Lok Sabha

Legislatures

The Lok Sabha, or House of the People, is the lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament, alongside the Rajya Sabha. Its members are elected to represent constituencies through adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system. The house meets in the Lok Sabha chamber of Parliament House in New Delhi. It has 543 elected members as of 2025, and the 18th Lok Sabha was elected in May 2024.

Also called: House of the People
Election system: Adult universal suffrage and first-past-the-post
Meeting place: Lok Sabha chamber, Parliament House, New Delhi

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