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| name = 15th Lok Sabha | |||
Members of the '''15th [[Lok Sabha]]''' were elected during the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general election]] in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President [[Pranab Mukherjee]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/president-pranab-mukherjee-dissolves-15th-lok-sabha/articleshow/35311247.cms|title = President Pranab Mukherjee dissolves 15th Lok Sabha|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref> | | image = New Delhi government block 03-2016 img3.jpg | ||
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Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previous [[14th Lok Sabha]]. The next [[16th Lok Sabha]] was convened after [[2014 Indian general election]]. | | caption = [[Old Parliament House, New Delhi|Old Parliament House]], Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India | ||
| body = [[Indian Parliament]] | |||
| election = [[2009 Indian general election]] | |||
| before = [[14th Lok Sabha]] | |||
| after = [[16th Lok Sabha]] | |||
|term=1 June 2009 - 18 May 2014|government=[[Second Manmohan Singh ministry]]|chamber1_leader1_type=[[President of India|President]]|chamber1_leader1=[[Pratibha Patil]]<br>[[Pranab Mukherjee]]|chamber1_leader2_type=[[Vice President of India|Vice President]]|chamber1_leader2=[[Hamid Ansari]]|chamber2=[[Lok Sabha|House of the People]]|chamber2_image=File:House of the People, India, 2012.svg|chamber2_image_size=350px|membership2=545|chamber2_leader1_type=[[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Speaker of the House]]|chamber2_leader1=[[Meira Kumar]]|chamber2_leader2_type=[[Leader of the House (Lok Sabha)|Leader of the House]]|chamber2_leader2=[[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br>[[Sushil Kumar Shinde]]|chamber2_leader3_type=[[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]|chamber2_leader3=[[Manmohan Singh]]|chamber2_leader4_type=[[Leader of the Opposition (Lok Sabha)|Leader of the Opposition]]|chamber2_leader4= [[Sushma Swaraj]]|chamber1=Sovereign|control2=[[United Progressive Alliance]]}} | |||
Members of the '''15th [[Lok Sabha]]''' were elected during the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general election]] in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President [[Pranab Mukherjee]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/president-pranab-mukherjee-dissolves-15th-lok-sabha/articleshow/35311247.cms|title = President Pranab Mukherjee dissolves 15th Lok Sabha|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref>{{Politics of India}}Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previous [[14th Lok Sabha]]. The next [[16th Lok Sabha]] was convened after [[2014 Indian general election]]. | |||
The [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry]] introduced a total of 222 Bills (apart from Finance and Appropriations Bills) in the 15th Lok Sabha. A total of 165 Bills were passed by the House, including bills introduced in previous Lok Sabhas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-legislative-history-of-the-15th-lok-sabha/article5677499.ece|title = A legislative history of the 15th Lok Sabha|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 11 February 2014|last1 = S|first1 = Rukmini|last2 = Mukunth|first2 = Vasudevan}}</ref> | The [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry]] introduced a total of 222 Bills (apart from Finance and Appropriations Bills) in the 15th Lok Sabha. A total of 165 Bills were passed by the House, including bills introduced in previous Lok Sabhas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-legislative-history-of-the-15th-lok-sabha/article5677499.ece|title = A legislative history of the 15th Lok Sabha|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 11 February 2014|last1 = S|first1 = Rukmini|last2 = Mukunth|first2 = Vasudevan}}</ref> | ||
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14 sitting members from Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 15th Lok Sabha after the [[2009 Indian general election]].<ref name="rs">{{cite web|title=RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)|url= http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publication_electronic/rsstatis_inf52-03.pdf |publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi|access-date= 29 August 2017|page=12 |date=2014}}</ref> | 14 sitting members from Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 15th Lok Sabha after the [[2009 Indian general election]].<ref name="rs">{{cite web|title=RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)|url= http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publication_electronic/rsstatis_inf52-03.pdf |publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi|access-date= 29 August 2017|page=12 |date=2014}}</ref> | ||
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==Bills== | |||
During the tenure of the 15th Lok Sabha, 71% of the bills introduced were referred to Parliamentary committees for examination.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Importance of Parliamentary Committees |url=https://prsindia.org/theprsblog/importance-parliamentary-committees |access-date=29 November 2021 |work=PRS Legislative Research}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Only one bill in monsoon session sent to parliamentary committee |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/mJHsZeWro8S3X7c0aDRzhK/Only-one-bill-in-monsoon-session-sent-to-parliamentary-commi.html |access-date=29 November 2021 |work=mint |date=13 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Members == | |||
{{See also|List of members of the 15th Lok Sabha}} | |||
* '''Speaker:''' [[Meira Kumar]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]], [[Sasaram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sasaram]], [[Bihar]] | * '''Speaker:''' [[Meira Kumar]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]], [[Sasaram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sasaram]], [[Bihar]] | ||
* '''Deputy Speaker:''' [[Kariya Munda]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], [[Khunti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khunti]], [[Jharkhand]] | * '''Deputy Speaker:''' [[Kariya Munda]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], [[Khunti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khunti]], [[Jharkhand]] | ||
* '''Leader of the House:''' [[Sushil Kumar Shinde]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]], [[Solapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Solapur]], [[Maharashtra]] | * '''Leader of the House:''' [[Pranab Mukherjee]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]], [[Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency|Jangipur]], [[West Bengal]] (May, 2009 - 2012) (He went on to become the [[List of presidents of India|13th]] [[President of India]] in 2012) | ||
* '''Leader of the Opposition:''' [[Sushma Swaraj]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], [[Vidisha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vidisha]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] | [[Sushil Kumar Shinde]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]], [[Solapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Solapur]], [[Maharashtra]] (2012 - May, 2014) | ||
* '''Leader of the Opposition:''' [[Sushma Swaraj]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], [[Vidisha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vidisha]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] (December, 2009 - May 2014) | |||
* '''Deputy Leader of the Opposition:''' [[Sushma Swaraj]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], [[Vidisha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vidisha]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] (June, 2009 - December 2009) (She went on to become the 11th leader of opposition in lok sabha in 2009) | |||
