Indian presidential election, 1952
Indian presidential election, 1952
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The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on May 2, 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his first election with 507,400 votes over his nearest rival K.T. Shah who got 92,827 votes.
Results
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[1][2][3][4]
| Candidate |
Electoral Values |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
507,400 |
| K.T. Shah |
92,827 |
| Thatte Lakshman Ganesh |
2,672 |
| Chowdhry Hari Ram |
1,954 |
| Krishna Kumar Chatterjee |
533 |
| Total |
605,386 |
References
- ^ http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/miscellaneous_statistics/PresdElec/BriefNotes.pdf Election Commission of India
- ^ http://www.indiaonestop.com/Presidency/presidential_candidates.htm
- ^ http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/02june08/national.htm#1
- ^ http://www.aol.in/news-story/the-indian-president-past-winners-and-losers/2007061905199019000001 AOL news (Past and present Presidential Results)