| 17th Lok Sabha | |||||
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| Legislative body | Indian Parliament | ||||
| Term | 17 June 2019 – 5 June 2024 | ||||
| Election | 2019 Indian general election | ||||
| Government | Fourth National Democratic Alliance Government | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| President | Ram Nath Kovind Droupadi Murmu | ||||
| Vice President | M. Venkaiah Naidu Jagdeep Dhankhar | ||||
| House of the People | |||||
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| Members | 543 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Om Birla | ||||
| Leader of the House | Narendra Modi | ||||
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Vacant[a] | ||||
| Party control | National Democratic Alliance | ||||
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The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the 2019 Indian general election.[1] Elections, all across India, were conducted in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election Commission of India. Counting started officially on the morning of 23 May 2019 and the results were declared on the same day.
Om Birla was elected as the Speaker of the House. As no party had 10% of the seats to secure the position of Leader of Opposition, there was no Leader of the Opposition. However, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, which was the second largest party during the 17th Lok Sabha.[2][3]
The 17th Lok Sabha had the most women representatives, at 14 percent. 267 members were first-time MPs. 233 members (43 percent) have had criminal charges against them. 475 members had their declared assets to be more than ₹1 crore (US$120,000); average assets were ₹20.9 crore (US$2.5 million). Around 39 percent of members were professionally noted to be politicians or involved in social work.[citation needed]
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- ^ "General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu Becomes New Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha". msn.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "After Derek O'Brien, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Asks Standing Committee to Discuss 'Tek Fog'". The Wire. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.