Top MPs by their performance in Parliament

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.

Top MPs by Questions Asked

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.

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.

Top MPs by Attendance

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 and 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.