1997 Indian vice presidential election

Vice-presidential election in India July 2022 1997 Indian vice presidential election India presidential no 1992 Indian vice presidential election 1992 2002 Indian vice presidential election 2002 16 August 1997 Krishan Kant, 10th Vice President of India.jpg 100 80 100 10 05 Krishan Kant Janata Dal United Front (India, 1996) Punjab 441 61.76% H E Shri Surjit Singh Barnala.jpg 100 80 100 10 10 Surjit Singh Barnala Shiromani Akali Dal Punjab 273 38.24% Vice President Vacant, last held by K. R. Narayanan INC Krishan Kant Janata Dal The 1997 Indian vice presidential election was held on 16 August 1997 to elect the vice president of India. Krishan Kant defeated Surjit Singh Barnala to become tenth vice president of India.BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA At the time of the election, VP office was vacant since the incumbent, K. R. Narayanan, had already inaugurated as President following his victory in the presidential election. Candidates Results Result of the Indian vice-presidential election, 1997 yes |- align=center !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"| !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Candidate !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Party !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Electoral Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of Votes |- | Janata Dal |align="left"|Krishan Kant||align="left"|Janata Dal||441||61.76 |- | Shiromani Akali Dal |align="left"|Surjit Singh Barnala||align="left"|SAD||273||38.24 |- | colspan="5" style="background:#e9e9e9;"| |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| Total ! style="text-align:right;"|714 ! style="text-align:right;"|100.00 |- | colspan="5" style="background:#e9e9e9;"| |- |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes||714||93.95 |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Invalid Votes||46||6.05 |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Turnout||760||96.20 |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Abstentions||30||3.80 |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Electors||790|| style="background:#e9e9e9;"| |- |} See also 1997 Indian presidential election References External links Category:Vice-presidential elections in India India