1992 Indian presidential election

Election of Shankar Dayal Sharma September 2024 September 2024 1992 Indian presidential election India presidential no 1987 Indian presidential election 1987 1997 Indian presidential election 1997 16 July 1992 Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg 100 100 120 0 0 100px Shankar Dayal Sharma Indian National Congress (Indira) Madhya Pradesh 675,864 65.86% No image.svg 100px George Gilbert Swell Independent Meghalaya 346,485 33.76% 921647 Swing 6.43% New 1992 Indian Presidential Election.svg President R. Venkataraman Indian National Congress (Indira) Shankar Dayal Sharma Indian 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 websiteBackgrounder http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/pr.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000529113554/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/pr.html 2000-05-29 pib.nic.inElection to the Office of President of India 2017 http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/HandBooks/President_Election_08062017.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170712110156/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/HandBooks/President_Election_08062017.pdf 2017-07-12 eci.nic.in Media Division, Election Commission of India 30 CandidateElectoral ValuesShankar Dayal Sharma675,864George Gilbert Swell346,485Ram Jethmalani2,704Joginder Singh1,135Total1,026,188 See also 1992 Indian vice presidential election References Category:1992 elections in India Category:Presidential elections in India Category:July 1992 in India