1st Lok Sabha

The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election. The 1st Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957. First Session of this Lok Sabha commenced on 13 May 1952.

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Legislative bodyIndian Parliament
Election1951–52 Indian general election

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Total Lok Sabha seats were 489 and total eligible voters were 17.3 crore. The Indian National Congress (INC) won 364 seats. They were followed by Independents, winning a total of 37 seats. The Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Socialist Party (India) followed with 16 and 12 seats respectively. Indian National Congress got 45% of the total votes in this election and won 76% of the 479 contested seats.

Lok Sabha officers

As per Article 93 of Constitution of India, the Lok Sabha must have elected and non-elected officers. The elected members are Speaker and the Deputy Speaker whereas the non-elected members are the Secretariat staff.[1] Following were the 1st Lok Sabha officers and other important members.[2][3]

#PositionNameFromToDays in office
01 Speaker Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar


8 May 1952


27 Feb 1956


1,390

42

M.A. Ayyangar 8 Mar 1956 10 May 1957 428
02Deputy Speaker M. A. Ayyangar

Sardar Hukam Singh

 30 May 1952

20 Mar 1956

 7 Mar 1956

4 Apr 1957

 1,377

380

03Secretary-GeneralM. N. Kaul17 Apr 19524 Apr 19571,813
04Leader of the HouseJawaharlal Nehru17 Apr 19524 Apr 19571,813
05Leader of the Opposition note aA K Gopalan17 Apr 19524 Apr 19571,813

a. ^ (Not Officially Declared) The position of Leader of the Opposition only got recognition in 1977 post Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act.[4]

Members
Main article: List of members of the 1st Lok Sabha

List of members as published by the Election Commission of India[5] and Parliament of India:[6]

Members by political party in 1st Lok Sabha are given below:

Party NameCodeNumer of MP's
Indian National CongressINC364
Communist Party of IndiaCPI16
Socialist PartySP12
Kisan Mazdoor Praja PartyKMPP9
Peoples Democratic FrontPDF7
Ganatantra ParishadGP6
Shiromani Akali DalSAD4
Tamil Nadu Toilers PartyTNTP4
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu MahasabhaABHM4
Commonweal PartyCWP3
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya ParishadRRP3
Bharatiya Jana SanghBJS3
Revolutionary Socialist PartyRSP3
Jharkhand PartyJKP3
Scheduled Caste FederationSCF2
Lok Sevak SanghLSS2
Peasants and Workers Party of IndiaPWPI2
Forward Bloc (Marxist)FB(M)1
Krishikar Lok PartyKLP1
Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata PartyCNSPJP1
Madras State Muslim League PartyMSMLP1
Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress PartyTTNC1
Independents37
Nominated Anglo-Indians2
Total489


Members of the1st lok sabha , 4th Sep 1956


References
  1. "Constitution of India" (PDF). Ministry of Law and Justice (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. "Lok Sabha Officers". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. "First Lok Sabha office holders". Parliament of India - Lok Sabha. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. "Leader of the Opposition". Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. "Statistical Report On General Elections, 1951 To The First Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  6. "Members of the first Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
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