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.

1st Lok Sabha
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Sansad Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India
Overview
Legislative body	Indian Parliament
Election	1951–52 Indian general election

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.

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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]

#	Position	Name	From	To	Days 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
02	Deputy Speaker	M. A. Ayyangar Sardar Hukam Singh	30 May 1952 20 Mar 1956	7 Mar 1956 4 Apr 1957	1,377 380
03	Secretary-General	M. N. Kaul	17 Apr 1952	4 Apr 1957	1,813
04	Leader of the House	Jawaharlal Nehru	17 Apr 1952	4 Apr 1957	1,813
05	Leader of the Opposition ^note a	A K Gopalan	17 Apr 1952	4 Apr 1957	1,813

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 Name	Code	Numer of MP's
Indian National Congress	INC	364
Communist Party of India	CPI	16
Socialist Party	SP	12
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party	KMPP	9
Peoples Democratic Front	PDF	7
Ganatantra Parishad	GP	6
Shiromani Akali Dal	SAD	4
Tamil Nadu Toilers Party	TNTP	4
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha	ABHM	4
Commonweal Party	CWP	3
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad	RRP	3
Bharatiya Jana Sangh	BJS	3
Revolutionary Socialist Party	RSP	3
Jharkhand Party	JKP	3
Scheduled Caste Federation	SCF	2
Lok Sevak Sangh	LSS	2
Peasants and Workers Party of India	PWPI	2
Forward Bloc (Marxist)	FB(M)	1
Krishikar Lok Party	KLP	1
Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party	CNSPJP	1
Madras State Muslim League Party	MSMLP	1
Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress Party	TTNC	1
Independents		37
Nominated Anglo-Indians		2
Total		489

Members of the1st lok sabha , 4th Sep 1956

Also see

• List of members of the 1st Lok Sabha
• Election Commission of India
• Official website of the Parliament of India

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.