2002 Indian vice presidential election

Vice-presidential election in India July 2022 2002 Indian vice presidential election India presidential no 1997 Indian vice-presidential election 1997 2007 Indian vice presidential election 2007 12 August 2002 BS Shekhawat.jpg 100 80 100 14 05 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance (India) Rajasthan 454 59.82% Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, in New Delhi on August 06, 2009 (cropped).jpg 100 80 100 14 05 INC Alliance Sushil Kumar Shinde Indian National Congress Maharashtra 305 40.18% Vice President Vacant, last held by Krishan Kant Janata Dal Bhairon Singh Shekhawat BJP The 2002 Indian vice presidential election was held on 12 August 2002 to elect the newly vacated post of the vice president of India. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat defeated Sushil Kumar Shinde to become 11th vice president of India.http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/President_VP_Elec2012/Vice%20Presidentail%20Election%20Background.pdf BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA 2016-05-25 2016-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305153944/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/President_VP_Elec2012/Vice%20Presidentail%20Election%20Background.pdf dead Incumbent VP Krishan Kant did not contest the election and died before the election occurred. Sekhawat got nearly 60% of votes. Candidates National Democratic Alliance National Democratic Alliance For Vice President center|220x220px Leader of Opposition of the Rajasthan Legislative Assemblyhttps://vicepresidentofindia.nic.in/former-vice-president/sh-bhairon-singh-shekhawat Sh. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat vicepresidentofindia.nic.in Vice President of India/National Informatics Centre May 26, 2016Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Bharatiya Janata Party Congress Alliance Indian National Congress For Vice Presidentcenter|220x220pxMember of Lok Sabha for SolapurSushil Kumar Shinde Indian National Congress Results Result of the Indian vice-presidential election, 2002https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020813/main4.htm Shekhawat is Vice-President, 22 MPs didn’t cast vote The Tribune August 12, 2002 May 25, 2016 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 |- | Bharatiya Janata Party |align="left"|Bhairon Singh Shekhawat||align="left"|BJP||454||59.82 |- | Indian National Congress |align="left"|Sushil Kumar Shinde||align="left"|INC||305||40.18 |- | colspan="5" style="background:#e9e9e9;"| |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| Total ! style="text-align:right;"|759 ! style="text-align:right;"|100.00 |- | colspan="5" style="background:#e9e9e9;"| |- |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes||759||99.09 |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Invalid Votes||7||0.91 |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Turnout||766||96.96 |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Abstentions||24||3.04 |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Electors||790|| style="background:#e9e9e9;"| |- |} See also 2002 Indian presidential election References External links Category:Vice-presidential elections in India India