Members of the 16th

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were elected during the

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. The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the

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. The results of the election were declared on 16 May 2014. The

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(of the NDA) achieved an absolute majority with 282 seats out of 543, 166 seats more than in the previous

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. Its PM candidate

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took office on 26 May 2014 as the 14th prime minister of India. The first session was convened from 4 to 11 June 2014. There was no leader of the opposition in the 16th Lok Sabha as the

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rules state that a party in the Lok Sabha must have at least 10% (55) of the total seats (545) to be considered the opposition party. The

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(of the UPA) could only manage 44 seats, while the

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party from

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came a close third with 37 seats.

Mallikarjun Kharge Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge (born 21 July 1942) is an Indian politician, who is the current president of the Indian National Congress, and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 16 February 2021. He became the first person outsid ...

was declared the leader of the Indian National Congress in the

. Five sitting members from

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, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 16th Lok Sabha after the

. The ''pro-tem'' Speaker

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was administered oath on 4 June 2014 & presided over the election of the

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was elected as its Speaker on 6 June 2014 and would remain in office until the day before the first sitting of the

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. M Thambidurai was elected as

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on 13 August 2014.

Members

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, BJP *

: M. Thambidurai, AIADMK *

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* Leader of the House:

, BJP *

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: Vacant, as no opposition party received more than 10% of the total seats.

Party-wise Distribution of Seats

Following 36 political parties were represented in 16th Lok Sabha:

Criminal background

About one-third of all winners had at least one pending criminal case against them, with some having serious criminal cases. ^* Criteria for "serious" criminal cases: # Offence for which maximum punishment is of 5 years or more. # If an offense is non-bailable. # If it is an electoral offense (e.g. IPC 171E or bribery). # Offence related to loss to the exchequer. # Offences that are assault, murder, kidnap, rape-related. # Offences that are mentioned in the Representation of the People Act (Section 8). # Offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act. # Crimes against women. Compared to the

, there was an increase of members with criminal cases. In 2009, 158 (30%) of the 521 members analyzed had criminal cases, of which 77 (15%) had serious criminal cases.

Financial background

As of May 2014, out of the 542 members analysed, 443 (82%) are having assets of or more. In the

, out of 521 members analysed, 300 (58%) members had assets of or more. The average assets per member are (in 2009, this figure was ).

Age

Age-wise distribution of the 542 members in the 16th Lok Sabha as of 16 May 2018

Membership by party

No. of Lok Sabha MP's partywise :
(As on 25 August 2021)

Bills

During the tenure of the 16th Lok Sabha, 21% of bills were referred to Parliamentary committees for examination

References

List of Member of Parliament of 16th Lok Sabha

External links

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