[[Gopinath Munde]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], [[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed]], [[Maharashtra]] (December 2009 - May, 2014) | |||
*'''Secretary General:''' | *'''Secretary General:''' | ||
**[[P.D.T. Achary]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/lokprelist.aspx?lsno=14 |title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214329/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/lokprelist.aspx?lsno=14 |archive-date=3 March 2016 | **[[P.D.T. Achary]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/lokprelist.aspx?lsno=14 |title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214329/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/lokprelist.aspx?lsno=14 |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> | ||
**[[T. K. Viswanathan]] | **[[T. K. Viswanathan]] | ||
==Number of members by the alliance in Lok Sabha== | ===Number of members by the alliance in Lok Sabha=== | ||
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha by political party and alliance:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partywiselist.aspx |title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha – Party wise |publisher=Lok Sabha |access-date=14 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018225726/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partywiselist.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/FrmPartyWiseTrendsAndResults.aspx|title=Election Commission of India|access-date=17 May 2014|archive-date=16 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516183200/http://www.eciresults.nic.in/FrmPartyWiseTrendsAndResults.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/loksabhafinal/plist.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519182925/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/loksabhafinal/plist.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 May 2009 |title=Elections Results by party |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=1 January 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=BP Reporter|title=More Congress, less UPA|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/more-congress-less-upa/358357/|work=Business Standard|date=17 May 2009|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Ahmedabad/BJP-leading-in-Gujarat-bypolls-for-2-Lok-Sabha-4-assembly-seats/Article1-1071211.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605094124/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Ahmedabad/BJP-leading-in-Gujarat-bypolls-for-2-Lok-Sabha-4-assembly-seats/Article1-1071211.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=5 June 2013 | title=BJP leading in Gujarat bypolls for 2 Lok Sabha, 4 assembly seats | work=Hindustan Times | access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/west-bengal-tmcs-prasun-banerjee-wins-howrah-bypoll-by-27000-votes/396384-3-231.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605215858/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/west-bengal-tmcs-prasun-banerjee-wins-howrah-bypoll-by-27000-votes/396384-3-231.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=5 June 2013 | title=West Bengal: TMC's Prasun Banerjee wins Howrah by-poll | publisher=IBN-Live | access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bihar-rjd-wins-maharajganj-bypoll-by-over-136-lakh-votes/396396-37-64.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109214753/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bihar-rjd-wins-maharajganj-bypoll-by-over-136-lakh-votes/396396-37-64.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 January 2014 | title=Bihar: RJD wins Maharajganj by-poll by over 1.36 lakh votes | access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref> | |||
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha by political party and alliance:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partywiselist.aspx |title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha – Party wise |publisher=Lok Sabha |access-date=14 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018225726/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partywiselist.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2015 |url-status=dead | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:#e9e9e9; vertical-align:top;" |Alliances | ||
! style="text-align:left; background:#e9e9e9; vertical-align:top;"|Party | ! style="text-align:left; background:#e9e9e9; vertical-align:top;"|Party | ||
! style="text-align:center; background:#e9e9e9; vertical-align:middle;"|Seats | ! style="text-align:center; background:#e9e9e9; vertical-align:middle;"|Seats | ||
!Leader | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="8" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;" |'''<big>[[United Progressive Alliance]]</big>''' | ||
'''<big>262</big>''' | |||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Indian National Congress]] | |align=left| [[Indian National Congress]] | ||
|206 | |'''206''' | ||
|[[Sushil Kumar Shinde]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[All India Trinamool Congress]] | |align=left| [[All India Trinamool Congress]] | ||
|19 | |19 | ||
|[[Sudip Bandyopadhyay]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align=left| [[Nationalist Congress Party]] | | | ||
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | |||
| 18 | |||
|[[T R Balu]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Nationalist Congress Party]] | |||
| 9 | | 9 | ||
|[[Sharad Pawar]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align | | | ||
| | | style="text-align:left;"| [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] | ||
| 4 | |||
|[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align | | | ||
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] | |||
| 3 | | 3 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Bodoland People's Front]] | |||
|- | |||
|1 | |1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align | | | ||
| | | style="text-align:left;"| [[Indian Union Muslim League]] | ||
| 2 | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | colspan="4" | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="10" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]<br />'''Seats:''' 167 <br /> | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | |align=left| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | ||
| 117 | | 117 | ||
|[[Sushma Swaraj]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align=left| [[Shiv Sena]] | | | ||
|align=left| [[Janata Dal (United)]] | |||
| 20 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]] | |||
| 11 | | 11 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (supported) | |||
| 9 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] | |align=left| [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] | ||
| 4 | | 4 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align=left| [[ | | | ||
|align=left| [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]] (supported) | |||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
|[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Asom Gana Parishad]] | |align=left| [[Asom Gana Parishad]] | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Haryana Janhit Congress]] | |align=left| [[Haryana Janhit Congress]] | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]] | |align=left| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]] | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Bodoland People's Front]] | |align=left| [[Bodoland People's Front]] | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="9" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|[[United National Progressive Alliance|Third Front]]<br />'''Seats:''' 75 | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] | |align=left| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] | ||
|15 | |15 | ||
|[[Basudev Acharia]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Communist Party of India]] | |align=left| [[Communist Party of India]] | ||
| 4 | | 4 | ||
