The 8th
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...
ran from 31 December 1984 to 27 November 1989. Politicians were
elected in December 1984, taking office by the end of the month. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the bicameral
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Government of India, Government of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok ...
. 9 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 8th Lok Sabha after the
Indian general election, in 1984.
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian statesman and pilot who served as the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the Assassination of Indira Gandhi, assassination of his mother, then–prime ...
of Indian National Congress continued as Prime Minister till 2 December 1989. In this 8th Lok Sabha, INC party had 30 more seats than previous
7th Lok Sabha
The 7th Lok Sabha, (18 January 1980 – 31 December 1984) was elected in 1980 Indian general election. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India nine sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 7th Lo ...
.
The next
9th Lok Sabha
The 9th Lok Sabha (2 December 1989 – 13 March 1991) was elected during elections in 22–26 November 1989. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. Twelve sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected ...
was formed on 2 December 1989, after the
1989 Indian general election
General elections were held in India on 22 and 26 November 1989 to elect the members of the ninth Lok Sabha. The incumbent Indian National Congress (Indira) government under the premiership of Rajiv Gandhi lost its mandate, even though it was ...
.
Important members
* Speaker:
**
Balram Jakhar
Balram Jakhar (23 August 1923 – 3 February 2016) was an Indian politician, who served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was also the longest serving Speaker of the Lok Sabha, whose tenure lasted 9 years and 32 ...
from 16 January 1985 to 18 December 1989
* Deputy Speaker:
**
M. Thambi Durai from 22 January 1985 to 27 November 1989
*Secretary General:
**
Subhash C Kashyap
Subhash C. Kashyap (born 10 May 1929) is a former secretary-general of 7th Lok Sabha, 8th Lok Sabha and 9th Lok Sabha and Lok Sabha Secretariat (Lower House of Parliament of India) from 1984 to 1990. He is also a well known political scientist ...
from 31 December 1983 to 20 August 1990
List of members by political party
Members of the political party in 8th Lok Sabha are given below:
Compared to the previous Lok Sabha, which saw 3 couples, this Lok Sabha had only 1 couple -
Satyendra Narayan Sinha
Satyendra Narayan Sinha (12 July 1917 – 4 September 2006) was an Indian politician and statesman, participant in the Indian independence movement, a leading light of Jaya Prakash Narayan's ‘ ''complete revolution''’ movement during the E ...
(Congress MP from
Aurangabad
Aurangabad (), officially renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023, is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a ...
) & his wife
Kishori (Congress MP from
Vaishali).
References
External links
Lok Sabha website{{Parliament of India
Terms of the Lok Sabha
India MPs 1984–1989
1984 establishments in India
1989 disestablishments in India