15th Lok Sabha
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15th Lok Sabha
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.
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Important members
- Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar
- Deputy Speaker: Kariya Munda, Bharatiya Janata Party, Khunti, Jharkhand
- Leader of the House: Pranab Mukherjee, Indian National Congress, Jangipur, West Bengal
- Leader of the Opposition: Sushma Swaraj, Bharatiya Janata Party, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh
- Secretary General:
List of members by political party
Cabinet
United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by party
Source: Various news organisations[6][7][8][9]
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 Dayanidhi Maran, and M.K. Azhagiri from the DMK. Mamta Banerjee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 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
| State | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State (I) | Ministers of State | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Tamil Nadu | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| West Bengal | 2 | — | — | 9 |
| 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 |
- MoS (I) - Ministers of State with Independent charge
Related members
Members from same family elected in 15th Lok Sabha:
- Mother - Son
- Father - Son
- Father - Daughter
- Father-in-law - Son-in-law
Bye-elections
- On November 2009, Raj Babbar of Indian National Congress got elected from Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. Seat was vacant as Akhilesh Yadav of Samajwadi Party resigned from this seat keeping the Kannauj Seat as he had contested from both and had to drop one seat.[12]
- On May 13, 2011, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy of YSR Congress got elected from Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. He resigned his seat, when he resigned from Indian National Congress. He contested that seat again won by 5,45,000 votes.
- Elections were held on 13th October 2011 for the Hissar Lok Sabha seat due to the death of Mr. Bhajan Lal. The HJC-BJP alliance, represented by Mr. Kuldeep Bishnoi s/o Late Mr. Bhajan Lal, won the election.
See also
References
- ^ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/lokprelist.aspx?lsno=14.
- ^ "Partywise Statistics" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseSeats.pdf. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partywiselist.aspx
- ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partywiselist.aspx
- ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/partywiselist.aspx
- ^ http://news.oneindia.in/2009/05/27/manmohan-list-78-member-council-of-ministers-upa.html
- ^ "59 new ministers inducted in Manmohan’s cabinet, gone up to 79 | GroundReport". Archived from the original on 17 Jun. 2009. http://www.groundreport.com/World/59-new-ministers-inducted-in-Manmohan-s-cabinet-go_3. Retrieved 15 Jun. 2009.
- ^ http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1480123.php/59_ministers_sworn_in_to_complete_Indias_new_government
- ^ http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/2009/05/14-cabinet-ministers-7-mos-independent.html
- ^ . 29 May 2009. http://www.hiitle=Southern States get a big share.
- ^ Mishra, Sandeep (28 May 2009). "Naveen ups the ante over state's share in PM team". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Naveen-ups-the-ante-over-states-share-in-PM-team/articleshow/4590533.cms.
- ^ "Raj Babbar wins in Firozabad, blow to Mulayam". Indian Express. 10 November 2009. http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Congress,+BSP+score+big,+Left+routed&artid=G05IJtXluao=&SectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&MainSectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&SEO=Uttar+Pradesh++firozabad+by+polls+raj+babbar+mulay&SectionName=pWehHe7IsSU=. Retrieved 10 Nov. 2009.
External links
- Lok Sabha website
- List of winning candidates published by election commission of india on 17 May 2009.
- Tracking activity of MPs in Parliament
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