|[[Gurudas Dasgupta]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] | |align=left| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] | ||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
|[[Prasanta Kumar Majumdar]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[All India Forward Bloc]] | |align=left| [[All India Forward Bloc]] | ||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
|[[Narahari Mahato]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] | |align=left| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] | ||
| 21 | | 21 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Biju Janata Dal]] | |align=left| [[Biju Janata Dal]] | ||
| 14 | | 14 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
|align=left| [[Telugu Desam Party]] | |align=left| [[Telugu Desam Party]] | ||
| 6 | | 6 | ||
|[[Nama Nageswara Rao]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] | |align=left| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | |align=left| [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Fourth Front<br/>'''Seats:''' 26 <br/> | | rowspan="2" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Fourth Front<br />'''Seats:''' 26 <br /> | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Samajwadi Party]] | |align=left| [[Samajwadi Party]] | ||
| 22 | | 22 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] | |align=left| [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] | ||
| 4 | | 4 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="13" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Other Parties and Independents<br/>'''Seats:''' | | rowspan="13" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Other Parties and Independents<br />'''Seats:''' 21 <br /> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) | |align=left| Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) | ||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align=left| [[YSR Congress Party]] | | | ||
|align=left| [[YSR Congress Party]] | |||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
|[[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Swabhimani Paksha]] | |align=left| [[Swabhimani Paksha]] | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi]] | |align=left| [[Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi]] | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align=left| [[All India United Democratic Front]] | | | ||
|align=left| [[All India United Democratic Front]] | |||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] | |align=left| [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]] | |align=left| [[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]] | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)]] | |align=left| [[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)]] | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|align=left| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]] | |align=left| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]] | ||
| 9 | | 9 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| align=left|Nominated | |||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''Total''' | ||
| '''545''' | | '''545''' | ||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||
==List of members by political party== | ===List of members by political party=== | ||
Members by political party in 15th Lok Sabha are given below<ref>{{ | Members by political party in 15th Lok Sabha are given below<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partywiselist.aspx |title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha Party wise |access-date=14 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018225726/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partywiselist.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>- | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
!S.No. | !S.No. | ||
!Party | !Party name | ||
!Party flag | !Party flag | ||
!Number of MPs | !Number of MPs | ||
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|1 | |1 | ||
|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC) | |[[Indian National Congress]] (INC) | ||
| | |[[File: INC Flag Official.jpg|75px]] | ||
|222 | |222 | ||
|[[Sushil Kumar Shinde]] | |[[Sushil Kumar Shinde]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) | |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) | ||
| | |[[File:BJP flag.svg|75px]] | ||
|112 | |112 | ||
|[[Sushma Swaraj]] | |[[Sushma Swaraj]] | ||
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|3 | |3 | ||
|[[Samajwadi Party]] (SP) | |[[Samajwadi Party]] (SP) | ||
| | | | ||
|21 | |21 | ||
|[[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] | |[[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|10 | |10 | ||
|[[Shiv Sena]] (SS) | |[[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]] (SS) | ||
| | |[[File:Logo of Shiv Sena.svg|75px]] | ||
|10 | |10 | ||
|[[Anant Geete]] | |[[Anant Geete]] | ||
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|11 | |11 | ||
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) | |[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) | ||
| | |[[File:AIADMK Flag.svg|75px]] | ||
|9 | |9 | ||
|[[M. Thambidurai]] | |[[M. Thambidurai]] | ||
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|15 | |15 | ||
|[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] (RLD) | |[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] (RLD) | ||
| | | | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
| | | | ||
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|17 | |17 | ||
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]] (SAD) | |[[Shiromani Akali Dal]] (SAD) | ||
| | |[[File:SAD flag.svg|75px]] | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|[[Rattan Singh Ajnala]] | |[[Rattan Singh Ajnala]] | ||
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|20 | |20 | ||
|[[All India Forward Bloc]] (AIFB) | |[[All India Forward Bloc]] (AIFB) | ||
| | | | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
|[[Narahari Mahato]] | |[[Narahari Mahato]] | ||
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|22 | |22 | ||
|[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]] (JMM) | |[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]] (JMM) | ||
| | |[[File:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha flag.svg|75px]] | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
| | | | ||
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|25 | |25 | ||
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|2 | |2 | ||
|[[K. Chandrasekhar Rao]] | |[[K. Chandrasekhar Rao]] | ||
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|[[YSR Congress Party]] (YSRCP) | |[[YSR Congress Party]] (YSRCP) | ||
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|[[Jagan Mohan Reddy]] | |[[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]] | ||
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|[[Asom Gana Parishad]] (AGP) | |[[Asom Gana Parishad]] (AGP) | ||
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|1 | |1 | ||
|[[Joseph Toppo]] | |[[Joseph Toppo]] | ||
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|[[Raju Shetti]] | |[[Raju Shetti]] | ||
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|[[ | |[[Tarun Mandal]] | ||
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|''Vacant Constituencies'' | |''Vacant Constituencies'' | ||
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|22<ref>{{ | |22<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/vacant.aspx |title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha Vacant Constituencies |access-date=25 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327095756/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/vacant.aspx |archive-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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== Cabinet == | === Cabinet === | ||
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|[[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Civil Aviation]] | |[[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Civil Aviation]] | ||
