Claim: There were more seats in the 1962 Lok Sabha general elections than the one in 1967, which takes place in the Lok Sabha Chambers every five years.
Evidence: The Indian general election of 1962 elected the 3rd Lok Sabha of India and was held from 19 to 25 February. The Indian National Congress took 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 seats. The Indian general election of 1967 elected the 4th Lok Sabha of India and was held from 17 to 21 February. The INC suffered setbacks in seven states, which included Gujarat, where INC won 11 out of 24 seats while Swatantra Party won 12 seats; Madras, where INC won 3 out of 39 seats and DMK won 25 seats; Orissa, where they won 6 out of 20 seats and Swatantra Party won 8 seats. Rajasthan where they won 10 out of 20 seats Swatantra Party won 8 seats, West Bengal where they won 14 out of 40, Kerala where they won only 1 out of 19. Delhi where they won 1 out of 7 while remaining 6 were won by Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers.