MPs re-contesting for the 16th Lok Sabha

PRS Legislative Research *

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The first polling date is 7th April, on which Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur and Tripura West constituencies are going to poll. Some of the candidates in these constituencies have been Members of Parliament in the last decade. We have collated data on their performance in Parliament.

From Tezpur, Joseph Toppo of Asom Gana Parishad and Moni Kumar Subba, an independent candidate, will be re-contesting the elections. Mr. Toppo was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha from the same party, while Mr. Subba had been a member of the 14th Lok Sabha representing the Indian National Congress.

Below are the details of their past performance in Parliament:

Candidate Name	Lok Sabha	Debates	Private Members' Bills	Questions Asked	Attendance (%)
Joseph Toppo	15th	21	0	147	76%
Moni Kumar Subba	14th	0	0	482	77%

From Kaliabor, none of the candidates were in the 14^th or 15^th Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.


From Jorhat, Bijoy Krishna Handique of the Indian National Congress is recontesting the elections.  He was a member of the 15^th Lok Sabha from the same party. 

Below are the details of his past performance in Parliament:

Candidate Name	Lok Sabha	Debates	Private Members' Bills	Questions Asked	Attendance (%)	Notes
Bijoy Krishna Handique	15th	0	0	1	92%	Performance recorded from 13th July 2011 till 21st Feb 2014 as this MP was a Minister until 12th July 2011.

From Dibrugarh, Paban Singh Ghatowar of the Indian National Congress is recontesting the elections. He was a member of the 15^th Lok Sabha from the same party.

Below are the details of his past performance in Parliament:

Candidate Name	Lok Sabha	Debates	Private Member Bills	Questions Asked	Attendance (%)	Notes
Paban Singh Ghatowar	15th	9	0	18	91%	Performance recorded between May 2009- March 2011, as this MP was appointed Minister in July 2011.

From Lakhimpur, Ranee Narah of the Indian National Congress and Sarbananda Sonowal of the Bharatiya Janata Party are recontesting the elections. Ranee Narah was a member of the 15^th Lok Sabha from the same party, while Sarbanda Sonowal was a member of the 14^th Lok Sabha from the Asom Gana Parishad and the Dibrugarh Constituency.

 Below are the details of their past performance in Parliament:

Candidate Name	Lok Sabha	Debates	Private Member Bills	Questions Asked	Attendance (%)	Notes
Ranee Narah	15th	3	0	7	83%	Performance recorded between May 2009 and September 2012 as this MP was appointed a Minister in October 2012.
Sarbananda Sonowal	14th	62	0	118	57%

From Tripura West, none of the candidates were in the 14^th or 15^th Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.


The second polling date is 9th April, on which Outer Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh (West), Arunachal Pradesh (East), Mizoram, Shillong and Nagaland constituencies are going to poll. 


From Outer Manipur, candidates Thangso Baite from the Indian National Congress and Mani Charenamei, an independent candidate will be recontesting elections. Mr. Baite was a member of the 15^th Lok Sabha from the same party and Mr. Charenamei was an independent candidate of the 14^th Lok Sabha.

Given below are the details of their past performances in parliament:

Candidate Name	Lok Sabha	Debates	Private Members' Bills	Questions Asked	Attendance (%)
Thangso Baite	15th	3	0	9	98%
Mani Charenamei	14th	27	1	58	90%

From Arunachal Pradesh (West), candidates Kiren Rijiju from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Takam Sanjoy of the Indian National Congress will be recontesting for elections. Mr. Rijiju was a member of the 14^th Lok Sabha from the BJP while Mr. Sanjoy was a member of the 15^th Lok Sabha from the INC.

Given below are the details of their past performances in parliament:

Candidate Name	Lok Sabha	Debates	Private Members' Bills	Questions Asked	Attendance (%)
Kiren Rijiju	14th	91	3	252	85%
Takam Sanjoy	15th	5	0	76	63%

From Arunachal Pradesh (East), candidates Ninong Ering from the Indian National Congress and Tapir Gao from the Bharatiya Janata Party will be recontesting for elections. Mr. Ering was a member of the 15^th Lok Sabha from the Indian National Congress while Mr. Gao was a member of the 14^th Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Given below are the details of their past performances in parliament:

Candidate Name	Lok Sabha	Debates	Private Members' Bills	Questions Asked	Attendance (%)
Ninong Ering	15th	19	0	26	88%
Tapir Gao	14th	56	2	105	86%

From Mizoram, candidate C.L. Ruala from the Indian National Congress will be recontesting for elections. Mr. Ruala was a member of the 15^th Lok Sabha from the same party in the past.

Given below are the details of his past performance in parliament:

Candidate Name	Lok Sabha	Debates	Private Members' Bills	Questions Asked	Attendance (%)
C.L. Ruala	15th	2	0	12	96%

From Shillong, Vincent Pala from the Indian National Congress will be recontesting for elections. Mr. Pala was a member of the 15^th Lok Sabha from the same party in the past.

Given below are the details of his past performance in parliament:

Candidate Name	Lok Sabha	Debates	Private Members' Bills	Questions Asked	Attendance (%)	Notes
Vincent H. Pala	15th	3	0	28	84%	Performance recorded between October 2012-February 2014. This MP was a Minister who tendered his resignation on 21st Oct, 2012.

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.

Note: Ministers represent the government in debates, so we do not report their participation.  They do not sign the attendance register, ask questions, or introduce private member bills.

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* Shreya Singh of PRS Legislative Research sent this info to e-pao.net
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This article was posted on April 04, 2014.

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