Indian presidential election, 1962
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The Election Commission of India held indirect 3rd presidential elections of India
on May 7, 1962. Sarvapalli 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.
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 7, 1962. Sarvapalli 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.
Results
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India .... |
553,067 |
| Chowdhry Hari Ram | 6,341 |
| Yamuna Prasad Trisulia | 3,537 |
| Total | 562,945 |