|[[Ajit Singh ( | |[[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)|Ajit Singh]] | ||
|2009–2014 | |2009–2014 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)|Chemicals and Fertilizers]] | |[[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)|Chemicals and Fertilizers]] | ||
|[[M.K. Azhagiri]] | |[[M.K. Azhagiri]] | ||
| | |2009–2013 (resigned after [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] withdrew support) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Commerce and Industry]] | |[[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Commerce and Industry]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2011 | 2011 – 2012 | ||
2011 | 2011 – 2011(Due to his demise) | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2011 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Environment and Forests]] | |[[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Environment and Forests]] | ||
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2011–2013 | 2011–2013 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2011 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs]] | |[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Finance (India)|Finance]] | |[[Ministry of Finance (India)|Finance]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 (He was elected President of India in JULY 2012) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Food Processing Industries (India)|Food Processing industries]] | |[[Ministry of Food Processing Industries (India)|Food Processing industries]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information and Broadcasting]] | |[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information and Broadcasting]] | ||
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|2013–2014 | |2013–2014 | ||
2012 | 2012 – 2013 (resigned after allegations in [[Indian coal allocation scam|Coalgate]]) | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]] | |[[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (India)|New and Renewable Energy]] | |[[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (India)|New and Renewable Energy]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (India)|Overseas Indian Affairs]] | |[[Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (India)|Overseas Indian Affairs]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Petroleum and Natural Gas]] | |[[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Petroleum and Natural Gas]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Power (India)|Power]] | |[[Ministry of Power (India)|Power]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
July 2012 | July 2012 – Oct. 2012 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Railways (India)|Railways]] | |[[Ministry of Railways (India)|Railways]] | ||
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2013-2013 | 2013-2013 | ||
2012 | 2012 – 2013 (resigned after allegations of bribery) | ||
Sept. 2012 | Sept. 2012 – Oct. 2012 | ||
Mar. 2012 | Mar. 2012 – Sept. 2012 | ||
2011 | 2011 – 2012 | ||
May 2011 | May 2011 – July 2011 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2011 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (India)|Road Transport and Highways]] | |[[Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (India)|Road Transport and Highways]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Rural Development]] | |[[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Rural Development]] | ||
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|2011–2014 | |2011–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2011 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Science and Technology]] | |[[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Science and Technology]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2011 | 2011 – 2012 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2011 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (India)|Shipping]] | |[[Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (India)|Shipping]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Textiles]] | |[[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Textiles]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Tribal Affairs (India)|Tribal Affairs]] | |[[Ministry of Tribal Affairs (India)|Tribal Affairs]] | ||
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|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
2009 | 2009 – 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ministry of Water Resources | |[[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation|Water Resources]] | ||
|[[Harish Rawat]] | |[[Harish Rawat]] | ||
|2012–2014 | |2012–2014 | ||
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===United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by party=== | ===United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by party=== | ||
Source: Various news organisations<ref>{{cite web|url=http:// | Source: Various news organisations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/2009/05/27/manmohan-list-78-member-council-of-ministers-upa.html |title=List of the 78-member council of ministers – Oneindia News |publisher=Oneindia |date=27 May 2009 |access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=59 new ministers inducted in Manmohan's cabinet, gone up to 79 | GroundReport |url=http://www.groundreport.com/World/59-new-ministers-inducted-in-Manmohan-s-cabinet-go_3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724150109/http://www.groundreport.com/World/59-new-ministers-inducted-in-Manmohan-s-cabinet-go_3 |archive-date=24 July 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1480123.php/59_ministers_sworn_in_to_complete_Indias_new_government |title=59 ministers sworn in to complete India's new government |publisher=Monsters and Critics |date=28 May 2009 |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727010502/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1480123.php/59_ministers_sworn_in_to_complete_Indias_new_government |archive-date=27 July 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Antonia Laguía |url=http://harpagofitoo.blogspot.com.es/ |title=Harpagofito y plantas medicinales |publisher=Harpagofitoo.blogspot.com.es |date= |accessdate=2022-06-24}}</ref><br /> | ||
The new [[United Progressive Alliance]] (UPA) included 79 members, 78 members in the cabinet plus Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The first 20 cabinet ministers including Manmohan Singh, swore in on 22 May 2009, while the other 59 cabinet members swore in on 27 May 2009. The 5 non-Congress cabinet ministers, include [[M.K. Azhagiri]] from the DMK. [[Mukul Roy]] from Trinamool Congress, [[Sharad Pawar]] from Nationalist Congress Party, and [[Farooq Abdullah]] from National Conference represent the other non-Congress cabinet ministers. | The new [[United Progressive Alliance]] (UPA) included 79 members, 78 members in the cabinet plus Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The first 20 cabinet ministers including Manmohan Singh, swore in on 22 May 2009, while the other 59 cabinet members swore in on 27 May 2009. The 5 non-Congress cabinet ministers, include [[M.K. Azhagiri]] from the DMK. [[Mukul Roy]] from Trinamool Congress, [[Sharad Pawar]] from Nationalist Congress Party, and [[Farooq Abdullah]] from National Conference represent the other non-Congress cabinet ministers. | ||
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===United Progressive Alliance cabinet by states=== | ===United Progressive Alliance cabinet by states=== | ||
