2007 Indian presidential election

Election of Pratibha Patil yes January 2012 March 2014 December 2019 2007 Indian presidential election India presidential no 2002 Indian presidential election 2002 2012 Indian presidential election 2012 19 July 2007 The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil.jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Pratibha Patil Indian National Congress United Progressive Alliance Maharashtra 638,116 65.8% 21+NCT+PY BS Shekhawat.jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance (India) Rajasthan 331,306 34.2% 7 President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Independent Pratibha Patil Indian National Congress 2007 Indian Presidential Election.svg 350px The Election Commission of India held indirect 13th presidential elections of India on 19 July 2007 with giving the results on 21 July.Indian MPs vote for new president. BBC News. Retrieved on 19 July 2007. Pratibha Patil with 638,116 votes won over her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat who got 331,306 votes. This result meant that Pratibha Patil became the first female President of India. Candidates United Progressive Alliance United Progressive Alliance For Presidentcenter|220x220pxGovernor of Rajasthan Pratibha Patil Indian National Congress National Democratic Alliance National Democratic Alliance For President center|220x220px Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Bharatiya Janata Party On 14 June, Pratibha Patil, the governor of the state of Rajasthan, was declared by UPA as its candidate for the election. The Left and other allies of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) such as Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) announced their support on Patil's candidature. Shiv Sena, an ally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) also supported Patil's candidature. The move came as a surprise as Patil's name was not mentioned among the probables by UPA so far. Supported unofficially by the NDA, the then Vice President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat filed his nomination as an independent candidate on 25 June 2007. Process President of India#Election of the President As per the electoral calculation following were the number of votes for respective political parties. Electoral College (India) Name of party Combined value of voteIndian National Congress 281,015Bharatiya Janata Party 253,269Communist Party of India (Marxist) 81,722Bahujan Samaj Party 62,862Samajwadi Party 58,403Rashtriya Janata Dal 32,727Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 29,752Janata Dal (United) 27,057Nationalist Congress Party 23,788Shiv Sena 22,178Biju Janata Dal 19,709All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 19,280Communist Party of India 15,130Telugu Desam Party 14,744Shiromani Akali Dal 13,356Janata Dal (Secular) 11,956Pattali Makkal Katchi 8,156Trinamool Congress 8,070Telangana Rashtra Samithi 7,388All India Forward Bloc 7,365Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 7,128Revolutionary Socialist Party 6,360Rashtriya Lok Dal 4,912Asom Gana Parishad 4,908Lok Jan Shakti Party 4,742Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 4,140Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,904Indian National Lok Dal 2,940Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party 2,568Indian Union Muslim League 2,480Sikkim Democratic Front 1,633Nagaland People's Front 1,587Mizo National Front 1,584Kerala Congress 1,316All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 1,300Assam United Democratic Front 1,160Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation 1,041Republican Party of India (Athvale) 883Swatantra Bharat Paksh 883Kerala Congress (Mani) 760Samata Party 717Bharatiya Navshakti Party 708Indian Federal Democratic Party 708National Loktantrik Party 708Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) 708Jan Surajya Shakti 700West Bengal Socialist Party 604Gorkhaland National Liberation Front 453Rashtriya Parivartan Dal 416Gondvana Ganatantra Party 393United Goans Democratic Party 372All Jharkhand Students Union 352Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 352Peasants and Workers Party of India 350Orissa Gana Parishad 298Janata Party 296Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party 288Rashtriya Samanta Dal 262Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress 208Bharatiya Janshakti Party 208Jan Morcha 208Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party 208Uttar Pradesh United Democratic Front 208Uttarakhand Kranti Dal 192Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 176Jharkhand Party 176Akhil Bharitiya Sena 175Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha 175Akhil Jan Vikas Party 173Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra 156United Democratic Party 153Congress (Secular) 152Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) 152Indian National League 152JSS 152Kerala Congress (Balakrishna) 152Kerala Congress (Secular) 152Democratic Socialist Party 151Jharkhand Party (Naren) 151Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha 131Kannada Nadu Party 131Republican Party of India 131Rajasthan Samajik Nyaya Manch 129Asom Gana Parishad (Pragatishel) 116Autonomous State Demand Committee 116Loko Sanmilon 116Manipur People's Party 90Democratic