2nd Lok Sabha

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The Second Lok Sabha (5 April 1957 – 31 March 1962) was elected after the 1957 Indian general election.[1] The 2st Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years till 1962.

2nd Lok Sabha
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Legislative bodyIndian Parliament
Election1957 Indian general election

15 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 2nd Lok Sabha after the Indian general elections, 1957.[2]

Members[]

  • Speaker: M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar (8 March 1956 – 16 April 1962)[3]
  • Deputy Speaker: Sardar Hukam Singh, (20 March 1956 – 31 March 1962)
  • Secretary: M. N. Kaul (27 July 1947 – 1 September 1964)

List of members by political party[]

Members by the political party in 2nd Lok Sabha are given below

2nd Lok Sabha
Party Name
Member of MP's
(total 494)
Indian National Congress INC 371
Communist Party of India CPI 27
Praja Socialist Party PSP 19
Ganatantra Parishad GP 7
Jharkhand Party JKP 6
Scheduled Castes Federation SCF 6
Bharatiya Jana Sangh BJS 4
Peasants and Workers Party of India PWPI 4
Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party CNSPJP 3
Forward Bloc (Marxist) AIFB 2
People's Democratic Front PDF 2
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha ABHM 1
Indian Union Muslim League IUML 1
Independents - 41
Nominated Anglo-Indians - 2

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1957 to the Second Lok Sabha, (Vol. I)" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ^ "RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Second Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011.

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