1962 Indian presidential election
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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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7 May 1962
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Schedule
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
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[2][3][4][5]
| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 553,067 |
| Chaudhary Hari Ram | 6,341 |
| Yamuna Prasad Trisulia | 3,537 |
| Total | 562,945 |