6th Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The 6th Lok Sabha, which ran from 23 March 1977 - 22 August 1979 was elected in February and March 1977.
Important members
- Speaker:
- N. Sanjiva Reddy from 26 March 1977 to 13 July 1977
- K. S. Hegde from 21 July 1977 to 21 January 1980
- Deputy Speaker:
- Godey Murahari from 1 April 1977 to 22 August 1979
- Secretary General:
- Avtar Singh Rikhy from 18 June 1977 to 31 December 1983
List of members by political party
Members by political party in 6th Lok Sabha are given below[1]-
S.No. | Party Name | Number of MPs |
---|---|---|
1 | Janata Party (Janata Party) | 295 |
2 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 154 |
3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | 22 |
4 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | 18 |
5 | Akali Dal (Akali Dal) | 9 |
6 | Independent (Ind.) | 9 |
7 | Communist Party (CP) | 7 |
8 | Unattached (Unattached) | 5 |
9 | Peasants and Workers Party of India (PAWPI) | 5 |
10 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) (RSP) | 4 |
11 | All India Forward Bloc(AIFB) | 3 |
12 | Kerala Congress (KC) | 2 |
13 | Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 2 |
14 | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKN) | 2 |
15 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 2 |
16 | Jharkhand Party (Jharkhand) | 1 |
17 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) | 1 |
TOTAL | 542 |
Cabinet
Prime Minister | Morarji Desai | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 |
Ministry | Minister | Term |
---|---|---|
Agriculture | Surjit Singh Barnala | 1977–1979 |
Defence | Jagjivan Ram | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 |
External Affairs | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979
28 July 1979 – 13 January 1980 |
Finance | Haribhai M. Patel | 24 March 1977 – 24 January 1979 |
Home Affairs | Charan Singh | 24 March 1977 – 1 July 1978
1 July 1978 – 28 July 1979 |
Information and Broadcasting | L.K.Advani | 1977-1979 |
Law and Justice | Shanti Bhushan | 1977-1979
1979 |
Railways | Madhu Dandavate | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 |
Education | Pratap Chandra Chunder | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 |
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