Source: [[The Hindu]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/29/stories/2009052955061100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531093816/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/29/stories/2009052955061100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 May 2009 |title=Southern States get a big share |date=29 May 2009 |access-date=19 April 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Naveen-ups-the-ante-over-states-share-in-PM-team/articleshow/4590533.cms | work=The Times | Source: [[The Hindu]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/29/stories/2009052955061100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531093816/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/29/stories/2009052955061100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 May 2009 |title=Southern States get a big share |date=29 May 2009 |access-date=19 April 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Naveen-ups-the-ante-over-states-share-in-PM-team/articleshow/4590533.cms | work=The Times of India | first1=Sandeep | last1=Mishra | title=Naveen ups the ante over state's share in PM team | date=28 May 2009}}</ref> | ||
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* MoS (I) | * MoS (I) – Ministers of State with Independent charge | ||
* | * | ||
* | * | ||
== | ==Subsequent vacancies and by-elections== | ||
The below list only covers seats whose vacancies were filled through by-elections. Conventionally, vacancies occurring with less than a year to go for the conclusion of the term, are generally left vacant for the remainder of the term. In the case of the 15th Lok Sabha, this means that by-elections would not have been held for vacancies post June 2013, with less than a year to go for the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 election]]. Only vacancies for which by-elections were held, i.e, occurring prior to May 2013, are mentioned here. | |||
* A total of 19 by-elections across seats in 11 different states were held through the duration of the 15th Lok Sabha, with the first in November 2009 and the last in August 2013. | |||
* 6 of these by-elections were necessitated by the death of the incumbent MP, and 13 due to resignation. | |||
* Of the 13 resignations, 1 was for vacating a second seat, 6 for becoming Chief Ministers of different states, 1 for becoming President, 2 for becoming MLAs and 3 due to party defections. | |||
* In May 2009, [[Firozabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Firozabad]] fell vacant due to the resignation of [[Samajwadi Party]] MP [[Akhilesh Yadav]] as he preferred to retain [[Kannauj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannauj]] after winning two seats in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 election]]. [[Raj Babbar]] of [[Indian National Congress]] won the seat in the by-election.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://expressbuzz.com/nation/congress-bsp-score-big-left-routed/120079.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511224008/http://expressbuzz.com/nation/congress-bsp-score-big-left-routed/120079.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 May 2012|title=Raj Babbar wins in Firozabad, blow to Mulayam|date=10 November 2009|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=10 November 2009}}</ref> | |||
* In June 2010, [[Banka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banka]] fell vacant due to the death of [[Independent (politician)|independent]] MP [[Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician)|Digvijay Singh]]. His widow [[Putul Kumari]] won the seat as an independent in the by-election. | |||
* In November 2010, [[Kadapa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kadapa]] fell vacant due to the resignation of Congress MP [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]], who also resigned his party membership. He contested the seat again in the by-elections on a [[YSR Congress Party]] ticket and won. | |||
* In February 2011, [[Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jamshedpur]] fell vacant due to the resignation of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] MP [[Arjun Munda]], as he became [[Chief Minister of Jharkhand]]. [[Ajoy Kumar]] of [[Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)]] won the seat in the by-election. | |||
* In March 2011, [[Bastar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bastar]] fell vacant due to the death of BJP MP [[Baliram Kashyap]]. His son [[Dinesh Kashyap]] of BJP won the seat in the by-election. | |||
* In June 2011, [[Hisar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hisar]] fell vacant due to the death of [[Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)|Haryana Janhit Congress]] MP [[Bhajan Lal Bishnoi]]. His son [[Kuldeep Bishnoi]] of HJC won the seat in the by-election. | |||
* In October 2011, [[Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kolkata Dakshin]] fell vacant due to the resignation of [[All India Trinamool Congress]] MP [[Mamata Banerjee]], as she became [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]], after the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]. [[Subrata Bakshi]] of Trinamool Congress won the seat in the by-election. | |||
* In November 2011, [[Udupi-Chikmagalur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udupi-Chikkamagaluru]] fell vacant due to the resignation of BJP MP [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]], as he became [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]]. [[K. Jayaprakash Hegde]] of Congress won the seat in the by-election. | |||
* In February 2012, [[Nellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nellore]] fell vacant due to the resignation of Congress MP [[Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy]], who also resigned his party membership. He contested the seat again in the by-elections on a [[YSR Congress Party]] ticket and won. | |||
* In May 2012, [[Kannauj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannauj]] fell vacant due to the resignation of SP MP Akhilesh Yadav, as he became [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]], after the [[2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=UP CM Akhilesh Yadav resigns as Lok Sabha MP|url=http://post.jagran.com/UP-CM-Akhilesh-Yadav-resigns-as-Lok-Sabha-MP-1336015686|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062330/http://post.jagran.com/UP-CM-Akhilesh-Yadav-resigns-as-Lok-Sabha-MP-1336015686|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|newspaper=Jagran Post}}</ref> His wife, [[Dimple Yadav]] of SP was elected unopposed from the seat in the by-elections.<ref>{{cite news|title=Akhilesh's wife Dimple Yadav elected unopposed from Kannauj Lok Sabha seat|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/akhileshs-wife-dimple-yadav-elected-unopposed-from-kannauj-lok-sabha-seat-105122-2012-06-08|newspaper=India Today}}</ref> | |||
* In July 2012, [[Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jangipur]] fell vacant due to the resignation of Congress MP [[Pranab Mukherjee]], who also resigned his party membership, as he became [[President of India]], after his victory in the [[2012 Indian presidential election]]. His son [[Abhijit Mukherjee]] of Congress won the seat in the by-election. | |||
* In July 2012, [[Tehri Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tehri Garhwal]] fell vacant due to the resignation of Congress MP [[Vijay Bahuguna]], as he became [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]], after the [[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election]]. [[Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah]] of BJP won the seat in the by-election. | |||
* In January 2013, [[Mandi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandi]] fell vacant due to the resignation of Congress MP [[Virbhadra Singh]], as he became [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]], after the [[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]. His wife [[Pratibha Singh]] of Congress won the seat in the by-election. | |||
* In January 2013, [[Porbandar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Porbandar]] fell vacant due the resignation of Congress MP [[Vitthalbhai Radadiya]], as he became an MLA in the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]], after his victory from [[Dhoraji Assembly constituency|Dhoraji]] in the [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]. However, he soon after resigned as MLA too, as well as his party membership. He contested the Lok Sabha seat again in the by-election on a BJP ticket and won. | |||
