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Parliament is the supreme legislative body of a country. The Indian
Parliament comprises of the President and the
two Houses :- Lok Sabha (House of the People) , Rajya Sabha (Council of States) The President has the power to summon and prorogue either House of
Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. The Constitution of India came into force on January
26, 1950. The first general,elections under the new Constitution were held during the year
1951-52 and the first elected Parliament came into being in April, 1952,
- the Second Lok Sabha in April,1957,
- the Third Lok Sabha in April,1962,
- the Fourth Lok Sabha in March, 1967,
- the Fifth Lok Sabha in March, 1971,
- the Sixth Lok Sabha in March, 1977,
- the Seventh Lok Sabha in January,1980,
- the Eighth Lok Sabha in December, 1984,
- the Ninth Lok Sabha in December, 1989, and
- the Tenth Lok Sabha in June, 1991,
- the Eleventh Lok Sabha in May, 1996, and
- the Twelfth Lok Sabha in March, 1998.
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