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1997 Indian presidential election

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Field	Value
election_name	1997 Indian presidential election
country	India
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1992 Indian presidential election
previous_year	1992
next_election	2002 Indian presidential election
next_year	2002
election_date	17 July 1997
image1
nominee1	K. R. Narayanan
party1	Indian National Congress
home_state1	Kerala
electoral_vote1	956,290
percentage1	95.0%
states_carried1	29+NCT+PY
image2
nominee2	T. N. Seshan
party2	Independent
home_state2	Kerala
electoral_vote2	50,631
percentage2	5.0%
states_carried2	0
color2	FFA500
1blank	Swing
1data1	29.1%
1data2	New
title	President
before_election	Shankar Dayal Sharma
before_party	Indian National Congress (Indira)
after_election	K. R. Narayanan
after_party	Indian National Congress
map_image	Indian presidential election, 1997.svg
map_size	300px

The 11th presidential election of India was held on 17 July 1997. With 956,290 votes, K. R. Narayanan overcame his nearest rival T. N. Seshan who received 50,631 votes. Narayanan was the first Dalit to be elected President of India.

Candidates

[[United Front (India)|United Front]] + [[Indian National Congress|INC]]

United Front + Indian National Congress	For President	Vice President
K. R. Narayan
[[File:The official portrait of Shri Kocheril Raman Narayanan, 10th President of the Republic of India.png	center	220x220px]]

[[Independent politician|Independent]] (''backed by [[Shiv Sena]]'')

Independent	For President	Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
T. N. Seshan
[[File:T.N. Seshan in 1994.jpg	center	220x220px]]

Results

States	No. of MLA/MPs	Value of each Vote	K. R. Narayanan (Votes)	K. R. Narayanan (Values)	T. N. Seshan (Votes)	T. N. Seshan (Values)	Invalid (Votes)	Invalid (Values)
Members of Parliament	776	708	676	478,608	26	18,408	32	22,656
Andhra Pradesh	294	148	254	37,592	9	1,332	17	2,516
Arunachal Pradesh	60	8	56	448	0	0	3	24
Assam	126	116	110	12,760	5	580	1	116
Bihar	324	174	285	49,590	8	1,392	15	2,610
Goa	40	20	35	700	2	40	3	60
Gujarat	182	147	156	22,932	11	1,617	7	1,029
Haryana	90	112	77	8,624	3	336	6	672
Himachal Pradesh	68	51	63	3,213	0	0	2	102
Jammu and Kashmir	87	72	74	5,328	1	72	4	288
Karnataka	224	131	191	25,021	13	1,703	11	1,441
Kerala	140	152	135	20,520	0	0	2	304
Madhya Pradesh	320	130	296	38,480	9	1,170	13	1,690
Maharashtra	288	175	173	30,275	96	16,800	1	175
Manipur	60	18	52	936	4	72	0	0
Meghalaya	60	17	43	731	10	170	4	68
Mizoram	40	8	34	272	2	16	0	0
Nagaland	60	9	55	495	2	18	0	0
Orissa	147	149	132	19,668	0	0	9	1,341
Punjab	117	116	106	12,296	1	116	7	812
Rajasthan	200	129	174	22,446	4	516	12	1,548
Sikkim	32	7	31	217	0	0	0	0
Tamil Nadu	234	176	229	40304	2	352	2	352
Tripura	60	26	59	1534	0	0	0	0
Uttar Pradesh	425	208	377	78,416	24	4,992	7	1,456
West Bengal	294	151	272	41,072	5	755	4	604
Delhi	70	58	58	3,364	3	174	8	464
Pondicherry	30	16	28	448	0	0	1	16
TOTAL	4,848	3,232	4,231	956,290	240	50,631	171	22,656
Source: Election Commission of India.

References

(18 July 1997). "K R Narayanan is India's new President". Rediff.com.
"PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS – 1997". [[Indian Parliament]].

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