How many elected seats does the Lok Sabha currently have?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 543
- Step 1: Following the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019, which discontinued the nomination of two Anglo-Indian community members, the Lok Sabha consists entirely of elected representatives.
- Step 2: The House of the People currently has 543 directly elected parliamentary constituencies distributed across the states and Union Territories of India.
Answer
543.
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