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	{{Short description\|~~11th Indian presidential election~~}}		{{Short description\|none}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2021}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2021}}
	{{Infobox election		{{Infobox election
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	\| next_year = 2002		\| next_year = 2002
	\| election_date = 17 July 1997		\| election_date = 17 July 1997
	\| image1 = ~~[[File:~~President Clinton with Indian president K. R. Narayanan (cropped).jpg\|~~200x200px]]~~		\| image1 = {{CSS image crop\|Image=President Clinton with Indian president K. R. Narayanan (cropped).jpg\|bSize=100\|cWidth=100\|cHeight=120\|oLeft=0\|oTop=0}}
	\| nominee1 = '''[[K. R. Narayanan]]'''		\| nominee1 = '''[[K. R. Narayanan]]'''
	\| party1 = Indian National Congress		\| party1 = Indian National Congress
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	\| electoral_vote1 = '''956,290'''		\| electoral_vote1 = '''956,290'''
	\| percentage1 = '''95.0%'''		\| percentage1 = '''95.0%'''
	\| states_carried1 = '''31'''		\| states_carried1 = '''29+[[Delhi\|NCT]]+[[Puducherry (city)\|PY]]'''
	\| image2 = ~~[[File:~~T.N. Seshan in 1994 (cropped).jpg\|~~150x150px]]~~		\| image2 = {{CSS image crop\|Image=T.N. Seshan in 1994 (cropped).jpg\|bSize=100\|cWidth=100\|cHeight=120\|oLeft=0\|oTop=0}}
	\| nominee2 = [[T. N. Seshan]]		\| nominee2 = [[T. N. Seshan]]
	\| party2 = Independent ~~(India)~~		\| party2 = [[Independent politician\|Independent]]
	\| home_state2 = [[Kerala]]		\| home_state2 = [[Kerala]]
	\| electoral_vote2 = 50,631		\| electoral_vote2 = 50,631
	\| percentage2 = 5.0%		\| percentage2 = 5.0%
	\| states_carried2 = 0		\| states_carried2 = 0
			\| color2 = FFA500
			\| 1blank = Swing
			\| 1data1 = 29.1% {{increase}}
			\| 1data2 = ''New''
	\| title = President		\| title = President
	\| before_election = [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]		\| before_election = [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
	\| before_party = Indian National Congress		\| before_party = Indian National Congress (Indira)
	\| after_election = [[K. R. Narayanan]]		\| after_election = [[K. R. Narayanan]]
	\| after_party = Indian National Congress		\| after_party = Indian National Congress
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	}}		}}
	~~Election Commission of India held the~~ 11th [[President of India\|presidential ~~elections~~ of India]] on 17 July 1997. [[K. R. Narayanan]] ~~with 956,290 votes won over~~ his nearest rival [[T. N. Seshan]] who ~~got~~ 50,631 votes.<ref>{{cite news \|title=K R Narayanan is India's new President \|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/jul/17pres.htm \|accessdate=29 October 2018 \|work=Rediff.com \|date=18 July 1997}}</ref> Narayanan was the first [[~~dalit~~]] to be President of India.		The 11th [[President of India\|presidential election of India]] was held on 17 July 1997. With 956,290 votes, [[K. R. Narayanan]] overcame his nearest rival [[T. N. Seshan]] who received 50,631 votes.<ref>{{cite news \|title=K R Narayanan is India's new President \|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/jul/17pres.htm \|accessdate=29 October 2018 \|work=Rediff.com \|date=18 July 1997}}</ref> Narayanan was the first [[Dalit]] to be elected President of India.

			==Candidates==

			=== [[United Front (India)\|United Front]] + [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] ===
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Indian National Congress}}" \|
			\|-
			![[United Front (India)\|United Front]] + [[Indian National Congress]]
			\|-
			! For President
			\|-
			\|[[File:The official portrait of Shri Kocheril Raman Narayanan, 10th President of the Republic of India.png\|center\|220x220px]]
			\|-
			![[Vice President of India\|Vice President]] <br/>[[K. R. Narayan]]
			[[Indian National Congress]]
			\|}

			=== [[Independent politician\|Independent]] (''backed by [[Shiv Sena]]'') ===
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Independent}}" \|
			\|-
			! [[Independent politician\|Independent]]
			\|-
			! For President
			\|-
			\| [[File:T.N. Seshan in 1994.jpg\|center\|220x220px]]
			\|-
			! [[Chief Election Commissioner of India\|Former Chief Election Commissioner of India]] <br/> [[T. N. Seshan]]
			[[Independent politician\|Independent]]
			\|}