* In January 2013, [[Maharajganj (Bihar Lok Sabha constituency)|Maharajganj, Bihar]] fell vacant due to the death of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] MP [[Uma Shankar Singh (Bihar politician)|Umashankar Singh]]. [[Prabhunath Singh]] of RJD won the seat in the by-election. | |||
* In March 2013, [[Banaskantha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banaskantha]] fell vacant due to the death of Congress MP [[Mukesh Gadhvi]]. [[Haribhai Chaudhary]] of BJP won the seat in the by-election. | |||
* In April 2013, [[Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Howrah]] fell vacant due to the death of Trinamool Congress MP [[Ambica Banerjee]]. [[Prasun Banerjee]] of Trinamool Congress, a retired football player-turned-politician, won the seat in the by-election. | |||
* In May 2013, [[Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandya]] fell vacant due to the resignation of [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] MP [[N. Chaluvaraya Swamy]], as he became an MLA in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]], after his victory from [[Nagamangala Assembly constituency|Nagamangala]] in the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]]. [[Divya Spandana]] of Congress won the Lok Sabha seat in the by-election. | |||
* In May 2013, [[Bangalore Rural (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bengaluru Rural]] fell vacant due to the resignation of JDS MP [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]], as he became an MLA in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, after his victory from [[Ramanagara Assembly constituency|Ramanagara]] in the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. [[D. K. Suresh]] of Congress won the Lok Sabha seat in the by-election. | |||
{|class="sortable wikitable" | |||
!State | |||
! style="width:120px" | Constituency | |||
! style="width:180px" | Name of elected M.P. | |||
! colspan="2" | Party affiliation | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" | [[Andhra Pradesh]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Kadapa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kadapa]] | |||
| [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 29 November 2010)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 13 May 2011)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}} | |||
|- style="text-align:center; height:30px;" | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Nellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nellore]] | |||
| [[Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 28 February 2012)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 15 June 2012)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" | [[Bihar]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Maharajganj (Bihar Lok Sabha constituency)|Maharajganj]] | |||
| [[Uma Shankar Singh (Bihar politician)|Umashankar Singh]] | |||
{{small|''(died on 24 January 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Prabhunath Singh]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 5 June 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Banka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banka]] | |||
| [[Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician)|Digvijay Singh]] | |||
{{small|''(died on 24 June 2010)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Independent}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Putul Kumari]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 24 November 2010)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Independent}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Chhattisgarh]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Bastar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bastar]] (ST) | |||
| [[Baliram Kashyap]] | |||
{{small|''(died on 10 March 2011)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Dinesh Kashyap]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 13 May 2011)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" | [[Gujarat]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Banaskantha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banaskantha]] | |||
| [[Mukesh Gadhvi]] | |||
{{small|''(died on 1 March 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Haribhai Chaudhary]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 5 June 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Porbandar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Porbandar]] | |||
| [[Vitthalbhai Radadiya]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 3 January 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Vitthalbhai Radadiya]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 5 June 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Haryana]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Hisar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hisar]] | |||
| [[Bhajan Lal Bishnoi]] | |||
{{small|''(died on 3 June 2011)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Kuldeep Bishnoi]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 17 October 2011)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Himachal Pradesh]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Mandi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandi]] | |||
| [[Virbhadra Singh]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 1 January 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Pratibha Singh]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 30 June 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Jharkhand]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jamshedpur]] | |||
| [[Arjun Munda]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 26 February 2011)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ajoy Kumar]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 4 July 2011)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="6" | [[Karnataka]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Udupi-Chikmagalur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udupi-Chikkamagaluru]] | |||
| [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 29 December 2011)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[K. Jayaprakash Hegde]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 21 March 2012)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandya]] | |||
| [[N. Chaluvaraya Swamy]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 21 May 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ramya (actress)|Divya Spandana]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 24 August 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Bangalore Rural (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bengaluru Rural]] | |||
| [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 21 May 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[D. K. Suresh]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 24 August 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Firozabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Firozabad]] | |||
| [[Akhilesh Yadav]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 26 May 2009)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Raj Babbar]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 10 November 2009)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2"| [[Kannauj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannauj]] | |||
| [[Akhilesh Yadav]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 2 May 2012)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Dimple Yadav]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 9 June 2012)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Uttarakhand]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Tehri Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tehri Garhwal]] | |||
