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being one of the two Presidents of India winning unopposed.

Background

After the death of the sitting president,

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, on 11 February 1977, the vice-president

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took charge as acting President. An election to the office of President was required to be held within 6 months of the date of the vacancy. The Electoral College consisted of the members of Lok Sabha (524), Rajya Sabha (232) and 22 state Legislative Assemblies (3776), all together totalling 4532 electors.

Schedule

The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 4 July 1977.

References

{{Indian presidential elections 1977 elections in India Presidential elections in India Uncontested elections