# 3rd 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 | 3rd Lok Sabha Party Name | Number of MP's (total 494) |
| Indian National Congress | INC | 361 |
| Communist Party of India | CPI | 29 |
| Swatantra Party | SP | 18 |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | BJS | 14 |
| Praja Socialist Party | PSP | 12 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | DMK | 7 |
| Socialist Party | SSP | 6 |
| Ganatantra Parishad | GP | 4 |
| Akali Dal | AD | 3 |
| Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party | CNSPJP | 3 |
| Republican Party of India | RPI | 3 |
| Indian Union Muslim League | IUML | 2 |
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | RRP | 2 |
| All India Forward Bloc | AIFB | 2 |
| Lok Sevak Sangh | LSS | 2 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | RSP | 2 |
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference | APHLC | 1 |
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | ABHM | 1 |
| Haryana Lok Samiti | HLS | 1 |
| Nutan Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad | NMGJP | 1 |
| Independents | - | 20 |
| Nominated Anglo-Indians | - | 2 |

### Women Members

| State | Constituency | Name of Elected M.P. | Party affiliation |
| Andhra Pradesh | Eluru | Viramachaneni Vimla Devi | Communist Party of India |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool | Yashoda Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vicarabad | Sangam Laxmi Bai | Indian National Congress |
| Andhra Pradesh | Khammam | T. Lakshmi Kantamma | Indian National Congress |
| Assam | Cachar (SC) | Jyotsna Chanda | Indian National Congress |
| Assam | Barpeta | Renuka Devi Barkataki | Indian National Congress |
| Bihar | Banka | Shakuntala Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Bihar | Barh | Tarkeshwari Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| Bihar | Patna | Ram Dulari Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| Bihar | Aurangabad | Rani Lalita Rajya Laxmi | Swatantra Party |
| Bihar | Jahanabad | Satyabhama Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Bihar | Chatra | Vijaya Raje | Swatantra Party |
| Gujrat | Amreli | Jayaben Shah | Indian National Congress |
| Gujrat | Banaskantha | Zohraben Chavda | Indian National Congress |
| Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | Vijaya Raje Scindia | Indian National Congress |
| Madhya Pradesh | Baloda Bazar | Minimata Agam Dass Guru | Indian National Congress |
| Madhya Pradesh | Raipur | Keshar Kumari Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Madhya Pradesh | Damoh (SC) | Sahodrabai Rai | Indian National Congress |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Maimoona Sultan | Indian National Congress |
| Madhya Pradesh | Jhabua (ST) | Jamuna Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Madras | Nilgiris | Akkamma Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Maharashtra | Ratnagiri | Sharda Mukherjee | Indian National Congress |
| Mysore | Dharwad North | Sarojini Mahishi | Indian National Congress |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | Gayatri Devi | Swatantra Party |
| Uttar Pradesh | Mohanlalganj (SC) | Ganga Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kaiserganj | Basant Kunwari | Swatantra Party |
| Uttar Pradesh | Balrampur | Subhadra Joshi | Indian National Congress |
| Uttar Pradesh | Banda | Savitri Nigam | Indian National Congress |
| Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi | Dr. Sushila Nayar | Indian National Congress |
| Uttar Pradesh | Hapur | Kamla Chaudhry | Indian National Congress |
| West Bengal | Malda | Renuka Ray | Indian National Congress |