| [[Vijay Bahuguna]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 23 July 2012)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 13 October 2012)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="6" | [[West Bengal]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jangipur]] | |||
| [[Pranab Mukherjee]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 25 July 2012)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Abhijit Mukherjee]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 13 October 2012)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2"| [[Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kolkata Dakshin]] | |||
|[[Mamata Banerjee]] | |||
{{small|''(resigned on 9 October 2011)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Subrata Bakshi]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 4 December 2011)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2"| [[Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Howrah]] | |||
| [[Ambica Banerjee]] | |||
{{small|''(died on 25 April 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Prasun Banerjee]] | |||
{{small|''(elected on 5 June 2013)''}} | |||
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}} | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-legislative-history-of-the-15th-lok-sabha/article5677499.ece "A legislative history of the 15th Lok Sabha" | * [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-legislative-history-of-the-15th-lok-sabha/article5677499.ece "A legislative history of the 15th Lok Sabha" – ''The Hindu'' (April 8, 2015)] | ||
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[[Category:15th Lok Sabha| ]] | [[Category:15th Lok Sabha| ]] | ||
[[Category: Terms of the Lok Sabha]] | [[Category:Terms of the Lok Sabha]] | ||
[[Category:2009 establishments in India]] | [[Category:2009 establishments in India]] | ||
[[Category:2014 disestablishments in India]] | [[Category:2014 disestablishments in India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:37, 11 March 2026
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Indian Parliament | ||||
| Term | 1 June 2009 - 18 May 2014 | ||||
| Election | 2009 Indian general election | ||||
| Government | Second Manmohan Singh ministry | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee | ||||
| Vice President | Hamid Ansari | ||||
| House of the People | |||||
| Members | 545 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Meira Kumar | ||||
| Leader of the House | Pranab Mukherjee Sushil Kumar Shinde | ||||
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Sushma Swaraj | ||||
| Party control | United Progressive Alliance | ||||
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.[1]
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Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previous 14th Lok Sabha. The next 16th Lok Sabha was convened after 2014 Indian general election.
The Second Manmohan Singh ministry introduced a total of 222 Bills (apart from Finance and Appropriations Bills) in the 15th Lok Sabha. A total of 165 Bills were passed by the House, including bills introduced in previous Lok Sabhas.[2]
14 sitting members from Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 15th Lok Sabha after the 2009 Indian general election.[3]
Bills[edit | edit source]
During the tenure of the 15th Lok Sabha, 71% of the bills introduced were referred to Parliamentary committees for examination.[4][5]
Members[edit | edit source]
- Speaker: Meira Kumar, INC, Sasaram, Bihar
- Deputy Speaker: Kariya Munda, BJP, Khunti, Jharkhand
- Leader of the House: Pranab Mukherjee, INC, Jangipur, West Bengal (May, 2009 - 2012) (He went on to become the 13th President of India in 2012)
Sushil Kumar Shinde, INC, Solapur, Maharashtra (2012 - May, 2014)
- Leader of the Opposition: Sushma Swaraj, BJP, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh (December, 2009 - May 2014)
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Sushma Swaraj, BJP, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh (June, 2009 - December 2009) (She went on to become the 11th leader of opposition in lok sabha in 2009)
Gopinath Munde, BJP, Beed, Maharashtra (December 2009 - May, 2014)
- Secretary General:
Number of members by the alliance in Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha by political party and alliance:[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
List of members by political party[edit | edit source]
Members by political party in 15th Lok Sabha are given below[14]-
Cabinet[edit | edit source]
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh | 2009–2014 |
United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by party[edit | edit source]
Source: Various news organisations[16][17][18][19]
The new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) included 79 members, 78 members in the cabinet plus Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The first 20 cabinet ministers including Manmohan Singh, swore in on 22 May 2009, while the other 59 cabinet members swore in on 27 May 2009. The 5 non-Congress cabinet ministers, include M.K. Azhagiri from the DMK. Mukul Roy from Trinamool Congress, Sharad Pawar from Nationalist Congress Party, and Farooq Abdullah from National Conference represent the other non-Congress cabinet ministers.
| Party | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State | Total |
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| Indian National Congress | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Muslim League | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 45 | 78 |
United Progressive Alliance cabinet by states[edit | edit source]
| State | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State (I) | Ministers of State | Total |
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| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | |||
| Maharashtra | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Tamil Nadu | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| West Bengal | 1 | — | 6 | 7 |
| Kerala | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Madhya Pradesh | — | — | — | 4 |
| Karnataka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bihar | — | — | — | 3 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Meghalaya | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jharkhand | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Uttarakhand | 1 | – | – | 1 |
- MoS (I) – Ministers of State with Independent charge
Subsequent vacancies and by-elections[edit | edit source]
The below list only covers seats whose vacancies were filled through by-elections. Conventionally, vacancies occurring with less than a year to go for the conclusion of the term, are generally left vacant for the remainder of the term. In the case of the 15th Lok Sabha, this means that by-elections would not have been held for vacancies post June 2013, with less than a year to go for the 2014 election. Only vacancies for which by-elections were held, i.e, occurring prior to May 2013, are mentioned here.
- A total of 19 by-elections across seats in 11 different states were held through the duration of the 15th Lok Sabha, with the first in November 2009 and the last in August 2013.
- 6 of these by-elections were necessitated by the death of the incumbent MP, and 13 due to resignation.
- Of the 13 resignations, 1 was for vacating a second seat, 6 for becoming Chief Ministers of different states, 1 for becoming President, 2 for becoming MLAs and 3 due to party defections.
- In May 2009, Firozabad fell vacant due to the resignation of Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav as he preferred to retain Kannauj after winning two seats in the 2009 election. Raj Babbar of Indian National Congress won the seat in the by-election.[22]
- In June 2010, Banka fell vacant due to the death of independent MP Digvijay Singh. His widow Putul Kumari won the seat as an independent in the by-election.
