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How many elected seats does India's Lok Sabha have?
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543
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- , apnews.com, britannica, "lok sabha" (britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha) and election commission of india (eci.gov.in) both state the lok sabha has 543 elected seats, filled via direct election from single-member constituencies, as provided under article 81 of the constitution of india., britannica, "lok sabha" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha) and constitution of india, article 81(1)(a), both stating the lok sabha has 543 elected members (plus historically up to 2 nominated anglo-indian members prior to the 104th amendment, which are not elected seats)., britannica, "lok sabha" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha) and the election commission of india (https://eci.gov.in), both stating the lok sabha consists of 543 elected members representing single-member constituencies, as provided under article 81 of the constitution of india, britannica, "lok sabha" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha) and the election commission of india (https://eci.gov.in), both stating the lok sabha has 543 elected members (with up to 2 additional nominated anglo-indian seats historically, now abolished by the 104th constitutional amendment act, 2019)., britannica, "lok sabha" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha), which states the lok sabha has 543 elected members; corroborated by the election commission of india's published lok sabha election results, which report results for 543 constituencies., britannica, "lok sabha" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha): the lok sabha's maximum elected strength is 543 members, directly elected from territorial constituencies across india's states and union territories., britannica, "lok sabha" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha); corroborated by the election commission of india's published composition of the lok sabha, both stating 543 elected seats., britannica, "lok sabha" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha); election commission of india, britannica, "lok sabha" article (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha), stating the lok sabha has 543 elected members; corroborated by the election commission of india's published list of 543 parliamentary constituencies for the lok sabha., britannica, 'lok sabha' (britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha): the house has 543 elected members; corroborated by the election commission of india's published seat totals for lok sabha general elections., britannica, 'lok sabha' (britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha): the lok sabha has a maximum membership of 552, of which 543 are directly elected from single-member constituencies; this matches article 81 of the constitution of india and the election commission of india's record of 543 constituencies contested in the 2024 general election., britannica, 'lok sabha' (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha) and the official lok sabha website (https://sansad.in/ls), both stating the lok sabha has 543 elected members., britannica, 'lok sabha' (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha), corroborated by the election commission of india and parliament of india (lok sabha) official descriptions stating 543 elected seats., britannica, 'lok sabha' (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha): the lok sabha (house of the people), india's lower house of parliament, has 543 elected members, a number fixed since 1977 and frozen under the constitution (eighty-fourth amendment) act until after the first census following 2026., britannica, 'lok sabha' (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha): the lok sabha, india's lower house of parliament, has 543 elected members under article 81 of the indian constitution, each representing a single-member constituency chosen by direct popular election., constitution of india, article 81(1)(a), as reflected on the official lok sabha of india website (sansad.in / loksabha.nic.in), which states that the house of the people (lok sabha) shall consist of not more than 543 members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the states. this 543-seat composition has been fixed since the delimitation exercise effective from the 2009 general election and remains current., digital sansad lok sabha faq https://sansad.in/ls/hi/faq; lok sabha secretariat larrdis, members of the sixteenth lok sabha: a study https://sansad.in/uploads/jpi_september2014_e_3ca32160c8.pdf, election commission of india (eci.gov.in) and constitution of india article 81; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's 'lok sabha' entry — the lok sabha (house of the people) has 543 elected members., election commission of india (eci.gov.in) and encyclopaedia britannica entry 'lok sabha' — both state the lok sabha has 543 elected members, per article 81 of the constitution of india as amended by the 104th constitutional amendment act, 2019 (effective 2020), which removed the two nominated anglo-indian seats., election commission of india (eci.gov.in) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on the lok sabha, both stating the lok sabha has 543 elected members from single-member constituencies (previously up to 2 additional nominated anglo-indian members existed until the 104th amendment abolished that provision in 2020, so 543 is the current elected count)., election commission of india (eci.gov.in) and lok sabha official site (sansad.in); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the lok sabha — all state 543 elected seats, per article 81 of the constitution of india as amended by the 104th amendment act, 2019 (which abolished the 2 nominated anglo-indian seats)., election commission of india (eci.gov.in) and lok sabha official site (sansad.in/ls), corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the lok sabha: the house of the people has 543 elected members from territorial constituencies per article 81 of the constitution of india., election commission of india (eci.gov.in) and the lok sabha official website (sansad.in/ls), which state the house has 543 directly elected members; the two nominated anglo-indian seats were abolished by the 104th constitutional amendment act, 2020, leaving the full strength of 543 as entirely elected seats., election commission of india (eci.gov.in) description of the lok sabha as consisting of 543 elected members from single-member territorial constituencies, corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the lok sabha (india's house of the people), election commission of india (eci.gov.in) general elections overview and britannica's 'lok sabha' article, both stating the house of the people (lok sabha) consists of 543 directly elected members, consistent with article 81(1)(b) of the constitution of india as amended in 2001., election commission of india (https://eci.gov.in) and constitution of india article 81, corroborated by britannica's entry on the lok sabha, all stating 543 elected seats., election commission of india (https://eci.gov.in) and encyclopaedia britannica entry 'lok sabha' (https://www.britannica.com/topic/lok-sabha), both stating the lok sabha has 543 elected seats (one per parliamentary constituency), as fixed since the delimitation based on the 2001 census under the constitution (eighty-fourth amendment) act., election commission of india (https://eci.gov.in) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on the lok sabha, both confirming 543 elected seats as fixed under article 81 of the constitution of india, election commission of india (https://eci.gov.in) and encyclopaedia britannica, entry on the lok sabha, election commission of india (https://eci.gov.in) and lok sabha official site (https://loksabha.nic.in), which state the lok sabha comprises 543 elected members under article 81 of the constitution of india, election commission of india (https://eci.gov.in) and lok sabha official website (https://sansad.in/ls): the lok sabha (house of the people) has 543 elected seats, each filled by direct election from a single-member territorial constituency; the two nominated anglo-indian seats were abolished by the 104th constitutional amendment in january 2020, so all 543 seats are now elected., election commission of india (https://eci.gov.in) and the constitution of india, article 81, corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's lok sabha entry: the lok sabha has 543 elected members. (the 104th constitutional amendment act, 2020, abolished the 2 formerly nominated anglo-indian seats, effective 2020, leaving 543 as the total elected strength with no additional nominated members.), election commission of india (https://eci.gov.in) — lok sabha composition; corroborated by the constitution of india, article 81(1)(a), and the 104th constitutional amendment act, 2019 which abolished the two nominated anglo-indian seats, leaving 543 elected seats., election commission of india (https://eci.gov.in) — lok sabha general election pages state 543 parliamentary constituencies / elected seats; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the lok sabha ("house of the people"), which states its elected strength is 543 members., election commission of india faq, https://www.eci.gov.in/faq/1/6?hl=en-us, election commission of india faq: https://www.eci.gov.in/faq/1/6?hl=en-us, election commission of india, about eci: https://www.eci.gov.in/about-eci, election commission of india, faq (https://www.eci.gov.in/faq/1/6?hl=en-us) and about eci (https://www.eci.gov.in/about-eci/), election commission of india, faq (https://www.eci.gov.in/faq/1/6?hl=en-us) and terms of the houses (https://www.eci.gov.in/term-of-the-houses/); press information bureau, general election 2024, p. 145 (https://static.pib.gov.in/writereaddata/userfiles/ge2024/files/basic-html/page145.html)., election commission of india, faq: 543 parliamentary constituencies in india, each electing one member (https://www.eci.gov.in/faq/1/6?hl=en-us), election commission of india, faq: https://www.eci.gov.in/faq/1/6?hl=en-us, en.wikipedia.org, eparlib.sansad.in, lok sabha (parliament of india), official website sansad.in/lok sabha "composition" page; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the lok sabha. both state the lok sabha's elected strength is fixed at 543 members., lok sabha (parliament of india), official website, https://loksabha.nic.in — 'lok sabha... at present consists of 543 members'; consistent with the constitution (eighty-fourth amendment) act, 2001 and britannica's entry on the lok sabha., lok sabha official website (https://loksabha.nic.in) — 'composition of lok sabha' stating the house consists of not more than 543 members directly elected from territorial constituencies in the states, per article 81 of the constitution of india., lok sabha official website (https://sansad.in / loksabha.nic.in) — 'introduction to lok sabha': the house of the people has 543 elected members representing territorial constituencies, per article 81 of the constitution of india., lok sabha official website (loksabha.nic.in / sansad.in), 'about lok sabha' composition page, and constitution of india article 81, which fix the house's elected membership at 543 seats representing territorial constituencies across india's states and union territories., lok sabha official website (sansad.in), 'introduction to lok sabha': the house has a maximum of 543 elected members representing territorial constituencies; cross-checked against election commission of india general election documentation, which lists 543 lok sabha constituencies contested in each general election (e.g. the 2024 general election)., lok sabha official website (sansad.in/ls) 'about lok sabha' page, corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's 'lok sabha' article, lok sabha official website, "lok sabha at a glance" (loksabha.nic.in), corroborated by article 81 of the constitution of india, lok sabha, parliament of india, official website (sansad.in/ls), 'introduction' / 'general information' page: the lok sabha's maximum elected strength is fixed at 543 members, one from each of 543 territorial parliamentary constituencies, as provided under article 81 of the constitution of india., parliament of india official website (sansad.in) - lok sabha introduction, stating 543 elected members; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the lok sabha, parliament of india, lok sabha official website (sansad.in) — states the house of the people (lok sabha) consists of 543 elected members representing territorial constituencies, as fixed under the constitution of india (article 81); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the lok sabha., parliament of india, parliament of india (official publication), https://sansad.in/uploads/parliament_of_india_ba689f6179.pdf, sansad.in, static.pib.gov.in, wikipedia, lok sabha article (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lok_sabha): 'the house has 543 elected members'; consistent with article 81 of the constitution of india and britannica/election commission of india, wikipedia, lok sabha article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lok_sabha), which cites article 81 of the constitution of india; 543 elected members, wikipedia, lok sabha article (read via raw wikitext): 543 elected members; constitution of india art. 81 / 104th amendment, www.eci.gov.in
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