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Composition

House of the People · IPU Parline

Gender

Women 13.8%Men 86.2%

Age distribution · avg 51

Under 301.3%

30–4516.8%

45+81.9%

Indicator	Value
Parliament	House of the PeopleIPU Parline [2024]
Structure	BicameralIPU Parline [2024]
Total seats	545 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Electoral system	Plurality / majorityIPU Parline [2024]
Last election	2024-04-19IPU Parline [2024]
Next election (expected)	2029-04-30IPU Parline [2024]
Voter turnout	65.79 %International IDEA Voter Turnout [2024]
Speaker	Om BirlaIPU Parline [2024]
Women members (seats)	75 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Women in parliament	13.8 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Average member age	51 yearsIPU Parline [2024]

Section metadata

Data year2025

EditionDatabook 2026

Coverage11/11

LicenseCC-BY

Datasets on this page

IPU Parline
ipu_parline
Edition: 2024
International IDEA Voter Turnout
idea_voter_turnout
Edition: 2026
World Bank WDI
world_bank_wdi
Edition: 2024

About this data

India's parliament on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 3 open datasets including IPU Parline, International IDEA Voter Turnout, World Bank WDI. Key figures include parliament (House of the People), structure (Bicameral). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.