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3rd Lok Sabha
Lower house Members elected in 1962
Lower house Members elected in 1962
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 3rd Lok Sabha |
| image | New Delhi government block 03-2016 img3.jpg |
| caption | Old Parliament House, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India |
| body | Indian Parliament |
| election | [1962 Indian general election](1962-indian-general-election) |
| before | *[2nd Lok Sabha](2nd-lok-sabha)* |
| after | *[4th Lok Sabha](4th-lok-sabha)* |
The 3rd Lok Sabha, (2 April 1962 – 3 March 1967) was elected in February–March 1962. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The election was held for 494 seats out of which Indian national congress won 361 seats. 14 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 3rd Lok Sabha after the 1962 Indian general election. Jawaharlal Nehru was Prime Minister as in 1st Lok Sabha and 2nd Lok Sabha, till his death on 27 May 1964. Gulzarilal Nanda became acting Prime Minister for 13 days, before Lal Bahadur Shastri became Prime Minister on 9 June 1964. After Shastri's death on 11 January 1966, Nanda became acting Prime Minister again for 13 days. Later Indira Gandhi, Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh became Prime Minister on 24 January 1966.
The next 4th Lok Sabha was constituted on 4 March 1967 after 1967 Indian general election.
Important members
- Speaker:
- Sardar Hukam Singh from 17 April 1962 to 16 March 1967
- Deputy Speaker :
- S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao from 23 April 1962 to 3 March 1967
- Secretary General:
- M. N. Kaul from 27 July 1947 to 1 September 1964
- S. L. Shakdhar from 2 September 1964 to 18 June 1977
List of members by political party
Members of the political party in the 3rd Lok Sabha are given below
| 3rd Lok Sabha | |
|---|---|
| Party Name | Number of MP's |
| (total 494) | |
| Indian National Congress | INC |
| Communist Party of India | CPI |
| Swatantra Party | SP |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | BJS |
| Praja Socialist Party | PSP |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | DMK |
| Socialist Party | SSP |
| Ganatantra Parishad | GP |
| Akali Dal | AD |
| Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party | CNSPJP |
| Republican Party of India | RPI |
| Indian Union Muslim League | IUML |
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | RRP |
| All India Forward Bloc | AIFB |
| Lok Sevak Sangh | LSS |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | RSP |
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference | APHLC |
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | ABHM |
| Haryana Lok Samiti | HLS |
| Nutan Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad | NMGJP |
| Independents | - |
| Nominated Anglo-Indians | - |
Women Members
| State | Constituency | Name of Elected M.P. | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Eluru | Viramachaneni Vimla Devi | ||
| Kurnool | Yashoda Reddy | |||
| Vicarabad | Sangam Laxmi Bai | |||
| Khammam | T. Lakshmi Kantamma | |||
| Assam | Cachar (SC) | Jyotsna Chanda | ||
| Barpeta | Renuka Devi Barkataki | |||
| Bihar | Banka | Shakuntala Devi | ||
| Barh | Tarkeshwari Sinha | |||
| Patna | Ram Dulari Sinha | |||
| Aurangabad | Rani Lalita Rajya Laxmi | |||
| Jahanabad | Satyabhama Devi | |||
| Chatra | Vijaya Raje | |||
| Gujrat | Amreli | Jayaben Shah | ||
| Banaskantha | Zohraben Chavda | |||
| Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | Vijaya Raje Scindia | ||
| Baloda Bazar | Minimata Agam Dass Guru | |||
| Raipur | Keshar Kumari Devi | |||
| Damoh (SC) | Sahodrabai Rai | |||
| Bhopal | Maimoona Sultan | |||
| Jhabua (ST) | Jamuna Devi | |||
| Madras | Nilgiris | Akkamma Devi | ||
| Maharashtra | Ratnagiri | Sharda Mukherjee | ||
| Mysore | Dharwad North | Sarojini Mahishi | ||
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | Gayatri Devi | ||
| Uttar Pradesh | Mohanlalganj (SC) | Ganga Devi | ||
| Kaiserganj | Basant Kunwari | |||
| Balrampur | Subhadra Joshi | |||
| Banda | Savitri Nigam | |||
| Jhansi | Dr. Sushila Nayar | |||
| Hapur | Kamla Chaudhry | |||
| West Bengal | Malda | Renuka Ray |
References
References
- (2014). "RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)". Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi.
- "Third Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi.
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