- In November 2010, Kadapa fell vacant due to the resignation of Congress MP Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who also resigned his party membership. He contested the seat again in the by-elections on a YSR Congress Party ticket and won.
- In February 2011, Jamshedpur fell vacant due to the resignation of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Arjun Munda, as he became Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Ajoy Kumar of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) won the seat in the by-election.
- In March 2011, Bastar fell vacant due to the death of BJP MP Baliram Kashyap. His son Dinesh Kashyap of BJP won the seat in the by-election.
- In June 2011, Hisar fell vacant due to the death of Haryana Janhit Congress MP Bhajan Lal Bishnoi. His son Kuldeep Bishnoi of HJC won the seat in the by-election.
- In October 2011, Kolkata Dakshin fell vacant due to the resignation of All India Trinamool Congress MP Mamata Banerjee, as she became Chief Minister of West Bengal, after the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. Subrata Bakshi of Trinamool Congress won the seat in the by-election.
- In November 2011, Udupi-Chikkamagaluru fell vacant due to the resignation of BJP MP D. V. Sadananda Gowda, as he became Chief Minister of Karnataka. K. Jayaprakash Hegde of Congress won the seat in the by-election.
- In February 2012, Nellore fell vacant due to the resignation of Congress MP Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy, who also resigned his party membership. He contested the seat again in the by-elections on a YSR Congress Party ticket and won.
- In May 2012, Kannauj fell vacant due to the resignation of SP MP Akhilesh Yadav, as he became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, after the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[23] His wife, Dimple Yadav of SP was elected unopposed from the seat in the by-elections.[24]
- In July 2012, Jangipur fell vacant due to the resignation of Congress MP Pranab Mukherjee, who also resigned his party membership, as he became President of India, after his victory in the 2012 Indian presidential election. His son Abhijit Mukherjee of Congress won the seat in the by-election.
- In July 2012, Tehri Garhwal fell vacant due to the resignation of Congress MP Vijay Bahuguna, as he became Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, after the 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah of BJP won the seat in the by-election.
- In January 2013, Mandi fell vacant due to the resignation of Congress MP Virbhadra Singh, as he became Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, after the 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. His wife Pratibha Singh of Congress won the seat in the by-election.
- In January 2013, Porbandar fell vacant due the resignation of Congress MP Vitthalbhai Radadiya, as he became an MLA in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, after his victory from Dhoraji in the 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. However, he soon after resigned as MLA too, as well as his party membership. He contested the Lok Sabha seat again in the by-election on a BJP ticket and won.
- In January 2013, Maharajganj, Bihar fell vacant due to the death of Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Umashankar Singh. Prabhunath Singh of RJD won the seat in the by-election.
- In March 2013, Banaskantha fell vacant due to the death of Congress MP Mukesh Gadhvi. Haribhai Chaudhary of BJP won the seat in the by-election.
- In April 2013, Howrah fell vacant due to the death of Trinamool Congress MP Ambica Banerjee. Prasun Banerjee of Trinamool Congress, a retired football player-turned-politician, won the seat in the by-election.
- In May 2013, Mandya fell vacant due to the resignation of Janata Dal (Secular) MP N. Chaluvaraya Swamy, as he became an MLA in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, after his victory from Nagamangala in the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. Divya Spandana of Congress won the Lok Sabha seat in the by-election.
- In May 2013, Bengaluru Rural fell vacant due to the resignation of JDS MP H. D. Kumaraswamy, as he became an MLA in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, after his victory from Ramanagara in the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. D. K. Suresh of Congress won the Lok Sabha seat in the by-election.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "President Pranab Mukherjee dissolves 15th Lok Sabha". The Economic Times.
- ↑ S, Rukmini; Mukunth, Vasudevan (11 February 2014). "A legislative history of the 15th Lok Sabha". The Hindu.
- ↑ "RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ↑ "The Importance of Parliamentary Committees". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "Only one bill in monsoon session sent to parliamentary committee". mint. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha – Party wise". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ↑ "Elections Results by party". Ibnlive.in.com. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009.
- ↑ BP Reporter (17 May 2009). "More Congress, less UPA". Business Standard. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ "BJP leading in Gujarat bypolls for 2 Lok Sabha, 4 assembly seats". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ "West Bengal: TMC's Prasun Banerjee wins Howrah by-poll". IBN-Live. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ "Bihar: RJD wins Maharajganj by-poll by over 1.36 lakh votes". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Party wise". Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Vacant Constituencies". Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "List of the 78-member council of ministers – Oneindia News". Oneindia. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "59 new ministers inducted in Manmohan's cabinet, gone up to 79 | GroundReport". Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ↑ "59 ministers sworn in to complete India's new government". Monsters and Critics. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ Antonia Laguía. "Harpagofito y plantas medicinales". Harpagofitoo.blogspot.com.es. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ↑ "Southern States get a big share". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ Mishra, Sandeep (28 May 2009). "Naveen ups the ante over state's share in PM team". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Raj Babbar wins in Firozabad, blow to Mulayam". The Indian Express. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ↑ "UP CM Akhilesh Yadav resigns as Lok Sabha MP". Jagran Post. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "Akhilesh's wife Dimple Yadav elected unopposed from Kannauj Lok Sabha seat". India Today.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Lok Sabha website
- List of winning candidates published by election commission of india on 17 May 2009.
- Tracking activity of MPs in Parliament





