EC submits list of MPs to President; 15th Lok Sabha formed

The new LS has been constituted as the full Election Commission called on President Pratibha Patil and submitted to her the list of new members elected to the Lower House. Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla later told reporters: “We met the President and gave the formal list of all elected representatives to the 15 LS. With this, the constitution of the LS is completed.”

CEC Navin Chawla handed over President Pratibha Patil a copy of the notification containing the names of the members elected to the 15th Lok Sabha. Election Commissioners SY Quraishi and VS Sompath was also present during the event in New Delhi on Monday.

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14th Lok Sabha dissolved

President Pratibha Patil today dissolved the 14th Lok Sabha, paving the way for the constitution of a new House, following the resignation by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his council of ministers.

The 15th Lok Sabha will be constituted suo motu after the Election Commission notifies results of the just-concluded general elections. The notification is likely tomorrow, after which a brief session of the house will be called to administer oath to the MPs. The last day of this short session will witness the election of the new Lok Sabha Speaker.