What is large and small electoral constituency in India?
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Explanation:
Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency is a Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituency, which covers the entire area of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in India. This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.As of 2014, it is the smallest Lok Sabha constituency by number of voters.
Indian Members of Parliament (MPs) represent many more people than MPs in other countries such as Britain, Canada or the US that elect a single representative from each geographically determined constituency.
the size of the PCs has grown dramatically over time. In 1971, the average PC had more than 5,00,000 electors, which rose to 7,39,600 in the 1984 elections.
On average, an Indian parliamentarian today represents constituencies with more than 1.5 million or 15 lakh eligible voters, or close to 2.5 million or 25 lakh citizens.
This is more than the population of over 50 countries across the world and almost four times the number of citizens a Member of Parliament represented in the first Indian election in 1952.
As of 2014, Malkajgiri Constituency in Telangana is the largest Lok Sabha constituency by number of more than 31 lakh electors.
On the other hand, the parliamentary constituency (PC) of Lakshadweep is the smallest Lok Sabha Constituency with less than 50,000 eligible voters.