India

House of the PeopleCouncil of States

House of the People

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Om Birla (Male)
Year of birth
1962
Additional information
Elected on 19 June 2019.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Utpal Kumar Singh (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 1st Dec. 2020.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
460
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
82
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
15.13% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
51.00
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
25
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Youngest member
Chandrani Murmu (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
88
Oldest member
Shri Shafiqur Rahman Barq (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
102 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
402 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
432 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
72 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
4 See historical data for this field.
31-40
50 See historical data for this field.
41-45
48 See historical data for this field.
46-50
68 See historical data for this field.
51-60
158 See historical data for this field.
61-70
144 See historical data for this field.
71-80
29 See historical data for this field.
81-90
3 See historical data for this field.
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 4 50 48 68 158 144 29 3 0
Total <= 45: 102 Total >= 46: 402
Male 0 3 34 39 57 138 133 25 3 0 432
Female 0 1 16 9 11 20 11 4 0 0 72
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0.79%0.6%0.2%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger10.71%7.34%3.37%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger20.24%15.08%5.16%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Election results

Candidates

Total number of candidates Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
8,026

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
464
Number of women elected
78
Percentage of women elected The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
14.36%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
78

New legislature

Total number of men after the election The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
464
Total number of women after the election The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
78
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Om Birla (Male)
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Date of election
19.06.2019
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1947
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1937
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions Suffrage: Restrictions detail
literacy, income and tax payer
Notes Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, the Government of India Act (adopted in 1935, entered into force in 1937) accorded women with the right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1950
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, under British administration, the Government of India Act (adopted in 1935, entered into force in 1937) accorded women with the right to vote. These rights were maintained after 1947 when India became an "Independent Dominion".
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1950
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Prior to independence in 1947, under British administration, the Government of India Act (adopted in 1935, entered into force in 1937) accorded women with the right to vote. These rights were maintained after 1947 when India became an "Independent Dominion".
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1952
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
2009