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7th Lok Sabha
Lower house Members elected in 1980
Lower house Members elected in 1980
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 7th Lok Sabha |
| image | New Delhi government block 03-2016 img3.jpg |
| caption | Old Parliament House, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India |
| body | Indian Parliament |
| election | [1980 Indian general election](1980-indian-general-election) |
| before | *[6th Lok Sabha](6th-lok-sabha)* |
| after | *[8th Lok Sabha](8th-lok-sabha)* |
The 7th Lok Sabha, (18 January 1980 – 31 December 1984) was elected in 1980 Indian general election. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India nine sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 7th Lok Sabha after the 1980 Indian general election. Indira Gandhi became the Prime minister on 14 January 1980, after INC and alliances won 353 seats, 199 seats more than previous 6th Lok Sabha. Rajiv Gandhi became Prime minister on 31 October 1984 after the assassination of Indira Gandhi. The next 8th Lok Sabha was formed on 31 December 1984 after the 1984 Indian general election. With roughly 9.3% of total MPs being Muslims, the 7th Lok Sabha had more Muslim MPs than any other in Indian history.
Speaker
Dr.Balram Jakhar = 22/1/1980 - 15/1/1985
Deputy Speaker
Shri G.Lakshmanan - 1/12/1980 - 31/12/1984
Secretary-General
Shri Avtar Singh Rikhy - 10-01-1980 - 31-12-1983 Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap - 31-12-1983 - 31-12-1984
List of members by political party
Members of the political party in the 7th Lok Sabha are given below:
| S.No. | Party name | Number of MPs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 353 |
| 2 | Janata (S) (Janata (S)) | 41 |
| 3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | 37 |
| 4 | Janata Party (Janata Party) | 31 |
| 5 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 16 |
| 6 | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 10 |
| 7 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 2 |
| 8 | Indian National Congress (Socialist) (Congress (S)) | 13 |
| 9 | Unattached (Unattached) | 7 |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKN) | 3 |
| 11 | Independent (Ind.) | 4 |
| 12 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) (RSP) | 4 |
| 13 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | 2 |
| 14 | All India Forward Bloc(AIFB) | 3 |
| 15 | Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 2 |
| 16 | Nominated (NM) | 2 |
| 17 | Telugu Desam Party (TDP) | 2 |
| 18 | All Party Hill Leaders' Conference (APHLC) | 0 |
| 19 | Indian National Congress (Congress) | 0 |
| 20 | Janata Dal (Janata Dal) | 1 |
| 21 | Kerala Congress (KC) | 1 |
Women Members
| State | Constituency | Name of Elected M.P. | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Bhadrachalam (ST) | B. Radhabai Ananda Rao | |
| Vijayawada | Vidya Chennupati | ||
| Medak | Indira Gandhi | ||
| Bihar | Vaishali | Kishori Sinha | |
| Sheohar | Ram Dulari Sinha | ||
| Purnea | Madhuri Singh | ||
| Begusarai | Krishna Sahi | ||
| Palamau (SC) | Kamla Kumari | ||
| Goa | Panaji | Sanyogita Rane | |
| Kerala | Alleppey | Suseela Gopalan | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Sagar (SC) | Sahodrabai Rai | |
| Khajuraho | Vidyawati Chaturvedi | ||
| Raigarh (ST) | Pushpa Devi Singh | ||
| Maharashtra | Bombay North Central | Pramila Dandavate | |
| Amravati | Usha Choudhari | ||
| Beed | Kesharbai Kshirsagar | ||
| Punjab | Gurdaspur | Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder | |
| Faridkot | Gurbinder Kaur Brar | ||
| Rajasthan | Chittorgarh | Prof. Nirmla Kumari Shaktawat | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sitapur | Rajendra Kumari Bajpai | |
| Mohanlalganj (SC) | Kailash Pati | ||
| Lucknow | Sheila Kaul | ||
| Raebareli | Indira Gandhi | ||
| Aligarh | Indra Kumari | ||
| Meerut | Mohsina Kidwai | ||
| Kairana | Gayatri Devi | ||
| West Bengal | Nabadwip (SC) | Bibha Ghosh Goswami | |
| Panskura | Geeta Mukherjee |
Remarkably, the Lok Sabha had 3 couples - Satyendra Narayan Sinha (Congress MP from Aurangabad) & his wife Kishori (Congress MP from Vaishali), former PM Charan Singh (JP(S) MP from Baghpat) & his wife Gayatri (JP(S) MP from Kairana) and Madhu Dandavate (Janata Party MP from Rajapur) & wife Pramila (Janata Party MP from Bombay North Central).
Cabinet
| Office | Name | Term | Ministry of | Office | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi | 1980–1984 | ||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | *vacant* | |||||
| Agriculture | Rao Birendra Singh | 1980–1984 | ||||
| External Affairs | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 1980–1984 | ||||
| Finance | R. Venkataraman | 1980–1984 | ||||
| Home Affairs | Zail Singh | 1980–1984 | ||||
| Information and Broadcasting | Vasant Sathe | 1980–1984 | ||||
| Law and Justice | P. Shiv Shankar | 1980–1984 | ||||
| Railways | Kamlapati Tripathi | 1980–1984 | ||||
| Shipping, Road Transport, and Highways | Anant Prasad Sharma | 1980–1984 | ||||
| Tourism | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | 1980–1984 |
References
References
- (2014). "RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)". Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi.
- Das, Shaswati. (18 May 2014). "Poll data shows large number of Muslims voted for Modi". India Today.
- "Keesing's - World News Archive".
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