6th Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The 6th Lok Sabha, which ran from 23 March 1977 to 22 August 1979 was elected in February and March 1977.[1] 11 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 6th Lok Sabha after the 1971 Indian general election.[2]
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| Legislative body | Indian Parliament | ||||
| Election | 1977 Indian general election | ||||
Morarji Desai became the Prime Minister on 24 March 1977 after Janata alliance won 345 seats, 233 more than the previous 5th Lok Sabha.
Charan Singh became the Prime Minister on 28 July 1979 till 14 January 1980, till the formation of next 7th Lok Sabha after the 1980 Indian general election.
Important members
- Speaker:
- N. Sanjiva Reddy from 26 March 1977 to 13 July 1977
- K. S. Hegde from 21 July 1977 to 21 January 1980
- Deputy Speaker:
- Godey Murahari from 1 April 1977 to 22 August 1979
- Secretary General:
- Avtar Singh Rikhy from 18 June 1977 to 31 December 1983
List of members by political party
Members by political party in 6th Lok Sabha are given below[3]-
| S.No. | Party Name | Number of MPs |
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| 1 | Janata Party (Janata Party) | 295 |
| 2 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 154 |
| 3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | 22 |
| 4 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | 18 |
| 5 | Akali Dal (Akali Dal) | 9 |
| 6 | Independent (Ind.) | 9 |
| 7 | Communist Party (CP) | 7 |
| 8 | Unattached (Unattached) | 5 |
| 9 | Peasants and Workers Party of India (PAWPI) | 5 |
| 10 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) (RSP) | 4 |
| 11 | All India Forward Bloc(AIFB) | 3 |
| 12 | Kerala Congress (KC) | 2 |
| 13 | Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 2 |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKN) | 2 |
| 15 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 2 |
| 16 | Jharkhand Party (Jharkhand) | 1 |
| 17 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) | 1 |
| TOTAL | 542 |
Cabinet
| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 |
| Leader of the Opposition | C.M. Stephen | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 |
| Ministry | Minister | Term |
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| Agriculture | Surjit Singh Barnala | 1977–1979 |
| Defence | Jagjivan Ram | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 |
| External Affairs | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979
28 July 1979 – 13 January 1980 |
| Finance | Haribhai M. Patel | 24 March 1977 – 24 January 1979 |
| Home Affairs | Charan Singh | 24 March 1977 – 1 July 1978
1 July 1978 – 28 July 1979 |
| Information and Broadcasting | L.K.Advani | 1977-1979 |
| Law and Justice | Shanti Bhushan | 1977-1979
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| Railways | Madhu Dandavate | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 |
| Education | Pratap Chandra Chunder | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 |
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See also
References
- "General (6th Lok Sabha) Election Results India".
- "RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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