How to Check Your MP's Attendance and Voting Record

Parliamentary democracy requires that representatives actually show up to Parliament and participate in its proceedings. In India, this data is public — but buried in websites that most citizens never visit.

Where to Find Attendance Data

The Lok Sabha Secretariat publishes session-wise attendance data at loksabha.gov.in. The PRS Legislative Research website (prsindia.org) aggregates this data into readable MP report cards, including: number of days attended per session, number of questions asked, number of debates participated in, and number of private member bills introduced.

What Good Attendance Looks Like

The Lok Sabha typically sits for 60-80 days per year across three sessions (Budget, Monsoon, Winter). An MP attending 80%+ of sessions is considered active. Multiple studies by ADR (Association for Democratic Reforms) have found that 15-20% of MPs have near-zero Parliamentary participation across a full term.

Reading the Voting Record

Lok Sabha votes are recorded electronically and available on the Lok Sabha website. During important legislation — the RTI Amendment Act 2019, the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, farm law bills — voting records reveal whether your MP voted with their party or crossed the floor. Under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law), MPs who vote against their party whip face disqualification — so party votes tend to be unanimous. Absences during key votes are a more meaningful signal.

Questions as a Proxy for Engagement

An MP who asks 50+ questions per session about their constituency — on road funds, water supply, district hospital staff vacancies — is demonstrably more engaged than one who asks zero. Questions force ministerial responses that are on the public record.

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