1977 Indian presidential election


The Election Commission of India held indirect 7th presidential elections of India on 6 August 1977. Even though 37 candidates filed their nominations, 36 of them were rejected, leading to Neelam Sanjiva Reddy being one of the two Presidents of India winning unopposed.[1]

1977 Indian presidential election

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Nominee Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Party JP
Home state Andhra Pradesh
Electoral vote won unopposed

President before election

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
INC

Elected President

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
JP

ReferencesEdit

  1. http://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/7th.pdf Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Election Commission of India

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