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The claim

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 110 Muslims were elected as Members of Parliament.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

FACTLY reports that 24 Muslim candidates were elected as MPs in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, not 110. Its review says it reached this count after analyzing results from all 543 parliamentary constituencies.[S1]

Additional context

The review reports that 78 Muslim candidates contested in 2024 from major parties, and that 21 of the 24 elected MPs were from parties in the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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