1952 Indian presidential election

1952 Indian presidential election
2 May 1952
 
Nominee Rajendra Prasad K. T. Shah
Party INC Independent
Home state Bihar Bombay
Electoral vote 507,400 92,827
Percentage 83.81% 15.33%
President before election

Rajendra Prasad (Interim)
INC

Elected President

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%).

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