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.[1] Indira Gandhi became the Prime minister on 14 January 1980, after INC and alliances won 373 seats, 286 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.[2]
| 7th Lok Sabha | |||||
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| Legislative body | Indian Parliament | ||||
| Election | 1980 Indian general election | ||||
Speaker
editDr.Balram Jakhar = 22/1/1980 - 15/1/1985
Deputy Speaker
editShri G.Lakshmanan - 1/12/1980 - 31/12/1984
Secretary-General
editShri 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
editMembers of the political party in the 7th Lok Sabha are given below:
| S.No. | Party Name | Number of MPs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 377 |
| 2 | Janata (S) (Janata (S)) | 43 |
| 3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | 39 |
| 4 | Janata Party (Janata Party) | 17 |
| 5 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 16 |
| 6 | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 14 |
| 7 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 2 |
| 8 | Indian National Congress (Socialist) (Congress (S)) | 10 |
| 9 | Unattached (Unattached) | 7 |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKN) | 5 |
| 11 | Independent (Ind.) | 4 |
| 12 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) (RSP) | 4 |
| 13 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | 3 |
| 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) | 1 |
| 19 | Indian National Congress (Congress) | 1 |
| 20 | Janata Dal (Janata Dal) | 1 |
| 21 | Kerala Congress (KC) | 1 |
Women Members
editRemarkably, 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
edit| Office | Name | Term |
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| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi | 1980–1984 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | vacant | |
| Ministry of | ||
| Office | Name | Term |
| 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
edit- ^ "RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ Das, Shaswati (18 May 2014). "Poll data shows large number of Muslims voted for Modi". India Today. New Delhi. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Keesing's - World News Archive".