Lok Sabha (House of the People) - Continued

 Lok Sabha (House of the People) - Continued

> 31st Amendment - Fixed the maximum number of Lok Sabha members at 550+2.

    - 530 members are elected from the states.
    - While 20 members were supposed to be elected from Union Territories, currently only 13 are being elected.
        * [Delhi-7, 6 from the remaining 6 territories]

>> After the reorganization of constituencies, currently, in terms of area, the largest constituencies in the country are:
    1. Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir)
    2. Barmer (Rajasthan)

>> Smallest constituencies: South Mumbai, Mumbai North Central

>> Largest constituencies in terms of voters:
    1. Unnao (Uttar Pradesh)
    2. Malkajgiri (Andhra Pradesh)

    Smallest constituencies: Lakshadweep and
    Diu & Daman

> States with the highest number of constituencies in India:
    1. Uttar Pradesh - 80
    2. Maharashtra - 48
    3. Andhra Pradesh - 42
    4. West Bengal - 42
    5. Tamil Nadu - 39
    6. Bihar - 36
    7. Madhya Pradesh - 29
    8. Karnataka - 28

> States with the fewest constituencies (in number):
    Sikkim, Mizoram, and Nagaland: One seat each
    Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and Goa: Two seats each

> Constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) in Andhra Pradesh: 7 seats
    Srikakulam, Bapatla, Tirupati, Chittoor, Araku, Machilipatnam, Narsapuram

> Constituencies reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Andhra Pradesh: 2 seats
    Araku, Narsipatnam

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