The Election Commission of India held indirect tenth
presidential elections of India on 16 July 1992.
Shankar Dayal Sharma with 675,864 votes won over his nearest rival
George Gilbert Swell
George Gilbert Swell (5 August 1923 – 25 January 1999) was a college professor, an Indian politician, an ambassador to several countries, a former Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and its member from Shillong in Meghalaya. Over a span of more ...
who got 346,485 votes.
Candidates
This presidential election, saw many candidates competing for the presidency, due to the divide nationally for power. The top two candidates were,
Shankar Dayal Sharma, put forth by
Indian National Congress and
George Gilbert Swell
George Gilbert Swell (5 August 1923 – 25 January 1999) was a college professor, an Indian politician, an ambassador to several countries, a former Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and its member from Shillong in Meghalaya. Over a span of more ...
, member of
Rajya Sabha, from
Meghalaya, as the
Independent candidate supported by the
BJP and
National Front.
Results
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website
References
{{Indian presidential elections
1992 elections in India
Presidential elections in India