4th Lok Sabha | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Indian Parliament | ||||
Election | 1967 Indian general election |
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]
This article is part of a series on the |
Politics of India |
---|
India portal |
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.
See also: List of members of the 4th Lok Sabha |
4th Lok Sabha Party Name |
Code | Number of MP's (total 520) |
---|---|---|
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 |
For 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).