7th Lok Sabha


List of Members of the 7th Lok Sabha, elected December 1979 – January 1980. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India nine sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 7th Lok Sabha after the 1980 Indian general election.
Indira Gandhi became the Prime minister on 14 January 1980, after INC and alliances won 373 seats, 286 seats more than previous 6th Lok Sabha.
Rajiv Gandhi became Prime minister on 31 October 1984 after the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
The next 8th Lok Sabha was formed on 31 December 1984 after the 1984 Indian general election.
With roughly 9.3% of total MPs being Muslims, the 7th Lok Sabha had more Muslim MPs than any other in Indian history.

Speaker

Dr.Balram Jakhar =
22/1/1980 - 15/1/1985

Deputy Speaker

Shri G.Lakshmanan -
1/12/1980 - 31/12/1984

Secretary-General

Shri Avtar singh Rikhy -
10-01-1980 - 31-12-1983
Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap -
31-12-1983 - 31-12-1984

List of members by political party

Members by political party in 7th Lok Sabha are given below:
S.No.Party NameNumber of MPs
1Indian National Congress 377
2Janata 43
3Communist Party of India 39
4Janata Party 17
5Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 16
6Communist Party of India 14
7Bharatiya Janata Party 13
8Indian National Congress 10
9Unattached 7
10Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 5
11Independent 4
12Revolutionary Socialist Party 4
13All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3
14All India Forward Bloc3
15Indian Union Muslim League 2
16Nominated 2
17Telugu Desam Party 2
18All Party Hill Leaders' Conference 1
19Indian National Congress 1
20Janata Dal 1
21Kerala Congress 1

Cabinet