2014) 25 Howrah: Ambica Banerjee (died on 25 April 2013) [2 ...
The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the president of ...