Lok Sabha: The 17th Lok Sabha is scheduled to finish on June 16 this yr, and the final elections have been introduced. As the voting to elect the members of Parliament for the 18th Lok Sabha will start from April 19 and can finish on June 1 in seven phases, let’s check out the efficiency of the outgoing Lok Sabha, based on the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
Top 10 MPs who asked highest number of questions in 17th Lok Sabha
During your complete interval of the Lok Sabha in 5 years, 505 MPs asked a complete of 92,271 questions.
S. No. | Name of MPs | State | Constituency | Party | Number of questions asked |
1 | Dr Sukanta Majumdar | West Bengal | Balurghat | BJP | 596 |
2 | Sudheer Gupta | Madhya Pradesh | Mandsour | BJP | 586 |
3 | Bidyut Baran Mahato | Jharkhand | Jamshedpur | BJP | 580 |
4 | Shrirang Appa Barne | Maharashtra | Maval | Shiv Sena | 579 |
5 | Supriya Sule | Maharashtra | Baramati | NCP | 577 |
6 | Dr Amol Ramsing Kolhe | Maharashtra | Shirur | NCPÂ | 570Â |
7 | Subhash Ramrao Bhamre | Maharashtra | Dhule | BJP | 556 |
8 | Kuldeep Rai Sharma | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Congress | 555 |
9 | Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik | Maharashtra | Kolhapur | Shiv Sena | 553 |
10 | Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar | Maharashtra | Mumbai-North-West | Shiv Sena | 531 |
Highest number of questions have been associated to Health and Family Welfare, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Railways.
Other subjects about which most number of questions have been asked:
- Health and Family Welfare: 6,602
- Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: 4,642
- Railways: 4,317
- Finance: 4,122
- Education: 3,359
- Environment, Forests and Climate Change: 3,263
- Road Transport and Highways: 2,813
- Jal Shakti: 2,808
- Women and Child Development: 2,727
- Housing and Urban Affairs: 2,643
- Home Affairs: 2,624
- Labour and Employment: 2,518
- Commerce and Industry: 2,424
- Civil Aviation: 2,381
- Rural Development: 2,368
Other findings in the ADR report:
- Out of 240 payments launched in the 17th Lok Sabha, 222 have been handed, 11 payments have been withdrawn and 6 payments stay pending. 1 invoice was assented.
- In 17th Lok Sabha, on a median, 559 MPs have asked 165 questions and attended 189 out of 273 sittings.
- 11 MPs from Chhattisgarh have the highest common attendance in the 17th Lok Sabha. On a median they’ve attended 216 out of 273 sittings.
- The least common attendance has been recorded by 2 MPs from Arunachal Pradesh. On a median they’ve attended 127 out of 273 sittings.
- Among the states, 49 MPs from Maharashtra have asked the highest number of questions in the 17th Lok Sabha. On a median they’ve asked 315 questions.
- Among the states, 2 MPs from Manipur have asked the least number of questions. On a median they’ve asked 25 questions.
- Among the political events, 3 MPs from TDP have the highest common attendance in the 17th Lok Sabha. On a median they’ve attended 229 out of 273 sittings.
- Among the political events, the least attendance has been recorded by 2 MPs from AAP. On a median they’ve attended 57 out of 273 sittings.
- 5 MPs from NCP have asked the highest number of questions in the 17th Lok Sabha. On a median they’ve asked 410 questions.
- 2 MPs from Apna Dal (Soneylal) have asked lowest number of questions. On a median they’ve asked solely 5 questions.