1952 Indian presidential election
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 (83.81%) over his nearest rival K. T. Shah who got 92,827 votes (15.3%).
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Results
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[1][2][3]
| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ "Election Commission of India" (PDF). Eci.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ "Presidential canidates". Archived from the original on 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ↑ "Yahoo!". Aol.in. Retrieved 16 June 2019.