1952 Indian presidential election

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.

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 website CandidateElectoral ValuesRajendra Prasad507,400K. T. Shah92,827Lakshman Ganesh Thatte2,672Chaudhary Hari Ram1,954Krishna Kumar Chatterjee533Total605,386

See also 1952 Indian vice presidential election

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