The Election Commission of India held indirect 2nd
presidential elections of India on 6 May 1957.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...
won his re-election with 459,698 votes over his rivals Chowdhry Hari Ram who got 2,672 votes and Nagendra Narayan Das who got 2,000 votes.
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...
, has been the only person, to have won and served two terms, as President of India.
Schedule
The election schedule was announced by the
Election Commission of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, di ...
on 6 April 1957.
Results
See also
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1957 Indian vice presidential election
The 1957 Indian vice presidential election was held in 1957 to elect the Vice-President of India. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was reelected unopposed. Had the election been contested by more than one candidate, the poll would have occurred on 11 May ...
References
{{Indian presidential elections
1957 elections in India
Presidential elections in India