7th Lok Sabha

{{Short description|7th lower house of the Parliament of India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}

{{Infobox legislative term

| name = 7th Lok Sabha

| image = New Delhi government block 03-2016 img3.jpg

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| caption = Old Parliament House, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India

| body = Indian Parliament

| election = 1980 Indian general election

| before = 6th Lok Sabha

| after = 8th Lok Sabha

}}

The 7th Lok Sabha, (18 January 1980 – 31 December 1984) was elected in 1980 Indian general election. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India nine sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 7th Lok Sabha after the 1980 Indian general election.{{cite web|date=2014|title=RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publication_electronic/rsstatis_inf52-03.pdf|access-date=29 August 2017|publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi|page=12}} Indira Gandhi became the Prime minister on 14 January 1980, after INC and alliances won 353 seats, 199 seats more than previous 6th Lok Sabha. Rajiv Gandhi became Prime minister on 31 October 1984 after the assassination of Indira Gandhi. The next 8th Lok Sabha was formed on 31 December 1984 after the 1984 Indian general election. With roughly 9.3% of total MPs being Muslims, the 7th Lok Sabha had more Muslim MPs than any other in Indian history.{{cite web|last=Das|first=Shaswati|date=18 May 2014|title=Poll data shows large number of Muslims voted for Modi|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-muslims-muslim-voters-bjp-narendra-modi-delhi-lok-sabha-constituencies-harsh-vardhan-parvesh-singh-verma-ec-aap/1/362351.html|access-date=23 May 2014|work=India Today|location=New Delhi}}{{Politics of India}}