Vital Stats
Profile of the 18th Lok Sabha
The results of the election to the 18th Lok Sabha were declared on 4th June, 2024. Results have been declared for all 543
constituencies. This note looks at the profile of the newly-elected members of the 18th Lok Sabha.
BJP is the largest party with 240 seats, followed by the INC with 99
Number of seats won by key parties The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the largest
party in the 18th Lok Sabha with 240 seats.
2019 2024 The next largest party is the Indian National
400
303 Congress (INC) with 99 seats, followed by the
300 240 Samajwadi Party (37 seats).
200
99 Candidates from 41 parties have been elected.
100 52 37 2229 24 22 In 2019, 36 parties were represented in Lok
5 3 16 1612 0 9 0 8 18 7 0 5 4 7
Sabha. National parties have won 346 seats
0
(64%). Parties recognised as state parties in at
DMK
BJP
SP
TMC
TDP
SS
JD (U)
NCP-SP
INC
(UBT)
LJPRV
IND
SS
least one state have won 179 seats (33%). 11
seats have been won by unrecognised parties,
and seven by independents.
Note: See party names in end note. SS(UBT) was part of SS (18 seats in 2019), NCP-SP
was part of NCP (five seats), and LJPRV was part of Lok Janshakti Party (six seats).
This chart only includes parties which won at least five seats, and independents.
52% of newly-elected MPs are first-timers in Lok Sabha
Number of previous terms in Lok Sabha % of first-time MPs from each party
100%
280
300 73% 75% 75%
80%
250 60% 60%
Number of MPs
200 60% 50%
45% 44% 43%
150 115 38%
40%
100 74
35 17%
50 19 10 7 20%
2
0 0%
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SS (UBT)
BJP
DMK
TMC
TDP
SP
JD (U)
SS
NCP-SP
LJPRV
INC
Number of Lok Sabha terms served*
% of re-elected MPs 262 MPs elected to the 18th Lok Sabha have previously
served as members of Lok Sabha. Of the others, 16
50%
43% have been members of Rajya Sabha. TwoOne MPs have
40%
40% served seven terms in Lok Sabha.*
34%
32%
216 sitting MPs were re-elected. Of these, eight
30% changed their constituency. One MP was re-elected
from two constituencies, including the earlier one.
20%
Nine re-elected MPs represented a different party in the
10% 17th Lok Sabha. Eight others represented a party which
split from their earlier party.
0%
2009 2014 2019 2024 Out of the 53 ministers who contested, 35 have won.
General Election
*
This has been corrected on June 7, 2024.
Niranjana S Menon
June 5, 2024
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Parliament is getting older
Age profile of MPs The average age of MPs elected to the 18th Lok Sabha is
100% 56 years; this was 59 years in the 17th Lok Sabha.
75% 11% of MPs are 40 years or younger, and 38% are
between 41 and 55 years of age. 52% of MPs are older
50% than 55 years. The oldest MP is 82 years old. Three MPs
elected to the 18th Lok Sabha are 25 years old.
25%
0%
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
3rd
1st
6th
4th
5th
7th
8th
9th
2nd
Lok Sabha
25-40 years 41-55 years 56-70 years More than 70 years
14% of MPs are women, no significant change from 2019
Proportion of women MPs in Lok Sabha 74 MPs (14%) elected to the 18th Lok Sabha are women.
40% This is marginally lower than in 2019, when 78 women
33% reservation after next delimitation
were elected. 16% of these women MPs are below the age
30% of 40.
20% 41% of women MPs (30 MPs) have previously been
14%14%
11%11%
members of Lok Sabha. Of the others, one MP has been a
8% 9% 8%
7% 8% member of Rajya Sabha.
10% 4% 5% 6% 6%
4% 4% 5% 5% 7%
While there has been a slow increase in the number of
0% women in Lok Sabha over the years, India still lags behind
18th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
3rd
1st
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
2nd
several countries. For example, 46% of MPs in South
Africa, 35% in the UK, and 29% in the USA are women.
78% of newly elected MPs have completed undergraduate education
Education profile of MPs 78% of MPs of the 18th Lok Sabha have completed at least
100% undergraduate education. This proportion is the same for
newly-elected women MPs.
75%
The proportion of MPs who have completed undergraduate
50% education increased steadily from the 1st Lok Sabha till the
25% 11th (1996-98). Since then, the proportion of MPs who
have not attended college has increased. However, this
0% figure has decreased from 27% in the 17th Lok Sabha to
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
3rd
1st
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
2nd
22% in the 18th Lok Sabha.
Upto Higher Secondary Graduates 5% of MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha have a doctoral degree,
Post Graduates Doctoral degree including three women MPs.
Many MPs declared agriculture and social work as their profession
Professional background of MPs Agriculture and social work are the most
60% 48% common professions among MPs elected to
37% the 18th Lok Sabha.
40% 32%
20% 91% of MPs from Chhattisgarh, 72% in
7% 4% 3% 3% 2% Madhya Pradesh, and 65% from Gujarat
0% have indicated agriculture as one of their
Agriculture
Lawyers & Judges
Art & Entertainment
Social Workers
Trade & Business
Practitioners
Educationists
Retired from Govt.
professions.
Teachers &
Medical
Service
7% of MPs elected to the 18th Lok Sabha are
lawyers, and 4% are medical practitioners.
Note: The sum of the column values in the above chart may not add to 100%, as several
MPs have indicated more than one profession. Each of these has been counted separately.
Note: BJP-Bharatiya Janata Party, INC-Indian National Congress, SP-Samajwadi Party, TMC-All India Trinamool Congress, DMK-Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam, TDP-Telugu Desam Party, JD(U)-Janata Dal (United), SS (UBT)-Shiv Sena (Uddhav Bal Thackeray), NCP-SP (Nationalist Congress Party-
Sharatchandra Pawar), SS-Shiv Sena, LJPRV-Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), IND-Independents.
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Sources: ECI; ‘Sixty Years of Lok Sabha: A Study’, Lok Sabha Secretariat; Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha websites; Inter-Parliamentary Union Parline
database (https://data.ipu.org/women-ranking/?date_year=2024&date_month=04), data as on April 1, 2024; PRS.
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