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Legislative Powers of Indian Parliament

The document outlines the allocation of seats in the Indian Parliament based on state populations, detailing the number of seats for various states and territories. It also provides the distribution of seats captured by different political parties in the Lok Sabha following the last general election. Additionally, it discusses the privileges of Members of Parliament, including freedom of speech and immunity from legal action for their legislative actions.

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Legislative Powers of Indian Parliament

The document outlines the allocation of seats in the Indian Parliament based on state populations, detailing the number of seats for various states and territories. It also provides the distribution of seats captured by different political parties in the Lok Sabha following the last general election. Additionally, it discusses the privileges of Members of Parliament, including freedom of speech and immunity from legal action for their legislative actions.

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GOVERNMENT OF THE INDIAN UNION 615

after the Proclamation has ceased to operate The House


will elect its Speaker and Deputy Speaker The allocation of
seats between the different states of the Union is in direct
proporuon to then population and the distiibution is given
below .
—
States

Andhra Pradesh— Assam — Bihar 43, Gujiat— 12, 53, 22,


Ivlaharastra— Kciala — Madhya Piadesh —
^44, 18, Madras 36,
41, Mysore— Orissa— Punjab —
26, Rajasthan—
20, Uttar 22, 22,
Pradesh — West Bengal —
86, Jammu and Kashmir—
36, 6.

T erritories
Delhi — —
Himachal Pradesh —
^4, Manipur 2, Tiipuia
2,Andaman — Laccadives — Anglo-Indians —
i, i, 2, Tiibals of
Assam— i =505
Tlie numbei of seats captured by the different parties in
the Lok Sabha on the basis of the last general election is

roughly

Congress Party 366 seats


Communist 27
P. S. P 20 „
Jana Sangh 4 jj

Others including Foiward Block, Hindu


Mahasabha, Scheduled Castes Fedeiation,
Independents, etc 88 „

Privileges of Members of Parliamenl. Members of Legis-


latures of all countries enjoy certain piivileges and immuni-
ties in order to enable them to discharge then legislative and
deliberative functions properly The most important of these
privileges is the freedom of speech No member can be sued
m a court of law for anything said or any vote given by him
either m
the legislature or in any of its committees. Nor
will he be liable in respect of any publication by or under the
authority of the House Besides these, the members of the
Indian Parliament will enjoy such privileges as are enjoyed
by MP.’s in England till the Indian Parliament defines the
privileges and immunities by its own law

Powers of the Indian Parliament. The Indian Parliament


is competent to make all laws regarding the subjects in the

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