The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 62 more seats than previous 13th Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. 8 sitting members from Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 14th Lok Sabha after the 2004 Indian general election.[1]

14th Lok Sabha
13th Lok Sabha 15th Lok Sabha
Old Parliament House, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India
Overview
Legislative bodyIndian Parliament
Term22 May 2004 - 22 May 2009
Election2004 Indian general election
GovernmentFirst Manmohan Singh ministry
Sovereign
PresidentA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Pratibha Patil
Vice PresidentBhairon Singh Shekhawat
Hamid Ansari
House of the People
Members545
Speaker of the HouseSomnath Chatterjee
Leader of the HousePranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Leader of the OppositionL. K. Advani
Party controlUnited Progressive Alliance

The next 15th Lok Sabha was convened after 2009 Indian general election.

A graph of % of bills referred to Parliamentary committees

Bills

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During the tenure of the 14th Lok Sabha, 60% of bills were referred to Parliamentary committees for examination.[2][3]

Members

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Expulsion of members for contempt of the House

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On 12 December 2005, the Star TV news channel telecast the sting operation Operation Duryodhana, in which 11 Members of Parliament, 10 from Lok Sabha and 1 from Rajya Sabha, were apparently caught on video receiving cash inducements in return for raising questions in the Parliament.[5] Following swift inquiries by the Ethics Committee of Rajya Sabha and a Special Committee of the Lok Sabha the members were found guilty[6] and the motion for their expulsion was adopted in respective Houses.

On 23 December 2005, the following 10 members were ousted from the 14th Lok Sabha as per the adoption of the motion calling for their expulsion:

  1. Narendra Kushwaha (BSP) – Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh
  2. Annasaheb M. K. Patil (BJP) – Erandol, Maharashtra
  3. Y. G. Mahajan (BJP) – Jalgaon, Maharashtra
  4. Manoj Kumar (RJD) – Palamau, Jharkhand
  5. Suresh Chandel (BJP) – Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
  6. Raja Ram Pal (BSP) – Bilhaur, Uttar Pradesh
  7. Lal Chandra Kol (BSP) – Robertsganj, Uttar Pradesh
  8. Pradeep Gandhi (BJP) – Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh
  9. Chandra Pratap Singh (BJP) – Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh
  10. Ramsevak Singh (Congress) – Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

List of members by political party

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S.No. Party Name Party flag Number of MPs Leader in Lok Sabha
1 Indian National Congress (INC)   141 Pranab Mukherjee
2 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)   130 L. K. Advani
3 Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))   43 Basudev Acharia
4 Samajwadi Party (SP) 36
5 Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)   24
6 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)   17
7 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)   16 T.R. Baalu
8 Shiv Sena (SS) 12
9 Biju Janata Dal (BJD)   11
10 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)   11
11 Communist Party of India (CPI)   10 P. K. Vasudevan Nair (till 12 July 2005)

Gurudas Dasgupta (afterwards)

12 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) 8
13 Independent (Ind.)   6
14 Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)   6
15 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) 5
16 Telugu Desam Party (TDP)   5 Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu
17 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)   5 K. Chandrashekar Rao
18 Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJSP)   4
19 Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)   4
20 All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) 3
21 Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) 3
22 Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)
 
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23 Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) (RSP)   3
24 Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) 2
25 Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (J&KNC)   2
26 Kerala Congress (KEC)   2
27 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)   1 Asaduddin Owaisi
28 All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)   2 Mamata Banerjee
29 Bharatiya Navshakti Party (BNP)   1
31 Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (J&KPDP) 1
32 Mizo National Front (MNF) 1
33 Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)   1
34 Nagaland Peoples Front (NPF)   1
35 National Loktantrik Party (NLP)   1
36 Republican Party of India (A) (RPI(A))   1
37 Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF)   1

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After a long time since the 8th Lok Sabha, a couple had been elected - Pappu Yadav (RJD MP from Madhepura) & his wife Ranjeet Ranjan (LJSP MP from Saharsa)

