1952 Indian presidential election
First Indian presidential election
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The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on 2 May 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%).
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2 May 1952
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Schedule
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 4 April 1952.[1]
| S.No. | Poll Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Last Date for filing nomination | 12 April 1952 | |
| 2. | Date for Scrutiny of nomination | 14 April 1952 | |
| 3. | Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 17 April 1952 | |
| 4. | Date of Poll | 2 May 1952 | |
| 5. | Date of Counting | 6 May 1952 | |
Results
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[2][3][4]
| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| Rajendra Prasad | 507,400 |
| K. T. Shah | 92,827 |
| Lakshman Ganesh Thatte | 2,672 |
| Chaudhary Hari Ram | 1,954 |
| Krishna Kumar Chatterjee | 533 |
| Total | 605,386 |