# 7th Lok Sabha

The 7th Lok Sabha, (18 January 1980 – 31 December 1984) was elected in 1980 Indian general election. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) 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 of the political party in the 7th Lok Sabha are given below:
| S.No. | Party Name | Number of MPs |
| 1 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 377 |
| 2 | Janata (S) (Janata (S)) | 43 |
| 3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | 39 |
| 4 | Janata Party (Janata Party) | 17 |
| 5 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 16 |
| 6 | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 14 |
| 7 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 2 |
| 8 | Indian National Congress (Socialist) (Congress (S)) | 10 |
| 9 | Unattached (Unattached) | 7 |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKN) | 5 |
| 11 | Independent (Ind.) | 4 |
| 12 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) (RSP) | 4 |
| 13 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | 3 |
| 14 | All India Forward Bloc(AIFB) | 3 |
| 15 | Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 2 |
| 16 | Nominated (NM) | 2 |
| 17 | Telugu Desam Party (TDP) | 2 |
| 18 | All Party Hill Leaders' Conference (APHLC) | 1 |
| 19 | Indian National Congress (Congress) | 1 |
| 20 | Janata Dal (Janata Dal) | 1 |
| 21 | Kerala Congress (KC) | 1 |

### Women Members

| State | Constituency | Name of Elected M.P. | Party affiliation |
| Andhra Pradesh | Bhadrachalam (ST) | B. Radhabai Ananda Rao | Indian National Congress |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | Vidya Chennupati | Indian National Congress |
| Andhra Pradesh | Medak | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| Bihar | Vaishali | Kishori Sinha | Janata Party |
| Bihar | Sheohar | Ram Dulari Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| Bihar | Purnea | Madhuri Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Bihar | Begusarai | Krishna Sahi | Indian National Congress |
| Bihar | Palamau (SC) | Kamla Kumari | Indian National Congress |
| Goa | Panaji | Sanyogita Rane | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| Kerala | Alleppey | Suseela Gopalan | Communist Party of India |
| Madhya Pradesh | Sagar (SC) | Sahodrabai Rai | Indian National Congress |
| Madhya Pradesh | Khajuraho | Vidyawati Chaturvedi | Indian National Congress |
| Madhya Pradesh | Raigarh (ST) | Pushpa Devi Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Maharashtra | Bombay North Central | Pramila Dandavate | Janata Party |
| Maharashtra | Amravati | Usha Choudhari | Indian National Congress |
| Maharashtra | Beed | Kesharbai Kshirsagar | Indian National Congress |
| Punjab | Gurdaspur | Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder | Indian National Congress |
| Punjab | Faridkot | Gurbinder Kaur Brar | Indian National Congress |
| Rajasthan | Chittorgarh | Prof. Nirmla Kumari Shaktawat | Indian National Congress |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sitapur | Rajendra Kumari Bajpai | Indian National Congress |
| Uttar Pradesh | Mohanlalganj (SC) | Kailash Pati | Indian National Congress |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Sheila Kaul | Indian National Congress |
| Uttar Pradesh | Raebareli | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh | Indra Kumari | Janata Party |
| Uttar Pradesh | Meerut | Mohsina Kidwai | Indian National Congress |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kairana | Gayatri Devi | Janata Party |
| West Bengal | Nabadwip (SC) | Bibha Ghosh Goswami | Communist Party of India |
| West Bengal | Panskura | Geeta Mukherjee | Communist Party of India |
Remarkably, the Lok Sabha had 3 couples - Satyendra Narayan Sinha (Congress MP from Aurangabad) & his wife Kishori (Congress MP from Vaishali), former PM Charan Singh (JP(S) MP from Baghpat) & his wife Gayatri (JP(S) MP from Kairana) and Madhu Dandavate (Janata Party MP from Rajapur) & wife Pramila (Janata Party MP from Bombay North Central).

## Cabinet

The Indira Gandhi (7th Lok Sabha) Cabinet :
| Office | Name | Term |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi | 1980–1984 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | vacant | |
| Ministry of |||
| Office | Name | Term |
| Agriculture | Rao Birendra Singh | 1980–1984 |
| External Affairs | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 1980–1984 |
| Finance | R. Venkataraman | 1980–1984 |
| Home Affairs | Zail Singh | 1980–1984 |
| Information and Broadcasting | Vasant Sathe | 1980–1984 |
| Law and Justice | P. Shiv Shankar | 1980–1984 |
| Railways | Kamlapati Tripathi | 1980–1984 |
| Shipping, Road Transport, and Highways | Anant Prasad Sharma | 1980–1984 |
| Tourism | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | 1980–1984 |