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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 (83.81%) over his nearest rival K. T. Shah who got 92,827 votes (15.3%).
Results
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[1][2][3][4]
| 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.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Yahoo!". Aol.in. Retrieved 16 June 2019.