The 1967 Indian vice presidential election was held on 6 May 1967 to elect
Vice-President of India
The vice president of India (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is the deputy to the head of state of the Republic of India, i.e. the president of India. The office of vice president is the second-highest constitutional ...
.
V. V. Giri
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (; 10 August 1894 — 24 June 1980) was an Indian politician and activist from Berhampur in Odisha who served as the 4th president of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. He also 3rd vice president of India from ...
was elected for the post.
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Results
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, align="left", V. V. Giri
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (; 10 August 1894 — 24 June 1980) was an Indian politician and activist from Berhampur in Odisha who served as the 4th president of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. He also 3rd vice president of India from ...
, , 483, , 71.45
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, align="left", Mohammad Habib
Mohammad Habib (1895–1971) was an Indian historian, who worked at the Aligarh Muslim University. He was involved in the Indian Independence movement, and was an associate of both Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
He was a candidate in the 1967 ...
, , 193, , 28.55
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! style="text-align:left;", Total
! style="text-align:right;", 676
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, style="text-align:left;", Valid Votes, , 676, , 99.56
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, style="text-align:left;", Invalid Votes, , 3, , 0.44
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, style="text-align:left;", Turnout, , 679, , 90.65
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, style="text-align:left;", Abstentions, , 70, , 9.35
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, style="text-align:left;", Electors, , 749, , style="background:#e9e9e9;",
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See also
* 1967 Indian presidential election
References
External links
{{Indian vice presidential elections
Vice-presidential elections in India
Vice president
A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...