The Election Commission of India held indirect sixth presidential elections of India on 17 August 1974. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, from Assam with 765,587 votes won over his nearest rival Tridib Chaudhuri, from West Bengal who got 189,196 votes.
Electoral change During the 1974 elections, there was a change in the electoral college. It now had 521 from the Lok Sabha, 230 from the Rajya Sabha and 3654 from the State assemblies.
Schedule The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 16 July 1974.
S.No.Poll EventDate1. Last Date for filing nomination 30 July 19742. Date for Scrutiny of nomination 31 July 19743. Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 2 August 19744. Date of Poll 17 August 19745. Date of Counting 20 August 1974
Results Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India websitehttp://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/6th.pdf Election Commission of India CandidateElectoral ValuesFakhruddin Ali Ahmed754,113Tridib Chaudhuri189,196Total943,309
See also 1974 Indian vice presidential election
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