The Election Commission of India held indirect ninth presidential elections of India on 16 July 1987.

R. Venkataraman Ramaswamy Venkataraman (, 4 December 191027 January 2009) was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union Minister and as the eighth president of India. Venkataraman was born in Rajamadam village in Ta ...

with 740,148 votes won over his nearest rival

V. R. Krishna Iyer Justice Vaidyanathapuram Rama Krishna Iyer (15 November 1915 – 4 December 2014) was an Indian judge who became a pioneer of judicial activism. He pioneered the legal-aid movement in the country. Before that, he was a state minister and poli ...

who got 281,550 votes.

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 10 June 1987.

Results

Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website

Aftermath

R. Venkatraman was sworn in as president, on 25 July 1987. Since he was the sitting vice president at the time, the

1987 Indian vice presidential election The 1987 Indian vice-presidential election was held in mid-1987 to elect Vice-President of India, after the incumbent R. Venkataraman's resignation following 1987 Indian presidential election, his election as President of India, President. Shanka ...

was also needed, which was won by Shankar Dayal Sharma.

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Schedule

Results

Aftermath

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