5th Lok Sabha
List of Members of the 5th Lok Sabha, elected February–March 1971. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India. 4 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 5th Lok Sabha after the 1971 Indian general election.
Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister as in the previous 4th Lok Sabha. However, INC lost 217 seats in the next 6th Lok Sabha, which was constituted after the 1977 Indian general election.
Important members
- Speaker:
- *Gurdial Singh Dhillon from 22 March 1971 to 1 December 1975
- *Bali Ram Bhagat from 5 January 1976 to 25 March 1977
- Deputy Speaker:
- *G.G.Swell from 27 March 1971 to 18 January 1977
- Secretary General:
- *S. L. Shakdhar from 2 September 1964 to 18 June 1977
List of members by political party
S.No. | Party Name | Number of MPs |
1 | Indian National Congress | 352 |
2 | Communist Party | 25 |
3 | Communist Party | 23 |
4 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 23 |
5 | Jan Sangh | 22 |
6 | Congress | 16 |
7 | Independent | 14 |
8 | Telangana Praja Samiti | 10 |
9 | Swatantra Party | 8 |
10 | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3 |
11 | Samyukta Socialist Party | 3 |
12 | Kerala Congress | 3 |
13 | All India Forward Bloc | 2 |
14 | Indian Union Muslim League | 2 |
15 | Praja Socialist Party | 2 |
16 | Akali Dal | 1 |
17 | All Party Hill Leaders' Conference | 1 |
18 | Bangla Congress | 1 |
19 | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | 1 |
19 | Jharkhand Party | 1 |
20 | Republican Party of India | 1 |
21 | United Goans | 1 |
22 | Utkal Congress | 1 |
23 | Vishal Haryana Party | 1 |