	==Results==		==Results==
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	\|align=left colspan=9\|Source: Election Commission of India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://alfa.nic.in/hm/result.html \|title=PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS – 1997 \|work=[[Internet Archive]] \|publisher=[[Indian Parliament]] \|accessdate=23 May 2014 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970804211707/http://alfa.nic.in/hm/result.html \|archivedate=4 August 1997 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		\|align=left colspan=9\|Source: Election Commission of India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://alfa.nic.in/hm/result.html \|title=PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS – 1997 \|work=[[Internet Archive]] \|publisher=[[Indian Parliament]] \|accessdate=23 May 2014 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970804211707/http://alfa.nic.in/hm/result.html \|archivedate=4 August 1997 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	\|}		\|}
			==See also==
			* [[1997 Indian vice presidential election]]
	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
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{{Short description|11th Indian presidential election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1997 Indian presidential election
| country = India
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1992 Indian presidential election
| previous_year = 1992
| next_election = 2002 Indian presidential election
| next_year = 2002
| election_date = 17 July 1997
| image1 = [[File:President Clinton with Indian president K. R. Narayanan (cropped).jpg|200x200px]]
| nominee1 = '''[[K. R. Narayanan]]'''
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| home_state1 = [[Kerala]]
| electoral_vote1 = '''956,290'''
| percentage1 = '''95.0%'''
| states_carried1 = '''31'''
| image2 = [[File:T.N. Seshan in 1994 (cropped).jpg|150x150px]]
| nominee2 = [[T. N. Seshan]]
| party2 = Independent (India)
| home_state2 = [[Kerala]]
| electoral_vote2 = 50,631
| percentage2 = 5.0%
| states_carried2 = 0
| title = President
| before_election = [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[K. R. Narayanan]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| map_image = Indian presidential election, 1997.svg
| map_size = 300px
}}
Election Commission of India held the 11th [[President of India|presidential elections of India]] on 17 July 1997. [[K. R. Narayanan]] with 956,290 votes won over his nearest rival [[T. N. Seshan]] who got 50,631 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=K R Narayanan is India's new President |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/jul/17pres.htm |accessdate=29 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=18 July 1997}}</ref> Narayanan was the first [[dalit]] to be President of India.

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
![[States of India|States]]
!No. of MLA/MPs
!Value of each Vote
![[K. R. Narayanan]] (Votes)
!K. R. Narayanan (Values)
![[T. N. Seshan]] (Votes)
!T. N. Seshan (Values)
!Invalid (Votes)
!Invalid (Values)
|-
|[[Member of Parliament (India)|Members of Parliament]]
|776
|708
|676
|478,608
|26
|18,408
|32
|22,656
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|294
|148
|254
|37,592
|9
|1,332
|17
|2,516
|-
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|60
|8
|56
|448
|0
|0
|3
|24
|-
|[[Assam]]
|126
|116
|110
|12,760
|5
|580
|1
|116
|-
|[[Bihar]]
|324
|174
|285
|49,590
|8
|1,392
|15
|2,610
|-
|[[Goa]]
|40
|20
|35
|700
|2
|40
|3
|60
|-
|[[Gujarat]]
|182
|147
|156
|22,932
|11
|1,617
|7
|1,029
|-
|[[Haryana]]
|90
|112
|77
|8,624
|3
|336
|6
|672
|-
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|68
|51
|63
|3,213
|0
|0
|2
|102
|-
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|87
|72
|74
|5,328
|1
|72
|4
|288
|-
|[[Karnataka]]
|224
|131
|191
|25,021
|13
|1,703
|11
|1,441
|-
|[[Kerala]]
|140
|152
|135
|20,520
|0
|0
|2
|304
|-
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|320
|130
|296
|38,480
|9
|1,170
|13
|1,690
|-
|[[Maharashtra]]
|288
|175
|173
|30,275
|96
|16,800
|1
|175
|-
|[[Manipur]]
|60
|18
|52
|936
|4
|72
|0
|0
|-
|[[Meghalaya]]
|60
|17
|43
|731
|10
|170
|4
|68
|-
|[[Mizoram]]
|40
|8
|34
|272
|2
|16
|0
|0
|-
|[[Nagaland]]
|60
|9
|55
|495
|2
|18
|0
|0
|-
|[[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|147
|149
|132
|19,668
|0
|0
|9
|1,341
|-
|[[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
|117
|116
|106
|12,296
|1
|116
|7
|812
|-
|[[Rajasthan]]
|200
|129
|174
|22,446
|4
|516
|12
|1,548
|-
|[[Sikkim]]
|32
|7
|31
|217
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|234
|176
|229
|40304
|2
|352
|2
|352
|-
|[[Tripura]]
|60
|26
|59
|1534
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|425
|208
|377
|78,416
|24
|4,992
|7
|1,456
|-
|[[West Bengal]]
|294
|151
|272
|41,072
|5
|755
|4
|604
|-
|[[Delhi]]
|70
|58
|58
|3,364
|3
|174
|8
|464
|-
|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]]
|30
|16
|28
|448
|0
|0
|1
|16
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|'''4,848'''
|'''3,232'''
|'''4,231'''
|'''956,290'''
|'''240'''
|'''50,631'''
|'''171'''
|'''22,656'''
|-
|align=left colspan=9|Source: Election Commission of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alfa.nic.in/hm/result.html |title=PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS – 1997 |work=[[Internet Archive]] |publisher=[[Indian Parliament]] |accessdate=23 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970804211707/http://alfa.nic.in/hm/result.html |archivedate=4 August 1997 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19970804211707/http://alfa.nic.in/hm/result.html Election Commission of India Official Site]

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