1950 Indian presidential election

none January 2022 1950 Indian presidential election India presidential no 1952 Indian presidential election 1952 24 January 1950 Food Minister Rajendra Prasad during a radio broadcast in Dec 1947 cropped.jpg 120 100 120 12 07 Rajendra Prasad Indian National Congress Bihar Unopposed Governor-General Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Indian National Congress President Rajendra Prasad Indian National Congress Elections for the post of the first president of India were to be held on 24 January 1950. There was only one nominee for the post, Rajendra Prasad and he was elected, unopposed, as the President.https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1810361/ Constituent Assembly Debates On 24 January, 1950 24 January 1950 10 January 2022 I have to inform honourable Members that only one nomination paper has been received for the office of the President of India. The name of that candidate is Dr. Rajendra Prasad. ... His nomination has been proposed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ... and seconded by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ... I hereby declare Dr. Rajendra Prasad to be duly elected to the Office of President of Indiahttps://archive.org/details/ConstituentAssemblyDebates9thDecember1946-24thJanuary1950/page/n6749/mode/2up?q=nomination&view=theater Constituent Assembly Debates 9th December, 1946 - 24th January, 1950 Constituent Assembly XII 6749https://dfg-viewer.de/show?tx_dlf%5Bdouble%5D=0&tx_dlf%5Bid%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fpm20.zbw.eu%2Ffolder%2Fpe%2F0137xx%2F013799%2Fpublic.mets&tx_dlf%5Bpage%5D=4&cHash=a4ab30cfaf8b5dee0c9fb21673017ea3 India's First President Manchester Guardian 24 January 1950 Delhi 10 January 2002 Details The Constituent Assembly of India met for the last time on 24 January 1950, two days before the Constitution came into effect on the 26th. On that day, they declared that the song Jana Gana Mana was the national anthem of India, signed a Hindi copy of the constitution and voted in a new President. Prasad had been the president of the Constituent Assembly from December 1946. He was proposed to be the first Indian president by Jawaharlal Nehru and was seconded by Vallabhbhai Patel. There were no other nominations and hence the secretary of the assembly, H. V. R. Iengar declared that Rajendra Prasad was considered to be duly elected to the office of President of India. thumb|President Rajendra Prasad (in the horse-drawn carriage) readies to take part in the first Republic Day parade on Rajpath, New Delhi, in 1950 He was sworn in on the first Republic Day, 26 January 1950, by the outgoing Governor-General of India, C. Rajagopalachari, in the presence of the Chief Justice of India, Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania.https://books.google.com/books?id=r2C2InxI0xAC Presidents of India, 1950-2003 Janak Raj Jai Daya Books 2003 818749865X .. the oath of office was taken by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the President-elect of India, in the presence of the Chief Justice of India, as prescribed by the Constitution. Prasad's sister, Bhagwati Devi, had died the previous day, 25 January. He attended her cremation after the founding and swearing-in ceremony.Know About Dr Rajendra Prasad: A Brilliant Scholar And The First President https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dr-rajendra-prasad-birth-anniversary-interesting-facts-about-the-scholar-teacher-and-the-first-president-of-india-2332409 Debjani Chatterjee 1 December 2020 After his sister died on January 25, 1950, a day ahead of the historic moment when the Indian Constitution was going to come into force, Dr Rajendra Prasad attended the cremation only after the founding ceremony of the Republic of India. See also 1952 Indian presidential election References Category:1950 in India Category:Presidential elections in India Indian presidential election, 1950 Category:1950 elections in India