In the 15th Lok Sabha, MPs participated in 18, 121 debates, asked 1,43,635 Questions and introduced 371 private member Bills.
Top MPs by Debates Participated
Arjun Ram Meghwal from the Bikaner constituency of Rajasthan participated in 430 debates, which is the highest number of debates participated in by any MP in the 15th Lok Sabha. Shailendra Kumar from the Kaushambi constituency of Uttar Pradesh participated in 353 debates while P.L. Punia from Barabanki constituency of Uttar Pradesh participated in 289 debates. 164 MPs participated in less than 10 debates during the term of the 15th Lok Sabha. Of these, 41 participated in zero debates.
Name |
State |
Constituency |
Party |
Debates |
Arjun Ram Meghwal |
Rajasthan |
Bikaner |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
430 |
Shailendra Kumar |
Uttar Pradesh |
Kaushambi |
Samajwadi Party |
353 |
P.L. Punia |
Uttar Pradesh |
Barabanki |
Indian National Congress |
289 |
Bhartruhari Mahtab |
Orissa |
Cuttack |
Biju Janata Dal |
234 |
Virendra Kumar |
Madhya Pradesh |
Tikamgarh |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
200 |
Jagdambika Pal |
Uttar Pradesh |
Domariyaganj |
Indian National Congress |
191 |
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh |
Bihar |
Vaishali |
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
179 |
Mahendrasinh Pruthvisinh Chauhan |
Gujarat |
Sabarkantha |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
174 |
Rajendra Agrawal |
Uttar Pradesh |
Meerut |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
172 |
S.S. Ramasubbu |
Tamil Nadu |
Tirunelveli |
Indian National Congress |
171 |
Anandrao Adsul from the Amravati constituency of Maharashtra asked 1266 questions, which is the highest number of questions asked by any MP in the 15th Lok Sabha. Gajanan Dharmshi Babar from the Maval constituency of Maharashtra asked 1176 questions, while Asaduddin Owaisi from Hyderabad constituency of Andhra Pradesh asked 1129 questions. 63 MPs asked zero questions in the duration of the 15th Lok Sabha.
Name |
State |
Constituency |
Party |
Questions |
Anandrao Adsul |
Maharashtra |
Amravati |
Shiv Sena |
1266 |
Gajanan Dharmshi Babar |
Maharashtra |
Maval |
Shiv Sena |
1176 |
Asaduddin Owaisi |
Andhra Pradesh |
Hyderabad |
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimmen |
1129 |
Pradeep Kumar Majhi |
Orissa |
Nabarangpur |
Indian National Congress |
1101 |
Shivaji Adhalrao Patil |
Maharashtra |
Shirur |
Shiv Sena |
1082 |
S.S. Ramasubbu |
Tamil Nadu |
Tirunelveli |
Indian National Congress |
1063 |
Eknath Mahadeo Gaikwad |
Maharashtra |
Mumbai-South-Central |
Indian National Congress |
1020 |
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir |
Maharashtra |
Chandrapur |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
1005 |
Dharmendra Yadav |
Uttar Pradesh |
Badaun |
Samajwadi Party |
973 |
Prabhakar Ponnam |
Andhra Pradesh |
Karimnagar |
Indian National Congress |
935 |
Top MPs by Private Member Bills
The highest number of Private Member Bills were introduced by Hansraj Gangadhar Ahir from the Chandrapur constituency of Maharashtra. He has introduced 31 private member Bills in the 15th Lok Sabha. Jai Prakash Agarwal from the North East Delhi constituency of Delhi has introduced 23 private member Bills while Arjun Ram Meghwal from the Bikaner constituency of Rajasthan has introduced 20 private member Bills. 437 MPs introduced zero private member Bills during the 15th Lok Sabha.
Name |
State |
Constituency |
Party |
Private Member Bills |
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir |
Maharashtra |
Chandrapur |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
31 |
Jai Prakash Agarwal |
Delhi |
North East Delhi |
Indian National Congress |
23 |
Arjun Ram Meghwal |
Rajasthan |
Bikaner |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
20 |
Mahendrasinh Pruthvisinh Chauhan |
Gujarat |
Sabarkantha |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
18 |
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
West Bengal |
Baharampur |
Indian National Congress |
18 |
Rajagopal Lagadapati |
Andhra Pradesh |
Vijayawada |
Indian National Congress |
12 |
Baijayant Jay Panda |
Orissa |
Kendrapara |
Biju Janata Dal |
12 |
P.L. Punia |
Uttar Pradesh |
Barabanki |
Indian National Congress |
11 |
Bhola Singh |
Bihar |
Nawada |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
10 |
Kirit Premjibhai Solanki |
Gujarat |
Ahmedabad West |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
10 |
A.T. Nana Patil |
Maharashtra |
Jalgaon |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
10 |
110 MPs had an attendance of over 90% in Parliament. K. P. Dhanapalan from the Chalakudy constituency of Kerala and Ramesh Kumar from the South Delhi constituency of Delhi had a hundred percent attendance. D.K. Suresh from the Bangalore Rural constituency of Karnataka, Pratibha Singh from the Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh also have a hundred percent attendance, but were elected in 2013. 42 MPs had an attendance of less than 50%.
Members of Parliament have four important responsibilities: to pass laws, ensure that the government performs its duties satisfactorily, represent the views and aspirations of the people of their constituency in Parliament and to approve and oversee the financial proposals of the government. Debates, Questions and Private Member Bills are important mechanisms by which MPs fulfil their responsibilities. Attendance during Parliament Sessions also indicates an MPs commitment to give effect to his role.
Please note: This data excludes Ministers as Ministers represent the government in debates, and they do not sign the attendance register, ask questions, or introduce private member bills.