15th Lok Sabha
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Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.[1]
Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previous 14th Lok Sabha. The next 16th Lok Sabha was convened after 2014 Indian general election. The Second Manmohan Singh ministry introduced a total of 222 Bills (apart from Finance and Appropriations Bills) in the 15th Lok Sabha. A total of 165 Bills were passed by the House, including bills introduced in previous Lok Sabhas.[2] 14 sitting members from Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 15th Lok Sabha after the 2009 Indian general election.[3]
BillsDuring the tenure of the 15th Lok Sabha, 71% of bills were referred to Parliamentary committees for examination[4][5] Members
Solapur, Maharashtra (2012 - May, 2014)
Number of members by the alliance in Lok SabhaMembers of the 15th Lok Sabha by political party and alliance:[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] List of members by political partyMembers by political party in 15th Lok Sabha are given below[14]- Cabinet
United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by partySource: Various news organisations[16][17][18][19] M.K. Azhagiri from the DMK. Mukul Roy from Trinamool Congress, Sharad Pawar from Nationalist Congress Party, and Farooq Abdullah from National Conference represent the other non-Congress cabinet ministers.
United Progressive Alliance cabinet by states
Subsequent vacancies and by-electionsThe below list only covers seats whose vacancies were filled through by-elections. Conventionally, vacancies occurring with less than a year to go for the conclusion of the term, are generally left vacant for the remainder of the term. In the case of the 15th Lok Sabha, this means that by-elections would not have been held for vacancies post June 2013, with less than a year to go for the 2014 election. Only vacancies for which by-elections were held, i.e, occurring prior to May 2013, are mentioned here.
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