Debates and questions — how MPs from Kerala performed in Parliament
The Hindu
Kerala MPs in 17th Lok Sabha lead in debates, questions, but face challenges in performance evaluation and parliamentary engagement.
The Members of Parliament (MPs) from Kerala used debates as an effective tool in parliamentary discourse by recording the highest average participation State-wise in the 17th Lok Sabha.
The 20 MPs from the State along with their counterparts from Rajasthan participated in 77 debates on average between June 2019 and February 2024. They were followed by MPs from Uttar Pradesh (58 on average); Maharashtra (56) and Jharkhand (54), according to data compiled by the non-profit PRS Legislative Research.
The MPs from Kerala participated in a total of 1,566 debates on government Bills, Budget and various issues of public interest. N.K. Premachandran of the United Democratic Front (UDF) topped the list after he participated in 267 debates. Those who participated in more than 100 debates included MPs of the UDF, including Kodikunnil Suresh (124); E.T. Mohammed Basheer (102); and Shashi Tharoor (101). A.M Arif, the lone MP of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from the State, participated in 113 debates.
On an average, MPs across the States participated in 45 debates in the 17th Lok Sabha.
The MPs from Kerala were placed fourth in the average number of questions asked in the Lok Sabha in the State-wise analysis.
They asked 268 questions on average. MPs from Maharashtra topped the list, with 370 questions on average followed by Andhra Pradesh (275) and Rajasthan (273). A total of about 5, 672 questions were asked by the MPs from Kerala.
Adoor Prakash of the UDF topped the list, with a total of 388 questions followed by Anto Antony (386); Benny Behanan (343); Ramya Haridas (321); and Hibi Eden (318).
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