The 4th Lok Sabha was in session from 4 March 1967 to 27 December 1970. Its members were elected in February and March 1967. 13 sitting members from the Rajya Sabha were elected to the 4th Lok Sabha in the general election.[1]
4th Lok Sabha | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Indian Parliament | ||||
Election | 1967 Indian general election |
Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister as in the previous 3rd Lok Sabha. Her premiership would continue into the following Lok Sabha, the 5th, which was constituted after the 1971 Indian general election.
Important members
edit- Speaker:
- Neelam Sanjiva Reddy from 17 March 1967 to 19 July 1969
- Gurdial Singh Dhillon from 8 August 1969 to 19 March 1971
- Deputy Speaker:
- Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar from 28 March 1967 to 1 November 1969
- George Gilbert Swell from 9 December 1969 to 27 December 1970
- Secretary General:
- S. L. Shakdhar from 2 September 1964 to 18 June 1977[2]
Membership by political party
edit4th Lok Sabha Party Name |
Code | Number of MP's (total 520) |
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Indian National Congress | INC | 283 |
Swatantra Party | SP | 44 |
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | BJS | 35 |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | DMK | 25 |
Samyukta Socialist Party | SSP | 23 |
Communist Party of India | CPI | 23 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPI(M) | 19 |
Praja Socialist Party | PSP | 13 |
Bangla Congress | BC | 5 |
Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh | ADS | 3 |
All India Forward Bloc | AIFB | 2 |
Indian Union Muslim League | IUML | 2 |
Peasants and Workers Party of India | PWPI | 2 |
Republican Party of India | RPI | 1 |
United Goans (Sequiera Group) | UG(S) | 1 |
Jana Kranti Dal | JKD | 1 |
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | NC | 1 |
Independents | - | 35 |
Nominated Anglo-Indians | - | 2 |
Women Members
editFor the first time in India's parliamentary history, a couple was elected to the Lok Sabha - A. K. Gopalan (CPI MP from Palghat) & his wife Suseela (CPI MP from Ambalapuzha).
References
edit- ^ "RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Fourth Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
External links
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