SEATS IN THE THIRTEENTH LOK SABHA (1999)
 

       The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) has 543 elective seats and two seats are filled  by nomination, taking the total strength of the House to 545.  Out of  the elective seats, 530 are from 25 States and 13 are from seven Union Territories (UT).

       The following table shows the State-wise break-up of seats, as also the seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in 1999:  (Archived file: for 2009 figures visit http://keralaassembly.org/lok/sabha/breakup.html)
 

Sl.No    State/UT               No. of Seats in Lok Sabha

                              Total    General     SC     ST
 1 .  Andhra Pradesh             42        34       6      2
 2.   Arunachal Pradesh           2         2       -      -
 3.   Assam                      14        11       1      2
 4.   Bihar                      54        41       8      5
 5.   Goa                         2         2       -      -
 6.   Gujarat                    26        20       2      4
 7.   Haryana                    10         8       2      -
 8.   Himachal Pradesh            4         3       1      -
 9.   Jammu and Kashmir           6         6       -      -
10.   Karnataka                  28        24       4      -
11.   Kerala                     20        18       2      -
12.   Madhya Pradesh             40        25       6      9
13.   Maharashtra                48        41       3      4
14.   Manipur                     2         1       -      1
15.   Meghalaya                   2         2       -      -
16.   Mizoram                     1         -       -      1
17.   Nagaland                    1         1       -      -
18.   Orissa                     21        13       3      5
19.   Punjab                     13        10       3
20.   Rajasthan                  25        18       4      3
21.   Sikkim                      1         1  
22.   Tamil Nadu                 39        32       7
23.   Tripura                     2         1              1
24.   Uttar Pradesh              85        67      18
25.   West Bengal                42        32       8      2
26.   Andaman & Nicobar Islands   1         1       -
27.   Chandigarh                  1         1       -
28.   Dadra and Nagar Haveli      1         -       -      1
29.   Daman and Diu               1         1       -
30.   Delhi                       7         6       1
31.   Lakshadweep                 1         -       -      1
32.   Pondicherry                 1         1       -
           TOTAL                                        543              423             79          41
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