The President of India is the first citizen of the country and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Though the President is largely a ceremonial head with the real power resting with the Union Cabinet headed by a Prime Minister, the position carries with it a lot of perks and prestige.
According to the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, no person shall be eligible for election as President unless he is a citizen of India and he has completed the age of 35 years. He should also be qualified for "election as a member of the House of the People".
As per the Constitution, a person shall not be eligible for election as President if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State or under any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the state governments.
List of past Presidents
First Presidential election (1952)
Candidates
1. Dr Rajendra Prasad
Total
Second Presidential election (1957)
Candidate
1. Dr Rajendra Prasad
Total
Third Presidential election (1962)
Candidates
1. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
Total
Fourth Presidential election (1967)
Candidate
1. Dr Zakir Hussain
Total
Fifth Presidential election (1969)
Candidates
1. Shri VV Giri
Total
The quota fixed for election was 4,18,169 votes. As no candidate secured the required quota in the first count as above, candidate after candidate was excluded till only two candidates, namely, Shri VV Giri (with 4,20,077 votes) and Shri N Sanjeeva Reddy (with 4,05,427 votes) remained in the field. Shri VV Giri who secured the quota was declared elected by the Returning Officer on 20.08.1969 and the newly elected President assumed office on 24-08-1969.
Sixth Presidential election (1974)
Candidates
1. Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Seventh Presidential election (1977)
21.07.1977 - Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy won unopposed, 36 nominations rejected
Eighth Presidential election (1982)
Candidates
1. Gyani Zail Singh
Total
Ninth Presidential election (1987)
Candidates
1. Shri R Venkataraman
10th Presidential election (1992)
Candidates
1. Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma
11th Presidential election (1997)
Candidates
1. Shri KR Narayanan
Total
12th Presidential election (2002)
Candidates
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According to the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, no person shall be eligible for election as President unless he is a citizen of India and he has completed the age of 35 years. He should also be qualified for "election as a member of the House of the People".
As per the Constitution, a person shall not be eligible for election as President if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State or under any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the state governments.
List of past Presidents
First Presidential election (1952)
Candidates
Votes polled
1. Dr Rajendra Prasad
5,07,400
2. Shri KT Shah 92,827
3. Shri Thatte Lakshman Ganesh 2,672
4. Shri Hari Ram 1,954
5. Shri Krishna Kumar Chatterjee 533
Total
6,05,386
Second Presidential election (1957)
Candidate
Votes Polled
1. Dr Rajendra Prasad
4,59,698
2. Shri Nagendra Narayan Das 2,000
3. Chowdhry Hari Ram 2,672
Total
4,64,370
Third Presidential election (1962)
Candidates
Votes Polled
1. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
5,53,067
2. Chowdhry Hari Ram6,341
3. Shri Yamuna Prasad Trisulia 3,537
Total
5,62,945
Fourth Presidential election (1967)
Candidate
Votes Polled
1. Dr Zakir Hussain
4,71,244
2. Shri Kota Subbarao 3,63,971
3. Shri Khubi Ram 1,369
4. Shri Yamuna Prasad Trisulia 750
5. Shri Bhamburkar Shriniwas Gopal 232
6. Shri Brahma Deo 232
7. Shri Krishna Kumar Chatterjee 125
8. Shri Kumar Kamla Singh 125
9. Shri Chandradutt Senani 0
10. Shri UP Chugani 0
11. Dr MC Davar 0
12. Ch Hari Ram 0
13. Dr Man Singh 0
14. Smt Manohara Holkar 0
15. Shri Motilal Bhikabhai Patel 0
16. Sh. Seetharamaiah Ramaswamy Sharma Hoysala 0
17. Shri Satyabhakt 0
Total
8,38,048
Fifth Presidential election (1969)
Candidates
Votes Polled
1. Shri VV Giri
4,01,515
2. Shri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy 3,13,548
3. Shri CD Deshmukh 1,12,769
4. Shri Chandradatt Senani 5,814
5. Smt Furcharan Kaur 940
6. Shri Rajabhoj Pandurang Nathuji 831
7. Pandit Babu Lal Mag 576
8. Ch Hari Ram 125
9. Shri Sharma Manovihari Anirudh 125
10. Shri Khubi Ram 94
11. Shri Bhagmal 0
12. Shri Krishna Kumar Chatterjee 0
13. Shri Santosh Kumar Kachhwaha 0
14. Doctor Ramdular Tripathi Chakor 0
15. Shri Ramanlal Purushottam Vyas 0
Total
8,36,337
The quota fixed for election was 4,18,169 votes. As no candidate secured the required quota in the first count as above, candidate after candidate was excluded till only two candidates, namely, Shri VV Giri (with 4,20,077 votes) and Shri N Sanjeeva Reddy (with 4,05,427 votes) remained in the field. Shri VV Giri who secured the quota was declared elected by the Returning Officer on 20.08.1969 and the newly elected President assumed office on 24-08-1969.
Sixth Presidential election (1974)
Candidates
Votes Polled
1. Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
7,65,587
2. Shri Tridib Chaudhuri 1,89,196
Total 9,54,783
Seventh Presidential election (1977)
21.07.1977 - Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy won unopposed, 36 nominations rejected
Eighth Presidential election (1982)
Candidates
Votes Polled
1. Gyani Zail Singh
7,54,113
2. Shri HR Khanna 2,82,685
Total
10,36,798
Ninth Presidential election (1987)
Candidates
Votes Polled
1. Shri R Venkataraman
7,40,148
2. Shri V Krishna Iyer 2,81,550
3. Shri Mithilesh Kumar 2,223
Total 10,23,921
10th Presidential election (1992)
Candidates
Votes Polled
1. Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma
6,75,804
2. Shri GG Swell 3,46,485
3. Shri Ram Jethmalani 2,704
4. Kaka Joginder Singh alias Dharti Pakad 1,135
Total 10,26,188
11th Presidential election (1997)
Candidates
Votes Pol
led 1. Shri KR Narayanan
9,56,290
2. Shri TN Seshan 50,6
31Total
10,06,921
12th Presidential election (2002)
Candidates
Votes Polled
1. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam 9,22,884
2. Smt Lakshmi Sahgal 1,07,366
Total 10,30,250
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