The Election Commission of India held indirect third
presidential elections of India on 7 May 1962.
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (; 5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975), natively Radhakrishnayya, was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He served as the 2nd President of India from 1962 to 1967. He also 1st Vice President of India from 1952 ...
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.
Schedule
The election schedule was announced by the
Election Commission of India on 6 April 1962.
Results
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website
See also
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1962 Indian vice presidential election
The 1962 Indian vice presidential election was held in 7 May 1962 to elect the vice president of India. Zakir Husain was elected for the post. This was the first contested election for Vice Presidency in India, as the first two elections were unc ...
References
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Presidential elections in India