Cabinet Ministers

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Prime Minister
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
Planning Commission
22 May 200422 May 2009 INCAlso in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated to any minister.
Minister of Home Affairs23 May 200430 November 2008 INC 
30 November 200822 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Defence23 May 200424 October 2006 INC 
24 October 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Finance23 May 200430 November 2008 INC 
30 November 200824 January 2009 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
24 January 200922 May 2009 INCAdditional charge.
Minister of External Affairs23 May 20047 November 2005 INC 
7 November 200524 October 2006 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
24 October 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Railways23 May 200422 May 2009 RJD 
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Minister of Steel
23 May 200422 May 2009 LJP 
Minister of Human Resource Development23 May 200422 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs23 May 20041 November 2005 INC 
1 November 20056 April 2008 INC 
6 April 200822 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Urban Development23 May 20041 November 2005 INC 
1 November 200518 November 2005 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
18 November 200522 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Road Transport and Highways23 May 200422 May 2009 DMK 
Minister of Information and Broadcasting23 May 200418 November 2005 INC 
18 November 200511 November 2008 INC 
11 November 200822 May 2009 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology23 May 200422 May 2009 DMK 
15 May 200722 May 2009 DMK 
Minister of Water Resources23 May 200418 November 2005 INC 
18 November 200529 January 2006 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
29 January 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Agriculture
Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
23 May 200422 May 2009 NCP 
Minister of Rural Development23 May 200422 May 2009 RJD 
Minister of Panchayati Raj23 May 200422 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Labour and Employment23 May 200427 November 2004 INC 
27 November 200424 August 2006 TRS 
24 August 200624 October 2006 INCPrime Minister-in-charge. Additional charge.
24 October 20063 March 2009 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
3 March 200922 May 2009 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible. Additional charge.
Minister of Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries23 May 200422 May 2009 INCMerged as Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises23 May 200422 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Commerce and Industry23 May 200422 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Power23 May 200419 December 2005 INCDied in office.
19 November 200529 January 2006 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
29 January 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Shipping23 May 200425 May 2004 TRS 
25 May 20042 September 2004 DMKMerged with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Minister of Coal23 May 200424 July 2004 JMM 
24 July 200427 November 2004 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
27 November 20042 March 2005 JMM 
2 March 200529 January 2006 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
29 January 200629 November 2006 JMM 
29 November 200622 May 2009 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas23 May 200429 January 2006 INC 
29 January 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Mines and Minerals23 May 200424 July 2004 JMM 
24 July 200427 November 2004 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
The Ministry of Mines and Minerals was renamed as Ministry of Mines.
Minister of Mines27 November 200422 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises23 May 200429 January 2006 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
29 January 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Textiles23 May 200422 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Company Affairs23 May 200429 January 2006 RJDMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
29 January 20069 May 2007 RJDRenamed as Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Minister of Corporate Affairs9 May 200722 May 2009 RJD 
Minister of Minority Affairs29 January 200622 May 2009 INC 
Ministry of Tribal Affairs23 May 200422 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region23 May 200424 October 2006 INC 
24 October 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports23 May 200425 May 2005 INCDied in office.
25 May 200518 November 2005 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
18 November 200529 January 2006 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
29 January 20066 April 2008 INC 
6 April 200822 May 2009 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Law and Justice23 May 200422 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment23 May 200422 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Environment and Forests23 May 200415 May 2007 DMK 
15 May 200722 May 2009 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
Minister of Health and Family Welfare23 May 200429 March 2009 PMK 
29 March 200922 May 2009 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Non-Resident Indian Affairs23 May 20049 September 2004 INCMoS (I/C) was responsible. Renamed as Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs9 September 200410 August 2005 INCMoS (I/C) was responsible.
10 August 200518 November 2005 INCPrime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.
18 November 200529 January 2006 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
29 January 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Culture23 May 200429 January 2006 INC 
29 January 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Tourism23 May 200429 January 2006 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
29 January 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Science and Technology23 May 200429 January 2006 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
29 January 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister of Ocean Development23 May 200429 January 2006 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
29 January 200612 July 2006 INCRenamed as Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Minister of Earth Sciences12 July 200622 May 2009 INC 
Minister without portfolio25 May 200427 November 2004 TRS 
7 November 20057 December 2005 INC 
11 November 200822 May 2009 INC 

References

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  1. ^ "RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. ^ "The Importance of Parliamentary Committees". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Only one bill in monsoon session sent to parliamentary committee". mint. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ Operation Durhyodhana by Aniruddha Bahal of Cobrapost, contains extensive details of each interaction. Archived 23 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Report of the Lok Sabha inquiry committee, on Parliament of India website (in PDF format)
  7. ^ Lok Sabha Official Website accessed 19 October 2007. Archived 19 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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