Indian presidential election, 1982

Indian presidential election, 1982
India
July 12, 1982
 
Nominee Zail Singh H. R. Khanna
Party INC Independent
Home state Punjab Punjab
Electoral vote 754,113 282,685
President before election

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Janata Party

 Elected President

Zail Singh
INC

The Election Commission of India held indirect 8th presidential elections of India on July 1982. Zail Singh with 754,113 votes won over his nearest rival H.R. Khanna who got 282,685 votes.[1] Zail Singh was the first Sikh to be President of India, and along with Manmohan Singh, were the only two Sikhs, to hold one of the highest national power in India.

Results

Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[2]

Candidate Electoral Values
Zail Singh 754,113
H. R. Khanna 282,685
Total 1,036,798

References

  1. ↑ http://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/8th.pdf Election Commission of India
  2. ↑ http://www.aol.in/news-story/the-indian-president-past-winners-and-losers/2007061905199019000001 AOL news (Past and present Presidential Results)
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