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1977 Indian presidential election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1977 Indian presidential election |
| country | India |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1974 Indian presidential election |
| previous_year | 1974 |
| next_election | 1982 Indian presidential election |
| next_year | 1982 |
| election_date | 6 August 1977 |
| image1 | |
| nominee1 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| party1 | Janata Party |
| home_state1 | Andhra Pradesh |
| electoral_vote1 | Unopposed |
| map_image | File:1979 Indian Presidential Election Map.svg |
| title | President |
| before_election | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| before_party | Indian National Congress |
| after_election | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| after_party | Janata Party |
The Election Commission of India held indirect seventh presidential elections of India on 6 August 1977. Even though 37 candidates filed their nominations, 36 of them were rejected, leading to Neelam Sanjiva Reddy being one of the two Presidents of India winning unopposed.
Background
After the death of the sitting president, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, on 11 February 1977, the vice-president B. D. Jatti 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.
| S.No. | Poll Event | Date | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Date for filing nomination | 18 July 1977 | ||||||
| Date for Scrutiny of nomination | 19 July 1977 | ||||||
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 21 July 1977 | ||||||
| Date of Poll | 6 August 1977 | ||||||
| Date of Counting | NA |
References
References
- http://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/7th.pdf {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-03 Election Commission of India)
- (28 February 1977). "Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed: 1905-1977 - OBITUARY".
- "Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed - Past President of India".
- "Background material related to Election to the office of President of India 2017". [[Election Commission of India]].
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