Which of the following states has the highest Lok sabha seats ?

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Answer 1

Indian Parliament is bicameral in nature i.e. that it has two houses.

Lok Sabha is one of those two houses.
The other house is the Rajya Sabha.
Lok Sabha is the first chamber of the parliament and represents the people of India as a whole.
The members elected by universal adult suffrage are part of the Lok Sabha.

States with the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats:
- Uttar Pradesh (80) & Maharashtra (48)
States with a low number of Lok Sabha seats:
- Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1) & Sikkim (1)
Other States with no. of seats in Lok Sabha:
- Bihar (40)
- Andhra Pradesh (25)
- West Bengal (42)

Thus, among the mentioned states Maharashtra has the highest Lok sabha seats.

Additional Information

Composition of Lok Sabha:

Maximum Strength – 552
- 530 represent the States
- 20 are the representatives of Union Territories
- 2 were nominated by the President from Anglo-Indian Community, Which was abolished by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019.