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{{Short description|8th Indian presidential election}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
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| next_election = 1987 Indian presidential election
| next_election = 1987 Indian presidential election
| next_year = 1987
| next_year = 1987
| election_date = 12 July 1982
| election_date = 12 July 1982
| image1 =[[File:President of India Giani Zail Singh (cropped).jpg|x150px]]
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=President of India Giani Zail Singh (cropped).jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}
| nominee1 = '''[[Zail Singh]]'''
| nominee1 = '''[[Zail Singh]]'''
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| party1 = Indian National Congress (Indira)
| home_state1 = [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| home_state1 = [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| electoral_vote1 = '''754,113'''
| electoral_vote1 = '''754,113'''
| percentage1 = '''72.7%'''
| percentage1 = '''72.73%'''
| image2 =  
| image2 =  
| nominee2 = [[Hans Raj Khanna]]
| nominee2 = [[Hans Raj Khanna]]
| party2 = Independent (India)
| party2 = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| home_state2 = [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| home_state2 = [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| color2 = 800080
| electoral_vote2 = 282,685
| electoral_vote2 = 282,685
| percentage2 = 27.3%
| percentage2 = 27.27%
| title = President
| title = President
| before_election = [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
| before_election = [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
| before_party = Janata Party
| before_party = Janata Party
| after_election = [[Zail Singh]]
| after_election = [[Zail Singh]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| after_party = Indian National Congress (Indira)
| map_image = Präsidentschaftswahl Indien 1982.svg
| map_image = 1982 Indian Presidential Election.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_size = 300px
}}
}}
The Election Commission of India held indirect 8th [[President of India|presidential elections of India]] on 12 July 1982. [[Zail Singh]] with 754,113 votes won over his nearest rival [[Hans Raj Khanna]] who got 282,685 votes.<ref>http://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/8th.pdf Election Commission of India</ref>
The Election Commission of India held indirect eighth [[President of India|presidential elections of India]] on 12 July 1982. [[Zail Singh]] with 754,113 votes won over his nearest rival [[Hans Raj Khanna]] who got 282,685 votes.<ref>http://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/8th.pdf Election Commission of India</ref>
Zail Singh was the first and till date only [[Sikh]] to be the President of India.
Zail Singh was the first and till date only [[Sikh]] to be the President of India.
== Candidates ==
Potential opposition candidates included [[Narayan Ganesh Gore|N. G. Goray]] former high commissioner to London, and [[Bhola Paswan Shastri]], former Rajya Sabha member.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Giani Zail Singh poised to become the seventh President of India |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19820715-giani-zail-singh-poised-to-become-the-seventh-president-of-india-771992-2013-10-18 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
==Schedule==
The election schedule was announced by the [[Election Commission of India]] on 9 June 1982.<ref name=presElection2017>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/6925-background-material-related-to-election-to-the-office-of-president-of-india-2017/ |title=Background material related to Election to the office of President of India 2017 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 30 January 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!S.No.
!Poll Event
!Date
|-
!1.
| Last Date for filing nomination
| 23 June 1982
|-
!2.
| Date for Scrutiny of nomination
| 24 June 1982
|-
!3.
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination
| 26 June 1982
|-
!4.
| Date of Poll
| 12 July 1982
|-
!5.
| '''Date of Counting'''
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center| '''15 July 1982'''
|-
|}


==Results==
==Results==
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|-
|}
|}
==See also==
* [[1979 Indian vice presidential election]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:31, 27 October 2025


1982 Indian presidential election
← 1977 12 July 1982 1987 →
 
President of India Giani Zail Singh (cropped).jpg
Nominee Zail Singh Hans Raj Khanna
Party Indian National Congress (Indira) Independent
Home state Punjab Punjab
Electoral vote 754,113 282,685
Percentage 72.73% 27.27%
President before election

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
JP

Elected President

Zail Singh
Indian National Congress (Indira)

The Election Commission of India held indirect eighth presidential elections of India on 12 July 1982. Zail Singh with 754,113 votes won over his nearest rival Hans Raj Khanna who got 282,685 votes.[1] Zail Singh was the first and till date only Sikh to be the President of India.

Candidates[edit | edit source]

Potential opposition candidates included N. G. Goray former high commissioner to London, and Bhola Paswan Shastri, former Rajya Sabha member.[2]

Schedule[edit | edit source]

The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 9 June 1982.[3]

S.No. Poll Event Date
1. Last Date for filing nomination 23 June 1982
2. Date for Scrutiny of nomination 24 June 1982
3. Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 26 June 1982
4. Date of Poll 12 July 1982
5. Date of Counting 15 July 1982

Results[edit | edit source]

Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[4]

Candidate Electoral Values
Zail Singh 754,113
Hans Raj Khanna 282,685
Total 1,036,798

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ http://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/8th.pdf Election Commission of India
  2. ↑ "Giani Zail Singh poised to become the seventh President of India". India Today. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Background material related to Election to the office of President of India 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ↑ http://www.aol.in/news-story/the-indian-president-past-winners-and-losers/2007061905199019000001 AOL news (Past and present Presidential Results)
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