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| Legislative body | Indian Parliament | ||||
| Election | 1971 Indian general election | ||||
The5thLok Sabha (15 March 1971 — 18 January 1977) of India was elected duringFebruary–March 1971.The term of the House was extended two times by one year at a time. However, the House was dissolved after having been in existence for a period of five years, 10 months, and six days. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in theParliament of India. 4 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 5th Lok Sabha after the1971 Indian general election.[1]
Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister as in the previous4th Lok Sabha. However, INC lost 198 seats in the next6th Lok Sabha, which was constituted after the1977 Indian general election.
Members by political party in 5th Lok Sabha are given below[2]-
| S.No. | Party name | Number of MPs |
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| 1 | Indian National Congress (R) (INC(R)) | 360 |
| 2 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | 25 |
| 3 | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 23 |
| 4 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 23 |
| 5 | Jan Sangh (Jan Sangh) | 22 |
| 6 | Indian National Congress (O) (INC(O)) | 16 |
| 7 | Independent (Ind.) | 14 |
| 8 | Telangana Praja Samithi (TPS) | 10 |
| 9 | Swatantra Party (Swatantra Party) | 8 |
| 10 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) (RSP) | 3 |
| 11 | Samyukta Socialist Party (SSCP) | 3 |
| 12 | Kerala Congress (KEC) | 3 |
| 13 | All India Forward Bloc(AIFB) | 2 |
| 14 | Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 2 |
| 15 | Praja Socialist Party (PSP) | 2 |
| 16 | Akali Dal (Akali Dal) | 1 |
| 17 | All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC) | 1 |
| 18 | Bangla Congress (Bangla Congress) | 1 |
| 19 | Bharatiya Kranti Dal (BKD) | 1 |
| 19 | Jharkhand Party (Jharkhand) | 1 |
| 20 | Republican Party of India (RPI) | 1 |
| 21 | United Goans Party (United Goans) | 1 |
| 22 | Utkal Congress (Utkal Congress) | 1 |
| 23 | Vishal Haryana Party (VHP) | 1 |
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