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. Narayanan was the first Dalit to be elected President of India.
Candidates
United Front + INC United Front + Indian National Congress For PresidentVice President K. R. Narayan Indian National Congress
Independent (backed by Shiv Sena) Independent For President 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. See also 1997 Indian vice presidential election References
External links Election Commission of India Official Site