16th Lok Sabha

16th Lok Sabha
16वीं लोकसभा
16th Lok Sabha; 16वीं लोकसभा
←	15th Lok Sabha
	Logo of the Lok Sabha
Overview
Term	8 October 2023 – 4 June 2024
Election	2023 general election
Government	Fifth Hazarika ministry
Lok Sabha
Members	22; Government:; NPC (12); Independent (5); Opposition:; VNP (2); Others:; Independent (1); Nominated (1); Vacant (1)
Speaker	Arsal Abbas Mirza, IND
Deputy Speaker	Dinesh Rajagopalan, IND
Leader of the House	Farhaz Hazarika, NPC
Deputy Leader of the House	Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia, NPC
Leader of the Opposition	Josh Ford, VNP
Sovereign
Monarch	Varuna Sriraya
Deputy Monarch	Bishnu Chetry

The 16th Lok Sabha is the current sitting of the Lok Sabha, the unicameral legislature of Vishwamitra and the legislative branch of the Government of Vishwamitra. It was formed by the members elected in the 2023 general election conducted by the Election Commission on 7 October 2022. The votes were counted and the results were announced on 8 October.

The National People's Congress received an majority winning 12 of the total 20 seats while the chief opposition Vishwamitran National Party won 4 seats. Four independents were also elected to the house, while an independent member was nominated by the Rashtradhyaksh.

The first session was summoned by the Rashtradhyaksh on 11 October 2023 which was presided over by protem Speaker Jayden Dagsa. During the session, newly-elected MPs took oath and on 12 October, Arsal Abbas Mirza was elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha while Dinesh Rajagopalan was elected as the Deputy Speaker.

Background

2023 general election

The 2023 Vishwamitran general election, initially scheduled for November 2023, was preponed and held on 7 October 2022. The outgoing 15th Lok Sabha was dissolved on 8 September 2023 on the advice of the council of ministers.

The election resulted in a return of the ruling National People's Congress party to power which won 12 of the seats, while the principal opposition party, the Vishwamitran National Party won 4 seats. Four independent candidates, who contested in support of the NPC were also elected to the Lok Sabha.

Timeline

8 October 2023: Results of elections are declared and 16th Lok Sabha is constituted through a gazette notification.
9 October 2023: Protem Speaker Jayden Dagsa took oath before the Rashtradhyaksh.
10 October 2023: First session of the 16th Lok Sabha took place; newly-elected MPs took oath.
11 October 2023: Independent MP Arsal Abbas Mirza unopposed elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
13 October 2023: VNP MP Dinesh Rajagopalan unopposed elected as Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Parliamentary term

The term of the 16th Lok Sabha began on 8 October 2023 after the parliament was formally constituted by the Rashtradhyaksh.

Party-wise distribution of seats

	Abbr.	Seats	Leader in the Parliament
National People's Congress	NPC	12	Farhaz Hazarika
Independent	IND	5
Vishwamitran National Party	VNP	2	Josh Ford
Nominated	NOM	2
Vacant		1

List of members

Purvanchal (7)

Keys: NPC (4) VNP (1) Independents (2)

No.	Constituency	Member of Parliament		Roles and responsibilities
1	Maligaon	Suryadeva Kapei	NPC	Cabinet Minister, Federal Affairs and Administration Cabinet Minister, Youth Affairs and Sports
2	Rajagriha	Ezekiel Ensor	NPC	Minister of State, External Affairs Minister of State, National Development (only Culture)
3	Rajanagara	Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu	IND
4	Boragaon	Josh Ford	VNP	Leader of the Opposition
5	Srirajya	Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia	NPC	Deputy Leader of the House Deputy Prime Minister Cabinet Minister, External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs
6	Rashtra Niwas (RC)	Klarissa Sriraya	NPC	Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister, Finance
7	Rajpur	Arsal Abbas Mirza	IND	Speaker

Beltola (3)

Keys: NPC (2) IND (1)

No.	Constituency	Member of Parliament		Roles and responsibilities
8	Brikshasthana	Prince Abhiraj	NPC
9	Bhetapara	Dinesh Rajagopalan	IND^[a]	Deputy Speaker
10	Sri Vijayapur (RC)	Shivangi Roy	NPC	Minister of State, Home Affairs and Federal Affairs and Administration

Uttaranchal (2)

Keys: NPC (1) Independent (1)

