1952 Indian presidential election

First Indian presidential election September 2024 September 2024 1952 Indian presidential election India presidential no 1950 Indian presidential election 1950 1957 Indian presidential election 1957 2 May 1952 Food Minister Rajendra Prasad during a radio broadcast in Dec 1947 cropped.jpg 120 100 120 12 07 Rajendra Prasad Indian National Congress Bihar 507,400 83.81% k.T. Shah.jpg 120 100 120 12 07 K. T. Shah FFC0CB Independant Bombay 92,827 15.33% File:1952 Indian Presidential Election.svg President Rajendra Prasad (Interim) INC Rajendra Prasad INC The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on 2 May 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his first election with 507,400 votes (83.81%) over his nearest rival K. T. Shah who got 92,827 votes (15.3%). Schedule The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 4 April 1952.https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/6925-background-material-related-to-election-to-the-office-of-president-of-india-2017/ Background material related to Election to the office of President of India 2017 Election Commission of India 30 January 2022 S.No.Poll EventDate1. Last Date for filing nomination 12 April 19522. Date for Scrutiny of nomination 14 April 19523. Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 17 April 19524. Date of Poll 2 May 19525. Date of Counting 6 May 1952 Results Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India websitehttp://eci.gov.in/eci_main/miscellaneous_statistics/PresdElec/BriefNotes.pdf PDF Election Commission of India Eci.gov.in 16 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102100656/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/miscellaneous_statistics/PresdElec/BriefNotes.pdf 2 November 2013 deadhttp://www.indiaonestop.com/Presidency/presidential_candidates.htm Presidential Candidates (from 1952 to 2007) 2009-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20171220151139/http://www.indiaonestop.com/Presidency/presidential_candidates.htm 2017-12-20 dead http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/02june08/national.htm#1 First real contest for office of President witnessed in 1967 2009-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201348/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/02june08/national.htm#1 2007-09-27 dead CandidateElectoral ValuesRajendra Prasad507,400K. T. Shah92,827Lakshman Ganesh Thatte2,672Chaudhary Hari Ram1,954Krishna Kumar Chatterjee533Total605,386 See also 1952 Indian vice presidential election References Category:1952 elections in India Category:Presidential elections in India Category:May 1952 in Asia