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1992 Indian presidential election

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FieldValue
election_name1992 Indian presidential election
countryIndia
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1987 Indian presidential election
previous_year1987
next_election1997 Indian presidential election
next_year1997
election_date16 July 1992
image1
image1_size100px
nominee1Shankar Dayal Sharma
party1Indian National Congress (Indira)
home_state1Madhya Pradesh
electoral_vote1675,864
percentage165.86%
image2No image.svg
image2_size100px
nominee2George Gilbert Swell
party2Independent
home_state2Meghalaya
electoral_vote2346,485
percentage233.76%
color2921647
1blankSwing
1data16.43%
1data2New
map_image1992 Indian Presidential Election.svg
titlePresident
before_electionR. Venkataraman
before_partyIndian National Congress (Indira)
after_electionShankar Dayal Sharma
after_partyIndian National Congress (Indira)

The Election Commission of India held indirect tenth presidential elections of India on 13 July 1992, with declaring the results on 16 July. Shankar Dayal Sharma with 675,864 votes won over his nearest rival George Gilbert Swell 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, 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

CandidateElectoral Values
Shankar Dayal Sharma675,864
George Gilbert Swell346,485
Ram Jethmalani2,704
Joginder Singh1,135
Total1,026,188

References

References

  1. "Backgrounder".
  2. "Election to the Office of President of India 2017". Media Division, Election Commission of India.
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