India

House of the PeopleCouncil of States

Council of States

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
Jagdeep Dhankar (Male)
Year of birth
1951
Additional information
The Vice-President of the Republic
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Pramod Chandra Mody (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 12 Nov. 2021.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
205
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
33
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
61.20
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
33
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Youngest member
Shri Raghav Chadha (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
89
Oldest member
Dr. Manmohan Singh (Male)
Members for whom no data is available IPU does not contain age and gender data for all chambers of parliament.
38
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Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
18 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
221 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
205 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
34 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
3 See historical data for this field.
41-45
15 See historical data for this field.
46-50
25 See historical data for this field.
51-60
74 See historical data for this field.
61-70
77 See historical data for this field.
71-80
39 See historical data for this field.
81-90
6 See historical data for this field.
91 and over
0 See historical data for this field.
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 0 3 15 25 74 77 39 6 0
Total <= 45: 18 Total >= 46: 221
Male 0 0 3 10 15 66 68 37 6 0 205
Female 0 0 0 5 10 8 9 2 0 0 34
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger1.26%1.26%0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger7.53%5.44%2.09%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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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