Indian presidential election, 1952
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The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India
on May 2, 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
won his first election with 507,400 votes over his nearest rival K.T. Shah who got 92,827 votes.
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
on May 2, 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician and educator. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having drafted its first constitution and serving as the first president of independent India...
won his first election with 507,400 votes over his nearest rival K.T. Shah who got 92,827 votes.
Results
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad Dr. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician and educator. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having drafted its first constitution and serving as the first president of independent India... |
507,400 |
| K.T. Shah | 92,827 |
| Thatte Lakshman Ganesh | 2,672 |
| Chowdhry Hari Ram | 1,954 |
| Krishna Kumar Chatterjee | 533 |
| Total | 605,386 |