Lok Sabha is composed of representative of the people chosen by
direct election on the basis of adult suffrage. The maximum strength
of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 552- upto 530 members
to represent the States, up to 20 members to represent the Union
Territories and not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian Community
to be nominated by the President, if, in his opinion, that community
is not adequately represented in the House. The total elective membership
is distributed among the States in such a way that the ratio between
the number of seats allotted to each State and the population of
the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States. The
number is divided among the different States and Union Territories
as follows:
(1) Andhra Pradesh-- 42
(2) Arunachal Pradesh --2
(3) Assam --14
(4) Bihar-- 54
(5) Goa-- 2
(6) Gujarat-- 26
(7) Haryana-- 10
(8) Himachal Pradesh --4
(9) Jammu & Kashmir --6
(10) Karnataka --28
(11) Kerala --20
(12) Madhya Pradesh --40
(13) Maharashtra --48
(14) Manipur --2
(15) Meghalaya --2
(16) Mizoram --1
(17) Nagaland --1
(18) Orissa --21
(19) Punjab --13
(20) Rajasthan --25
(21) Sikkim --1
(22) Tamil Nadu --39
(23) Tripura --2
(24) Uttar Pradesh --85
(25) West Bengal --42
(26) Andaman & Nicobar Islands --1
(27) Chandigarh --1
(28) Dadra & Nagar Haveli --1
(29) Daman & Diu --1
(30) Delhi --7
(31) Lakshadweep --1
(32) Pondicherry --1
(33) Anglo-lndians (if nominated 2 by the President under Article
331 of the Constitution)
The qualifying age for membership of LokSabha is 25 years. The LokSabha
at present consists of 545 members including the Speaker and two
nominated members.
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