No.	Constituency	Member of Parliament	Party		Roles and responsibilities
11	Uttar-Prant (RC)	W. Pranit Singh		NPC
12	Dakshin-Prant	Matthew Tonna		IND	Cabinet Minister, Social Affairs and Law and Justice

Madhya Prant (2)

Keys: NPC (2)

No.	Constituency	Member of Parliament	Party		Roles and responsibilities
13	Noonmati	Johannes Mattias Toome		NPC	Minister of State (I/C), Union Cabinet Affairs Minister of State, National Defence and National Development
14	Dhirenpara (RC)	Abayat Ibtiyaz		NPC

Kamrupa (3)

Keys: NPC (2) VNP (1)

No.	Constituency	Member of Parliament		Roles and responsibilities
15	Dadara (RC)	Tanvi Sridasa	NPC
16	Dadara-Paschim	Andrew Perdomo (resigned on 22 January 2024)	VNP
16	Dadara-Paschim	Vacant
17	Chandrapur	Jayden Dagsa	NPC	Cabinet Minister, National Defence

Basistha (3)

Keys: NPC (1) VNP (1) Independents (1)

No.	Constituency	Member of Parliament		Roles and responsibilities
18	Basisthapur (RC)	Farhaz Hazarika	NPC	Leader of the House Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs
19	Uttar Basistha	Tyler Mullins	IND	Cabinet Minister, National Development
20	Basistha Sadar	Tobey Wyles	VNP	Deputy Leader of the Opposition

Nominated (2)

Keys: Independents (2)

No.	Constituency	Member of Parliament	Party		Roles and responsibilities
21	Nominated	Rory Leonard		IND
22	Nominated	Therence Raphael Pagsisihan		IND

Seat plan

		Wyles	Perdomo	Therence	Ibtiyaz
	Rajagopalan^[a]	Ford	Leonard	Abhiraj		Singh
						Mullins

Mirza

						Dagsa
	Hazarika	Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia	Klarissa	Snagoveanu		Tonna
	Kapei	Tanvi	Ensor	Toome		Roy

Legislations

This includes a list of parliamentary legislations, acts and motions which were introduced during the term of the 16th Lok Sabha.

Legislation	Date introduced	Introduced by	Status	Date passed	Division (Yes-No-Abstain)
Standing Orders of the Lok Sabha (Fourth Edition)^[1]	19 October 2023	Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia, Deputy Prime Minister	Passed/In force	23 October 2023	9-0-1
Freedom of Information Act, 2023^[2]	28 October 2023	Josh Ford, Leader of the Opposition	Passed/In force	4 November 2023	9-0-0
Parliamentary (Nominated Members) Act, 2023^[3]	10 November 2023	Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia, Deputy Prime Minister	Passed/In force	21 November 2023	6-0-0
Bhalam (Federal Territory Act), 2024^[4]	20 January 2024	Suryadeva Kapei, Cabinet Minister, Federal Affairs and Administration	Passed/In force	24 January 2024	7-1-3

References and notes

References

↑ "Amendments to create Standing Orders of the Lok Sabha, 4th Edition". Google Docs. Lok Sabha. 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
↑ "Freedom of Information Act 2023". Google Docs. Lok Sabha. 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
↑ "Parliamentary (Nominated Members) Act, 2023". Google Docs. Lok Sabha. 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
↑ "Bhalam (Federal Territory) Act 2024". Google Docs. Lok Sabha. 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Dinesh Rajagopalan was a member of the opposition Vishwamitran National Party until 28 October 2023, when he resigned from the party under requirements of the parliamentary standing orders which required the presiding officers of the Lok Sabha to be non-partisan members of parliament.

[2] "Amendments to create Standing Orders of the Lok Sabha, 4th Edition". Google Docs. Lok Sabha. 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[3] "Freedom of Information Act 2023". Google Docs. Lok Sabha. 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[4] "Parliamentary (Nominated Members) Act, 2023". Google Docs. Lok Sabha. 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

[5] "Bhalam (Federal Territory) Act 2024". Google Docs. Lok Sabha. 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

[ind_resign-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Dinesh Rajagopalan was a member of the opposition Vishwamitran National Party until 28 October 2023, when he resigned from the party under requirements of the parliamentary standing orders which required the presiding officers of the Lok Sabha to be non-partisan members of parliament.

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