Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
E817770
A Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha is an elected representative in the lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament, responsible for lawmaking and overseeing the central government.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha members | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative position
ⓘ
parliamentary office ⓘ |
| antiDefectionLawSource | Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeDisqualifiedBy | President of India on recommendation of the Election Commission of India ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedWithHouse | yes ⓘ |
| chamberOf | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disqualificationLaw | anti-defection law ⓘ |
| electedBy | voters of a parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| electionMethod | direct election ⓘ |
| eligibleForOffice | Prime Minister of India if commanding majority in Lok Sabha ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Representation of the People Act, 1950
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Representation of the People Act, 1951 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
lawmaker
ⓘ
overseer of the central government ⓘ representative of the people ⓘ |
| house | Lok Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Lok Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayServeOn |
Department-related Standing Committees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joint Parliamentary Committees NERFINISHED ⓘ Select Committees ⓘ |
| minimumAge | 25 years ⓘ |
| mustBeCitizenOf | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oathAdministeredBy | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oathPrescribedBy | Third Schedule of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | lawmaking at the Union level ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perksInclude |
constituency allowance
ⓘ
salary and allowances ⓘ travel and accommodation facilities ⓘ |
| power |
ask questions to the government
ⓘ
debate bills ⓘ introduce bills ⓘ move motions and resolutions ⓘ participate in budget approval ⓘ vote on confidence and no-confidence motions ⓘ vote on legislation ⓘ |
| privilege | parliamentary privilege in proceedings of the House ⓘ |
| represents | parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| responsibility |
hold the Council of Ministers accountable
ⓘ
represent local constituency interests at the national level ⓘ serve on parliamentary committees ⓘ |
| salaryPaidBy | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectToCodeOfConduct | rules of procedure and conduct of business in Lok Sabha ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | yes ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lok Sabha members