16th Lok Sabha
Members of the 16th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2014 Indian general election. The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the Election Commission of India. The results of the election were declared on 16 May 2014. The Bharatiya Janata Party (of the NDA) achieved an absolute majority with 282 seats out of 543, 166 seats more than in the previous 15th Lok Sabha. Its PM candidate Narendra Modi took office on 26 May 2014 as the 14th prime minister of India. The first session was convened from  4 to 11 June 2014. There was no leader of the opposition in the 16th Lok Sabha as the Indian Parliament rules state that a party in the Lok Sabha must have at least 10% (55) of the total seats (545) to be considered the opposition party. The Indian National Congress (of the UPA) could only manage 44 seats, while the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party from Tamil Nadu came a close third with 37 seats. Mallikarjun Kharge was declared the leader of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha. Five sitting members from Rajya Sabha, the  Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 16th Lok Sabha after the 2014 Indian general election. The "pro-tem" Speaker Kamal Nath was administered oath on 4 June 2014 & presided over the election of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Sumitra Mahajan was elected as its Speaker on 6 June 2014 and would remain in office until the day before the first sitting of the 17th Lok Sabha. M Thambidurai was elected as Deputy Speaker on 13 August 2014. Members. Party-wise Distribution of Seats. Following 36 political parties were represented in 16th Lok Sabha: Criminal background. About one -third of all winners had at least one pending criminal case against them, with some having serious criminal cases. Compared to the 15th Lok Sabha, there was an increase of members with criminal cases. In 2009, 158 (30%) of the 521 members analyzed had criminal cases, of which 77 (15%) had serious criminal cases. Financial background. As of May 2014, out of the 542 members analysed, 443 (82%) are having assets of or more. In the 15th Lok Sabha, out of 521 members analysed, 300 (58%) members had assets of or more. The average assets per member are (in 2009 , this figure was ). Age. Age-wise distribution of the 542 members in the 16th Lok Sabha as of 16 May 2018