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1962 Indian presidential election 
Summary
The Election Commission of India held indirect third presidential elections of India on 7 May 1962. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan with 553,067 votes won the presidency over his rivals Chowdhry Hari Ram who got 6,341 votes and Yamuna Prasad Trisulia who got 3,537 votes.
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Schedule edit
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 6 April 1962.[1]
| S.No. | Poll Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Last Date for filing nomination | 16 April 1962 | |
| 2. | Date for Scrutiny of nomination | 18 April 1962 | |
| 3. | Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 21 April 1962 | |
| 4. | Date of Poll | 7 May 1962 | |
| 5. | Date of Counting | 11 May 1962 | |
Results edit
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[2][3][4][5]
| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 553,067 |
| Chowdhry Hari Ram | 6,341 |
| Yamuna Prasad Trisulia | 3,537 |
| Total | 562,945 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Background material related to Election to the office of President of India 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017.
- ^ "PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES (FROM 1952 TO 2007)". www.indiaonestop.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008.
- ^ "First real contest for office of President witnessed in 1967". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ "Past and present Presidential Results". www.aol.in. AOL News. 2007.[permanent dead link]