2002 Indian vice presidential election

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2002 Indian vice presidential election
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  Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.jpg Sushilkumar Shinde.JPG
Nominee Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Sushil Kumar Shinde
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA
Home state Rajasthan Maharashtra
Electoral vote 454 305
Percentage 59.82% 40.18%
Vice President before election

Vacant, last held by
Krishan Kant
JD

Elected Vice President

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
BJP

The 2002 Indian vice presidential election was held on 12 August 2002 to elect the newly vacated post of the vice president of India. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat defeated Sushil Kumar Shinde to become 11th vice president of India.[1] Incumbent VP Krishan Kant did not contest the election and died before the election occurred.

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

e • d 
Candidate
 Party
 Electoral Votes
 % of Votes
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat BJP 454 59.82
Sushil Kumar Shinde INC 305 40.18
Total 759 100.00
Valid Votes 759 99.09
Invalid Votes 7 0.91
Turnout 766 96.96
Abstentions 24 3.04
Electors 790

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sh. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat". vicepresidentofindia.nic.in. Vice President of India/National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

External links[edit]

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