Out of the following descriptions, mention which relates to the Rajya Sabha and which to
the Lok Sabha. Write correctly in the blanks:
a. Upper House __________________________________.
b. Lower House __________________________________.
c. House of the People __________________________________.
d. House of the Representatives __________________________________.
e. Members directly elected __________________________________.
f. House cannot be dissolved __________________________________.
g. 250 elected and nominated members __________________________________.
h. Speaker __________________________________.
i. Chairman __________________________________.
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For the upper house, see Rajya Sabha. For current list of Lok Sabha members, see List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha.
The Lok Sabha, or House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the 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 on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi.
Lok Sabha
House of the People
17th Lok Sabha
Emblem of India
TypeType
Lower house
of the Parliament of India
Term limits
5 yearsLeadership
Speaker
Om Birla, BJP
since 19 June 2019
Secretary General
Utpal Kumar Singh
since 30 November 2020[2]
Leader of the House
Narendra Modi, BJP
since 26 May 2014
Leader of the Opposition
Vacant[1]
StructureSeats543
Political groups
Government (334)
NDA (334)
BJP (302)
JD(U) (16)
LJP (6)
AD(S) (2)
AIADMK (1)
AJSU (1)
NDPP (1)
NPP (1)
MNF (1)
SKM (1)
IND (2)
Opposition (205)
UPA (90)
INC (51)
DMK (24)
NCP (5)
JKNC (3)
IUML (2)
JMM (1)
RSP (1)
VCK (1)
AIUDF (1)
IND (1)
Others (115)
AITC (22)
YSRCP (21)
SS (18)
BJD (12)
BSP (10)
TRS (9)
SP (5)
TDP (3)
CPI(M) (3)
CPI (2)
SAD (2)
AIMIM (2)
AAP (1)
JD(S) (1)
KC(M) (1)
RLP (1)
NPF (1)
IND (1)
Vacant (4)
Vacant (4)
Elections
Voting system
First past the post
Last election
11 April – 19 May 2019
Next election
May 2024Meeting placeLok Sabha, Sansad Bhavan,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India – 110 001Websiteloksabha.nic.inConstitutionConstitution of IndiaRulesThe Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (English)
The maximum membership of the House allotted by the Constitution of India is 552 (Initially, in 1950, it was 500). Currently, the house has 543 seats which are made up by the election of up to 543 elected members and at a maximum. Between 1952 and 2020, 2 additional members of the Anglo-Indian community were also nominated by the President of India on the advice of Government of India, which was abolished in January 2020 by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019.[3][4] The Lok Sabha has a seating capacity of 550.[5]
A total of 131 seats (24.03%) are reserved for representatives of