1982 Indian presidential election

Election of Zail Singh August 2021 1982 Indian presidential election India presidential no 1977 Indian presidential election 1977 1987 Indian presidential election 1987 12 July 1982 President Giani Zail Singh (cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Zail Singh Indian National Congress (Indira) Punjab 754,113 72.73% Justice H. R. Khanna.jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Hans Raj Khanna Independent Punjab 800080 282,685 27.27% President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Janata Party Zail Singh Indian National Congress (Indira) 1982 Indian Presidential Election.svg 300px The Election Commission of India held indirect eighth presidential elections of India on 12 July 1982. Zail Singh with 754,113 votes won over his nearest rival Hans Raj Khanna who got 282,685 votes.http://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/8th.pdf Election Commission of India Zail Singh was the first and till date only Sikh to be the President of India. Candidates Potential opposition candidates included N. G. Goray former high commissioner to London, and Bhola Paswan Shastri, former Rajya Sabha member.Giani Zail Singh poised to become the seventh President of India https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19820715-giani-zail-singh-poised-to-become-the-seventh-president-of-india-771992-2013-10-18 2023-06-20 India Today en Schedule The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 9 June 1982.https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/6925-background-material-related-to-election-to-the-office-of-president-of-india-2017/ Background material related to Election to the office of President of India 2017 Election Commission of India 30 January 2022 S.No.Poll EventDate1. Last Date for filing nomination 23 June 19822. Date for Scrutiny of nomination 24 June 19823. Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 26 June 19824. Date of Poll 12 July 19825. Date of Counting 15 July 1982 Results Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India websitehttp://www.aol.in/news-story/the-indian-president-past-winners-and-losers/2007061905199019000001 https://web.archive.org/web/20180617142242/http://www.aol.in/news-story/the-indian-president-past-winners-and-losers/2007061905199019000001 17 June 2018 AOL news (Past and present Presidential Results) CandidateElectoral ValuesZail Singh754,113Hans Raj Khanna282,685Total1,036,798 See also 1979 Indian vice presidential election References Category:1982 elections in India Category:Presidential elections in India Category:July 1982 in India