Movement 72Jammu & Kashmir Awami League 72Meghalaya Democratic Party 68National People's Party 54Himachal Vikas Congress 51Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 51Nationalist Democratic Movement 45Pondicherry Munnetra Congress 48Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 40Save Goa Front 40Hill State People's Democratic Party 34Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement 34Mizoram People's Conference 24Arunachal Congress 16Zoram Nationalist Party 16Hmar People's Convention 8Maraland Democratic Front 8Independents 32,202 Figures are based upon Wayback Machine and Rajya Sabha. Figure on Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha seats do not take into consideration splits, mergers, defections, expulsions and by-elections after general elections have been held. Know Pratibha Patil Know Pratibha Patil is part of the political campaign launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the presidential election of 2007. It consists of a website and a PDF booklet (titled "Presidential Election 2007"), created by the BJP under the banner of Project India. Both contain the party's allegation in the form of a compilation of articles from various media. While announcing the website at a press conference, the BJP party general secretary Arun Jaitley also distributed a printed form of the booklet and described it as a compilation of articles / editorials from newspapers on the Presidential contest.BJP creates website on Pratibha Patil The Hindu – 11 July 2007BJP launches website against Pratibha Sahara Samay – 10 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927205723/http://www.saharasamay.com/samayhtml/articles.aspx?newsid=79683 27 September 2007 The stated objective of the site is to "educate the people about Pratibha Patil, the nominee of UPA and Indian left for Indian presidential election scheduled on 19 July 2007". To support this, the website consists of various sections like 'Cartoon,' 'Pratibhaspeak' and 'UPA Doublespeak' and includes links to video clippings and articles that refer to the various allegations levelled against Pratibha Patil. The website declares : Even though the people do not elect the Rashtrapati, they have a vital stake in the Presidential poll since the winner will become head of the Republic of India. They have a right to know whether the likely winner is worthy of becoming the Head of State of the world's largest democracy. The need to know whether the person embodies, as far as possible, the lofty ideals enshrined in the Constitution of India, of which he or she will be the custodian, or he/she will be a rubber stamp of those who have catapulted him/her to the high Office. BJP leader Arun Jaitley talking to news-persons called the website a "campaign to provide an informed choice to the electorate (the electoral college)". "The voter has a right to the information about the candidate he is voting for. This effort is intended for an informed choice of the electorate," Jaitley said. Arun Jaitley did not respond when asked what would happen to the right of information when people are "informed" only about one of the two presidential candidates. He said the website would vanish after 21 July, when the presidential election result will be out. However, the website can still be viewed via archive.orgKnow Pratibha Patil http://www.knowpratibhapatil.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070715091859/http://www.knowpratibhapatil.com/ 22 July 2021 15 July 2007 An INC spokesperson commented: The exercise is futile and aimed at denigrating the office of President and maligning an individual.... There is a frustrated section in the BJP, a queer combination of the senile and juvenile that was denigrating institutions.Bid to malign her, says Congress The Hindu – 11 July 2007 BJP division The Times of India BJP leaders had initially looked divided over supporting this campaign against Pratibha Patil. Party chief Rajnath Singh seemed reluctant to be drawn into a "personal attack" while senior party leader L. K. Advani spoke at length on the "pliant President" issue at the party's national executive last month.Know Patil better: BJP puts up website "Know Patil better: BJP puts up website" Times of India, 11 July 2007 Daily News and Analysis also reported on the apparent differences among senior leaders on this campaign and had this quote: "Rajnath Singh has virtually dissociated himself from all this. Nor has there been any statement so far by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee attacking Patil," a party functionary said.BJP divided over campaign against Patil "Bid to malign her, says Congress" DNA. 11 July 2007 Results   MPs MLAs Total Pratibha Patil 312,936 325,180 638,116 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 164,256 167,050 331,306 Source: http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070019764 India gets first woman president NDTV.com 21 July 2007 21 July 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070817142617/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070019764 17 August 2007 dmy-all See also 2007 Indian presidential election References External links Election Commission of India Official Site President of India Official Site Category:2007 elections in India 2007 Category:July 2007 elections Category:July 2007 in India