Loksabha

• Loksabha was formed on 17th April 1952

• First session of Loksabha was held on 13th May 1952

• The Hindi name of Loksabha was adopted by the house of people on 14th May 1954

• Loksabha is called lower hose of the people

• The maximum strength of the Loksabha is fixed as 552 (530 from states 20 from union territories and 2 nominated)

• This strength of the Loksabha shall be continued up to the year 2026

• Uttarpradesh has the maximum membership in Loksabha

• Kerala has 20 Loksabha constituencies

• 16th Loksabha was formed in may 2014

• Father of Loksabha – G V Mavlankar

• First Malayalee to be nominated to the Loksabha – Charles Dias

• First women to be nominated to the Loksabha – Majorioo Godfrey

• State which have only one member each in the Loksabha – Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim

• Tenure of Rajyasabha – No fixed tenure

• Tenure of Loksabha – 5 years

• Tenure of Rajyasabha member – 6 years

• Tenure of Loksabha members - 5 years

• Longest Loksabha is 5th Loksabha – 1971-77