The
Lok Sabha must have both elected and non-elected officers, according to Article 93 of the Indian Constitution. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker are elected members, whereas the Secretariat staff are non-elected members. The officials and other prominent members of the 1st Lok Sabha were next.
Overview
Legislative assembly Election to the Indian Parliament,
1951–52 General elections in India
There were 489 Lok Sabha seats available, with 17.3 million eligible voters. 364 seats were won by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independents came in second, with a maximum of 37 seats won. With 16 and 12 seats, the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Socialist Party of India (India) came in second and third, respectively. In this election, the
Indian National Congress received 45 percent of the vote and won 76 percent of the 479 seats up for grabs.