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

New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) India's Election Commission
Monday submitted the list of all elected representatives of
the recently concluded Parliamentary elections to President
Pratibha Patil, leading to the formation of the 15th Lok
Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament).

"We met the President and gave the formal list of all
elected representatives to the 15th Lok Sabha. With this, the
constitution of the Lok Sabha is completed," Chief Election
Commissioner Navin Chawla told reporters here.

The model code of conduct also comes to an end, Chawla,
flanked by the other two Election Commissioners -- S Y
Quraishi and V S Sampat -- said.

"Now the 15th Lok Sabha is formed," Quraishi said.
A Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson also said Chawla,
accompanied by the two ECs, submitted a copy of notification
issued by the Election Commission containing names of the
members elected to the House following the general elections
to the 15th Lok Sabha to the President.

Chawla said once the list of elected MPs was given to the
President, the entire process of the Lok Sabha election comes
to an end.

"The President will now go for the government formation,"
he said.
The CEC said the Commission was "extremely satisfied"
with the poll process and its successful completion.

Chawla said though the Lok Sabha poll has come to an end,
election to several state Assembly would come soon and the
Commission would continue its normal work.

He said the EC would like to see that the work on photo
identity cards is completed with 100 per cent success.

"So far we have completed 83 per cent work on photo
identity cards," he said adding, "We have also received a
large number of letters from people giving general suggestions
which we would also like to go through."

The five-phased Lok Sabha polls started on April 16 and
was completed on May 13. The results were declared on May 16.
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