1997 Indian presidential election

Election of K. R. Narayanan gov Präsidentschaftswahl in Indien 1997 May 2026 August 2021 1997 Indian presidential election India presidential no 1992 Indian presidential election 1992 2002 Indian presidential election 2002 17 July 1997 President Clinton with Indian president K. R. Narayanan (cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 0 K. R. Narayanan Indian National Congress Kerala 956,290 95.0% 29+NCT+PY T.N. Seshan in 1994 (cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 0 T. N. Seshan Independent Kerala 50,631 5.0% 0 FFA500 Swing 29.1% New President Shankar Dayal Sharma Indian National Congress (Indira) K. R. Narayanan Indian National Congress Indian presidential election, 1997.svg 300px The 11th presidential election of India was held on 17 July 1997. With 956,290 votes, K. R. Narayanan overcame his nearest rival T. N. Seshan who received 50,631 votes.K R Narayanan is India's new President http://www.rediff.com/news/jul/17pres.htm 29 October 2018 Rediff.com 18 July 1997 Narayanan was the first Dalit to be elected President of India. Candidates United Front + INC United Front + Indian National Congress For Presidentcenter|220x220pxVice President K. R. Narayan Indian National Congress Independent (backed by Shiv Sena) Independent For President center|220x220px Former Chief Election Commissioner of India T. N. Seshan Independent Results StatesNo. of MLA/MPsValue of each VoteK. R. Narayanan (Votes)K. R. Narayanan (Values)T. N. Seshan (Votes)T. N. Seshan (Values)Invalid (Votes)Invalid (Values)Members of Parliament776708676478,6082618,4083222,656Andhra Pradesh29414825437,59291,332172,516Arunachal Pradesh6085644800324Assam12611611012,76055801116Bihar32417428549,59081,392152,610Goa402035700240360Gujarat18214715622,932111,61771,029Haryana90112778,62433366672Himachal Pradesh6851633,213002102Jammu and Kashmir8772745,3281724288Karnataka22413119125,021131,703111,441Kerala14015213520,520002304Madhya Pradesh32013029638,48091,170131,690Maharashtra28817517330,2759616,8001175Manipur60185293647200Meghalaya60174373110170468Mizoram4083427221600Nagaland6095549521800Orissa14714913219,6680091,341Punjab11711610612,29611167812Rajasthan20012917422,4464516121,548Sikkim327312170000Tamil Nadu2341762294030423522352Tripura60265915340000Uttar Pradesh42520837778,416244,99271,456West Bengal29415127241,07257554604Delhi7058583,36431748464Pondicherry30162844800116TOTAL4,8483,2324,231956,29024050,63117122,656Source: Election Commission of India.http://alfa.nic.in/hm/result.html PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS – 1997 Internet Archive Indian Parliament 23 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/19970804211707/http://alfa.nic.in/hm/result.html 4 August 1997 dead See also 1997 Indian vice presidential election References External links Election Commission of India Official Site Category:1997 elections in India Category:Presidential elections in India Category:July 1997 in India