Template:Lok Sabha succession box/doc

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Usage[edit]

Former Members of the Lok Sabha[edit]

Example—
Sachin Tendulkar
:

{{s-start}}
{{Lok Sabha succession box
| constituency= Chandni Chowk
| before= [[Sultan Singh]]
| after= [[Suresh Kumar]]
| years= January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1999}}
{{s-end}}

becomes:

Preceded by Member of Parliament
in Lok Sabha for Chandni Chowk

January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1999
Succeeded by
Suresh Kumar

With the headers[edit]

Example—
Sachin Tendulkar
:

{{s-start}}
{{S-par|in-ls}}
{{Lok Sabha succession box
| constituency = Chandni Chowk
| before= [[Sultan Singh]]
| after= [[Suresh Kumar]]
| years= January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1999}}
{{s-end}}

becomes:

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
in Lok Sabha for Chandni Chowk

January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1999
Succeeded by
Suresh Kumar


Incumbents[edit]

First Example—
Sachin Tendulkar
:

{{s-start}}
{{Lok Sabha succession box
| constituency = Chandni Chowk
| before= [[Michael N. Castle]]
| start= January 3, 2011}}
{{s-end}}

becomes:

Preceded by Member of Parliament
in Lok Sabha for Chandni Chowk

January 3, 2011 – present
Incumbent

If there is only one seat for the entire state, then use "AP," the at-large seat.

Second Example—
Eleanor Holmes Norton
:

{{s-start}}
{{Lok Sabha succession box
| type= Delegate
| constituency = Chandni Chowk
| before=[[Walter Fauntroy]]
| start= January 3, 1991}}
{{s-end}}

becomes:

Preceded by Delegate to Lok Sabha for Chandni Chowk
January 3, 1991 – present
Incumbent

First Representative from a new seat[edit]

Example—
Bill Richardson
:

{{s-start}}
{{Lok Sabha succession box
| constituency = Chandni Chowk
| new=seat
| after= [[Bill Redmond]]
| years= January 3, 1983 – February 13, 1997}}
{{s-end}}

becomes:

New seat Member of Parliament
in Lok Sabha for Chandni Chowk

January 3, 1983 – February 13, 1997
Succeeded by

Last Representative from an obsolete district[edit]

Example—
Sultan Singh
:

{{s-start}}
{{S-par|in-ls}}
{{Lok Sabha succession box
| constituency = Chandni Chowk
| before=[[Ram Prakash]]
| years= October 17, 1989 – January 3, 2003
| reason=Seat abolished
}}
{{s-end}}

becomes:

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
in Lok Sabha for Chandni Chowk

October 17, 1989 – January 3, 2003
Seat abolished

See also[edit]