1st Lok Sabha

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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.^[1]

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.^[2] Following were the 1st Lok Sabha officers and other important members.^[1]

#	Position	Name	From	To	Days in office
01	Speaker	Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar M. A. Ayyangar	8 May 1952 8 Mar 1956	27 Feb 1956 10 May 1957	1,390 428
02	Deputy Speaker	M. A. Ayyangar Sardar Hukam Singh	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	A K Gopalan

Leader of the Opposition position got recognition in 1977 post Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act.^[3]

List of members by state

List of members as published by the Election Commission of India^[4] and Parliament of India:^[5]

Ajmer

Keys: INC (2)	No.	Constituency	Name of elected M.P.	Party affiliation
1	Ajmer North	Jawala Prasad Sharma	Indian National Congress
2	Ajmer South	Pandit Mukut Bihari Lal Bhargava	Indian National Congress^[6]

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Keys: Nominated (1)	No.	Constituency	Name of elected M.P.	Party affiliation
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Rt. Rev. John Richardson	Nominated

Assam

Keys: INC (15)	No.	Constituency	Name of elected M.P.	Party affiliation
1	Cachar Lushal Hills	Suresh Chandra Deb	Indian National Congress
2	Autonomous District-ST	Bonily Khongmen	Indian National Congress
3	Goalpara-Garo Hills	Jonab Amjad Ali	Socialist Party
3	Goalpara-Garo Hills	Sitanath Brahma Chowdhury	Indian National Congress
4	Barpeta	Beli Ram Das	Indian National Congress
5	Gauhati	Rohini Kumar Chaudhury	Indian National Congress
6	Darrang	Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi	Indian National Congress
7	Nowgong	Dev Kant Baruah	Indian National Congress
8	Golghat - Jorhat	Debeswar Sarma	Indian National Congress
9	Sibasagar-North Lakhimpur	Surendra Nath Buragohain	Indian National Congress
10	Dibrugarh	Jogendra Nath Hazarika	Indian National Congress

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References

1 2 "Lok Sabha Officers". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
↑ "Constitution of India" (PDF). Ministry of Law and Justice (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
↑ "Leader of the Opposition". Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
↑ "Statistical Report On General Elections, 1951 To The First Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
↑ "Members of the first Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
↑ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Ajmer

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