Lok Sabha
- The Lok Sabha is the Lower House of India’s bicameral Parliament.
- It means the “House of the People”
- The Lok Sabha has been envisaged as the House of the Parliament, composed of directly elected representatives of the Indian populace.
- It works to enact laws, formulate the Union budget, and articulate the democratic will of the people.
- The Constitution has fixed the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha at 550 members among them 530 members are to be representatives of the States, and 20 members are to be representatives of the Union Territories (UTs).
- At present, the Lok Sabha comprises 543 members
- The election of members of the Lok Sabha is based on the principle of Universal Adult Franchise.
- Every Indian citizen above 18 years of age is eligible to vote in such an election.
- The normal term of the Lok Sabha is five years from the date of its first meeting after the general elections
- The President of India is authorized to dissolve the Lok Sabha at any time even before the completion of five years.
- Each State is divided into territorial constituencies to hold direct elections to the Lok Sabha.