1957 Indian vice presidential election

Vice-presidential election in India July 2022 1957 Indian vice presidential election India presidential no 1952 Indian vice presidential election 1952 1962 Indian vice presidential election 1962 11 May 1957 Photograph of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan presented to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1962.jpg Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Independent politician Tamil Nadu Unopposed ABCDEF Vice President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Independent politician Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Independent politician The 1957 Indian vice presidential election was held in 1957 to elect the vice president of India. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was reelected unopposed.BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA Had the election been contested by more than one candidate, the poll would have occurred on 11 May 1957. Schedule The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 9 April 1957.https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/6926-background-material-related-to-election-to-the-office-of-vice-president-of-india-2017/ Background material related to Election to the office of Vice-President of India, 2017 Election Commission of India 26 January 2022 S.No.Poll EventDate1. Last Date for filing nomination 18 April 19572. Date for Scrutiny of nomination 20 April 19573. Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 23 April 19574. Date of Poll 11 May 19575. Date of Counting NA Result The Electoral College consisted of 735 members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Dr. Radhakrishnan was the only validly nominated candidate and hence he was declared as elected unopposed, to the office of the Vice-President on 23 April 1957. He started his second term on 13 May 1957. See also 1957 Indian presidential election References Category:Vice-presidential elections in India India Indian vice presidential election, 1957