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| Election | 1951–52 Indian general election | ||||
The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election. The 1st Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957. The First Session of this Lok Sabha commenced on 13 May 1952.
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Total Lok Sabha seats were 489 and total eligible voters were 17.3 crores. The Indian National Congress (INC) won 364 seats. They were followed by Independents, winning a total of 37 seats. The Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Socialist Party (India) followed with 16 and 12 seats respectively. Indian National Congress got 45% of the total votes in this election and won 76% of the 479 contested seats.
Lok Sabha officers
As per Article 93 of Constitution of India, the Lok Sabha must have elected and non-elected officers. The elected members are Speaker and the Deputy Speaker whereas the non-elected members are the Secretariat staff.[1] Following were the 1st Lok Sabha officers and other important members.[2][3]
| # | Position | Name | From | To | Days in office |
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| 01 | Speaker | Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar | 8 May 1952 | 27 Feb 1956 | 1,390 |
| M.A. Ayyangar | 8 Mar 1956 | 10 May 1957 | 428 | ||
| 02 | Deputy Speaker | M. A. Ayyangar | 30 May 1952
20 Mar 1956 |
7 Mar 1956
4 Apr 1957 |
1,377
380 |
| 03 | Secretary-General | M. N. Kaul | 17 Apr 1952 | 4 Apr 1957 | 1,813 |
| 04 | Leader of the House | Jawaharlal Nehru | 17 Apr 1952 | 4 Apr 1957 | 1,813 |
| 05 | Leader of the Opposition note a | A K Gopalan | 17 Apr 1952 | 4 Apr 1957 | 1,813 |
a. ^ (Not Officially Declared) The position of Leader of the Opposition only got recognition in 1977 post Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act.[4]
Members
List of members as published by the Election Commission of India[5] and Parliament of India:[6]
Members by political party in 1st Lok Sabha are given below:
