A Socio-Demographic Mapping of the 18th Lok Sabha Term

The Lok Sabha is the lower house of India’s Parliament which serves as a core institution where laws are introduced, discussed and enacted. It is known as the ‘House of People’ and represents the people of India. The members are directly elected by the citizens from constituencies across the country. It plays a critical role shaping legislation and executing democratic processes. It is important to understand the comprehensive profile of Lok Sabha to understand whether it is representing the diverse population. The aim of the present study is to understand the socio-demographic profile of elected Lok Sabha members in the 18th term. It examines the population across five factors: gender, age , educational attainment, constitutional category, and profession. Data was collected manually from the official Lok Sabha website for the 18th Term. The analysis used graphical representation and descriptive statistics to analyse the patterns and trends. It was found there are fifteen percent of the female representatives in the current Lok Sabha. Majority of the members of the house belong to the the age category of fifty to seventy years with a handful of them below thirty years. Professionally, agriculture and business are the most followed and graduates form the largest group. Therefore, the results provide a skewed representation of different communities. The study can guide discussions on reforms to make the parliament more inclusive and represent India’s population.